This book was written to help travelers, explorers, and adventurers discover Florida’s Nature Coast area. It includes descriptions of the cities and towns, parks and nature preserves, annual festivals and events, and tourist attractions located in Florida’s least developed coastal region. Ready to plan your next adventure in a land far removed from city lights and traffic noise? Florida's "Nature Coast" is an area of almost a million acres where it is easy to discover the "Real Florida" - an area with pine, cypress and mangrove forests, blackwater rivers, freshwater springs, and lush swamplands. Ample opportunities exist for trail hiking, kayaking, bicycling, fishing, bird watching, and many other activities. Even so, you are never far from a town – some quaint and historically significant – where you can still enjoy the comforts of home.