Three Rivers State Park is located in Florida, very close to Georgia. The Flint and Chattahoochee rivers combine to form Lake Seminole above the Jim Woodruff Dam. Below the dam, the waters become the Apalachicola River, which flows into Apalachicola Bay, and eventually, the Gulf of Mexico. The name of the park is a tribute to these three rivers. Three Rivers became a Florida state park in 1955.
Three Rivers State Park
We were able to pull into a site that overlooks the lake. There were so many squirrels at our site it was driving Jake crazy. He would stare out the windows for hours watching them. He learned to look up to see them.
We went on some very beautiful and peaceful walks….other than the poison ivy and planned burns, “fires”.
The forest rangers set controlled burns to remove the build up of leaves. So much for birding.
We found a dirt road which gave Jake a great opportunity to have fun and release some energy.
We were told which trail to walk in order to avoid the fires…..but they decided to do more that day and burned to the parking lot. The ranger put his truck next to our jeep to block the heat! We returned before the fire got close.
There was plenty of opportunity to take photos of the fire.
A Bald Eagle flew past the RV and landed in a large tree down the lake front. We took a canoe on the lake for photos. The ranger noted that some Bald Eagles live in the area year round. Although many migrate as far north as Newfoundland. It was nesting season with eggs being laid in December/January.
A Great Egret flew in front of the canoe.
Nearby was a Great Blue Heron.
Sandy once again doing all the paddling! Took Jake for his first canoe ride but too dangerous with boat wakes and him deciding to stand up. In warmer water it would be ok. Not worth trashing the camera equipment if we all went overboard.
The park has a nice pier and fish cleaning station. We did not see anyone catch a thing. The ranger noted that the trash at the fish cleaning station hadn’t been used in awhile.
We saw Cardinals, Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers, and a Pileated Woodpecker (which we didn’t get a photo of).
