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Open Atlantic bay scallop showing the row of bright blue eyes along the mantle of the shell
Outdoor Sports

Apalachee Bay Scallop Season — Snorkel-Grab Florida's Best Summer Seafood From Your Own Boat

From mid-June to mid-September, the seagrass flats of Florida's Big Bend turn into the closest thing the state has to a community hunt. Anchor a boat in 4-8 feet of water, drop in with a mask, fins, and a mesh bag, and pluck bay scallops off the eelgrass by hand. No spears, no nets — just eyes and lungs.
Aucilla River flowing under a low bridge in Jefferson County, Florida, dark cypress-stained water bordered by hardwood forest
Outdoor Sports

Florida Trail — Aucilla Sinks Section: Hiking the River That Keeps Disappearing

Four miles of Florida National Scenic Trail through Jefferson County where the Aucilla River dives into limestone, runs underground, surfaces in a gin-clear sink pool, and vanishes again — thirty-plus times. The strangest single-day hike east of the Mississippi, and most of the year you'll have it to yourself.