I wasn't sure what to expect at the Skyway Fishing Pier. I figured I would drive to the bridge, maybe walk around a little & be on my way. It turned our to be  a pretty cool spot because it was the old connector bridge that was now turned into fishing piers. I was...

My first visit to Silver Springs was only a few months before, with my dad, for Father's Day. I was passing by the park on my way to another one & was planning to stop in for the moment to check it off my list. When I pulled up to the ranger’s station I noticed...

Sebastian Inlet State Park was a pretty big place to explore. There were two parts of the park which was pretty cool. On one side of the bridge there was an inlet, jetties' and the beach, people were in each of those places, fishing. The shore stretched as far as I...

Sitting in the middle of the cute little town of Stuart was Seabranch Preserve. Looking at the description on the website, I feel like maybe I missed most of the park somehow on my visit. I followed the GPS & found the parking lot with the sign to let me know I...

As soon as I arrived at the Savannas Preserve my soul was at peace. There was nothing elaborate about the park & that is what made it special. It's simplicity & focus on nature is what I enjoyed the most. The freshwater marshes stole my time away and I did not...

The GPS proved to bring me to some interesting places & often directed me far away from my desired destination. The next stop on this days State Parking journey was to be the St. Marks River State Park. Imagine my surprise when I arrived at San Marcos de Apalache....

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...

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 was...

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...

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...

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...

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...