Forgotten Coast

Florida's Forgotten Coast is a registered trademark. The Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce registered it in the early 1990s.United States Patent and Trademark Office 
Searching on this site reveals that the name was "first used in commerce" in 1992; the ABCofC registered the trademark in 2009.  The name refers to a mostly quiet, undeveloped (few buildings) part of coastline from Mexico Beach on the Gulf of Mexico to St. Marks on Apalachee Bay in the U.S. state of Florida.  The nearest large city is Tallahassee. It is about 90 miles (145 km) northeast of Apalachicola. Panama City, home of Tyndall Air Force Base, is about 60 miles (95 km) to the northwest.

The Forgotten Coast includes these coastal communities (towns), listed west to east:
 Port St. Joe
 Cape San Blas
 Apalachicola
 Eastpoint
 Carrabelle
 Lanark Village
 Alligator Point
 Panacea
 Shell Point

These are on the Forgotten Coast:
 Gulf County, Florida
 Franklin County, Florida
 Wakulla County, Florida

The area is famous for its oyster and shrimp production, marine wildlife, and fine white-sand beaches. Peninsulas and barrier islands along the coast include:
 Gulf County:
 St. Joseph Peninsula
 Cape San Blas
 Franklin County:
 St. Vincent Island
 Cape St. George Island
 St. George Island
 Dog Island

Protected natural areas include:
 St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
 Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
 St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge
 St. George Island State Park
 Tate's Hell State Forest
 Bald Point State Park
 Wakulla State Forest
 Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
 San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park
 St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Related pages
 Florida Panhandle

References

Other websites
  Historic Apalachicola - Local Information site

Category:Geography of Florida