Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, in Palm Coast about an hour up the coast from Daytona Beach, is two parks in one across A1A: formal gardens — rose gardens, reflecting ponds, exotic plantings under a live-oak hammock — on the Intracoastal side, and a wild beach strewn with coquina rock formations on the ocean side. VISIT FLORIDA's portrait, through the visitors who love it, calls it 'an oasis of peace.'

Watch: Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, guided

2 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Florida Travel: Visit Washington Oaks Gardens State Park

VISIT FLORIDA

VISIT FLORIDA's portrait of Washington Oaks Gardens State Park in Palm Coast, through the visitors who love it: formal rose gardens and exotic plantings, hiking and biking trails, fishing on the Intracoastal, the park's small history museum, and picnic spots under the oaks — 'an oasis of peace' an hour up the coast from Daytona Beach.

Key takeaways
  • The park pairs formal gardens with a wild coquina-rock beach across A1A
  • Visitors fish the Intracoastal side and picnic under the live oaks
  • A small museum covers the Young estate's history

Stroll through the Garden, Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Florida (USA)

Dr. Brenda U

A slow garden stroll through Washington Oaks with Dr. Brenda U — the rose garden, reflecting ponds and oak hammock paths, carried by birdsong and the park's quiet rather than commentary.

An honest note about this page

Only two qualifying films about Washington Oaks exist: the VISIT FLORIDA portrait and one long, slow garden stroll. Every other candidate was a sub-length clip. This page carries the two real films and says so — the park deserves better coverage than the internet has given it, and the gardens film below shows what the fuss is about.

What the films show

The official portrait runs the park's split personality: formal gardens and a small museum covering the Young estate's history on one side; hiking and biking trails, fishing on the Intracoastal and picnics under the oaks throughout. The stroll film is the atmosphere version — rose garden, ponds and hammock paths carried by birdsong rather than commentary, 21 minutes of the quiet the park is loved for. Pair it with Marineland, minutes south, for the coast's calmest half-day.

Sources: the 2 videos on this page, filmed at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park in Palm Coast.

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