At long last I reached Southbank Riverwalk in downtown Jacksonville. Since the day I moved here I have wanted to explore this area for my travel blog. Let’s dive right in. This was an amazing adventure. I started with the Southbank Riverwalk. It is the shorter of the two trails and has far fewer parks. In fact, there is only
After leaving San Marco, I moved towards the Jacksonville Riverfront. First up I traveled to Jessie Ball DuPont Park. It used to be called Treaty Oak Park. Jessie Ball DuPont Park is a large circular park with a major landmark right in the center. I’ll get to that in a moment. Let’s talk about the rest of the park. This
For my last adventure in San Marco Florida, I visited Southside Park. I was here last year to show solidarity for Black Lives Matter and already knew I was going to enjoy my time here. Covid 19 did not keep people away from Southside Park. And since I went later in the day, the heat was a constant presence. I
For my next adventure in San Marco Florida, I visited Belmonte Park. I had high expectations for this park. Let’s see what I found. Belmonte Park was a lot less like the last couple places I visited. It felt like a real park. after going to all the small spaces by the shore this was a nice change of pace.
Next up in San Marco, I explored Jim Rink Park. Let’s take a look at what I found in this spot that may or may not even be in San Marco Florida at all. When I first made it to Jim Rink Park, it was hard for me not to compare it to my last adventure. Not only are the
Continuing my journey around San Marco Florida led me to Greenscape Celebration Park. Let’s see what I found while here. Greenscape Celebration Park was a small space. This is just about everything there was to see here. The parking lot was almost larger than the park itself. I imagine that the main users of this place are people who live
Here is my next adventure in San Marco Florida. This time I traveled to Riverfront Park. According to Google Maps, its barely in San Marco. Normally I don’t talk politics on my travel blog, but I feel the need to this time. When I first walked into Riverfront Park, I saw a certain flag representing a certain individual one. I
Next up on my San Marco adventure was Landon Park. Since this is a children’s playground, I took extra care with picture taking. Let’s see what I found. Landon Park is split into two separate sections. The first of them was in use by multiple families. You can tell based on the angles of these images that I was careful
For my next adventure, I traveled to Historic Kings Road Park. Given this park’s location and size my expectations going into this were low. Let’s see if that held true. With a name like Historic Kings Road Park, it doesn’t take one long to figure out what they might find here. I was pleasantly surprised. I was expected a completely
For my next adventure in San Marco Florida, I visited Fletcher Park. After my amazing adventure the other day, I knew it would be hard for the next park to be as fun. I visited Fletcher Park at an unusual time. Normally, I go exploring in the morning when temperatures are more mild. Or if I am feeling like doing