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)

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NotquitetheDeepSouth,yetafarcryfromtheresortmeccasoftheFloridaPeninsula,thestate'spanhandleisahavenformigratingshorebirds,drowsyalligators,andfolkswho'dratherenjoyanApalachicolaoysterthananightonthetown.

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