Palm Coast Flagler County

Featuring nearly twenty miles of beaches, serene waterways, subtropical forests, rose gardens for public enjoyment, and a thriving coastline, Flagler County has parks and preserves that offer recreation and enjoyment for residents and visitors year round due to Florida’s sunny summers and extremely mild winters.

Flagler County Preserves

Flagler County’s River to Sea Preserve is located near Marineland, one of Florida’s oldest theme parks and the world’s first oceanarium.  River to Sea is a preserve that spans 90 acres and features public beach access, facilities for launching canoes and kayaks, and walking trails as well as a beachside boardwalk with tremendous ocean views.

The Haw Creek Preserve spreads over 1,000 acres and has a boardwalk that extends through an extensive natural Florida swamp complex.  Boat launch facilities for access to the Intracoastal Waterway as well as the Atlantic Ocean is just one of the features as well as other activities that include camping, picnicking, horseback riding, walking, and hiking.

The Flagship Harbor Preserve has a fishing pier and boat launch facilities and features trails and boardwalks that snake through the coastal scrub communities and salt marsh.

The Princess Place Preserve has both fresh and saltwater marshes, pine forest, hardwood hammocks, and oak scrub environments.  The oldest standing structure in Flagler County, the Princess Place lodge was built in 1887 and stands here.

The Bing’s Landing Preserve sits adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway and has boat launch facilities and places to picnic.  Visitors are allowed to fish in the Intracoastal Waterway from its pier and can also view the Mala Compra Plantation.

Flagler County Parks

The Gamble Rogers Memorial State Park is 145 acres of nature trails, swimming areas and ocean surf fishing.  Located between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, visitors can enjoy the boat ramp, fishing, picnicking, camping, and beach access.

The Washington Oaks Gardens State Park also sits between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway and is one part of the “Great Florida Birding Trail.”  The park consists of 389 acres located just south of Marineland and has formal plant-life gardens featuring flowers and plants from around the world.

The Bulow Plantation Ruins State Historic Site is the remains of an early 19th century plantation.  Crops grown here included indigo, rice, cotton, and sugar cane and the foundations of the original house and the workers’ quarters still stand.

Flagler County Public Boat Launches

Russell Landing – Open from dawn to dusk every day.  County Road 2007 in Haw Creek Preserve in Bunnell

Moody Boat Launch – Open from dawn until 11 pm every day.  Moody Lane in Flagler Beach.

Bing’s Landing – Open from dawn until 11 pm every day.  5880 N. Oceanshore Blvd. in Palm Coast.

Disston Boat Launch – Open from dawn to dusk every day.  County Road 2009 on Lake Disston.

Wadsworth Park – Open from dawn to 11 pm every day.  2200 Moody Blvd. in Flagler Beach.

Herschel King Sr. Park – Open from dawn to dusk every day.  1000 South Park Road in Palm Coast.

Shell Bluff – Open from dawn to dusk every day.  Crescent Lake.

Flagler County Public Beach Accesses

River to Sea Preserve – Open from dawn to dusk every day.  9805 North Oceanshore Blvd. in St. Augustine

Varn Park – Open from dawn to 11 pm every day.  3665 N. Oceanshore Blvd. in Flagler Beach.

Old Salt Road Park – Open from dawn to 11 pm every day.  16th Road in Palm Coast.

Malacompra County Park – Open from dawn to 11 pm every day.  Malacompra Rd.

Jungle Hut Road Park – Open from dawn to 11 pm every day.  101 Jungle Hut Road in Palm Coast.

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