ready, set, go! - nrvoa coast drive.pdf · 60-mile run hugs the gulf of mexico. dubbed the...
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St.AndrewsStatePark:Well-knownforitssugarwhitesandsandemeraldgreenwaters,thisformermilitaryreservationhasoverone-and-a-halfmilesofbeachesontheGulfofMexico.
St.JosephPeninsulaStatePark:Hasmilesofwhitesandbeaches,strikingduneformations,aheavilyforestedinterior,andafavorableclimateforyear-roundoutdoorrecreation.
Apalachicola:Acharmingfishingtown,maybealittlemoreCapeCodthanDeepSouth,Apalachicolaoffersterrificseafood,andlovelywaterfrontparks.
St.GeorgeIslandStatePark:TheparkhasNinemilesofundevelopedbeachesanddunes,surroundedbytheGulfofMexico.
OchlockoneeRiverStatePark:Pineflatwoods,grassponds,bayheads,andoakthicketsarehomefordeer,foxsquirrel,bobcat,grayfoxandmanyspeciesofbirds.
ApalachicolaNationalForest:ThelargestforestinFlorida,withanabundanceoffreshwaterstreams,rivers,lakes,andnaturalsprings.
St.MarksNationalWildlifeRefuge:Establishedin1931asawinteringgroundformigratorybirds.
EdwardBallWakullaSpringsStatePark:Homeofoneofthelargestanddeepestfreshwaterspringsintheworld.
LakeTalquinStatePark:NestledonthebluffsoverlookingLakeTalquin'ssouthernshore,LakeTalquinStateParkoffersoutdooractivitiesforallages.
Builtin1933,thisrurallengthofHighway98inthePanhandlewindstravelersthroughtheheartofoldFloridaandforthebulkofthescenic60-milerunhugstheGulfofMexico.Dubbedthe“ForgottenCoast”bylocals—itwasleftoffthetouristmapsbackinthenineties—thisquietstretchmanagedtoavoidtheSunshineStatecondocraze.
JustoffFL-363,southofTallahassee,takearightontoBloxhamCutoffRoadandfollowsignstothepark.Hometooneofthelargestanddeepestfreshwaterspringsintheworld,theparkoffersglassbottomboattours,andinwarmermonths,youcanswimwiththemanateesorcannonballoffthediveplatformintothecrystalclearwaters.
Though98sticksclosetotheshorelinethereisn’tawealthofbeachaccessalongtheroute.DipyourtoesintotheGulfviathissleepystripofsandaboutamileandahalffromdowntownCarabelle.Packalunchandcatchsomeshadeattheretro-1950'sbeach-sidepicnicpavilion.
TripLength:Roughly230miles
BestTimeToGo:March-October
MustSeeNearbyAttractions:
Deep-SeaFishingRodeo-Destin,FL(October)
FloridaCavernsStatePark(nearMarianna,FL)
TorreyaStatePark(nearGreensboro,FL)
CityofPensacola
Ready,set,go!
NotquitetheDeepSouth,yetafarcryfromtheresortmeccasoftheFloridaPeninsula,thestate'spanhandleisahavenformigratingshorebirds,drowsyalligators,andfolkswho'dratherenjoyanApalachicolaoysterthananightonthetown.
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