I pulled up the directions for Cockroach Bay twice and both times it said it was closed, forever, which just wasn’t true. I took a chance and headed over there because I needed to take it off my list. To my surprise it was not closed, in fact it was very busy and...

I am very new to hiking and I honestly prefer to hike on a nice boardwalk or a defined walkway. With that said, Cedar Key Scrub was not the ideal setting for an afternoon hike for me. I walked into the scrub and only spent moments there. It looked like an incredible...

Florida state parks close at sunset and when we arrived at Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park, it was close to sunset. The park ranger made sure we knew the park was closing soon, multiple time. We rushed over to take a walk around the ruins but still took our...