Feel old Florida in Apalachicola
Behind the rows of oyster-shucking seafood shacks and the bobbing shrimper boats of the bay, Apalachicola still ticks over to the rhythms of old Florida. It's not gone unnoticed, what with that sprawling National Historic Register district unfolding in a medley of redbrick cotton warehouses and saloons from the 1800s. That's the kernel of town, around which fascinating maritime institutions and the John Gorrie Museum spin tales of colonial traders and refrigerator inventors alike. Apalachicola vacation rentals are also a springboard to the backcountry of the Florida Panhandle, where forests of longleaf pine give way to dense hammocks and creeks.
Activities and attractions in and around Apalachicola
Are you hoping to find attractions to visit during your stay? Travelers enjoy fun activities like fishing and boating. Although it can be tempting to stay in your comfortable vacation rental, you'll want to experience everything that makes Apalachicola a fun spot to vacation. These are some of the most popular attractions to explore, all within 30 miles (48.2 km) of the city center:
- Riverfront Therapy & Spirit of the River Spa (0.4 mi / 0.6 km)
- Downtown Books & Purl (0.1 mi / 0.1 km)
- Apalachicola Chocalate Company (0.2 mi / 0.3 km)
- St Joseph Bay Golf Club (18.8 mi / 30.2 km)
Ready the bait and boating gear in Apalachicola
Away from the spring breakers of the Atlantic shores and the twirling rollercoasters of Orlando, Apalachicola can offer a more relaxed line up of things to do. There's fishing by the bucket load, whether in the hammocks of the Apalachicola National Forest or out across Apalachicola Bay. There are local seafood festivals – in November – and farmer's markets. There are chances to see whales and dolphins in the Mexican Gulf, or adrenaline-pumping airboat adventures that whisk you from you Apalachicola vacation rentals and into the sprawling Floridian swamps.
Getting the temperature right in Apalachicola
With sultry temperatures and a distinct hurricane season in the late summer and fall months of September and October, it's important to pinpoint the perfect time to bag those Apalachicola vacation rentals. Locals will often tell you that it's spring. Starting with April, that's when the mercury levels start to pick up, opening the gulf beaches and shores. And it's before most visitors come to vacation here, leaving you plenty of scope to get a bargain.
Apalachicola spills from the Panhandle to the sea
As Apalachicola's skiff-bobbing docks and harbors give way to the choppy waters of Apalachicola Bay, they mark the point where the vast estuaries of the Apalachicola River finish and the dolphin-spotted Mexican Gulf begins. That's important because the estuaries themselves are the end of the great swamps and hammocks of the Florida Panhandle. Those are the real wildernesses here, unfolding up with the pinewoods and hardwoods of the Tate's Hell State Forest before merging into the wet prairies of the seemingly endless Apalachicola National Forest.
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