County by County Adventures in Florida

This table is the master plan that will guide our adventures for the next two years. It is not meant to be a comprehensive guide to adventuring in the Sunshine State — there’s not enough room in one document to hold all that information! But it is a starting point for us. Where we have documented an adventure, there’s a hyperlink to take you to the appropriate blog post. These hyperlinks appear in bold print with an underline.

Please report broken links to pam@myexquisiteflorida.com, and thanks!

Do you know of a spot that we’d enjoy? Let us know! We are always looking for new spots, and we are able to travel the entire state. Our passion is Florida’s State Parks and State Forests, but we’re open to any areas you want to tell us about. Thanks for sharing your favorites!

Be sure to check back and see what’s been added to the list! This is a living page and will be updated periodically as we add posts and learn about more things we want to see.

COUNTYAdventure
AlachuaHogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park
Payne’s Prairie
Sweetwater Preserve
Devil’s Millhopper
BakerOlustee Beach Recreation Area
Heritage Park Village
BaySt. Andrews SP
FTA suspension bridge at Econfina River
BradfordKingsley Lake
Gold Head State Park
BrevardBioluminescence
Malabar Scrub Sanctuary
BrowardVon D. Mizell-Eula Johnson SP
Pine Island Ridge Natural Area
CalhounChipola River
CharlotteDon Pedro Island SP
Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
CitrusHomosassa Springs SP
Yellow Flies
Bats at Fort Cooper
Crystal River Archeological SP and Churchhouse Boardwalk
Mullet Hole and Fort Island
ClayJennings State Forest
North Fork of Black Creek
CollierCollier-Seminole SP
Jane’s Scenic Trail
Museum of the Everglades
Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk
ColumbiaIchetucknee Springs
Osceola NF Ecosystem Trailhead
DeSotoPeace River
Oak Hill
DixieSteinhatchee Nature Coast Trail
DuvalBoneyard Beach
Fort Caroline
EscambiaBig Lagoon SP
Tarkiln Bayou Preserve  SP
Blackwater River SP
FlaglerGamble Rogers SP
Bulow Plantation Ruins
FranklinApalachicola
Scipio Creek
Tate’s Hell SF
Pitcher Plants in Apalachicola NF
GadsdenBald Point SP
Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George SP
GilchristGilchrist Blue Springs
GladesFisheating Creek
GulfSt. Joseph SP
HamiltonBig Shoals SP
HardeePayne’s Creek SP
HendryLevee Park, Clewiston
Labelle Heritage Museum
HernandoWeeki Wachee SP
HighlandsHighlands Hammock SP
HillsboroughAlafia River SP
HolmesPonce de Leon Springs SP
Indian RiverSebastian Inlet SP
JacksonThree Rivers SP
Florida Caverns SP
JeffersonLetchworth-Love Mounds Archeological SP
LafayetteLafayette Springs SP
LakeLake County Blueways
Wildcat Lake
Blackwater Creek
Sawgrass Island
Sabal Bluff Preserve
Trout Lake Nature Center
Another Firefly Hike
Lake May Preserve
Flat Island Preserve
LeeCayo Costa State Park
Estero Bay Preserve SP
LeonAlfred B. MacLay Gardens SP
LevyYankeetown
Buck Island Pond Trail
LibertyPitcher Plants
MadisonMadison Blue Spring
ManateeLake Manatee SP
Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site
MarionLong Cemetery on Yearling Trail
Silver Springs SP
Price’s Scrub SP
MartinJonathan Dickinson SP
Miami-DadeOleta River SP Bill Baggs SP
MonroeA Naturalist’s Trip
Windley Key  
Ft. Zachary Taylor SP
No Name Key
NassauAmelia Island SP
Fort Clinch SP
OkaloosaFred Gannon Rocky Bayou SP
Oak Tree Park Nature Preserve
OkeechobeeLake Okeechobee
Kissimmee Prairie SP
OrangeOrlando Wetlands Park
Trimble Park
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
OsceolaShingle Creek
Palm BeachJohn D. MacArthur Beach Park
Palm Beach County Natural Area
PascoAnclote Key Preserve
PinellasHoneymoon Island
PolkBok Tower Gardens
Colt Creek SP
PutnamDunn’s Creek
Ravine Gardens
Rice Creek Plantation Levee Trail
St. JohnsAnastasia State Park
St. LucieFt. Pierce Inlet State Park
Santa RosaBlackwater River SP
SarasotaMote Marine
SeminoleBear Pond, Seminole SF
Blackwater Creek
SumterSumter County Farmers Market at Webster Market
SuwanneeCharles Springs
TaylorAucilla River Paddling Trail
UnionLake Butler
Palatka-Lake Butler Trail
VolusiaTomoka SP
Fireflies at Blue Springs SP
Lyonia Preserve
Tiger Bay SF
WakullaMashes Sands Beach
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs SP
Ochlockonee River SP
Sundew Trail at Bald Point SP
WaltonTopsail Reserve SP
WashingtonFalling Waters State Park