Take a guided canoe/kayak tour of Campbell Lake at Topsail Hill Preserve...
Time: 1 p.m. Hosted by Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, Discover Roads Less Traveled eco-tours will introduce you to some very special places in South Walton. Campbell Lake is one of the most pristine...
View ArticlePoint Washington and Pine Log State Forests reopened
The Point Washington and Pine Log State Forests have reopened. The recent rain event shut down recreational activity due to flooding of the roads and trails. In Point Washington, Road No. 18 is still...
View ArticleCity of DeFuniak Springs hosting inaugural LakeFest Festival June 21
The City of DeFuniak Springs announces their inaugural LakeFest on Saturday, June 21, 2014. It will be held at Lake DeFuniak along Circle Drive in DeFuniak Springs from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Lake DeFuniak,...
View ArticleDune walk at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park June 3
Time: 1:00pm Hosted by Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, Discover Roads Less Traveled eco-tours will introduce you to some very special places in South Walton. Without the dunes, there would be no dune...
View ArticleTake a guided canoe/kayak tour of Campbell Lake at Topsail Hill Preserve...
Time: 1 p.m. Hosted by Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, Discover Roads Less Traveled eco-tours will introduce you to some very special places in South Walton. Campbell Lake is one of the most pristine...
View ArticleRanger program, cookout and a movie at Camp Helen State Park June 11
Camp Helen State Park is offering a movie, food, and fun with a family-oriented movie, environmental interpretive program, and old-fashioned campfire cookout. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. in the...
View ArticleTake a guided sunset/night hike at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park June 19
Hosted by Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, Discover Roads Less Traveled eco-tours will introduce you to some very special places in South Walton. Time: Meet at 7 p.m. This walk will involve hiking a...
View ArticleTake a guided hike of No Name Lake at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park June 20
Date/time: Friday June 20, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invites you to hike to a globally rare and imperiled coastal dune lake. No Name Lake is one of the smallest dune lakes in...
View ArticleOvernight stand up paddle board expedition training and camping at Camp Helen...
If you have ever wanted to break outside the “SUP box” this is the class for you. Hosted by Gabriel Gray of Walking On Water Paddle Boards, you will learn all the basics for starting an SUP adventure...
View ArticleInaugural paddle launch held at new Kellogg Park in Santa Rosa Beach
The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) of Northwest Florida State College in partnership with Walton County Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and Walton County Tourist Development Council, held an...
View ArticleRanger program, cookout and a movie at Camp Helen State Park June 25
Camp Helen State Park is offering a movie, food, and fun with a family-oriented movie, environmental interpretive program, and old-fashioned campfire cookout. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. in the...
View ArticleDune walk at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park July 3
Time: 1:00pm Hosted by Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, Discover Roads Less Traveled eco-tours will introduce you to some very special places in South Walton. Without the dunes, there would be no dune...
View ArticleWilliford Spring on Econfina Creek undergoing major restoration
Future features to include canoe dock, boardwalks, picnic pavilions The Northwest Florida Water Management District, along with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Florida Fish...
View ArticlePoint Washington State Forest now offers primitive camping
The Point Washington State Forest now offers camping opportunities near Eastern Lake. The four primitive sites boast a 14′x20′ tent pad, picnic table, barbecue grill, fire ring, lantern hanger, and a...
View ArticleExplore The Outdoors Festival comes to DeFuniak Springs Oct. 11, 2014
A great day of outdoor fun in store Walton Outdoors is excited to announce we will be hosting our annual Explore The Outdoors Festival on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. The event will be held from 10 a.m. –...
View ArticleLearn about endangered beach mice at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park July 23
Date/time: Wednesday July 23rd, 3-4 p.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park presents a program on the endangered Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse. They live in a fragile habitat near the beach and only come...
View ArticleCommunity workshop regarding beach accesses and potential change in future...
Date/time: July 30 at 6 p.m. – South Walton Courthouse Annex, 31 Coastal Center Blvd., Santa Rosa Beach, FL The Walton County Tourist Development Council is proposing a public beach access within...
View ArticleRanger program, cookout and a movie at Camp Helen State Park Aug. 6
Camp Helen State Park is offering a movie, food, and fun with a family-oriented movie, environmental interpretive program, and old-fashioned campfire cookout. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. in the...
View ArticleLearn about coastal dune lakes at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Aug. 15
Date/time: Friday August 15th, 2 -3 p.m. These globally imperiled rare coastal dune lakes are found only in a few places worldwide, including right here at Topsail Hill Preserve. Come learn what makes...
View ArticleChoctawhatchee Basin Alliance offering eco adventures this fall
The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA), in partnership with Visit South Walton and Northwest Florida State College, announces the fall season of its popular eco-tourism initiative, Eco Adventures of...
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