I felt flutters of joy when I pulled into O’Leno State Park. It was by far the highlight of my day, even before stepping out of my car. I let the park lead the way & it took me to all the places I needed to see. The 1st thing I came across was a suspension bridge,...

Mound Key is located in the middle of the water & the only way to get there is by a water vessel. This is something I learned the hard way when my GPS tried to turn my car into a boat. Once I realized what the journey entailed, I made an action plan. My friend...

When we arrived at Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park, I was not sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised by what I found. Although the ravine was close to dried up, the beauty of what was ‘under the water’ was a sight to see. My favorite was a tree that...

For some reason I felt like I had visited Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park when I was a kid but I may have just imagined I was there from watching The Yearling or Cross Creek. When I arrived nothing felt familiar. I parked my car and headed to the...

My car was packed full and I was ready to go well before most people are even thinking about waking up on a weekday, let alone on a Saturday! It was Memorial Day Weekend and I learned a few years back that people LOVE to go to the springs on a holiday. Anywhere with...

As I followed the directions of the GPS, I was surprised to see where they ended. It’s very interesting to me how some of the state parks are preserved for acres and some are just these small spots with housing developments and high traffic roads surrounding them. The...

Lovers Key State Park was once only accessible by boat as a romantic destination. Luckily for George & I they changed that so we got to drive up and experience park. It was sort of set up in two sections. One side was full of hiking trails and the other side was...

During my State Parking journeys, I would run into difficult times with my GPS. Sometimes it would just skip right over a park or take me to a neighborhood or waterway, which would lead to a dead-end. The day I went State Parking in the Keys was one of those times....

What I have loved so far about my State Parking journey is that every park has been a little different. It has not just been the woods and the different paths through them like I imagined in the beginning. The Florida State Parks have offered so much more & I am...

Lake Manatee is a cute little park worth visiting. As soon as I drove in the park I had a smile on my face. There was a great vibe to it. I parked my car a headed straight for the water to find a peaceful place to sit by the lake. I waited there a while to see if I...

When State Parking, I would look at the map and try to find a group of parks I could visit in one day. I was in the middle of the state so I picked the farthest park first and then worked my way back. Lake-June-in-Winter Scrub was my last park of the day. The park was...

SO I am exactly evolved as a human. I mean art in lost on me and history is interesting, enough. A lot of the state parks are amazing because they are preserving the states history. Most of those parks, like art, is lost on me as well. Lake Jackson Mounds was one of...