Dade Battlefield State Park, Bushnell, Florida

Being an avid State Park lover, we decided on our journey to Jacksonville to see Dark Castle, that we would stop at as many State Parks as time would allow us as.  We left a little later than we had inticipated but we were happy to be on the road nonetheless.  Our journey started at approximatley 1130am on Sunday, the 28th.  We started off on the back roads of Florida. We started on US301 NORTH toward Jax.  We adventured off the path to Dade Battlefield State Park, which is exit 314 off of I75 just west of 301. 

2:21pm  Arrived at Dade Battlefield State Park. First thing I notice was there is a lot of Spanish moss on the trees. It made me immediately think of Kristin, who loves the moss.  We had a mission in mind, PASSPORT STAMP!!! So, we parked in the 10 car parking lot and adventured to the visitor center.  We stopped and of course, got the stamp as well as picture of the moment.  We took a short journey through the center and then ventured out to the trail.  It is a very small park, it does have some trails through the flats, I think a 20 mile trail.  We were pressed for time, so we just walked through the historic battle site.
Here is a little bit of history for you. 

On December 28th, 1835, Indian Warriors ambushed 108 soldiers at this site.  Only three soldiers survived.  This site is 80 acres of protected historical site.  The trees are beautiful and the moss is lovely.  Certainly a lot smaller than we had expected, but is still a nice park for a picnic.  ne more stamp in the State Park passport!