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Wide empty Gulf of Mexico beach with white sand and scattered seashells, distant tree line, no people visible, golden light
Hidden Spots

Cayo Costa — Nine Miles of Empty Gulf Beach You Can Only Reach by Boat

There's no bridge. There's no parking lot. There's a ferry from Pine Island or Captiva that drops you on a barrier island with nine miles of Gulf-facing beach, primitive cabins, and the best shelling in the United States. Most people who live in Florida have never been here.
Calm river bend with cypress trees on the bank and Spanish moss hanging from oaks, early morning mist on the water
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Hontoon Island — The State Park You Reach via Free Passenger Ferry on the St Johns

Forty minutes from Orlando there's a state park you can't drive to. A free passenger ferry takes you across the St Johns River to 1,650 acres of bottomland hardwood, primitive cabins, and a 1955 archaeological dig that uncovered a six-foot Native American owl totem. Most Floridians don't know it exists.