Looking for a guaranteed manatee sighting? Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is just the place! Located along Florida’s Nature Coast this state park is absolutely worth a visit. Homosassa Springs State Park serves as a rehabilitation and refuge center for injured manatees as well as other Florida wildlife. It’s on of our favorite parks to […]
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My family has a long list of Florida springs we want to visit. We also have a shortlist of springs we keep returning to because we love them so much. Weeki Wachee Springs is one of those springs on the shortlist. Since we first made the trip four summers ago we have returned every summer since. Read
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Juniper Springs is a natural, crystal clear pool in the middle of the forest.
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Silver Springs State Park is just under two hours from Jacksonville and is the oldest commercial tourist attraction in Florida. Stories of their famous glass-bottom boat tours and monkey sightings convinced us to make the trip. Perfect for a summer or winter day trip, we like to visit this park when the temperature dips and
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These cooler mornings and bright sunny afternoons are the perfect weather for visiting a local farm to go strawberry picking. Lucky for us in Jacksonville we do not need to travel far to pick some delicious, fresh, Florida-grown strawberries. Just under an hour away, Sweet Berries of Crawford Farms offers rows of ready-to-pick strawberries (and onions too).
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