Gulf State Park

Start 2024 off right by joining our Naturalist on a New Year's Day hike! This fun hike will help you check off 24 firsts on January 1st, while exploring the beautiful trails of Gulf State Park. The naturalist will guide you on a leisurely hike across Lake Shelby to Branyon Beach, which will be approximately 2.3 miles total. Make completing this hike the first New Year’s resolution you keep!

The First

1. First Hike
2. First Hot chocolate
3. First Stretch
4. Bird sighting
5. First Alligator sighting
6.  First Lake view
7. First Jumping jack
8. First Tree hug
9. First New friend
10. First Yoga pose
11. First Deep breath of fresh air
12. First State Park visit
13. First seashell collected
14. First Toes in the sand
15. First Toes in the Gulf
16. First Wildflower sighting
17. First use of naturalist app
18. First trail use
19. First beach visit
20. First osprey sighting
21. First selfie
22. First dad joke
23. First dance move
24. First overnight stay in Gulf State Park