Fort Clinch State Park

Fort Clinch State Park

            Fort Clinch State Park is a magnificent yet mysterious place. It captures you’re attention and arouses your curiosity, eventually you’ll forget all about your phone and the fact there isn’t a phone signal for miles.

            Once a safe haven for confederate troops in the Civil War, Fort Clinch is now an abandoned monument for families to come see it’s historic past.  Park employees are dressed up as confederate soldiers as they welcome you to the year 1864. The winding road that leads through the park is a beautiful sight covered in Spanish moss. Friendly cyclists ride right past you and signs for RV and Tent camping pass as you drive in. Once you pull up to the fort, one experiences a wave of chills. There’s a lot of energy surrounding the buildings, some calm and some terrifying.

            Upon exploring this eerie fort, if you stumble upon an underground tunnel behind the prison building, enter carefully. Rumor has it that halfway down the tunnel something extremely violent happened there and the energy still remains. When I personally visited the tunnel, I walked halfway down while holding the hand of one of my best friends. The energy is real and it gives you a rush of adrenaline.

            If a haunted tunnel is not your thing, just steps away from the chilling history of the Civil War, lays a relaxing and picturesque beach. There’s rolling sand dunes for miles and miles and the tall fort lay undisturbed in the background. Right around late afternoon is the best time to visit the beach. When the sun is in starting to go down, nothing beats the sound of seagulls and the cool breeze of the ocean. Bring a beach chair, a drink of your choice, and watch the sailboats come in and out of Cumberland Sound. It’s quite a relaxing and perfect way to end a busy workweek. Who knows, you may even find a shark tooth right at your feet.