April 2, 2026 · Luis Ortega
New residents do Flagler Beach and Washington Oaks, then think they’ve finished the outdoors. They haven’t.
Princess Place Preserve is the hammock-forest walk with a story — a hunting lodge, paddling, and enough quiet to reset a week. Bulow Plantation Ruins is a short history lesson with sugar-mill bones and a spring nearby. The city trail system along the parkways is unglamorous and useful.
If you moved here for “nature,” put these on the same list as the beach. The beach is the poster. The preserves are why the poster is still true.
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