• Old wooden door with flowers in St. Augustine, FL

    Tomoka State Park: Paddling the River and Walking Through History

    What Can You Do at Tomoka State Park Near Ormond Beach? The paddle dips, the water barely ripples, and the only sound is a bird you cannot see. Spanish moss hangs from the oaks along the bank, and you realize you have not checked your phone in a good while. That is a typical morning on the Tomoka Ri

    View more

  • Sailboat on the water at sunset in St. Augustine, FL

    Bulow Creek State Park and the Fairchild Oak: A Day Trip South

    Is the Fairchild Oak at Bulow Creek State Park Worth a Day Trip? You pull into a small parking area, step out, and look up. Then up some more. The tree in front of you is not just big. It has a presence, like an old relative who does not need to say much to fill a room. That is the Fairchild Oak, an

    View more

  • Close-up of a wading bird in Jacksonville, FL

    Jacksonville's Treaty Oak: A Quiet Stop Under a Very Old Tree

    Why Is Jacksonville's Treaty Oak Such a Local Favorite? You step out of the sun and the temperature drops a few degrees. The limbs above you stretch wide and low, and some of them seem to reach back toward the ground. For a second, the city goes quiet, even though the skyline is just across the wate

    View more