I love St Mark! It is a great get away! And of course the trail is fantastic!!!!

Great hike or bike. About 3 miles one way. There are bears. Both times I visited I saw a momma bear and two Cubs (June 2019). They ran away but they do love in that area.Also saw turkeys lots of deer and a few snakes and an owl and a small bird with an orange beek.

About 25 minutes down the main trail, we saw a bear! We turned around and hiked back to the car.

Beautiful and natural state park.

What a great trail. We really enjoyed hiking through the park. Nobody else around that day, very peaceful with lots of deer tracks on the trail.

Great park for a bit of an adventure. Dont expect a gift shop, and wear ankle boots if possible. Lots of flooded areas and some creek and bog crossings on the yellow trail. Nonetheless this park is home to some beautiful scrub habitat, wetlands and teeming with birds, wildflowers and other creatures. Didnt see any bears unfortunately! In the summer I imagine heavy bug spray or even a face mosquito net is necessary.

Nice place to go for quiet, peaceful walk.

Very quiet park - no amenities so my girlfriend and I packed in our water, TP, food, etc.The trail is very sandy so be prepared for that - a nice pair of hiking boots will be nice to have if you go.Pretty cool wildlife experience - girlfriend and I saw a flock of about 6-8 turkeys as we rounded a corner on our way back to the car. Plenty of deer, turkey, and fox tracks on the trail. There are a lot of spiders that have made webbing in between the trees above the trail. Be sure to pay attention as sometimes the webbing is low.My only complaint and why I gave the park three stars is a safety concern. There seems to be someone who is living in the park about 1.5 miles down the trail. There is a large shipping crate and next to it a tarp canopy with a picnic table. There was a backpack and water bottles there. My girlfriend and I were a bit spooked by this and caused us to leave prematurely.

Just the right amount of trails for an out and back day hike. Trails are sandy with most of it just plowed fire lines. It has the main trail with a few side loops for extra mileage. No bridge across the St. Marks River at the north side of the park, so unless there are drought conditions you cant cross without getting wet/muddy. You will likely be the only one hiking here!

This park is on former timber property that includes the upper Saint Marks River and a contributing tributary - Gum Creek. The area hosts many planted pines but otherwise is a really nice piece of property. Parts of the trail go through swampy areas closer to the creek (Gum Creek) and other parts go through higher ground. There are bay trees and large stands of native bamboo. The trail is at times former timber roads and at other times recently plowed trails. The footing is mostly sandy, swampy/damp or rough from ploughing/clearing. It seems like it might be difficult to use some of the trails in more wet conditions. I only walked the Yellow Blaze and southerly part of the Blue Blaze

Dont waste your time to find that place.

Tons of things to do