Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway
Along the Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway
The Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway is a designated National Forest Scenic Byway that traverses the western side of Apalachicola National Forest. The route is about 35 miles long and is paved all the way, although there are no services of any sort. The Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway also passes close to the Fort Gadsden National Historic Site, just in case you'd like to check out the site of a fort built by the British during the War of 1812 that was destroyed by a single cannon ball a few years later. Just make the turn on Forest Road 129 (the Fort Gadsden Road - south of Sumatra) and you'll be there within a couple miles.
The campsites along the scenic byway are universally accessible and most can accommodate RVs. For those who like their countryside a bit rougher, there are also several primitive hunt and fish camps in the region.
The savannas are a mix of longleaf pine flatwoods, warm wetlands and cypress bogs. There are more than 100 species of wildflowers growing here, with many that flower in the different seasons.
Wildflowers in the savannas along the Scenic Byway
Photos courtesy of Byways.org
Related Pages
- Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
- Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway
- Apalachicola National Forest
- Bald Point State Park
- Big Bend Scenic Byway
- Bradwell Bay Wilderness
- Camp Helen State Park
- Constitution Convention Museum State Park
- Econfina River State Park
- Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
- Falling Waters State Park
- Florida Caverns State Park
- Fort Gadsden Historic Site
- John Gorrie Museum State Park
- Lake Jackson Mounds State Park
- Lake Talquin State Forest
- Lake Talquin State Park
- Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park
- Mud Swamp-New River Wilderness
- Natural Bridge Battlefield State Park
- Ochlocknee River State Park
- Orman House State Park
- Pine Log State Forest
Area map courtesy of National Geographic Topo!