Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park — Attraction in Flagler Beach

This is a beautiful section of the Bulow State Park. If you are looking for a short hike and a little history and a water view this is a perfect spot to come. Drive the Old Beach Road, which is wonderful to the first parking area there is a $4.00 honor fee drop box you can leave your donation. There is a water view, picnic area and normally canoe rentals. There is a short hike back to the ruins or you can continue your drive back to the actual ruins but the parking area is small. The signage is fantastic, you will learn all about the Sugar Plantation and how it worked. They also have lots of artifacts with discriptions. There is even a Audubon print there called Greater Yellowlegs. They believe the original was painted there in 1831 when he was a guest at the plantation, you can see the Sugar Mill buildings in the background. This is a very small park and very easy for kids or the elderly to navigate. This is considered a Marine...

This example of Florida pioneering is located a short distance off route 95 so if you have a little time take a peak. I came across the signage by accident and traveling down and dubious dirt road I wasn't sure if I was on the correct path but before you know it you have reached the Bulow creek. IT is so quiet and peaceful I could live hear. There is a shelter and picnic tables so you could have a lunch or snack and just enjoy the peacefulness of the area and wonder what kind of a brave person would have settled in this wilderness. A short distance further , signs direct you and you can hike or drive, you find the ruins. The canopy of the tall trees envelop you and provide a sense of what it must have been like alone and away from humanity except for the Native Americans. Signs and descriptions of the sugar process guide you through the area. This is a hidden gem that provides just a little piece of the...

So, I've just moved to Florida... like I arrived 2 days ago. I was just driving around and noticed the sign for this park and decided to check it out even though it was 15 minutes until it closed for the day. The driveway was a very narrow access road from the main road. Once I finally got to the "entrance" there was a self serve daily use envelope stand to use for the daily fee. Since I was only checking to see if it was a place I would like to return to someday I didn't pay. After all by this time we are talking 10 minutes to close. I drove around another loop and although there were some very interesting looking ruins which could have been explored I didn't not stop or get out of my car. As I traveled back to the entrance the park official stopped me and bitched me out for not paying. I don't think I'll go back there even though I had originally thought it might be a place worth...