Here are 12 crazy rock formations in Florida that you should check out, though most of them require hiking or rough driving to get to:
1. Blowing Rocks Nature Park
The park is on Jupiter Island and has a dramatic rocky shoreline with sea caves and bluffs. At high tide, waves can push water up to 50 feet away.
You can get there by hiking along the beach and checking out the tide pools and rock formations.
2. State Park Anastasia
The area around St. Augustine is famous for the coquina rock sculptures that can only be found there.
From the parking lot, it’s only a short walk to the beach, where you can enjoy beautiful views of the rock formations.
3. The state park Florida Caverns
Marianna is the place.
Along the Chipola River, this formation has limestone caves and hills.
To get there, you can hike the Cavern Trail System, which includes a hike through Tunnel Cave.
4. The state forest Tate’s Hell
Carrabelle is located in an area with high bluffs that face the Gulf of Mexico.
How to Get There: The High Bluffs Coastal Nature Trail is a beautiful way to see the bluffs and coastal pine woods.
5. Preserve the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines
Bristol is known for its steep hills and ravines that run along the Apalachicola River.
How to Get There: For a rough experience, hike the Garden of Eden Trail.
6. The state park Torreya
Geology: The area around Bristol has beautiful hills and ravines with interesting rock formations.
To get to the cliffs, take a hike along the Torreya Hiking Trail.
7. State Park Paynes Prairie Preserve
Micanopy is the place.
Formation: Has a unique pit made of limestone called the Alachua Sink.
To get to the sinkhole area, you have to hike through the plains.
8. Lizzie Heart Sink Loop Trail and Dames Caves
In the Withlacoochee State Forest, there are natural caves and sinkholes.
Access: To see these rock shapes, hike the 4-mile loop trail.
9. The Springs of Three Sisters
Crystal River Formation: Has a limestone spring surrounded by interesting rock formations.
To get to the spring and see the shapes up close, you can kayak or swim there.
10. Saint Mary of the Mills Geological State Park
Place: Gainesville
Formation: A huge pit with a set of stairs going down to the bottom.
Access: To see the interesting rock shapes, you have to hike down into the sinkhole.
11. The state park at Ichetucknee Springs
Place: Fort White
Formation: Along the Ichetucknee River, there are limestone rocks.
To get to the rocks, you can kayak or tube down the river.
12. The state park Falling Waters
Chipley Formation is where the tallest waterfall in Florida is located. It is surrounded by limestone rocks.
A short walk will get you to the waterfall area.
These rock shapes show how Florida’s geology is very different, with coastal bluffs and caves and springs in the middle of the state.
