Clearwater Lake Recreation Pt. 2

Most everyone I spoke to had both been coming to Clearwater Lake for years and also said that it’s almost never busy. When we first arrived Memorial Day weekend just to use the day use on a Saturday I was curious and asked if they had any first come first serve sites available, the hosts told me there were still 6. I was really shocked as it was already 2:00 PM – that definitely makes me feel comfortable not having to reserve and tack on that extra $10.00. But, by the time Neill and Walter had gotten there they said they were all full which is why they shared Richard’s campsite. The ‘regulars’ said after Memorial Day weekend probably only 1-2 families will be there through the week and that it’s really quiet.

It wasn’t super crowded as far as those just there for day use either but everyone kept in the white sandy part of the lake which made it less roomy when more people came on Memorial Day. Not anxiety inducing, but there was noticeably more people for sure. We stayed until five and nothing ever got crazy like you’d think it might either.

Some things the recreation area offers are:

• canoe rentals
• swimming
• nature trail
• Florida Trail access
• a bike trail
• tent camping
• RV camping
• picnic tables
• grills
• fire rings
• showers and bathrooms
• fishing

Linear Park

Linear park is a city park in Palm Coast, FL. Although it isn’t one of the parks I typically talk about I think it is worth sharing because of the several recreational options that are offered. The park is really pretty and well maintained, i’m surprised more people haven’t been there the few times we have been.

The playground is on the smaller side, two swings ( 1 for older kids and 1 for smaller ones), a rope tower, and the regular play area with slides and ladders. Small, but again… very well maintained. We went on the hiking trail a previous visit, easy walk and mostly shaded which is nice in this florida heat. This last time we walked the bike trail and of course those are always so much more fun, very hilly and he loved running up and down them. Probably did that trail 2-3 times 😛

They have:

• bike maintenance stations, a lot of the parks in Palm Coast have those.
• Kayak launch
• hiking trails
• biking trails
• playground
• pavilions with picnic tables
• shuffleboard court
• bocce court
• The park is a designated Great Florida Birding Trail

There’s still an area in the park that we haven’t explored yet… it’s a decent size and I have seen people all ages there. Saw someone rollerblading as well 🙂

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Accessibility-

Depending on what you might be going for this park is definitely one I would consider accessible, there are sidewalks throughout most of it. Another great park not far from this one has several miles of paved walking trail-  Waterfront Park. We use to go there all the time, haven’t been since since a few days after Hurricane Matthew hit but I am sure it has been cleaned up and back to how it was before the hurricane. Very serene park, small playground but mostly people (older) go to walk or ride their bike.