Lake Apopka North Shore Wildlife Drive & Loop Trail (RV Living Full Time) 4K Part 2

Now that we are truly RV Living fulltime, we were able to stay two weeks at Magnolia Park and do the free wildlife encounter Florida attraction at Lake Apopka North Shore Scenic Drive (see time stamps below)- and see gators, gators, gators, birds, birds, birds, and some turtles. We also saw many beautiful sunsets on Lake Apopka. We didn’t cycle the Loop Trail but we show you one of the trail heads that does lead to the Scenic Drive.
Time Stamps:
Intro 0:00
Wildlife Drive 2:23
Loop Trail 8:38
Lake Apopka & Sunsets 10:35
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Other links:
Trail map- www.sjrwmd.com/static/lands/t...
St. John’s River Water Management - www.sjrwmd.com
Magnolia Park- www.orangecountyfl.net/cultur...
Fish Kill- richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/it...
www.wuft.org/specials/water/l...
History- fleetfarming.org/the-history-...
www.orlandosentinel.com/os-jo...
Eco-tourism theapopkavoice.com/eco-touris...
Tips for Scenic Drive:
Come early if it is in the hotter months, but it may be busier. Wear sunscreen and a hat. Bring drinks and snacks- it could take 3 hours. Bring a really good zoom. And of course “Get out of the car” haha
“The drive is a one-way, 11-mile drive meandering through the eastern portion of the property. It begins at Lust Road and ends on Jones Avenue in Orange County, Fla. The drive takes 1-3 hours, depending on the usage and how many stops visitors choose to make along the way. The speed limit is 10 mph and the maximum vehicle length is 25 feet; no trailers allowed. A few restrooms and picnic pavilion are available on the property (see trail guide map for locations), but there is no drinking water provided. Dogs are allowed but must be leashed at all times. Stopping is limited to designated pull-outs provided along the length of the drive. A portion of the drive intersects with a multi-use trail and visitors are encouraged to carefully watch for hikers, bicycle riders and other users who share the road.”
Tips for loop trail:
Get a map and decide where you want to start and end. Bring lots of water. Be aware of the area that you will share with cars on the Scenic Drive section. If starting at Magnolia Park, look for the historic marker. “On October 20, 2011, Lovell's Landing State Historic Marker was dedicated on the shore of Lake Apopka at Magnolia Park”
“The Lake Apopka Loop Trail follows the lake’s edge through the property, covering more than 20 miles and providing hiking and biking opportunities. The Loop Trail is expected to circumnavigate Lake Apopka in the future, but is currently an out-and-back trail traversing the northern half of the lake. There are four trailheads for the Loop Trail with restrooms at the Green Mountain, North Shore/McDonald Canal boat ramp and Magnolia Park trailheads and port-a-lets at the historic pump house. No drinking water is provided along the trail.”
Sunsets at Lake Apopka tips:
Remember that Magnolia Park does close before sunset but the pier section is open. Come a bit early to pick your spot.
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[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Check out the awesome county park and campground where we stayed just down the road from all you see here (site to site tour of Magnolia Park in Apopka, Florida) kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3qZeGZ3lLNpd5I

[@AdventureEncounters]

Lol... He's from Canada and can't handle the Florida heat 😆 What?! Had no clue the scenic drive even existed! Perfect timing to seeall the babbies! Lake Apopka is huge! We rode around it on the West Orange trail and that was like 25 miles of bike riding 🤯 We love us some sunsets! Full watch for y'all and. We watched all the ads 😉 See you guys soon 👋 Ashley

[@SantosChronicles]

Now that’s a super zoom you guys have there. You guys do such a great job with your narration. Always love watching your videos. Most people think I’m crazy with flying my drone over water like Larry. But I figured if it crashed, better in the water than on people. Great tour of the trail and lake. What a great sunset shot.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Part 2😀. Thanks for watching until the end. I love sunsets. Larry would have like to have a drone sunset shot 😅. I’m always worried I put too much info out there. But thanks. As always, your visits are great. Hug the fam from us. Take care. Alice

[@sydneylandry2630]

That’s great information. It’s amazing that Orlando is so close to all this beauty! Thanks for sharing.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Sydney, hi. There is so much more to the Central Florida area than theme parks. I’m glad you liked it. Take care. Alice

[@RVOnTheWayside]

That Park was amazing. We so want to visit that Wildlife drive. Thank you so much for taking us with you. Those sunsets were spectacular. YOu really did a great job with the background stories and editing. We just loved this. ❤️👍👏 Donovan & Jodi

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Thanks guys. I had such a great time on the drive and watching the sunsets. If you are ever here, you definitely should check it out. I do live giving some history. I actually enjoy researching 🤣. Thanks for joining us. Stay safe. Alice

[@BluWaveOdyssey]

You two find the most amazing places in Florida to camp at. It's like when we head out of Florida again, we're going to have to review your videos to get ideas on where to stay along the way. What awesome shots of the wildlife you got. This is such a cool video! You got some of the best gator shots I've seen in a while. Otters are so cool. Wow, check out the traffic there. Beautiful sunset! Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Bob, hey. We really lucked out lately 🤣. Magnolia park and the wildlife drive were not our original plan. I’m so glad we did it. You definitely should visit when you come this way. I’m a sucker for wildlife and sunsets. Thanks for coming by. Alice

[@stevebradley7690]

Thanks for the tour. The scenery was beautiful.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Steve, hi. I love going to places like this. You can take your time and see what you want to see. AND it was free 😃. Thanks for visiting with us. Stay safe. Alice

[@debsym62]

That is one of my favourite drives in Florida.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

I loved it - but not in the heat. Oh my. I’d like to go back when it’s cooler. Alice

[@darisanshanger1616]

Wow!! What a sunset!

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Lake Apopka had an amazing place to see sunsets. Alice

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

Very Nice! I love opportunities to see wildlife. Thanks for the video.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Hi. Boy did we see wildlife. Wish we saw more. Maybe next Winter. Take care. Alice

[@angelaisland4036]

Great video as always! Enjoyed all the information and great photography!

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Hello again. It was so much fun and we took too many pics and video. But we would like to do it in the winter. Take care. Alice

[@SantosChronicles]

What a fun trip. Alice is so happy to check out that wild life place. But I bet Larry liked flying the drone over there. My wife would love this place cause she loves birds. But those gators would keep me in the car.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Karl, so many gators 🐊. I definitely could see you guys here. The drone made me nervous. Would hate to lose it 🤣. Thanks for always coming by. Alice

[@SantosChronicles]

Downsizing Makes Cents It did look like a lot of fun. The good news about the Drone is that there are so many automated features from keeping you from crashing. As long as you watch the battery and which way the wind is blowing (against the wind) you should be good. But still nerve racking.

[@ThisIsOurRetirement]

Great video TFS loved the wildlife hope you are both well Cheers 🍷👍🍺

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Hey. It was amazing. Next time we will do it in cooler weather 🤣😂. Thanks for visiting. Alice

[@SmallSpaceLiving]

Love that gator in the opening. The birds was our favorite part of FL. Larry is weak. Tell him to get his butt outside. Staying in is fine for the pups. lol My wife would do the same thing with the turtle. She has many times. lol Wow love the birds. Nice shot of the flower with the fuzz coming off of it. Nice on the jumping gator. Larry get out of the freaking car. lol That is such a massive gator. In your shots are you using wireless mics? That is a shame about them polluting the lake. I am glad it now getting cleaned up. Alice is all about them sunsets. You are correct that is an amazing sunset. I liked it and subscribed. You did great Alice. On a personal note it has been great spending time with y'all. You have truly become good friends. Not a KZbin thing but good friends beyond KZbin. I am honored and lucky y'all came to hang with me. Thank you both for being you and know that anytime you ever need me I am just a call away and I will be there no matter what. Look forward to the rest of this week and hope the mountains treat you well.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

OMG. You win William for most detailed comment 🤣😘. Birds are awesome but gators are my favorite. Poor Canadian Larry. We need to get him out of the heat. Larry has rescued many turtles 🐢 too. The fuzzy flower was Larry’s idea. It did come out cool. We used a couple of different mics. One on the video camera. And later road mics. Yeah. We love nature to death sometimes. I do love my sunsets 🌅 We feel the same way about you William. We can’t wait to hang out some more. We are loving Tennessee so far. We need to do some hiking together. See you tomorrow. Alice 🤗

[@myrnaedelen8385]

What a pretty & interesting place. Never knew there was a place like this so close to Orlando.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Myrna, hi. Exactly. We didn’t know either. It would be great if you shared with your Orlando loving friends. Thanks for coming by. Take care. Alice.

[@vincentsaputo1757]

you go girl be safe have fun

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Vincent, hey. Thanks for that. I’m trying my best. You take care now. Alice

[@NixPix]

My husbands grandparents lived in Apopka just love the area!!!! great video!!! It is hot this year and Im a fl native

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Hey. There seems to be a heat wave across the country. It’s crazy. I loved the area. We can’t wAit to visit again. Magnolia Park campground was in such a perfect location to do all of this. Thanks for coming by. Take care. Alice

[@SandraJsAdventuresOutdoors]

What a wonderful place, I am a birder. I would love it there.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

You would love it here. Bring a good zoom. Winter is supposedly the place to go. Maybe this winter Birdapalooza will happen here again. Take care. Alice

[@greygoose7924]

Your video is awesome, I am looking forward to visiting the area, just for the experience of Magnolia Park.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Hey. Definitely visit. It’s such a great area. The park is free. The Wildlife Drive is free. And the campground was very reasonable. Thank you for coming by. Let me know if you go. Stay safe. Alice

[@julieh3327]

That looks like a lovely loop drive. We love birds and nature and that would be right up our ally! Beautiful photography and videography! Thanks for sharing.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Julie, hi. Check it out if you are near Apopka. Winter would be better though 🥵 wish we saw an otter 😔 Thanks for coming by. I really appreciate it. Alice

[@GreYulia]

Thanks for the interesting video.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Hi. It was a lot of fun. Plus I get to watch it later. Easier to remember 🤣. Thanks for checking it out. Alice

[@darisanshanger1616]

OMG Alice!! You are Such a bad influence!! Look at you hanging out of the car window!! Poor Larry & what he has to go through! I Love this campground! Sally and I are DIsney ppl.. so nice and close to the parks

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Magnolia was amazing. If you are an Orange County resident, you get a discount. The Peacocks were amazing. No Larry would hang out the window while driving 🤣😂So he’s the bad influence 🤣😂. Alice

[@darisanshanger1616]

Downsizing Makes Cents he did not.. I can see Larry trying to talk sense to you.. but no.. there you go! *eyeroll* yah, Sally is getting into watching these with me as well now.. the dreaming phase is catching on with her. She is like Larry though.. the hot temps I’m sure will make her run inside. She likes to cook, so we are looking at the 5th wheels with a large front or rear kitchen

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Darisan Hurston the RV oven is not my favorite. Larry cooks on the BBQ mostly. But the stove works great. You guys follow us on Instagram? More pics and videos there that are current. Alice

[@darisanshanger1616]

Downsizing Makes Cents I’m a twitter guy more. .. I haven’t been on instagram in about 5 years :-)

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

We are @DownsizingCents on Twitter

[@angelaisland4036]

Alice how do you stay fit on the road? We are leaving in 55 days.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Angela, hi. I don’t know about fit 🤣. Many many dog walks. Plus I’m just so busy, I don’t have time to eat 😉 Went for a hike in the Smokies today. That’s my main exercise when I can. Always good to see a familiar face. Thanks. Alice

[@angelaisland4036]

Downsizing Makes Cents we went to Smoky Mountains in June you have to do Alum Cave trail it was amazing. The cave isn’t really much to look at but the inspiration point was amazing. It was the best hike we did. Gatlinburg trail you can take your pups and it is a flat trail and you can walk to the great smoky mountains sign. Park at the parking lot on the right in Gatlinburg eighth before entering the park.