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Falling Waters State Park  1130 State Parks Rd Chipley, Florida (850) 638-6130 This area is named for a 67-foot waterfall. Falling Waters Sink is a 100-foot deep and 20-foot wide cylindrical pit. A small stream drops 67 feet to the bottom of the sink. Falling Waters offers camping, swimming, picnicking and nature trails.
Falling Waters State Park is located 3 miles south of Chipley, Florida. In this quaint town you’ll find antique shops, restaurants, Wal-Mart, and almost anything you will need to make your stay a pleasant one. From the state park you are a short drive from Ponce De Leon Springs State Park, Florida Caverns State Park, and some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
Gulf Breeze, a community located on a peninsula of Pensacola Bay and known as the "UFO capital of the world." You might have an out-of-this-world experience while enjoying the Florida beaches here. Gulf Breeze, Florida is known for it's alarming number of UFO sightings. In case you happen to miss seeing one while you are gazing into the sky, head out from Gulf Breeze to Pensacola Beach towards Navarre. You can't miss a house that's built exactly like a UFO, complete with launching pad. It's currently occupied and has surprisingly survived 2 hurricanes in 2 years.
Florida's Warmest Welcome - Full of culture, history, outdoor adventure, fine museums and Florida attractions, and 52 miles of white sand Florida beaches that have remained untouched through the centuries, Pensacola has fulfilled many dreams of a fabled Florida vacation. So plan a little, and dream a little... And share in the delight of our corner of Florida.
7908 Three Rivers Park Road
Sneads, Florida (850) 482-9006 This is where the Chattahoochee River and Flint River merge to form the Apalachicola River. This 682-acre state park occupies two miles of shoreline on Lake Seminole at the Florida-Georgia border. Nature trails, alligator & bird watching, fishing, boating, camping, and canoe rentals are available. It has been said that all rivers run to the ocean; but at Three Rivers State Recreation Area, all rivers run yet into another river. When the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers merge to form the Apalachicola River, the result is a peaceful, natural setting that offers the perfect opportunity to "get away from it all."
This is one of the few Florida state parks with dry (air filled) caverns and is the only Florida state park to offer cave tours to the public. The caverns have dazzling formations of limestone stalactites, stalagmites, soda straws, flowstones, and draperies and rivals the famous Carlsbad Caverns. Florida Caverns is also popular for camping, swimming, fishing, picnicking, canoeing, boating, hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding (The park does not rent horses.). Private stables are available for equestrian campers. Guided cave tours are offered every day of the year except Thanksgiving and Christmas. The tour lasts approximately 45 minutes and is considered to be moderately strenuous. An audiovisual program, touring the cave and other natural areas of the park, is available in the visitor center.
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