Finishing a State Park

The first state park we explored here in Palm Beach County was John D. MacArthur Beach State Park. I recall that we went once to go to the beach, another time to walk the trails, and a final time to rent a couple of kayaks. 

The next closest state park is in Martin County - Jonathan Dickinson State Park. It's a much larger park, with miles and miles of trails, and it's taken us several years to complete all the activities. However, we've reached that milestone, and I wanted to record all of our visits in one spot to make them easier to find in the future. So, here you go!

#1 - February 2015 - Florida Hiking Book trail near entrance gate

#2 - April 2015 - Boat Tour to Trapper Nelson's with Wayne's parents

#3 - June 2015 - 15-mile hike with Jeff

#4 - August 2015 - Green Loop hike

#5 - January 2016 - New Year's Day 8-mile white blazed trail hike

#6 - May 2016 - Memorial Day Ocean-to-Lake hike (the hiking section within the park boundaries)

#7 - January 2017 - Kitching Creek Nature Trail

#8 - May 2017 - Ocean-to-Lake Multi-Use Trail - 15 miles

#9 - October 2017 - Canoeing on the Loxahatchee River

#10 - January 2018 - Auto tour

#11 - February 2018 - Red Loop hike at Eagle's Nest area

#12 - March 2018 - Playground and barbecue with Brad's family (horses not available)

#13 - January 2019 - One way hike from Cypress Creek to JDSP picnic area

#14 - January 2019 - Camping trip with Yellow Loop and Blue Loop hikes

#15 - March 2019 - Wagon Trail and Pony rides with Brad's family

#16 - April 2019 - Camping trip with bike and horse riding and lunch at the concession stand

#17 - August 2019 - Kayaking on the Loxahatchee River

#18 - fall 2019 - Paddleboarding on the Loxahatchee River

#19 - February 2020 - Mountain biking first try

#20 - October 2020 - Motor boating on the Loxahatchee River

#21 - January 2021 - Mountain biking second try

#22 - October 2021 - Finish the visitor's center exhibits, and rent a cabin

Having completed this park, we started exploring Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park. Here's the record of our first visit there.