FLORIDA BACK ROADS TRAVEL
OFF THE BEATEN PATH

BY  Mike Miller Updated October 14, 2025

The rapid population growth and unchecked development of the past half century have left us long time Floridians saddened for the Florida we have lost. 

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Our state seems to be changing faster every year. We remember the way it was and wish it were still the same.  Since that can never be, we created this website to help you find off the beaten path places that still have that “Old Florida” feeling. 


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About Florida Backroads Travel

The name "Florida Backroads Travel" has two meanings on this website. The first is obvious:  to show you places that are still unhurried and unspoiled on the roads less traveled. These are actual physical places:  scenic roads, towns, parks, attractions, restaurants and the like. 

The second meaning is to travel the Florida backroads of memory to revisit a time when most of the state was still undiscovered by the millions that would be flocking in over the years.


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