Big Bend Scenic Byway

The dazzling Wakulla Springs runs through beautiful, full, green Blad Cypress trees.

The Ralph G. Kendrick Dwarf Cypress Dome is turned into a portrait of brilliant colors in autumn.

Springhill Road winds through the pine and oak forests in the Apalachicola National Forest, gaining altitude as it climbs the sandhills of the Cody Escarpment.

Sugar-sand and cabbage palms are silhouetted by the setting sun on St. James Island.

The sun's rays escape through the thinning clouds with brilliant colors above the marsh on Big Bend.

The Apalachicola National Forest holds Longleaf Pines, homes of the endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker.

The Apalachicola sign directs travelers to the Silver Lake Recreation Area.

A sting ray drifts under the water of the Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve.

The Apalachicola River shimmers with the vibrant colors of the sunset.

Limestone boulders rest in this beautiful green lake.

A guard of Sea Oats line the shore of the Gulf of Mexico.

Within the Apalachicola National Forest lies a haven of Bald Cypress and Tupelo Gum Trees in a swamp formed by the Ochlockonee River.

Tupelo Gum Trees stand along the Apalachicola River's banks.

The still waters of the Apalachicola Bay are filled with hardwood hammocks and marsh grass.

Boats line the Apalachicola docks along the beautiful Apalachicola River.

These blackwater creeks reflect the sky and offer a beautiful scenic view to travelers along the Big Bend Scenic Byway.

Several people relax and look at the off-shore islands at the Carrabelle Beach.

Several creatures of the deep inhabit the Gulf Specimen Aquarium and Marine Laboratory in a touch-tank aquarium.

The scenic drive between Panacea and St. Marks shows off the beauty of the upland pine and oak forest.

The rays of the sun break forth from behind the clouds of this beautiful sunrise at St. George Sound.

The still water of the Ochlockonee River streams through colossal long-leaf pines.

A fishing boat sits on the calm Lake Talquin underneath a cloudy sky.

A grassy shore looks out over the calm waters of Silver Lake.

Several people relax by the water of the Ochlockonee River State Park.

Four cyclists peddle through the rail-bed of the Tallahassee-St. Marks Railroad.

A prescribed fire burns its way through the Apalachicola National Forest.

An indigenous Florida Panther leans up against a tree in the Tallahassee Museum.

These exquisite, yellow, carnivorous Pitcher Plants grow in the Tate's Hell State Forest.

The St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge is shaded by moss-cloaked oaks.

A wooden boardwalk lines the edge of the Talquin Lake.

Adults watch their children try to grunt for worms at this rather interesting Sopchoppy festival.

A captive pair of Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers wait in wooden boxes to be transported to a new nest site on the Big Bend Scenic Byway.

A flock of snow-white Common Egrets lifts off a pond in the forest.

Travelers arriving at Tallahassee's Regional Airport can pick up Big Bend Scenic Byway information at the Visitor Center.

Groups of tourists play in the clear blue water at Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park.

The Sand Beach Tower offers an exquisite view of the Apalachicola River and floodplain forest.