Explore Undiscovered North Florida. The Big Bend Scenic Byway will Transport You to a Different Time and Place through its Wildlife, Waterways, Woods, and Way of Life
DAY TRIPS
Coastal Trail: See beaches, strand, march and scrub as you journey along Florida's Forgotten Coast.
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Forest Trail: Travel through pine forest, hardwood hammocks, grasslands, streams and rivers.
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TWO-DAY LOOP DRIVE
For the best of both worlds, take the two-day Loop Drive, starting and ending in Tallahassee at the Regional Airport. The route can be accessed from several points and divided into multiple day trips.
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Forest Trail
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Forest Trail East
Length: 28.6 Miles. Start: Wakulla County at intersection of Coastal Highway (US 98) and Bloxham Cutoff (SR 267). End: Leon County at intersection of Capital Circle SW (SR 263) and Blountstown Highway (SR 20).
Forest Trail Central
Length: 70 miles. Begin: Leon County at intersection of Blountstown Highway (SR 20) and Capital Circle Southwest (SR 263). End: Franklin County at intersection of Sopchoppy Highway (US 319) and Coastal Highway (US 98).
Forest Trail West
Length: 25.3 miles. Begin: Franklin County at the intersection of Coastal Highway (US 98) and SR 65. End: SR 65 at the Franklin/Liberty County line at the town of Sumatra.
VISITORS EXPERIENCES
"We returned to the Wakulla River on the way home, and paddled south. After coming back to the boat ramp, we paddled north for about 15 minutes and found these Manatees!"
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BYWAY COMPLETE GUIDE
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BIG BEND SCENIC BYWAY STORY
Come and take a drive on the ”Wild Side” along Florida’s Big Bend Scenic Byway where theme parks and bright lights give way to horizons of towering pines and blue-green Gulf waters.
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