Hunting Island State Park: Trails, Beach & Lighthouse
Category: State Parks
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My wife and I visited Hunting Island State Park on our February day in Beaufort, right after Reconstruction Era National Historical Park. We hiked most of the connected trail system through the maritime forest, along the lagoon and down to the beach, saw deer, and then had to hustle back to the car to get out…
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My wife and I visited Old Fort Jackson on our Savannah trip, directly after Fort Pulaski and right before a friend’s wedding. We got there just as costumed interpreters were starting a rifle demonstration, then explored the rest of the small fort. It’s a quick stop, and the live firing demonstrations make it worth the detour. Is…
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My wife and I visited Wormsloe State Historic Site on our Savannah trip, in the afternoon after a morning of sightseeing downtown. We walked the full avenue of oaks to the museum, talked with the rangers about Wormsloe’s history, and started the nature trail before running out of time. It’s a short, scenic visit, and…
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My wife and I stopped at May Forest State Park on a Friday in February, right after Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, before heading to Savannah for a friend’s wedding. It’s South Carolina’s newest state park, a former convent on James Island with live oaks and a bluff over Charleston Harbor. It’s a short visit, but…
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We visited Anastasia State Park right after Castillo de San Marcos and spent about an hour here. We walked out to the beach to watch the start of the sunset, then walked through the Spanish coquina quarry, where the stone for the Castillo was cut. This guide covers what to see, what it costs, and…
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We visited Washington Oaks Gardens after Fort Matanzas National Monument and spent about 2 hours here. We walked the Gardens Trail, hiked the Jungle Road and Timucuan loop, and browsed Second Saturday plant sale, where we bought a stick cactus. We ate lunch at the food trucks set up for the sale. This guide covers…
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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…
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Silver Springs is the largest spring formation in Florida, and its 30+ springs discharge as much as 500 million gallons of water a day. It was Florida’s first tourist attraction, dating back to the 1870s, and you can still feel the old-Florida charm: glass-bottom boats, an old-school milkshake bar, and wild monkeys swinging through the…
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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,…
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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…
