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Exploring Flagler Beach
A compact village between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, Flagler Beach is home to a long fishing pier and surprisingly orange beaches.
The color comes from coquina, a shell common along the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, which outcrops here right at the beach. A1A is atop high bluffs along this oceanfront.
Seeping south through freshwater marshes, Bulow Creek lies on the opposite site of the Intracoastal Waterway.
A string of public lands protect its frontage and provide recreational opportunities beneath the canopy of some of Florida’s oldest and grandest live oak hammocks.
Trails and Parks Near Flagler Beach
Betty Steflik Preserve Betty Steflik Memorial Preserve protects 320 acres of mangrove marsh, mud flats, and coastal uplands fronting downtown Flagler Beach.
Bulow Creek State Park At Bulow Creek State Park, walk among the ancients in Bulow Hammock, starting with the imposing Fairchild Oak, one of Florida's largest live oak trees.
Bulow Creek Trail A linear hike between state park day use areas at Bulow Plantation Ruins and Bulow Creek, the Bulow Creek Trail parallels the flow of a freshwater creek near the sea
Bulow Plantation Ruins State Park History and natural beauty meet on a 1.4 mile hike under a dense canopy of ancient live oaks to the ruins of one of Florida's oldest sugar mills.
Bulow Woods Loop In a primordial forest of sluggish, fern-lined waterways amid a dense forest of massive, ancient trees, the 5.2 mile Bulow Woods Loop is one of North Florida's most scenic hikes.
Fairchild Oak Trail Beginning at one of Florida's largest live oak trees, the Fairchild Oak Trail explores a gradient of habitats above Bulow Creek for two linear miles. 
Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area Formerly Flagler Beach State Park, this popular park stretches from the orange sand beaches of the Atlantic to windswept oak hammocks along the Intracoastal Waterway.
Graham Swamp East Hiking Trail A surprisingly rugged hike along a ridgetop threads between two sides of a mountain bike loop on the eastern side of Graham Swamp Preserve.
Graham Swamp Preserve A freshwater swamp forest less than two miles from the Atlantic Ocean, Graham Swamp Preserve is where Bulow Creek rises to flow south.
Joe Kenner Trail Explore two sides of Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area on a mile loop encompassing a lush coastal hammock and a view of the Atlantic Ocean.
Jungle Hut Loop Trail Near the beach at Hammock Dunes, follow a windy trail through shady coastal hammocks on this easy 1.1 mile hike east of Palm Coast.
Lehigh Trail A dedicated corridor insulates most of the 6.7 mile linear route of the paved Lehigh Trail within the surrounding expanse of Palm Coast, allowing up to a 13.4 mile trip.
Mala Compra Greenway Loop a delightful slice of the dense old-growth coastal forest of Hammock using the East Coast Greenway and the Mala Compra Greenway Trail along A1A north of Marineland.
North Peninsula Coastal Strand Trail Spanning from mangroves to scrubby hilltops with glimpses of the ocean, this 2.3 mile footpath near the Atlantic Ocean provides quite a workout along hilly terrain.
North Peninsula State Park Neatly accessed via a scenic drive extending north from Ormond Beach, North Peninsula State Park has two tantalizing miles of oceanfront along a palm-rimmed line of dunes.
Wadsworth Park Edging a tidal creek flowing towards the Intracoastal Waterway, this recreational park has a showy boardwalk and a short walk through a coastal hammock.Related Articles
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