Seabranch Preserve State Park - Visit #1
We decided to alternate heading north and south when exploring the next state park on our list. Since we finished everything we wanted to do at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park , it was time to head north to Stuart to check out Seabranch Preserve State Park . Because it's a small park, this one will be a two-visit park. Today we hiked trails #1-3 (just under 6 miles combined) and we'll return to hike trail #4 later (another 3 miles or so). There was one picnic table, so we enjoyed our sandwiches there after the hike before driving home. As usual, it was a beautiful day and we quite enjoyed our little adventure. From the small parking area we started down the paved multi-use trail - a segment of the East Coast Greenway - to the southern boundary of the park. Then we retraced our steps just a bit and started on the Swamp Trail. There were small sections of muck and a few puddles along the trail, but for being in the middle of the rainy season, it wasn't nearly as wet as we had an...
