Re: St Johns River, FL - Lemon Bluff rope swing beach
Best thing to do is launch at Mullet Lake Park and then run south/east from there. If you're coming from Lake Monroe you can make it through the slough area after 415 but you need to know the way to go.. and it's unmarked. Mullet Lake has nice ramps, bathrooms and parking. Head out 46 towards Geneva and take a left just after the bridge as if you're going towards the landfill. Left at the blinking yellow light until it dead ends into the park.
Two totally different worlds.. the north side of Lake Monroe and the south. The north side gets more of the Heathrow crowd it seems and the south side is way more good ol' boy and country side since you're out by the Osteen/Lake Harney area. Way less LEO action and more of a party atmosphere..
You can't miss the beach as it's about 4 miles east of Mullet Lake on your right hand side. You'll see boats lining the whole thing and people having one heck of a good time. If you go under the huge power lines, you've gone too far.. but if you want a nice run you can go all the way to Lake Harney. There's a fish camp on the other side of the lake that you can pull up to and grab a bite and a beer if you'd like as well.
There are a couple of old BBQ grills that live up on the beach permanently, so bring grillables if you like. We always bring something to throw on and just know that there will be some spare hot coals somewhere among everyone..
