All of A1A south from St. Augustine is a good ride. Go west from there and most parts along side of the river (east side or west side) have some nice curvy roads to ride along the river.

For anyone wanting to visit for the first time it depends on what you like. Florida has a lot to offer riders. The keys from the blue wall south to mile marker 0 is a good ride but will take you about 3-4 hours. They have very strict speed limits and most of it is 45 miles an hour. Stay away from heavily populated areas like Orlando, and Tampa. Too much crap traffic for casual riding in my opinion. Jacksonville isn't that bad it's more open but they are in an infinite construction zone.

 

Thanks, looking forward to checking it out.

 

Coming from the PNW it may be shocking to see that your new riding ground is all flat, lol. Depending on the time of the year, the further south you go in the state, the more the humidity actually feels like hell on earth! Maybe that’s why FL is known as the armpit of the United States. I usually rent a house in St Augustine for Daytona bike week, nice little historical town, oldest city in America.

 

I spent 18 years in Hawaii so I get the humidity. I am actually looking at larger properties for possible rv spots to rent out along with doing more homesteading.

 

Lol. No offense taken. I am about as far from NYC as you could be and still be in NY state. Unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you look at it I just sold my 2nd home in Bradenton. I hear what you are saying about the old folks. Lots of impatient, unpredictable younger ***** too. I would not want to ride a bike in congested areas near either coast. Too much crazy stuff going on and I don't want to be a donor. Go inland and there is some nice riding and exploring to be done for sure.

 

There are some incredible places to ride in Central Florida. But, as mentioned there are "hives" of bad drivers mottled about the state. Winter Haven, Florida has GOT to be one of the worst, i.e.-- left-hand turns from the RIGHT lane, STOP signs without the rule of law, and turn signals? We ain't got no stinkin' turn signals!

But, if you get outside of the city limits, it's like a different world. Interstate 4 is akin to the not-so-underground tube they all use to co-mingle amongst the state from the various bad-driver hives. IMHO.

 

Just north of where you're going is Fort Clinch State Park. It's pretty cool to see the historic fort. Just south is Daytona.

 

Both of those are 2 of my favorite rides.

 

Thanks for the info. Looking forward to my trip.