Mindy J.
Yelp
Drove through here one afternoon not knowing what to expect from a Florida State Park....
To the untrained eye, it is basically just a mile or so of straight sand dunes....a few places to park on the right side with walkways to the public beach, a couple pavillions and bathrooms... and that's it.
Keep going though,... and look at EVERYTHING... Watch the birds, find the nests,.. Really cool blocked off places are homes to several bird nesting areas.
We went all the way towards the end though, and i noticed a walkway on the LEFT side,.. The Bay side,... So we stopped to see where it went.
While i hadn't realized how far the platform actually goes back, (1/4 a mile?) it was definitely worth the walk.
It opens up to an entirely different Florida than I have ever seen before.
The Bay was so quiet and peaceful, not even a wave crashing... Just calm water, and silence,... all you hear are the cicadas singing and the wind blowing, with a slight tapping from a nearby woodpecker...
AMAZING. Reminded me of a place here in Tennessee I love. With nobody for miles.
Also a cool note- Coming from the water through the grass up to the platform, there was what I want to say, A Crocodile trail... Had to be,.. I don't know anything else big enough to make that trail. So maybe if you don't go in the heat of the day as we did, you may actually get to see one!!!