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If this is your FIRST EVER BBC trip:  The BBC has a Liability Waiver specific to our club.  Please follow the link:  http://www.bbc32162.com/liability-waiver-1.html; click on the Blue Button to print the Liability Waiver and submit it with your reservation form.  If this is not your first trip,  please skip this step.

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Anastasia State Park,

The Maritime Museum & Brisky's BBQ  on Monday, July 21st

^​8:30am until 8:30pm

Yes, we’ve scheduled this beach for the third year in a row, but it’s partly because of the BBQ we cater in at the end of our beach day!  Then again, the scenery is glorious.  You’ll have the opportunity to visit another lighthouse, the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum after we arrive as it is adjacent to the park. It is 219 steps (14 stories) to the top of the lighthouse, and offers a view of the Atlantic and the nation’s oldest city ~ St. Augustine. You will have approximately one hour to tour the museum and the gift shop. We have a group rate of $13.50 per person. Our bus will take you to the museum and pick you up at the end of your time there.

Return to The Villages with a stop at Buc-ees:

But the day is not quite over yet. At 4:30 pm, we will depart from Anastasia and head to Buc-ees for dessert. It is about 30 minutes away on World Commerce Parkway and is the perfect place to shop for dessert. If you have not yet been to Buc-ees, you will want to explore this newcomer as it is a totally different kind of “travel stop.” There are about 104 fuel pumps….but only for cars. No semi-trucks are allowed. These are the cleanest restrooms you’ll find anywhere on the road.  And it only gets more interesting from there.  We will spend about 45 minutes at Buc-ees, re-board our bus and make our way back to The Villages, arriving before 8:30 pm.

I/we would like to go to go to Anastasia State Park with the BBC on July 21st.  Enclosed is my $47.00 check (pp). This includes the cost of dinner and park entrance fee.

Print your name(s):   ____________________________________________________

I/we wish to be on the bus with these friends (name up to four) _____________________________________________________________

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I/we still have a credit with the BBC and I would like to use that credit. ____

I/we live in the Village of ________________________________

During the trip, I can be reached at this phone number: ______________

I/we would like to tour the Lighthouse Museum and have added $13.50 per person to our check: _______Yes    _______# of people

Trip payment can be mailed or dropped at Barefoot Beachcombers Club, Safe Ship – Colony Plaza, 333 Colony Drive, Box 110, The Villages, FL 32162​​

Beach Gear:

It is recommended that we bring our own chairs and umbrellas as the vendor has very limited rentals available.

2025 Beach Trips

To get in on the fun, print the reservation form by clicking on the green button above.  On July 7th, we will conduct our lottery and you will be notified shortly thereafter of your seat confirmation or waitlist status. (This means your reservation & check must be at SafeShip by 2pm on Saturday July 5th) Mail or drop the reservation form, along with your check (made out to the BBC) for $47.00 per person to: ​

South of the lighthouse lies one of the area’s most beautiful, untouched beaches inside Anastasia State Park. During walks on the beach at certain times of the year, you can find starfish, shells, crabs, and other creatures in the tidal waters and sand. There are four miles of beach for walking, sandbars and shallows for swimming.

In addition to the beach, there are a few activities that may interest you.  In particular, Salt Run, a 2-mile long pond that offers a sheltered spot for kayaking, paddle boarding or canoeing.  A journey on Salt Pond will be filled with native wildlife, iconic sights of St. Augustine. Equipment for the above activities can be rented at www.anastasiawatersports.com.  You will find the rental rates there.

Brisky's BBQ Dinner:

Around 3:00 pm, Brisky’s BBQ Catering will arrive with their incredibly tender beef brisket, pulled pork, BBQ beans, coleslaw, potato salad, green beans and rolls. We thoroughly stuffed ourselves last year and everyone commented that it was the best BBQ they had ever eaten. We will enjoy this feast again this year in the Sea Turtle Pavilion which is near the Island Grill. The price per person is $15.00 (includes tax & tip). The BBC will provide utensils, plates and napkins and will subsidize the pavilion rental.  This is INCLUDED in your trip fee.

The Spanish Quarry that begins near the park entrance. It may be difficult to find as it is a short trail and very overgrown with natural habitat.  We hunted it down last year and would not recommend doing that again unless you just feel compelled.

Barefoot Beachcombers Club (‘BBC’ will also suffice)
333 Colony Blvd. #110 *
The Villages, FL 32162

* Be sure to include the mailbox number #110 because there are two BBC's at this Safe Ship Location.

You could instead hand your addressed envelope to a person at the counter at Safe Ship in Colony Plaza, saving you the stamp and ensure its timely arrival.

In addition to the beach, the park offers biking, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, and bird watching. The park has 195 identified bird species, sometimes visible on any one of the three hiking trails.

The Ancient Dunes Trail, at 0.7 miles long, starts at the back of the campground and takes about 12 minutes. It is considered an easy walk.

The Anastasia State Park Marsh Trail is also considered an easy route at 0.9 miles, taking 16 minutes to complete.

The Island Grill:

The Island Grill is open for lunch. They serve a variety of foods, including sandwiches, quesadillas, chicken tenders, fish tacos, nachos, beer, wine & assorted frozen drinks. You can, of course, bring your lunch from home.

Anastasia State Park is 2 ¼ hours from The Villages on the Atlantic side of the state. This unspoiled, beautiful park sits about one mile off Highway A1A. The beach is deep…not as deep as Siesta Keys, but it’s a trek to the edge of the water. Sometimes it the currents can be significant. It is however, a magnificent beach to sit and appreciate the beauty of the Atlantic Ocean.