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Wacissa Springs

Monticello

Monticello is the county seat of Jefferson County, gateway to the wildest corner of the Big Bend

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Econfina River State Park

Econfina River State Park

Econfina      ( 30.059428,-83.90651 )      

Protecting nearly 4,400 acres where the Econfina River snakes its way to the Gulf of Mexico through the vast marshes of the Big Bend, Econfina River State Park is well off the beaten path.

Florida Trail, Apalachee Bay

Pinhook River Bridge on the Florida Trail

Florida Trail, Big Bend  |  Florida Trail, St. Marks East
( 30.1556, -83.99935 )      14.3 miles

14.3 miles. Hugging the Big Bend coastline, this hike through Aucilla WMA and St. Marks NWR offers some of the most breathtaking panoramas you’ll find along the Florida Trail, and a profusion of wildlife.

Florida Trail, Aucilla River

Aucilla Rapids

Florida Trail, Big Bend  |  Aucilla River WMA
( 30.255878,-83.863892 )      9 miles

9 miles. Endearingly scenic, surprisingly rugged in places, and unlike any other piece of the Florida Trail statewide, this trek along the Aucilla River showcases some of Florida’s top natural features in one hike.

Florida Trail, Aucilla Sinks

Aucilla Sinks

Florida Trail, Big Bend  |  Aucilla River WMA
( 30.20092, -83.92469 )      4.4 miles

4.4 miles. Winding through a geologically weird and archaeologically significant part of Florida, the most fascinating segment of the Florida Trail is the Aucilla Sinks

Florida Trail, Big Bend

Florida Trail Big Bend view

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Crawfordville, Madison, St. Marks, & St. Marks NWR
( 30.297199, -83.245003 )      116.2 miles

116.2 miles. After crossing rural farms and forests in the Big Bend, the Florida Trail reveals the secrets of the Aucilla River before tracing the Gulf coastline at St. Marks NWR

Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park

Letchworth-Love Mounds

Monticello      ( 30.522399,-83.990589 )      

In a leafy glade at the end of a dead-end road, Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park preserves one of Florida’s greatest and least known cultural treasures, Florida’s tallest ceremonial mound.

Letchworth-Love Mounds Nature Trail

Letchworth-Love Mounds

Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park  |  Monticello
( 30.520600, -83.991400 )      0.3 miles

At Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park you can walk around the base of the tallest and most complex ceremonial mound in Florida, the largest mound rising 46 feet high

Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park

Natural Bridge State Park

Woodville      ( 30.285086,-84.153603 )      

At Natural Bridge Battlefield near Tallahassee, memorials and reenactments keep alive the spirits of the soldiers who perished on this spot during one of the last and largest battles of the Civil War in Florida.

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

St Marks NWR

St. Marks      ( 30.163435, -84.155153 )      

Stretching across 70,000 acres in Florida’s Big Bend, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge protects one of Florida’s longest wild shorelines, more than 43 miles in three counties.

St. Marks River Preserve State Park

St Marks River State Park

Tallahassee      ( 30.370300, -84.087100 )      

Explore river bottom forest around the St. Marks River on a network of old forest roads that traverse St. Marks River State Park, between Tallahassee and Wacissa.

Wacissa Springs

Wacissa Springs

Aucilla WMA  |  Monticello
( 30.340387, -83.991266 )      

One of a vanishing breed of old-time swimming holes within an easy drive of Tallahassee, Wacissa Springs is the birthplace of the Wacissa River and home to more than a dozen springs.

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