26 February 2026
Tomoka State Park
Ormond Beach, Florida
A most impressive pelican at Flagler Beach today.
Marc- Today was mostly a mundane day doing chores and shopping at Costco. The fact that the Costco was at nearby Daytona Beach in front of the Raceway on Route A1A made life interesting. We were a bit distracted by the hundreds of motorcycles gathered around the front of the raceway (apparently it is bike week in Daytona). I totally missed the turn for Costco but ending up coming in from the delivery entrance. This Costco is brand new and huge compared to ours in Colchester, VT. There is plenty of parking and the shelves are well stocked. Last but not least was no waiting in line at the check-out.
Our main adventure today was exploring a nearby State Park called Gamble Rogers State Park. It has been renamed from Flagler State Park since Mr. Gamble Rogers tried to save a swimmer in distress and died in the process. The park crosses the entire barrier island from the ICW to the Atlantic. It has a harbor for visitors just off the ICW and extensive access to Flagler Beach. There is both a beach front campground and an ICW campground. We walked a trail that seemed like we were transported into a Hobbit adventure. The entire trail was was fully shaded and full of twists and turns and gnarly oak trees.
Mr. Gamble Rogers.
Fishing at Flagler Beach.
Entry channel to the Gamble Rogers State Park basin.
Oranges growing in our campground.
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