Wild n Wonderful Wanderer

Florida: Safari, Manatees & St. Augustine

From the reel · one Florida trip · every stop + my pins 🗺️

Florida: Safari, Manatees & St. Augustine
The full Florida trip from the reel. Each stop below has what's verified and its Google Maps pin.

Lion Country Safari, Loxahatchee, FL

Lion Country Safari opened in the summer of 1967 with dozens of free-roaming lions; today it spans 320 acres.

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Opens Lion Country Safari, Loxahatchee, FL in Google Maps.

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Blue Spring State Park, FL

From mid-November to March, hundreds of manatees shelter in Blue Spring's 72-degree spring run; the winter count hit a record 729 in 2023.

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Opens Blue Spring State Park, FL in Google Maps.

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Old City Gate, St. Augustine, FL

St. Augustine residents built the City Gate entirely out of coquina in 1808 as a line of defense. It sits across the street from the Castillo de San Marcos.

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Opens Old City Gate, St. Augustine, FL in Google Maps.

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Sun Splash Park, Daytona Beach, FL

Sun Splash Park sits three blocks south of International Speedway Boulevard on South Atlantic Avenue, and houses the Volusia County Lifeguard Headquarters.

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Opens Sun Splash Park, Daytona Beach, FL in Google Maps.

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Take the route with you

Lion Country Safari is stop 5 of 6 on our East-Central Florida route map. Want the whole route on paper? Print it and keep it in the rig.

Printable route poster: East-Central Florida — Treasure Coast, 6 stops mapped
Illustrative mockup. Frame and wall are not included.

East-Central Florida — Treasure Coast

6 stops numbered on one map poster. Digital download: print-ready JPGs at 16×20 and 8×10 in, 300 DPI. Nothing is shipped.

Printable route map — $12

The gear that got us there 🚐

Everything we packed for the road — solar, fridge, the free-camping memberships.

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The rig that got me here 🔧

Every part on the E-450 build, cataloged — see exactly what's under it.

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