by Jenna Workman | Jun 16, 2025 | Florida State Parks
Upon my arrival, I immediately realized San Felasco Hammock was for hiking. I will admit, I hesitated a little bit at the thought of hiking alone in the woods when the sun was going to set soon but I sucked it up and started the mile hike. Now you may not think a mile...
by Jenna Workman | Jun 16, 2025 | Florida State Parks
The cool thing about River Rise is that the Santa Fe River disappears underground at O’Leno State Park and reappears 3 miles away at River Rise Preserve as a pool. Casey & I were eager to see this natural wonder. We hiked the trail but I could tell that park...
by Jenna Workman | Jun 8, 2025 | Florida State Parks
When I first dreamed up my State Parking journey I always thought it would be something I would do alone. I didn’t think people would want to come along. Lucky for me, that was not the case. I looked on the map & noticed there were many state parks in the...
by Jenna Workman | Jun 8, 2025 | Florida State Parks
When I arrived at Ponce de Leon Springs I was a reminded why you want to show up early on a holiday weekend to a spring you can swim in. There were people everywhere & the parking lot was small. Swimming in the springs is not on my to do list which makes traveling...
by Jenna Workman | Jun 8, 2025 | Florida State Parks
Perdido Key was a very nice state park. I had heard so many good things about the beaches in the Panhandle & I was really looking forward to my visit there. When I made my 1st trip up there, it was in January. That was when I found out that Florida had winter. It...
by Jenna Workman | Jun 8, 2025 | Florida State Parks
I had no idea that Gainesville was such a beautiful part of Florida. I always thought of it as a college town but everywhere I went Mother Nature exploded with beauty. I had never heard of Paynes Prairie so I was not really sure what to expect. I walked up to the cool...
