Clear Creek Recreation Area is just a great place to camp, picnic, swim, hang out, boat, hike, and just relax from the stress of life. Located near Jasper, Alabama. I was just heading out to New Mexico from Atlanta to visit family and I found this great little place to camp for the night and spend the late afternoon. But […]
Galvaston Island State Park is a place to hike and see all kinds of bird, take your canoe for a spin, or even camp! But for me it was time for me to turn tail and hike back the way that I came. I saw a snake that with a pink head. I am not sure how it had a […]
Grayson Lake State Park in Kentucky is an amazing place to visit. It was just like heaven when I visited. The clouds came over the hills and the hills were just so green. Plus it has to different dams. I just wish I had a boat to completely enjoy it! The one dam is clearly waiting for the flood of […]
Palmetto State Park is enchanting and magical place to visit. Something is in the air here that makes the worst day turn lovely. It is a place to visit with people and a place to escape depending on your mood. The State Park has several different areas to visit. One area overlooks this valley. There is not a lot of […]
Rainbow Springs State Park is partly man made and partly nature. The site once was the home of mammoths, Native American, and a town named Juliette which helped mine phosphate in the area. But in the 1930s, it became a theme park with glass boat rides, a zoo, a monorail, a rodeo, and more. But the theme park closed in […]
Choke Canyon State Park is full of wild life which can be spotted at every turn. It also has two different Units which include Calliham and South Shore, i.e. they are about a half mile to a mile apart. Calliham Unit The Calliham Unit is full of camp sites, cabins, hiking, a boat ramp, a beach, and so much more. […]
Burr Oak State Park and Tom Jenkins Dam is a place to get away from it all. It is a great place to boat, picnic, spend time with family, swim, and/or hike. But the different areas to picnic area almost unlimited. This is a perfect little area across from the lake but far enough away from other is enjoy family […]
Fort McAllister was created to protect Savannah during the Civil War. The land was on McAllister’s farm and he created the Fort with his slaves and other southern troops that he commanded. The Fort was very slow at first and really was just a camping area with lots of bugs biting the troops. But it would have two major events […]
The name is deceptive. You would think that you would be able to see Manatees but you can’t. Lake Manatee was dammed up to provide water to Manatees and Sarasota Counties which prevents access to the Manatees. But the park is still a great place to visit. It might not have Manatees but as I was walking around, I saw […]
Collier-Seminole park was donated to the state of Florida by the Barron Collier who was a advertising tycoon. The park have around 7,271 acres with several trails, provides habitats for Florida’s wildlife, and a bit of history littered throughout the park. As you enter the park, on the right, the last existing Bay City Walking Dredge sits. This helped create […]