Black Rock Mountain State Park: Hikes, Views & Tips
Category: Roam
-
Is Black Rock Mountain State Park Worth Visiting? Yes, especially if you are already visiting Rabun County or Clayton in North Georgia. As Georgia’s highest state park at 3,640 feet, Black Rock Mountain delivers big mountain views without requiring an all-day hike. We hiked in on an early September evening after a morning of trout…
-
Quick Facts Overview Silver Springs is the largest spring formation in Florida and it’s 30+ springs discharge as much as 500 million gallons of water per day. This was Florida’s first tourist attraction, dating back to the 1870s, and you can still feel the old Florida Charm. Glass-bottom boats, and old Florida gift shop and…
-
Quick Facts Overview Alexander Springs is one of only 27 first-magnitude springs in Florida, and it is one of the most family-friendly near Orlando. The pool is very large at around 300 feet across, with a naturally gentle slope instead of the steep drop-offs you find at springs like Troy Spring. The water stays a…
-
Troy Spring is one of North Florida’s most distinctive springs. It is a 70-foot deep, first-magnitude spring basin with a sunken Civil War steamboat and short limestone swim-through. It is one of my favorites for freediving. We visited midday on in July of 2026 as the fourth stop on a spring-hopping day that started with…
-
While Troy and Little River are crowded, Ruth Springs still feels like a local secret. There’s no gift shop or gate, and the crowds are usually minimal. All that’s here is a short walk down to the Suwannee River and a swim in some of the quietest swimming water on this stretch of the river.…
-
Little River Springs is one of the most photogenic stops on the Suwannee River, where crystal-clear spring water meets the dark, tannin-stained river. It is a beautiful place to wade, take photos, let the kids explore, and watch two very different bodies of water collide. It is not, however, one of Florida’s best traditional swimming…
-
If you only do one tubing trip in Florida, make it the Ichetucknee. This state park is a National Natural Landmark fed by 8 major springs that combine to form six miles of clear, cool Ichetucknee River water. It is two parks in one: the South Entrance for tubing, and the North Entrance for swimming,…
-
Here’s the real math behind buying versus renting a boat—and how it changes for Florida hunters and anglers. When your use case is filling the freezer, floating the Santa Fe, and hunting Florida’s backwaters, your conclusion might be different than for standard recreation. Most of the rent vs. buy a boat content I see is…
-
There’s a certain type of American who has been to Disney World 3 times and Yellowstone zero. There’s another kind who drove to the Grand Canyon, took a picture of the South Rim, and left. And then there’s the parksmaxxer – someone who shows up at a unit of the National Park System, that nobody’s…
-
Crystal River Archaeological State Park preserves one of Florida’s most important Native American ceremonial sites, complete with ancient temple mounds, burial mounds, and one of the best river overlooks in Crystal River. We visited in July of 2026, here’s what we learned, including how to work it into a trip built around scalloping. Is Crystal…
