Anastasia State Park, Florida

Tree hammocks or a hammock of trees? That is the question. You’re likely to find both when you visit this 1,600 acre former coquina (softshell) quarry on Florida’s northeastern Atlantic Coast - where much of the rock was used to erect the nearby fortress Castillo de San Marcos. The four miles of beach are ideal for taking in the sand dunes and salt marshes while walking, jogging, angling, wind sailing, birding, boating, swimming or any of the other numerous activities offered at Anastasia State Park. Having trouble falling asleep? Anastasia’s Bedtime Story Camper Library offers picture books for young campers which will help ease the passage to peaceful dreamspace. And just so we are all on the same page… Tree hammocks: A comfortable resting sling connected at two points, often accompanied by sunny beach, gentle breeze, deep relaxation and a frozen beverage Hammock of trees: An ecological collective formation of hardwood trees that grow together in elevated groupings just above wetland marshes that give an “island-like” appearance