Florida Activities

Florida is busting with year-round activities. Popular Florida activities include sunbathing, a number one treat for those living on or visiting the coastal regions with enough beaches for all to enjoy. Florida also offers a variety of outdoor activities for the recreational enthusiast looking to take in a day of the great outdoors. In Flagler County located in northeast Florida there are a variety of activities that allow you to enjoy the outdoors including fishing, kayaking and bicycling.

Florida is known as the Fishing Capital of the World which means there is never a bad time to be out on the water fishing. Dead Lake Basin in the western section of the county runs off of Crescent Lake near the mouth of Haw Creek. Beginning in late February the speckled perch, called crappie in northern areas of the country, begin to spawn and the ‘season’ brings anglers in droves from Georgia and Alabama as well as from throughout Florida. The ‘specs’ can continue to be caught in abundance as late as April. If salt-water fishing is your preferred activity, Flagler County has miles of off-shore options in the Atlantic as well as fishing in the Intracoastal Waterway.

Another way to enjoy the activities Flagler County has to offer is through paddling and kayaking. One of the most beautiful paddling trails, Pellicer Creek, runs between Flagler and St. Johns counties in northern Florida and can be accessed within the Princess Place Preserve. Pellicer Creek, once called Woodcutters Creek, was at one time home to a large timber mill.

Bicycling in Florida is a growing activity leading to an increase in paved and off-road trail expansions. Flagler County has over 72 miles of trails to explore including Linear Park, Canopy Walk, Lehigh Trail and St. Joe’s Walkway are all paved paths linking communities across the county. Graham Swamp Conservation Trail affords the more experienced cyclist 6.5 miles of technical riding making use of ridges and valleys to provide a constant elevation challenge. The natural ‘lay of the land’ results in tight turns throughout this somewhat difficult course. For a longer and less strenuous workout, cyclists can travel the Old Brick Road leading out of the small community of Espanola in western Flagler County. Originally built in 1914, this brick thoroughfare runs parallel to U.S. Highway 1for approximately 14 miles and was one of the few roads traversing the state in the early 1900s. Today it offers a tranquil setting for a leisurely ride back in time. The A1A Bike Path affords a dedicated paved lane running alongside the Atlantic Ocean for 19 miles beginning at Marineland and running south into Flagler Beach.