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Big Bend Scenic Bywy

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State
Florida
Designation
National Scenic Byway
Source
USDOT · FHWA record
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Lookouts · Real sources only

Lookouts along this byway

2 scenic overlooks in drive order. Every one traces to a real source — OpenStreetMap, an official agency record, or a local who confirmed it. Zero hallucinations.

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Public land · Along this byway

Parks and public land along this byway

Protected land this corridor runs through, or comes within thirty miles of. Distance is measured to each unit’s official boundary, not its center point, so a road at the entrance reads as the entrance.

Public land

National Forests in FloridaRuns through

Day-trip bases along the way

The Atlas · Along this byway

Named places along this byway

Typed places from the atlas within thirty miles of this road, measured to the drawn route. Each one traces to its source record, and each one lists the byways near it in return.

Historic sites

Willoughby Ryan Marks On the bywayVeterans Memorial On the bywayVeterans Memorial Plaza 0.32 mi off the roadThree Soldiers Detail 0.33 mi off the road

Museums

Apalachicola Maritime Museum On the bywayCamp Gordon Johnston Museum On the bywayTallahassee Museum 0.45 mi off the road

Parks

San Marcos De Apalache Historic State Park On the bywayJohn Gorrie Museum State Park On the bywayDebbie Lightsey Nature Park 0.29 mi off the roadOchlockonee River State Park 0.71 mi off the road

Cliffs

Royal Bluff On the bywaySaw Bluff On the bywayRock Bluff 0.53 mi off the roadLewis Bluff 0.69 mi off the road

Attractions

Raney House On the byway

Beaches

Sand Beach On the bywayWilson Beach On the bywayMashes Sands Beach 1.32 mi off the road

Nature reserves

Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve 0.28 mi off the roadSilver Lake Recreation Area 0.5 mi off the roadFort Braden Trails 0.53 mi off the roadApalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area 0.53 mi off the road

Artworks

Mermaid 0.54 mi off the roadCelebration 1 mi off the roadRollycoaster 1.02 mi off the roadUnconquered Statue 2.97 mi off the road

Springs

Wakulla Spring 0.56 mi off the road

Rest areas

Leon County Rest Area Eastbound 2.78 mi off the road

Gardens

Seminole Organic Garden 3.09 mi off the road
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The stops worth making

  • San Marcos De Apalache Historic State ParkHours uncertain right now
  • Wakulla SpringHours uncertain right now
  • Apalachicola Maritime MuseumHours uncertain right now
  • Raney HouseHours uncertain right now
  • Willoughby Ryan MarksHours uncertain right now
  • Oyster BoatHours uncertain right now
  • Sugar HillUnavailable right now

Light timing

Sunset around 8:10 PM along this route today, with golden hour starting around 7:37 PM.

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