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
Stop #13: Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
Driving Directions: Travel east on US 98. Cross the bridge over Ochlockonee Bay and continue for 8.4 miles to Panacea. Turn right at the aquarium sign onto Rock Landing Road, then right on Clark Drive (0.3 miles).
Distance and driving time between this and previous stop: 8.4 miles / 10 minutes.
Minimum time: 30 minutes.
Description: Located in the Waterfronts Florida Community of Panacea, the marine Laboratory’s 25,000-gallon saltwater Aquarium has open touch tanks providing visitors a close look at the enormous diversity of Big Bend sea life, from Sand Sharks to Sea Horses.
Other Nearby Destinations: Rock Landing; Big Bend Maritime Center, Woolley Park; Otter Lake Recreation Area; Panacea Mineral Springs; Wakulla County Welcome Center; Bottoms Road.
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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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