I took my current love interest here to camp for the first time in his life. I was shocked and disgusted to learn that he had never camped before; luckily we easily remedied this catastrophe with a weekend getaway to Highlands Hammock State Park. This is one of my dad’s favorite Florida campgrounds, plus it…
There are too many amazing things happening here to sum it up into one measly post. We camped at Brown’s Owens River Campground this July as well as for my 30th birthday, so I have some familiarity with the area but feel that I’ve still barely dipped my toes in. Both times we explored places I’ve never…
My current love interest remembers this park from when he visited with his family years ago, so when we passed it while traveling south on A1A from Melbourne Beach of course we had to do an abrupt 90 degree turn into the parking lot and humor his nostalgia. Typically I’m the one schooling him about…
This state park is an unexpectedly delightful find amidst the gaggle of garbage you can find on Fort Lauderdale Beach. FTL beach itself is not my favorite; it is frequented by lots of people which means actual garbage is often left behind, there’s construction on A1A due to ongoing efforts to rebuild after past…
I pulled off a doozy with this one. As a surprise for my current love interest, I planned a day trip to Stuart to go to the Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center then explore around the town since I read that they have some shit going on downtown that would appeal to a youngish couple having…
I first discovered this park while driving through Wilton Manors with my brother and his girlfriend. I saw what looked like a lush area with some kayaks and was like “oh shit.” I was shocked I let that one slip through my fingers. My brother and I went back shortly after and found a historic…
I found this park while meandering around the Yellow Green Farmers Market in Hollywood, FL. I looked at my google map for green chunks of space and saw that Secret Woods was nearby. Figured I better peep that shit, could be cute as hell. When you first walk in you see the butterfly garden to…
