The Shipwreck Island Water Park operates from Adventure Landing in Jacksonville Beach. It has a lazy river, a wave pool, and four “xtreme” slides. It is due to close in September 2024 to make way for a condo development. The Splash Ground in the Play Park portion of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is free with zoo admission and provides hours of fun for little ones.
Ichetucknee Springs State Park is the most popular springs in the area, located 80 miles west of Jacksonville in Fort White. The park offers tubing and floating down the crystal-clear river, “with a tram back to the starting point.”.. but visitors are advised to arrive early as the river will close when it reaches capacity.
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Forget what the chamber of commerce and the travel agents tell you; Florida can be miserably hot and humid in the summertime. Many of us deal with it by going from our air-conditioned house to our air-conditioned car to the air-conditioned grocery store and back.
Florida has hundreds miles of beaches, all of which are open to the public, at least below the mean high water line. You can find beaches packed wall-to-wall with sun worshippers or beaches where you can’t see another soul as far as you look. There are places where you can take your car on the beach, and places where you can take your clothes off on the beach.
All you really need is a towel, some sunscreen and a few bucks to park.
