Our home state of Florida offers endless adventures in over 175 state parks!
You’ll find far more here than theme parks and Orlando. We’ve explored state parks from the North to the South to the Panhandle. With an amazing history and unbelievable nature, we’ve had many incredible adventures. Join us as we explore the “real” Florida and uncover its most interesting places!
Eden Gardens State Park is one of our favorite parks we visited on the Florida panhandle. Here’s a recap of our visit in September 2022 to the beautiful and wonderful state park near Destin, Florida. About Eden Gardens State Park Eden Gardens is located in Point Washington about 35 minutes down the road from Destin […]
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We’re trying something new and glamping at Manatee Springs State Park in Chiefland, Florida! Along with our daughter, we are camping, I mean glamping, for 2 nights. Check out the glamping lifestyle and the charm of Manatee Springs in Florida. Check out more of our adventures in Real Florida! Planning Glamping at Manatee Springs We’ve been
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Along with the guys, I’m doing a day trip to Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park near Gainesville, Florida. With almost 23,000 acres, Paynes Prairie is the only place in Florida today where bison and wild horses roam free. The vast preserve also contains Alachua Sink, a great spot to see Florida alligators. Bison and horses
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Today we are visiting St. Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach, Florida. Along with our daughter, we are going to Shell Island, which has an unspoiled beach accessible only by ferry. And afterwards we are going snorkeling by their rock jetty. Learn all you need to know about Shell Island and snorkeling in St.
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Today is our 2nd annual “Adventure Day” with our nieces and this time we’re going to Silver Springs! You can read about last year’s adventure at: Adventure Day On Jekyll Island With Our Nieces! Our nieces Caitlyn and Chloe enjoyed Adventure Day so much last year, that we are doing it again. And just like
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Today we are checking out some Florida State Parks near Destin. For Labor Day Weekend, my son Drew and I are in Destin on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Yesterday we found Fantastic Fungi & More at Rocky Bayou State Park. But today we are checking out a 3 more state parks near Destin, each
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Rocky Bayou State Park in Niceville is just north of Destin on the Florida Panhandle. And for Labor Day Weekend, my son Drew and I are in Destin. Becky and our daughter stayed home this trip, so Drew and I decided to do some hiking in the area. What we didn’t expect was to find
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Big Shoals State Park near White Springs is a great stop in Florida. We are heading back from a weekend trip to Auburn, AL and are bored. We went to Becky’s alma mater to attend a football game and are on the return trip. Being over a 6 hour drive back, we want to stop
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On this day, we explored Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in South Florida. Some of our most exciting stops along the Tamiami Trail were here. This post will focus on these stops in Fakahatchee Strand Preserve. If you want to follow our whole trip, check out our post: Tamiami Trail – A Scenic Drive into
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