PARK HOPPER: Wakulla Springs Florida State Park (a.k.a. Secrets of the Wakulla River part 2 of 3)

In part 2 of my "Secrets of the Wakulla River" mini-series, we take a closer look at the Wakulla Springs Florida State park. We tour the historic lodge, walk through the park grounds, look at the parks "Jungle Cruise" and hike on the parks trails.
0:00 Introduction
1:01 Historic Lodge
1:41 Exploring the Grounds
4:11 Jungle Cruise
5:28 Hiking Around
If you are in the area and want to check the park out for yourself: www.floridastateparks.org/Wak...
Or if you want to make reservations at the lodge: thelodgeatwakullasprings.com/
Check out the complete "Secrets of the Wakulla River" series -
PART ONE: • DESTINATION REPORT: Wa...
PART TWO: • PARK HOPPER: Wakulla S...
PART THREE: • HOTEL REPORT: The Lodg...
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MUSIC CREDIT
Intro and Outro:
Pale Rider Blues
by The Mini Vandals
Track One:
Bring Me Your Sorrows
by Animal Liberation Orchestra
Track Two:
Twilight Train
by Dan Lebowitz

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  • @CactusAtlas
    @CactusAtlas3 жыл бұрын

    Really nice park! Your videos always make me want to go visit these places!

  • @PanhandleHopper

    @PanhandleHopper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mission accomplished then 😄

  • @SomeplaceOrAnother
    @SomeplaceOrAnother3 жыл бұрын

    Such a nice place to walk around 😁

  • @PanhandleHopper

    @PanhandleHopper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, it is very calming. I wish we could have gone on the river cruise. Maybe next time 😊

  • @dorothysuelackinger5963
    @dorothysuelackinger59633 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed this one too. Beautiful place and nice clean facilities. Thanks Panhandle Hopper! ❤️

  • @PanhandleHopper

    @PanhandleHopper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

  • @unowhotravelchannel
    @unowhotravelchannel3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, the lodge looked really impressive, and then the grounds, stunning! Thanks for the great tour, super stuff😎👍

  • @PanhandleHopper

    @PanhandleHopper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. I can't wait to show the Lodge off more in my next video. It really is a cool place.

  • @ExitThrutheGiftShop
    @ExitThrutheGiftShop3 жыл бұрын

    Looks beautiful - Thanks for sharing! Take care and travel safe :)

  • @PanhandleHopper

    @PanhandleHopper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for stopping by and you do the same!

  • @SantosChronicles
    @SantosChronicles3 жыл бұрын

    So jealous of FL right now and your warm weather. It is starting snow up here in IL and just plain cold. No State Parks for us until the Spring. Will just have to live through you. I really like the cartoon effect you use.

  • @PanhandleHopper

    @PanhandleHopper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ha, glad I could contribute to your state parks fix. We'll be suffering here come summer though, when it is too hot to do anything.

  • @CowboyJojosAdventures
    @CowboyJojosAdventures3 жыл бұрын

    Loved the old building and a beautiful state park. The boat cruise would have been Lovely. Great episode. Seasons Greetings 🎄 have a great weekend buddy.🙏🏽👍🏽🤗

  • @PanhandleHopper

    @PanhandleHopper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Seasons greetings to you all as well. Thanks for stopping by ☺

  • @RuggedMile
    @RuggedMile3 жыл бұрын

    I always wanted to take a ride on one of those glass bottom boats. We saw some last year at Silver Springs State Park!

  • @PanhandleHopper

    @PanhandleHopper

    3 жыл бұрын

    When it is running, this one is really cool. They take you out over the spring and it looks like you are peering down into a bottomless pit.

  • @WanderingWiley
    @WanderingWiley3 жыл бұрын

    Nice review Hopper, beautiful park

  • @PanhandleHopper

    @PanhandleHopper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks and thanks for watching.

  • @artanddecorationbyay6589
    @artanddecorationbyay65893 жыл бұрын

    Nice park ! I'd like to go there sometime 😊💕

  • @PanhandleHopper

    @PanhandleHopper

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope you are able to. It is a great place!

  • @SwiftyTravels
    @SwiftyTravels3 жыл бұрын

    What a nice state park- were you the only one there?? It was crazy empty! I’m amazed at how big that spring is! Looks like a full on lake is that the same place you were recently kayaking at? Lots of fun to be had there. I would like to explore Florida more, I have only been a couple of times.

  • @PanhandleHopper

    @PanhandleHopper

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is kind of the off season and I did most of my shooting in the morning. It wasn't crowded, but there were other people around😊. And yes, this is where we were kayaking, although you can not do it on the park grounds. The Wakulla spring is the start of the Wakulla river and we were kayaking downstream just outside of park property.

  • @TheTolleRoad
    @TheTolleRoad3 жыл бұрын

    Glass bottom boat looks like it would be cool. When does manatee season start? I’ll be through the area in March but I’m sure that is too early.

  • @PanhandleHopper

    @PanhandleHopper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Some manatee stay there year round, but most show up during the coldest months, so DEC-FEB. We were there right at the season start, but didn't get to see any. March would be right at the end. The water from the spring is cool, but stays a pretty constant temp year round. So when the waters around the springs get colder, the manatees seek the warmer waters of the spring.