🇺🇸 Second Trip to Jacksonville | Outdoor Adventure Edition 🌳🚗

Went back to Jacksonville from Gainesville this weekend! Last time was all indoor fun — this time we explored the great outdoors 🏞️. Original plan: Visit Little Talbot Island State Park and Huguenot Memorial Park. But both were FULL by noon 🚫😥 (pro tip: go early!). What we did instead: We headed to Fort George Island Cultural State Park 🏝️. It was quiet and not crowded. The highlight was Kingsley Plantation – small but interesting ⛳️. ⚠️ Warning: The unpaved Palmetto Ave road is ROUGH — full of potholes and puddles (especially after rain!). Our car turned gray-white by the end 🚙💨. Hopefully they pave it someday! Finally got into Huguenot Memorial Park in the afternoon 🌊: This park is at the mouth of the St. Johns River — with the river on one side and the Atlantic on the other 🌅. Beautiful white sand beaches 🏖️, huge cargo ships passing by 🚢, and lots of families camping 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦. Highly recommend! Little Talbot → saved for next time 😉 Dinner (again!) at Top Pot & K BBQ 🍖🔥: Went early — no wait this time! Finally tried their BBQ (grill + hotpot combo). Verdict: ✅ BBQ was fire ✅ Hotpot still amazing ✅ Still obsessed with their sago dessert 🍧❤️ #Jacksonville #ExploreJAX #OutdoorAdventure #FloridaParks #HuguenotPark #RoadTrip