Florida State Parks

  • Silver Springs State Park, Ocala, Florida

    What do Tarzan the Ape Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Rebel without a Cause, Never Say Never Again, Legend, and Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 have in common? Scenes from each of the movies were filmed at Silver… Continue reading

    Silver Springs State Park, Ocala, Florida
  • Ravine Gardens State Park, Palatka, FL

    The azaleas are in bloom, and they are so beautiful! Early March is the time of year we love to take a drive to explore the azaleas at Ravine Gardens State Park in Palatka, Florida. If you’re surprised to find… Continue reading

    Ravine Gardens State Park, Palatka, FL
  • Key West, Florida Part 1

    Not sure if you know how much I like to make lists, but I really, really do! 📃 I like crossing things off that list even more! 😆 Joe, the kids, and I made a list of the things we… Continue reading

    Key West, Florida Part 1
  • Key Largo, Florida

    We’ve always wanted to go on an ocean fishing charter boat. The weather looked great, so we decided to go for it. Joe looked online and found a really nice and reasonably priced charter that we could all go on… Continue reading

    Key Largo, Florida
  • De Leon Springs State Park, FL

    What do you do when you’re feeling mighty old?👵Go to the Fountain of Youth! This is not the same Fountain of Youth that’s in St. Augustine, but it’s pretty cool all the same. In fact, the water is 72 degrees… Continue reading

    De Leon Springs State Park, FL
  • Florida Caverns State Park, Marianna, FL

    We love caverns! We think they are so cool! We love learning about the formations, cave dwelling critters, history, and how each cavern has their own unique beauty. When we learned that the Florida Caverns State Park is the only… Continue reading

    Florida Caverns State Park, Marianna, FL
  • Gainesville, FL

    Today our travels took us to Gainesville, FL. We had heard of the Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park and thought it would be interesting to see. We were pretty sure we could find some other cool things to do, too.… Continue reading

    Gainesville, FL
  • Amelia Island, FL

    September, 2024 Our family needed some fresh ocean breezes and beach therapy, so we loaded up and traveled to Amelia Island, FL. This had been on our bucket list for quite a while and we were all excited to get… Continue reading

    Amelia Island, FL
  • Manatee Springs, FL

    August, 2024 We decided we would try something new this time. We haven’t went swimming in a spring, so we thought, why not? It was a beautiful, hot and sunny day. Perfect conditions to give this a try. 😎 Manatee… Continue reading

    Manatee Springs, FL