About

Our Mission: Help you find adventures in your own backyard. 

Our Vision: To create accessible and sustainable access for adventure travelers in the southeast. 

 

“Our Story”

Sunshine State Adventure Company was established in 2022 by Jon Birkmire. Sunshine State Adv Co. started with a simple question. "Why doesn't Florida have its own adventure trail?" Every other state in the south has some form of an Overland and Adventure Bike route other than Florida. Jon, the creator of the F.A.T, had spent tons of time exploring Florida back roads and forests growing up and knew the places to go but wasn't sure if it was possible to connect them all. That started the tedious process of looking at maps, creating scouting lines, and physically driving all over Florida with the help of a few awesome folks who helped scout along the way to piece together over 1200 miles of backwoods adventuring and hundreds of waypoints to create what we now call The Florida Adventure Trail. Years later, Sunshine State Adv Co. is now creating more routes through Florida, Creating Apparel for the Adventure lifestyle, and working with local government agencies to keep trails and camping open. 

 

The Florida Adventure Trail

The F.A.T is a 1200-mile Overland and Adventure Bike route through the best parts of Florida. The route is 60ish % unpaved roads with scenic paved roads connecting them together. The F.A.T file includes hundreds of waypoints for campsites, gas stations, food, and points of interest as well as the routes themselves. Difficult trails are clearly marked on the route. It's important to remember that Florida gets TONS of water in different seasons. Ride at your own risk. The F.A.T will take on average 5-6 full days to complete.