24 February 2022 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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The Big Bend region of
Florida is an informal region of the state. Different definitions of the region include counties stretching across northern Florida from the
Apalachicola River to the
St. Johns River. The Big Bend Coast, however, is the marshy coast without
barrier islands that extends along the
Gulf of Mexico coast of Florida from the
Ocklockonee River (
Wakulla County) to
Anclote Key (
Pasco County).
Visit Florida, the state’s official tourism marketing corporation, uses varying definitions of the region, including just four counties,
Jefferson,
Taylor,
Dixie and
Levy counties, in one definition, and 12 counties, including Levy, Dixie,
Gilchrist,
Lafayette,
Suwannee,
Columbia,
Hamilton,
Baker,
Union,
Bradford,
Clay, and
Putnam counties, in another. The
Big Bend Scenic Byway is a marked route through
Franklin,
Leon, and
Wakulla counties.
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