Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park is named in honor of the U. S. Air Force Colonel who was instrumental in preserving this site with a large stand of old growth longleaf pine trees. Rocky Bayou is the central feature of this park and is a small branch of the much larger Choctawhatchee Bay situated just north of Destin, Florida. Eglin Air Force Base is also nearby the park as is the small town of Niceville.
Our parking spot, above, was just a few yards from Rocky Bayou nestled among pines, magnolias and native palms. And below, you can see our front window view.
We had to hunker down for most of our stay here as we were inundated by heavy rains for several days. More about that in the post about Falling Water State Park. Below is a Red-bellied Woodpecker who was a frequent visitor to "our" pine trees!
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