Mention “vacation to Florida” in conversation and the images that come to mind for most people are commercial, Disney-fied, technicolor visions of family-packed beaches, Mickey Mouse ears, crowded theme parks, and palm trees dancing in the sunshine.
And while Florida indeed has all of that, the Sunshine State has so much more—including its own tropical take on national parks. But most don’t picture the state’s great outdoors or a national park adventure when they think of visiting Florida.
