Explore Undiscovered North Florida. The Big Bend Scenic Byway will Transport You to a Different Time and Place through its Wildlife, Waterways, Woods, and Way of Life
DAY TRIPS
Coastal Trail: See beaches, strand, march and scrub as you journey along Florida's Forgotten Coast.
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Forest Trail: Travel through pine forest, hardwood hammocks, grasslands, streams and rivers.
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TWO-DAY LOOP DRIVE
For the best of both worlds, take the two-day Loop Drive, starting and ending in Tallahassee at the Regional Airport. The route can be accessed from several points and divided into multiple day trips.
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Two-Day Loop Drive
Scenic Drive: St. George Sound
Driving Directions: Return on CR 300, crossing the Bryant Patton Bridge (4.4 miles), then right on Patton Drive (CR 30) for 5.4 miles to US 98 in Eastpoint (0.7 mile). Veer right (east) on US 98 for 11.6 miles to the Crooked River Lighthouse and Park.
Distance and driving time between this and previous stop: 23 miles / 30 minutes.
Description: This waterfront drive offers unimpeded views of St. George Sound, where at low tide Great Blue Herons stand sentinel as pods of Dolphins hunt in the shallows. Stands of coastal scrub habitat unique to this coastline border the land side of the drive, interspersed with hiking trails in Tate’s Hell State Forest. The Crooked River Lighthouse, originally constructed in 1895 to replace the Dog Island Lighthouse, now resides along this stretch of the Byway and is being developed as a public park.Other Nearby Destinations: St. George Island Bridge Fishing Pier, Marion Millender Picnic Site; Crooked River Lighthouse; Tate’s Hell State Forest, High Bluff Coastal Hiking Trail.
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VISITORS EXPERIENCES
"We returned to the Wakulla River on the way home, and paddled south. After coming back to the boat ramp, we paddled north for about 15 minutes and found these Manatees!"
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BYWAY COMPLETE GUIDE
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BIG BEND SCENIC BYWAY STORY
Come and take a drive on the ”Wild Side” along Florida’s Big Bend Scenic Byway where theme parks and bright lights give way to horizons of towering pines and blue-green Gulf waters.
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