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Lyndon B Johnson State Park

August 8, 2026

Lyndon B Johnson SP, Texas - Sauer-Beckmann Living Farm - Cows

Cows at Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm

The Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm at Lyndon B Johnson State Park is an interesting place to visit while picking up the driving permit for LBJ ranch.
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Florida Caverns State Park - Besides the Cave

June 11, 2026

Cypress Tree Swamp Along the Road

Cypress Tree Swamp from a Curve in the Road

Florida Caverns State Park also has swamps, rivers, campgrounds and trails. There is a place where the Chipola River goes underground and reappears a few hundred feet downstream.
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Caves in Florida - Florida Caverns SP

June 7, 2026

Florida Caverns SP Dec24 - 39

Florida Caverns SP

Waterfalls, rapids and caves are not something you think about being in Florida, but all three are there. This post is about the cave system in Florida Caverns State Park in northern Florida, near the Alabama border. We will post about the highest...
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Dunns Creek State Park

May 15, 2026

Dunns Creek SP - 34 Blue Pond Area

Dunns Creek SP Pond

The quiet side of a lesser known Florida state park has some nice easy trails for biking and hiking. Dunns Creek State Park's Blue Pond area is a good place to get out into nature.
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Manatees in Blue Spring State Park

March 3, 2026

Blue Spring SP - Manatees in the Spring Run

Manatees in Blue Spring Run

Blue Spring State Park near Orange City, Florida is known for manatees coming into Blue Spring Run during the winter due to its warm 72 degree water. The spring run is a slow moving body of water connecting the spring or boil to the St. Johns Rive...
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Bunker Hill Trail, Camp Murphy

October 22, 2025

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Bunker Hill is the black diamond trail near the trailhead. It's got rock gardens, drops, jump and other techy spots.
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Hare Trail, Camp Murphy

October 19, 2025

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Hare Trail is a green trail that takes you back to the trailhead. It is the last trail on the Camp Murphy Mountain Bike loop in Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Florida.
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Prickly Pear, 8-10s, Silo Trails, Camp Murphy

October 17, 2025

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This video has two short trails sandwiching a longer one. Eight Tenths is a twist blue trail between Prickly Pear and Silo trails. There is an option to use a short cut between the two to skip it...
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Fire Ring Trail, Camp Murphy

October 16, 2025

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Fire Ring has jumps like the other trails in Camp Murphy, but also has a long skinny and rock climb to keep things interesting. Camp Murphy is the mountainb bike trail system in Jonathan Dickinson State Park..

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Half Pipe Trail, Camp Murphy

October 15, 2025

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A drop, a boardwalk and a pond view on a short trail in the Camp Murphy trail system of Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

Trail Links: Trailforks MTB Project


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Gator Hole & Palmetto Trails, Camp Murphy

October 12, 2025

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These are two trails a blue trail in the Camp Murphy trails in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. There's a few techy features...and some sand pits. Palmetto ends in a skills area with some skinnys.

Gator Hole Trail Links: Trailforks M...
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Big Burn Trail, Camp Murphy

October 11, 2025

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Big Burn is a blue trail in the Camp Murphy trail system in Jonathan Dickinson Florida State Park. It starts out with a log ride and a jump. It has more jumps and berm turns. The trail also has a couple of sandy climbs that are sped up in the vide...
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Doe Trail, Camp Murphy

October 10, 2025

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Doe is a blue trail in the Camp Murphy trails in Florida's Jonathan Dickinson State Park. This is a video of the entire trail.
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Root Loop Trail, Camp Murphy

October 7, 2025

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Root Loop is a blue trail in the Camp Murphy trails in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. This used to be a harder black trail due to the palmetto bush roots crossing the trail. They are more buried by the sand now and not as hard as they used to be.<...
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Osprey Trail, Camp Murphy

October 6, 2025

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Osprey is a blue trail in the Camp Murphy trail system in Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Florida. This is a trail preview video of the whole trail.
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Middle Ridge Trail, Camp Murphy

September 30, 2025

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Middle Ridge is a blue trail in the Camp Murphy trails in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. There's berm turns, doubles and table top jumps.

Trail Links: Trailforks MTB Project


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Tortoise Trail, Camp Murphy, JD State Park

September 8, 2025

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This is the green entrance trail for the Camp Murphy trails in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Everyone rides this trail to start unless they are going directly to Bunker Hill. With about 25 ft of vertical change, it's a pretty flat trail. To get m...
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Rifle Falls (August 2009)

January 22, 2010

Rifle Falls

Grand Mesa Trip 8-09 - Rifle Falls

On my way out to Grand Junction last August I stopped by Rifle Falls State Park. About a 20 minute drive from the interstate. It is a small park with a few trails, a campground and of course a tr...
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