Bulow State Park is a former plantation and state park in the First Coast region of Florida.

Understand

Bulow State Park consists of two state parks rolled into one. The most significant one is Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park, while the southern extension of the park, Bulow Creek State Park which follows several miles of the shoreline of the Intracoastal Waterway, is in neighboring Volusia County. To the south of Bulow Creek State Park is Tomoka State Park and the city of Ormond Beach. To the northwest of Bulow Plantation is the city of Palm Coast, the main city in Flagler County, the southernmost county within the First Coast.

Climate

The regional climate is hot and humid and summer, and cooler in winter. The park, straddling the boundary of Volusia and Flagler Counties, is on the border of the semitropical region of Central Florida to the south and the somewhat temperate region of North Florida. As a result, cold snaps during winter are interspersed with subtropical, humid heat waves.

Get in

The U.S. interstate I-95 bypasses Bulow to its west, but there is an interchange for the Old Dixie Hwy which crosses the interstate to its west and its east. The eastern, or southern, side of the Old Dixie Hwy connects to Bulow Creek while Old Kings Rd to the north connects Old Dixie Hwy to the site of Bulow Plantation.

See

• 1 Bulow Plantation Ruins, 3501 Old Kings Rd (three miles west of Flagler Beach on CR 2001, south of SR 100), ☏ +1 386 517-2084. Th–Su 9AM–5PM. Contains the ruins of an ante-bellum plantation. Among the wildlife of the park are Bald Eagles, Swallow-tailed Kites, and Florida manatees. Activities include hiking, fishing, wildlife viewing, canoeing and kayaking, and picnicking. Amenities include a 6.8 mile hiking trail, a boat ramp, and a screened picnic pavilion. Bulow Creek is recognized as a State Canoe Trail. $4 per vehicle. (updated Jun 2020)

Do

• 1 Bulow Creek State Park, ☏ +1 386 676-4050. 8AM-sundown. Free.  

Sleep

Camping

• 1 Encore Bulow RV Resort, 3345 Old Kings Rd S. With 385 sites which are open year round, the RV resort is close to the plantation. There is an event center, dining hall, and store at the site. Rental accommodations available but no pets allowed. (updated Jun 2023)

Go next

• Flagler Beach across the Intracoastal Waterway to the east
• Hammock Beach across the Intracoastal to the northeast
• Ormond Beach to the south
• Palm Coast to the northwest