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Gulf Coast – Drive straight up and hang a left

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Visit Gulf County for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

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Discover Adventure!

Look at a map of Florida, and you’ll see that from my house in the Southeast of Florida, those would loosely be the directions to Gulf County, FL. Of course the drive over can be an adventure, and isn’t that what vacations should be? I know that when we travel, we always try to make each trip different, to explore places we’ve never seen before, to get out on the water and find a starfish the size of a serving platter, to challenge ourselves to become immersed in the destination.

Gulf County

It’s easy when you are visiting the undisturbed natural beauty in Gulf County. Wide-open spaces, plenty of places to hike, dive, snorkel and even camp out means that every day brings something completely different and new. It’s easy to do when the locals are just as passionate and in love with their home as you are. With 43 miles of coastline, Gulf County is tucked into Florida’s panhandle….an area undisturbed, with nature that surrounds you at every turn.

Get outside and play

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Join the locals who enjoy adventure as much as you do. The GCFL Adventure Guide welcomes you with open arms as the guides share their insider tips to exploring their unique corner of Florida. Each month new guides tell their FAVORITE things to see and do in Gulf County. From the Gulf of Mexico, the pristine, saltwater St. Joseph Bay, Indian Pass Lagoon, the Gulf County Canal, the Intracoastal Waterway, the Apalachicola Bay and river basin (a brackish mix of both) to the freshwater of the Dead Lakes and Chipola River the water meets the shore offering wildlife and adventure to enjoy.

It’s never the same twice

That’s just how mother nature designed it. Each kayak or paddleboard expedition booked at Daly’s Watersports will bring new fish, birds and people to discover. Formed organically at a “balanced” pace to preserve nature and culture, Gulf County offers something for anyone wanting to commune with nature. With pet friendly beaches to explore, we can even bring Clem the bull-terrier along. I’d love to gather the entire family and stay in a beach house from  Serenity Beach Rentals, making memories.

Bucket List

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Gulf County has been on my bucket list since I moved to Florida ten years ago. It is on my MUST SEE vacation list for 2016! Turns out, all I have to do is drive straight up and hang a left.

Enter to win

We’re joining GCFL in their Scavenger Hunt where you’ll have a chance to win $100 Sierra Trading Post gift card through May 8th.

Scavenger Hunt

Head to…and find the answer to…

  • Where can you go to enjoy horseback riding on the beach in Gulf County?

Simply head to the GCFL Adventure Guide and answer in the comments on this post along with your e-mail address. I’ll be choosing a winner for the $100 Sierra Trading Post gift card and notifying a winner after the scavenger hunt closes. 

  1. Find where you can horseback ride on the beach
  2. Answer in the comments along with your e-mail address.
  3. Start dreaming of what you’ll buy with the $100 Sierra Trading Post gift card for your Gulf County vacation.

LOVE,

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Comments

  6. You can go horseback riding on Cape San Blas Beach. Thanks so much.
    rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

  14. You can go horseback riding at Cape San Blas. It departs from Salinas park and it is a beautiful ride! We go to Cape San Blas every year and participated in the horse back riding once!

  19. Horseback riding on Cape San Blas sounds wonderful, what a beautiful beach!

    hbbs55 at gmail dot com

  37. You can go horseback riding on the beach at Cape San Blas. Thanks for the giveaway!

  46. You can go horseback riding on the beach at Cape San Blas (just a couple of hours away from me… I may check that out soon!)

  51. Horseback riding is allowed on Cape San Blas Beach… funny i should find your post today. I actually live in NJ and was looking for place to take my daughter riding… but my mother lives on the gulf coast of Florida… so now i know what to do when we come down! thank you! elmomomi aol.com

  52. Although most posters seemed to go for Cape San Blas, you can also horseback ride (as a tour) on the beach in Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, on South Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County.

  53. Always forget that email address is not published, although it must be available somehow to the sponsor! Anyway

    cgclynsg0 @ gmail . com

  54. Horseback riding on Cape San Blas! Love the photos on the site, looks like a dream vacation!
    firstrosegrrl at yahoo.com

  71. You can go horseback riding on Cape San Blas and guided tours are offered daily.

  74. Cape San Blas has horse back riding. oh that would be so much fun! It’s been a long time since i was on a horse. thanx!
    zippy573 AT netscape DOT net

  75. 1. Done

    2. You can horseback ride on Cape San Blas and m o o v e m k r at g m a i l dot c o m but feel free to text me at 404-229-5216.

    3. Done

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