List of Florida state parks

Florida State Parks
Sun setting over the Gulf of Mexico from a beach on Honeymoon Island
Sunset at Honeymoon Island State Park, historically the most visited state park in the State of Florida[1]
Area819,000 acres (331,000 ha)
Established1935 (1935)
Visitors28 million (in 2023)
Governing bodyFlorida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks
Websitewww.floridastateparks.org

The Florida state park system is made up of 176 units managed by the Florida Park Service (FPS), a division of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. It covers more than 819,000 acres (331,000 ha) across 63 of Florida's 67 counties.[2][n 1] The FPS classifies the units as 57 parks, 34 recreation areas, 28 preserves, 21 special feature historic sites, 10 trails, five museums, five special feature archaeological sites, four ornamental gardens, two reserves, two special feature botanical sites, two special feature geological sites, two fishing piers, one special feature cultural site, one greenway, one folk culture center, one wildlife park, and one unit of undetermined classification.[2][n 2]

Established in 1935, the system ranges from pre-Columbian archaeological sites to first-magnitude springs, coral reefs, and roadless barrier islands only accessible by boat or ferry. Of the 176 parks and trails, 13 of them contain National Natural Landmarks.[3] Many of the state's best-known parks include Silver Springs, Homosassa Springs, Rainbow Springs, and Weeki Wachee Springs, all of which started out as private tourist attractions before the State of Florida acquired them. The newest unit in the Florida park system is Shoal River Headwaters State Park in Walton County which was acquired on October 7, 2025 and opened to the public on January 23, 2026.[2]

The Florida Park Service is a four-time recipient of the National Recreation and Park Association's Gold Medal Award for the best state park system in the United States.[4] It won in 1999, 2005, 2013, and 2019, and was a finalist in 1997, 2011, and 2025.[5][6]

In 2023, the Florida Park Service's 1,040 staff members and 19,854 volunteers served 28 million visitors across 198 cabins, 3,311 campsites, 101 miles (163 km) of beaches, and 2,275 miles (3,661 km) of trails.[7] Operations are funded by dedicated documentary stamp tax revenue, visitor fees, and local non-profit "friends of the park" groups. While most parks charge an entrance fee, Florida residents can purchase an annual pass valid statewide. Campsite reservations within the parks are handled through ReserveAmerica.

Maps

Interactive Map

Florida State Park District Map

Map of all the different Florida State Park Districts
Map of all the different Florida State Park Districts

Florida state parks and reserves

Park name Image Acquired[n 3] Coordinates District[n 4] County or counties[2] Area[2][n 5] Notable feature
Addison Blockhouse Historic State ParkJanuary 12, 194529°19′56″N 81°05′44″W / 29.3322°N 81.0956°W / 29.3322; -81.09563Volusia147.93 acres (59.9 ha)A historic fortified structure from the Second Seminole War.[8]
Alafia River State ParkDecember 19, 199627°46′25″N 82°07′12″W / 27.7735°N 82.1201°W / 27.7735; -82.12014Hillsborough7,717.8 acres (3,123 ha)Former phosphorus strip mine now popular for mountain biking.[9]
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State ParkMarch 31, 195330°31′43″N 84°15′37″W / 30.5286°N 84.2602°W / 30.5286; -84.26021Leon1,170.19 acres (474 ha)A nationally recognized ornamental garden covering 28 acres (11 ha)[10]
Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State ParkDecember 20, 199127°58′39″N 81°27′10″W / 27.9775°N 81.4528°W / 27.9775; -81.45283Polk8,403.66 acres (3,401 ha)Protects the rare Lake Wales Ridge habitat[11]
Amelia Island State ParkJuly 15, 198330°31′13″N 81°26′21″W / 30.5204°N 81.4393°W / 30.5204; -81.43932Nassau235.68 acres (95.4 ha)Protects Amelia Island’s undeveloped southern shore.[12]
Anastasia State ParkMarch 31, 194929°53′08″N 81°16′45″W / 29.8856°N 81.2791°W / 29.8856; -81.27913St. Johns1,593.17 acres (645 ha)One of the largest stands of a globally rare maritime hammock [13]
Anclote Key Preserve State ParkApril 1, 196028°10′39″N 82°50′25″W / 28.1776°N 82.8402°W / 28.1776; -82.84024Pasco
Pinellas		12,209.61 acres (4,941 ha)Accessible only by ferry or boat[14]
Atlantic Ridge Preserve State ParkDecember 6, 200027°05′37″N 80°12′47″W / 27.0935°N 80.2131°W / 27.0935; -80.21315Martin4,886.06 acres (1,977 ha)Protects a portion of Pond Apple Slough, a rare natural wetland community[15]
Avalon State ParkDecember 12, 198527°32′38″N 80°19′29″W / 27.5439°N 80.3248°W / 27.5439; -80.32485St. Lucie657.58 acres (266.1 ha)Used for U.S. Navy Frogman training during World War II[16]
Bahia Honda State ParkSeptember 21, 196124°39′59″N 81°15′44″W / 24.6664°N 81.2623°W / 24.6664; -81.26235Monroe496.74 acres (201.0 ha)Preserves a rare cactus barren found on exposed limestone.[17]
Bald Point State ParkSeptember 2, 199929°56′53″N 84°24′17″W / 29.9480°N 84.4046°W / 29.9480; -84.40461Franklin12,154.21 acres (4,919 ha)Amphibious landing exercises were held here during World War II [18]
The Barnacle Historic State ParkJune 8, 197325°43′26″N 80°14′31″W / 25.7238°N 80.2420°W / 25.7238; -80.24205Miami-Dade9.59 acres (3.88 ha)Oldest house in Coconut Grove; built in 1891[19]
Big Lagoon State ParkMarch 1, 194330°18′55″N 87°24′39″W / 30.3153°N 87.4107°W / 30.3153; -87.41071Escambia706.77 acres (286.0 ha)Encompasses the lagoon and estuarine waters of the Intracoastal Waterway,[20]
Big Shoals State ParkNovember 19, 198630°20′20″N 82°42′31″W / 30.3390°N 82.7086°W / 30.3390; -82.70862Hamilton
Columbia		1,681.01 acres (680 ha)Largest whitewater Class III rapids in Florida[21]
Big Talbot Island State ParkAugust 20, 198230°28′50″N 81°26′44″W / 30.4805°N 81.4456°W / 30.4805; -81.44562Duval2,679.39 acres (1,084 ha)Exposed rock formations line the coast with old fallen trees scattered about.[22]
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State ParkMarch 31, 196625°40′32″N 80°09′33″W / 25.6755°N 80.1591°W / 25.6755; -80.15915Miami-Dade506.37 acres (204.9 ha)The Cape Florida Lighthouse, an early 19th-century light listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[23]
Blackwater River State ParkJune 14, 196830°42′27″N 86°52′32″W / 30.7074°N 86.8756°W / 30.7074; -86.87561Santa Rosa635.82 acres (257.3 ha)The unique shifting white sand bottom supports interesting insect life.[24]
Blue Spring State ParkAugust 14, 197228°56′53″N 81°20′28″W / 28.9480°N 81.3411°W / 28.9480; -81.34113Volusia2,659.05 acres (1,076 ha)Largest spring on the St. Johns River and a designated manatee refuge [25]
Bulow Creek State ParkMay 20, 198129°22′43″N 81°06′56″W / 29.3787°N 81.1155°W / 29.3787; -81.11553Flagler
Volusia		5,698.14 acres (2,306 ha)Fairchild Oak, nearly 500 years old, has a circumference of more than 25 feet (7.6 m)[26]
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State ParkJanuary 12, 194529°26′05″N 81°08′34″W / 29.4346°N 81.1427°W / 29.4346; -81.14273Flagler147.97 acres (59.9 ha)The ruins of the Bulow sugar mill, destroyed in raids during the Second Seminole War in 1836.[27]
Caladesi Island State ParkApril 18, 196628°01′16″N 82°48′51″W / 28.0210°N 82.8141°W / 28.0210; -82.81414Pinellas2,420.04 acres (979 ha)A 2.5-mile barrier island beach reachable by ferry.[28]
Camp Helen State ParkJune 7, 199630°16′23″N 85°59′32″W / 30.2730°N 85.9923°W / 30.2730; -85.99231Bay223.33 acres (90.4 ha)Lake Powell, the largest coastal dune lake in the Florida Panhandle. [29]
Cayo Costa State ParkDecember 21, 197626°39′37″N 82°14′25″W / 26.6604°N 82.2402°W / 26.6604; -82.24024Lee2,666.87 acres (1,079 ha)A mostly undeveloped barrier island featuring pre-Columbian shell mounds. [30]
Cedar Key Museum State ParkJune 19, 196029°09′08″N 83°02′56″W / 29.1522°N 83.0490°W / 29.1522; -83.04902Levy18.63 acres (7.54 ha)The home, shell, and artifact collections of St. Clair Whitman[31]
Cedar Key Scrub State ReserveDecember 27, 197829°12′01″N 83°01′49″W / 29.2003°N 83.0302°W / 29.2003; -83.03022Levy6,784.31 acres (2,746 ha)Habitat for the Florida scrub-jay[32]
Charlotte Harbor Preserve State ParkDecember 19, 197426°47′09″N 82°08′12″W / 26.7858°N 82.1368°W / 26.7858; -82.13684Charlotte
Lee		45,507.16 acres (18,416 ha)A mangrove shoreline covering most of the unaltered Charlotte Harbor shoreline.[33]
Cockroach Bay Preserve State ParkJanuary 24, 199727°42′08″N 82°29′34″W / 27.7023°N 82.4928°W / 27.7023; -82.49284Hillsborough617.89 acres (250.1 ha)The Little Cockroach Key archaeological site is possibly one of the northernmost places of the Glades culture.[34]
Collier-Seminole State ParkMarch 8, 194425°58′32″N 81°36′01″W / 25.9756°N 81.6004°W / 25.9756; -81.60044Collier7,270.8 acres (2,942 ha)National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, the Bay City Walking Dredge used to build the Tamiami Trail through the Everglades[35]
Colt Creek State ParkMay 31, 200628°17′07″N 82°02′21″W / 28.2853°N 82.0391°W / 28.2853; -82.03913Polk5,067.01 acres (2,051 ha)Part of the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve[36]
Constitution Convention Museum State ParkMay 12, 192229°47′36″N 85°17′55″W / 29.7932°N 85.2985°W / 29.7932; -85.29851Gulf13.22 acres (5.35 ha)A 1,500-foot memorial mall commemorating the drafting and signing of Florida's first state constitution[37]
Crystal River Archaeological State ParkAugust 6, 196228°54′28″N 82°38′12″W / 28.9079°N 82.6367°W / 28.9079; -82.63672Citrus61.48 acres (24.88 ha)A National Historic Landmark and Florida's first archaeological state park.[38]
Crystal River Preserve State ParkAugust 20, 197428°51′30″N 82°38′56″W / 28.8584°N 82.6489°W / 28.8584; -82.64892Citrus27,718.15 acres (11,217 ha)Where the Crystal River meets the Gulf of Mexico[39]
Curry Hammock State ParkSeptember 10, 199124°44′39″N 80°59′20″W / 24.7442°N 80.9890°W / 24.7442; -80.98905Monroe1,055.78 acres (427 ha)One of the largest populations of thatch palm in the United States[40]
Dade Battlefield Historic State ParkSeptember 29, 192128°39′08″N 82°07′37″W / 28.6522°N 82.1270°W / 28.6522; -82.12704Sumter120.85 acres (48.9 ha)The site of the 1835 Dade massacre that opened the Second Seminole War and a National Historic Landmark since 1973.[41]
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State ParkJuly 26, 198225°14′54″N 80°19′04″W / 25.2484°N 80.3177°W / 25.2484; -80.31775Monroe2,601.45 acres (1,053 ha)The largest contiguous rockland hammock in the United States.[42]
De Leon Springs State ParkJune 1, 198229°08′28″N 81°22′20″W / 29.1410°N 81.3722°W / 29.1410; -81.37223Volusia624.79 acres (252.8 ha)The recovery site of some of the oldest dugout canoes in the Western Hemisphere.[43]
Deer Lake State ParkFebruary 6, 199630°18′38″N 86°03′54″W / 30.3106°N 86.0651°W / 30.3106; -86.06511Walton2,009.44 acres (813 ha)A coastal dune lake and series of wet prairies holding nine species of carnivorous plants.[44]
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State ParkSeptember 8, 197026°16′53″N 81°49′42″W / 26.2815°N 81.8284°W / 26.2815; -81.82844Collier199.73 acres (80.8 ha)A natural Gulf inlet at Wiggins Pass with a mature mangrove forest.[45]
Devil's Millhopper Geological State ParkDecember 5, 197329°42′25″N 82°23′43″W / 29.7070°N 82.3952°W / 29.7070; -82.39522Alachua67.24 acres (27.21 ha)A National Natural Landmark whose cool microclimate supports plants more typically found in southern Appalachian ravines[46]
Don Pedro Island State ParkFebruary 15, 198526°51′08″N 82°18′09″W / 26.8522°N 82.3025°W / 26.8522; -82.30254Charlotte253.76 acres (102.7 ha)A mangrove, seagrass and oyster bed estuary[47]
Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State ParkApril 17, 196329°43′16″N 84°44′52″W / 29.7212°N 84.7478°W / 29.7212; -84.74781Franklin2,073.24 acres (839 ha)Contains the oldest stand of slash pine found on a barrier island.[48]
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State ParkAugust 23, 197326°04′31″N 80°06′42″W / 26.0753°N 80.1116°W / 26.0753; -80.11165Broward344.65 acres (139.5 ha)Named after the civil rights leaders who led wade-in protests to desegregate South Florida beaches[49]
Dudley Farm Historic State ParkJune 9, 198329°39′36″N 82°32′34″W / 29.6599°N 82.5427°W / 29.6599; -82.54272Alachua333.46 acres (134.9 ha)A working farm in use from 1870 to 1940 and National Historic Landmark[50]
Dunns Creek State ParkOctober 10, 200129°32′46″N 81°35′55″W / 29.5462°N 81.5985°W / 29.5462; -81.59853Putnam6,352.5 acres (2,571 ha)A steephead ravine on the Crescent City Ridge[51]
Econfina River State ParkJanuary 6, 198830°04′10″N 83°55′15″W / 30.0694°N 83.9209°W / 30.0694; -83.92091Taylor4,585.32 acres (1,856 ha)Confederate deserters camped here and assisted Union blockade ships during the Civil War[52]
Eden Gardens State ParkDecember 24, 196830°22′17″N 86°07′21″W / 30.3714°N 86.1226°W / 30.3714; -86.12261Walton167.72 acres (67.9 ha)The second-largest known collection of Louis XVI furniture in the United States. [53]
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State ParkSeptember 17, 198630°14′30″N 84°18′10″W / 30.2418°N 84.3028°W / 30.2418; -84.30281Wakulla6,779.96 acres (2,744 ha)A first-magnitude spring that flows into one of the world's largest and deepest cave systems[54]
Egmont Key State ParkDecember 4, 198927°35′27″N 82°45′41″W / 27.5908°N 82.7614°W / 27.5908; -82.76144Hillsborough294.31 acres (119.1 ha)The ruins of Fort Dade and Egmont Key Light are inside the park[55]
Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State ParkDecember 30, 198828°48′03″N 82°35′03″W / 28.8007°N 82.5841°W / 28.8007; -82.58412Citrus200.85 acres (81.3 ha)A major winter area for West Indian manatees.[56]
Estero Bay Preserve State ParkApril 27, 198726°27′53″N 81°53′30″W / 26.4647°N 81.8917°W / 26.4647; -81.89174Lee11,382.81 acres (4,606 ha)The first aquatic nature preserve established in Florida[57]
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State ParkJune 14, 197426°01′17″N 81°25′16″W / 26.0214°N 81.4210°W / 26.0214; -81.42104Collier80,179.8 acres (32,448 ha)Highest native orchid & bromeliad diversity in North America[58]
Falling Waters State ParkMarch 26, 196230°43′42″N 85°31′46″W / 30.7284°N 85.5295°W / 30.7284; -85.52951Washington166.24 acres (67.3 ha)Tallest waterfall in Florida[59]
Fanning Springs State ParkDecember 2, 199329°35′12″N 82°56′00″W / 29.5866°N 82.9332°W / 29.5866; -82.93322Levy196.63 acres (79.6 ha)Habitat for the federally threatened Gulf sturgeon[60]
Faver-Dykes State ParkDecember 28, 195029°41′13″N 81°15′54″W / 29.6870°N 81.2650°W / 29.6870; -81.26503St. Johns6,027.63 acres (2,439 ha)One of the most pristine estuarine tidal marshes on Florida's Atlantic coast[61]
Fernandina Plaza Historic State ParkDecember 30, 194130°41′19″N 81°27′24″W / 30.6887°N 81.4566°W / 30.6887; -81.45662Nassau0.8 acres (0.32 ha)The plaza of Old Town Fernandina, the last planned Spanish town in North America[62]
Florida Caverns State ParkOctober 11, 193530°48′46″N 85°14′02″W / 30.8129°N 85.2340°W / 30.8129; -85.23401Jackson1,449.6 acres (587 ha)The only Florida state park with public cavern tours[63]
Forest Capital Museum State ParkJanuary 11, 196730°04′49″N 83°34′09″W / 30.0804°N 83.5691°W / 30.0804; -83.56912Taylor10.18 acres (4.12 ha)Includes a late 1800s Florida cracker homestead[64]
Fort Clinch State ParkSeptember 20, 193530°41′38″N 81°28′23″W / 30.6940°N 81.4730°W / 30.6940; -81.47302Nassau2,219.2 acres (898 ha)An NRHP listed unfinished pre-Civil War brick fort[65]
Fort Cooper State ParkDecember 29, 197028°48′30″N 82°18′15″W / 28.8082°N 82.3041°W / 28.8082; -82.30412Citrus708.05 acres (286.5 ha)Fort was under siege for 16 days during the Second Seminole War[66]
Fort George Island Cultural State ParkApril 19, 195030°25′30″N 81°25′50″W / 30.4249°N 81.4306°W / 30.4249; -81.43062Duval820.64 acres (332.1 ha)The island itself is a National Historic Landmark[67]
Fort Mose Historic State ParkOctober 30, 198929°55′46″N 81°19′21″W / 29.9295°N 81.3226°W / 29.9295; -81.32263St. Johns41.35 acres (16.73 ha)National Historic Landmark of the first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in what is now the U.S.[68]
Fort Pierce Inlet State ParkAugust 10, 197327°29′14″N 80°18′31″W / 27.4872°N 80.3085°W / 27.4872; -80.30855St. Lucie956.66 acres (387.1 ha)WWII U.S. Navy training grounds for Underwater Demolition Teams[69]
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State ParkOctober 7, 197624°32′47″N 81°48′38″W / 24.5465°N 81.8106°W / 24.5465; -81.81065Monroe55.74 acres (22.56 ha)Buried arsenal contains the largest collection of Civil War era cannons in the United States[70]
Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State ParkJuly 1, 196630°29′46″N 86°25′35″W / 30.4961°N 86.4264°W / 30.4961; -86.42641Okaloosa346.65 acres (140.3 ha)Longleaf pines older than the United States, some over 300 years old[71]
Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler BeachOctober 4, 195429°26′16″N 81°06′39″W / 29.4377°N 81.1108°W / 29.4377; -81.11083Flagler133.71 acres (54.1 ha)Renamed for Gamble Rogers, who died trying to rescue a drowning swimmer[72]
Gasparilla Island State ParkMay 14, 198326°43′51″N 82°15′40″W / 26.7309°N 82.2612°W / 26.7309; -82.26124Lee130.1 acres (52.6 ha)Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, an iron screw-pile light[73]
George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State ParkSeptember 14, 200730°31′06″N 81°27′27″W / 30.5183°N 81.4575°W / 30.5183; -81.45752Duval
Nassau		110.5 acres (44.7 ha)"One of the most productive and diverse fishing areas in Northeast Florida"[74]
Grayton Beach State ParkSeptember 21, 196430°20′10″N 86°09′28″W / 30.3361°N 86.1578°W / 30.3361; -86.15781Walton2,186.6 acres (885 ha)Popular pristine beach offers cabins & camping, boating, fishing and trails[75]
Haw Creek Preserve State ParkDecember 2, 197629°23′10″N 81°25′23″W / 29.3861°N 81.4230°W / 29.3861; -81.42303Flagler
Putnam
Volusia		3,061.67 acres (1,239 ha)Wetlands and floodplain forest along Haw Creek, a tributary of Crescent Lake[76]
Henderson Beach State ParkFebruary 2, 198330°23′05″N 86°26′33″W / 30.3847°N 86.4425°W / 30.3847; -86.44251Okaloosa251.46 acres (101.8 ha)U.S. Air Force Clausen Tracking site until 1951[77]
Highlands Hammock State ParkJuly 31, 193527°27′01″N 81°32′06″W / 27.4504°N 81.5350°W / 27.4504; -81.53504Highlands
Hardee		9,237.74 acres (3,738 ha)One of the highest ranking parks in Florida for endemic biodiversity[78]
Hillsborough River State ParkJune 10, 193628°07′15″N 82°15′31″W / 28.1208°N 82.2587°W / 28.1208; -82.25874Hillsborough3,319.21 acres (1,343 ha)Contains Fort Foster, a reconstructed Second Seminole War fort[n 6][79]
Honeymoon Island State ParkDecember 23, 197428°04′30″N 82°49′43″W / 28.0751°N 82.8287°W / 28.0751; -82.82874Pinellas2,824.52 acres (1,143 ha)Easily accessible by bridge from Dunedin[1]
Hontoon Island State ParkMay 12, 196728°57′55″N 81°21′47″W / 28.9653°N 81.3630°W / 28.9653; -81.36303Volusia
Lake		1,653.83 acres (669 ha)Accessible only by ferry or boat[80]
Hugh Taylor Birch State ParkDecember 31, 194126°08′43″N 80°06′18″W / 26.1454°N 80.1050°W / 26.1454; -80.10505Broward162.54 acres (65.8 ha)Park is in the middle of urban Fort Lauderdale[81]
Ichetucknee Springs State ParkJanuary 6, 197029°58′32″N 82°45′46″W / 29.9756°N 82.7629°W / 29.9756; -82.76292Columbia
Suwannee		2,531.97 acres (1,025 ha)Drift tubing and certified cave diving[82]
Ichetucknee TraceSeptember 7, 200030°02′42″N 82°43′24″W / 30.0449°N 82.7232°W / 30.0449; -82.7232[n 7]2Columbia822.29 acres (332.8 ha)Undeveloped tract along the dry course of the Ichetucknee River; classified by the Florida Park Service as undetermined and open by prior arrangement only[83]
Indian Key Historic State ParkDecember 28, 197024°53′01″N 80°40′39″W / 24.8835°N 80.6775°W / 24.8835; -80.67755Monroe111.33 acres (45.1 ha)First county seat for Dade County; accessible only by boat[84]
Indian River Lagoon Preserve State ParkSeptember 29, 200027°56′08″N 80°30′08″W / 27.9356°N 80.5022°W / 27.9356; -80.50223Brevard564.01 acres (228.2 ha)Upland tracts along the Indian River Lagoon; adjacent to the aquatic preserve of the same name[85]
John D. MacArthur Beach State ParkJuly 7, 198126°49′34″N 80°02′34″W / 26.8261°N 80.0428°W / 26.8261; -80.04285Palm Beach436.39 acres (176.6 ha)A gift from John D. MacArthur to the people of Florida[86]
John Gorrie Museum State ParkApril 15, 195529°43′30″N 84°59′08″W / 29.7250°N 84.9856°W / 29.7250; -84.98561Franklin0.96 acres (0.39 ha)Physician John Gorrie patented the first mechanical refrigeration process (air conditioning)[87]
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State ParkDecember 3, 195925°10′49″N 80°19′35″W / 25.1803°N 80.3265°W / 25.1803; -80.32655Monroe63,881.38 acres (25,852 ha)First underwater park in the United States[88]
Jonathan Dickinson State ParkJune 9, 194727°00′31″N 80°08′20″W / 27.0086°N 80.1390°W / 27.0086; -80.13905Martin10,441.68 acres (4,226 ha)Formerly a top-secret radar training school during WWII; now hosts the Elsa Kimbell Environmental Education & Research Center[89]
Judah P. Benjamin Confederate Memorial at Gamble Plantation Historic State ParkJune 18, 192627°31′40″N 82°31′36″W / 27.5278°N 82.5268°W / 27.5278; -82.52684Manatee33.04 acres (13.37 ha)Sole surviving antebellum mansion in south Florida, once a 3,500-acre (1,416 ha) sugarcane plantation[90]
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State ParkMarch 28, 199727°34′53″N 81°04′04″W / 27.5815°N 81.0679°W / 27.5815; -81.06793Okeechobee
Osceola		58,119.55 acres (23,520 ha)The U.S. Army used the land to train B-17 bomber crews during World War II[91]
Koreshan State Historic SiteNovember 2, 196126°26′07″N 81°49′00″W / 26.4353°N 81.8167°W / 26.4353; -81.81674Lee196.16 acres (79.4 ha)Home of the Koreshan Unity group[92]
Lafayette Blue Springs State ParkJune 1, 200530°08′55″N 83°14′09″W / 30.1487°N 83.2357°W / 30.1487; -83.23572Lafayette713.91 acres (288.9 ha)First magnitude spring with 168 million gallons (636 million liters) per day[93]
Lake Griffin State ParkOctober 31, 194628°51′42″N 81°53′38″W / 28.8618°N 81.8938°W / 28.8618; -81.89383Lake620.66 acres (251.2 ha)Florida's second-largest live oak, estimated to be 300–500 years old[94]
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State ParkMay 26, 196630°30′04″N 84°18′53″W / 30.5011°N 84.3146°W / 30.5011; -84.31461Leon199.81 acres (80.9 ha)Fort Walton Culture capital from 1050 to 1500[95]
Lake June-in-Winter Scrub State ParkNovember 15, 199527°17′44″N 81°25′09″W / 27.2956°N 81.4193°W / 27.2956; -81.41934Highlands845.67 acres (342.2 ha)Limited facilities; still under development[96]
Lake Kissimmee State ParkJanuary 7, 197027°56′27″N 81°22′07″W / 27.9407°N 81.3685°W / 27.9407; -81.36853Polk5,893.23 acres (2,385 ha)The 1876 Cow Camp is a living history site with Cracker Cowboys[97]
Lake Louisa State ParkAugust 29, 197328°26′49″N 81°44′28″W / 28.4470°N 81.7411°W / 28.4470; -81.74113Lake4,608.07 acres (1,865 ha)Park includes the Green Swamp and six lakes[98]
Lake Manatee State ParkJune 16, 197027°28′42″N 82°20′14″W / 27.4784°N 82.3372°W / 27.4784; -82.33724Manatee548.85 acres (222.1 ha)60-site campground was opened in 1986[99]
Lake Talquin State ParkDecember 15, 197030°25′28″N 84°33′58″W / 30.4244°N 84.5660°W / 30.4244; -84.56601Leon490.45 acres (198.5 ha)Lake Talquin is a 10,000 acre (4,047 ha) reservoir created by the Jackson Bluff Dam on the Ochlockonee River[100]
Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State ParkJune 20, 199230°31′04″N 83°59′25″W / 30.5179°N 83.9903°W / 30.5179; -83.99031Jefferson190.11 acres (76.9 ha)Site of the tallest prehistoric, Native American ceremonial earthwork mound in Florida[101]
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State ParkMarch 2, 197124°54′12″N 80°41′04″W / 24.9034°N 80.6844°W / 24.9034; -80.68445Monroe10,724.24 acres (4,340 ha)Access via private boat or tour boat; daily visitors are limited[102]
Little Manatee River State ParkAugust 2, 197427°40′24″N 82°22′15″W / 27.6732°N 82.3707°W / 27.6732; -82.37074Hillsborough2,499.38 acres (1,011 ha)Park includes equestrian trails and campsites[103]
Little Talbot Island State ParkJune 5, 195130°27′19″N 81°24′55″W / 30.4553°N 81.4153°W / 30.4553; -81.41532Duval1,531.38 acres (620 ha)Part of Talbot Islands State Parks[104]
Long Key State ParkSeptember 21, 196124°49′01″N 80°48′30″W / 24.8170°N 80.8083°W / 24.8170; -80.80835Monroe1,001.76 acres (405 ha)Grand resort was destroyed by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935[105]
Lovers Key State ParkAugust 18, 198326°23′28″N 81°52′09″W / 26.3912°N 81.8691°W / 26.3912; -81.86914Lee1,442.44 acres (584 ha)Lovers Key State Park merged with Carl Johnson County Park in 1996[106]
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State ParkAugust 19, 197628°54′14″N 81°23′16″W / 28.9040°N 81.3877°W / 28.9040; -81.38773Lake
Seminole		17,376.26 acres (7,032 ha)Wildlife corridor to the Ocala National Forest[107]
Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological SiteApril 16, 194827°33′57″N 82°35′32″W / 27.5659°N 82.5922°W / 27.5659; -82.59224Manatee9.19 acres (3.72 ha)Named for the owners who donated it to the state in 1948[108]
Madison Blue Spring State ParkSeptember 26, 200230°28′43″N 83°14′43″W / 30.4786°N 83.2452°W / 30.4786; -83.24522Madison49.73 acres (20.13 ha)First magnitude spring[109]
Manatee Springs State ParkJanuary 6, 194929°29′42″N 82°58′13″W / 29.4949°N 82.9703°W / 29.4949; -82.97032Levy2,452.83 acres (993 ha)First magnitude spring[110]
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State ParkJuly 1, 197029°28′51″N 82°09′31″W / 29.4809°N 82.1586°W / 29.4809; -82.15862Alachua124.31 acres (50.3 ha)1930s farm and citrus orchard[111]
Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State ParkJanuary 11, 193529°50′13″N 81°57′00″W / 29.8369°N 81.9501°W / 29.8369; -81.95012Clay2,366.87 acres (958 ha)Hiking and Equestrian trails[112]
Mound Key Archaeological State ParkNovember 2, 196126°25′21″N 81°51′51″W / 26.4224°N 81.8641°W / 26.4224; -81.86414Lee127.85 acres (51.7 ha)Accessible only by boat - no facilities[113]
Myakka River State ParkJune 23, 193627°13′35″N 82°16′00″W / 27.2263°N 82.2666°W / 27.2263; -82.26664Manatee
Sarasota		37,197.68 acres (15,053 ha)Land partly donated by Bertha Palmer, pioneer farmer, rancher & developer[114]
Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State ParkMarch 8, 195030°18′02″N 84°08′06″W / 30.3006°N 84.1351°W / 30.3006; -84.13511Leon2,121.37 acres (858 ha)Site of the second largest Civil War battle in Florida[115]
Ney Landrum State ParkDecember 21, 200630°23′30″N 84°05′04″W / 30.3917°N 84.0845°W / 30.3917; -84.08451Jefferson
Leon		2,590.01 acres (1,048 ha)Bottomland hardwoods along the St. Marks River[116] [n 8]
North Peninsula State ParkMay 16, 198429°24′31″N 81°05′48″W / 29.4086°N 81.0967°W / 29.4086; -81.09673Volusia556.07 acres (225.0 ha)Metal pieces from the wreck of the North Western, which sank prior to World War II, have emerged on the beach[117]
Ochlockonee River State ParkMay 14, 197030°00′12″N 84°29′10″W / 30.0034°N 84.4862°W / 30.0034; -84.48621Wakulla546.45 acres (221.1 ha)Many older trees show scars from turpentine industry[118]
Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State ParkJune 30, 200627°12′47″N 80°47′06″W / 27.2130°N 80.7849°W / 27.2130; -80.78493Okeechobee145.32 acres (58.8 ha)Battle site during the Second Seminole War[119]
O'Leno State ParkSeptember 4, 193429°54′49″N 82°34′40″W / 29.9136°N 82.5778°W / 29.9136; -82.57782Alachua
Columbia		2,372.41 acres (960 ha)Many facilities built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s[120]
Oleta River State ParkJune 9, 198025°54′59″N 80°08′19″W / 25.9165°N 80.1387°W / 25.9165; -80.13875Miami-Dade1,032.78 acres (418 ha)Park has high numbers of the invasive species Casuarina (Australian pine)[121]
Olustee Battlefield Historic State ParkAugust 6, 190930°13′07″N 82°22′57″W / 30.2185°N 82.3825°W / 30.2185; -82.38252Baker617.05 acres (249.7 ha)First State Historic Monument in 1909[122]
Orman House Historic State ParkMarch 29, 200129°43′52″N 84°59′28″W / 29.7311°N 84.9910°W / 29.7311; -84.99101Franklin10.27 acres (4.16 ha)House built in 1838[123]
Oscar Scherer State ParkSeptember 12, 195627°10′51″N 82°27′37″W / 27.1807°N 82.4602°W / 27.1807; -82.46024Sarasota1,396.32 acres (565 ha)Major habitat of the Florida Scrub Jay[124]
Paynes Creek Historic State ParkSeptember 16, 197427°37′11″N 81°48′37″W / 27.6198°N 81.8103°W / 27.6198; -81.81034Hardee398.57 acres (161.3 ha)Site of Fort Chokonikla and the Kennedy-Darling trading post during the Seminole Wars[125]
Paynes Prairie Preserve State ParkSeptember 29, 197029°34′38″N 82°18′27″W / 29.5772°N 82.3076°W / 29.5772; -82.30762Alachua21,561.71 acres (8,726 ha)Savanna formerly occupied by Seminole Indians[126]
Perdido Key State ParkJune 2, 197830°17′31″N 87°28′08″W / 30.2920°N 87.4688°W / 30.2920; -87.46881Escambia418.9 acres (169.5 ha)A barrier island[127]
Ponce de Leon Springs State ParkSeptember 4, 197030°42′32″N 85°55′39″W / 30.7088°N 85.9274°W / 30.7088; -85.92741Holmes
Walton		380.84 acres (154.1 ha)14 million gallons (53 million liters) of 68 °F (20 °C) water outflow daily[128]
Price's Scrub State ParkNovember 19, 200229°28′02″N 82°17′03″W / 29.4672°N 82.2841°W / 29.4672; -82.28412Marion1,132.94 acres (458 ha)Contains woodland, marsh, scrub, scrubby flatwoods, and sinkhole lakes[129]
Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State ParkAugust 3, 199430°28′18″N 81°30′45″W / 30.4718°N 81.5124°W / 30.4718; -81.51242Duval4,316.75 acres (1,747 ha)Part of Talbot Islands State Parks[130]
Rainbow Springs State ParkOctober 25, 199029°04′55″N 82°25′36″W / 29.0819°N 82.4268°W / 29.0819; -82.42682Marion1,584.43 acres (641 ha)600 million gallons (2.3 billion liters) of 68 °F (20 °C) water outflow daily[131]
Ravine Gardens State ParkJanuary 1, 197029°37′58″N 81°38′29″W / 29.6328°N 81.6414°W / 29.6328; -81.64143Putnam152.93 acres (61.9 ha)Gardens built by Civil Works Administration in 1933[132]
River Rise Preserve State ParkSeptember 4, 197429°52′16″N 82°36′07″W / 29.8711°N 82.6020°W / 29.8711; -82.60202Alachua
Columbia		4,004.43 acres (1,621 ha)Location where Santa Fe River reemerges after 3 miles (4.8 km) underground[133]
Rock Springs Run State ReserveMarch 10, 198328°46′20″N 81°27′13″W / 28.7722°N 81.4535°W / 28.7722; -81.45353Orange
Lake
Seminole		14,164.77 acres (5,732 ha)Joins Wekiwa Spring run to create the Wekiva River[134]
Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State ParkOctober 6, 201729°49′39″N 82°40′52″W / 29.8276°N 82.6812°W / 29.8276; -82.68122Gilchrist402.42 acres (162.9 ha)Several springs in the park, including a second magnitude spring with 44 million gallons (167 million liters) per day.[135]
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State ParkJune 9, 198329°44′27″N 82°27′00″W / 29.7408°N 82.4500°W / 29.7408; -82.45002Alachua7,362.56 acres (2,980 ha)A mature Florida forest and wildlife habitat with hiking, biking, and horse trails[136]
San Marcos de Apalache Historic State ParkMarch 9, 196430°09′08″N 84°12′37″W / 30.1521°N 84.2103°W / 30.1521; -84.21031Wakulla15.35 acres (6.21 ha)History of this national landmark dates to 1528[137]
San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State ParkMarch 28, 198924°51′48″N 80°40′48″W / 24.8634°N 80.6799°W / 24.8634; -80.67995Monroe643.62 acres (260.5 ha)Dutch-built ship sank in a hurricane on July 13, 1733[138]
Savannas Preserve State ParkApril 25, 197727°18′58″N 80°17′12″W / 27.3162°N 80.2868°W / 27.3162; -80.28685Martin
St. Lucie		7,005.52 acres (2,835 ha)Area around Jensen Beach was known as the "Pineapple Capital of the World" from 1895 to 1920[139]
Seabranch Preserve State ParkOctober 22, 199127°08′07″N 80°10′06″W / 27.1353°N 80.1683°W / 27.1353; -80.16835Martin921.49 acres (372.9 ha)Four different natural habitats within short distance[140]
Sebastian Inlet State ParkFebruary 14, 196927°51′37″N 80°27′08″W / 27.8602°N 80.4522°W / 27.8602; -80.45223Brevard
Indian River		972.4 acres (393.5 ha)One of the largest sea-turtle nesting areas in the United States[141]
Shoal River Headwaters State ParkOctober 7, 202530°46′22″N 86°13′45″W / 30.7729°N 86.2293°W / 30.7729; -86.22931Walton2,480.42 acres (1,004 ha)The newest state park in nearly a decade.[142]
Silver Springs State ParkDecember 11, 198529°12′12″N 82°01′18″W / 29.2034°N 82.0217°W / 29.2034; -82.02173Marion4,739.92 acres (1,918 ha)The headspring area was the focal point of Silver Springs Nature Theme Park, a now-defunct commercial attraction[143]
Skyway Fishing Pier State ParkDecember 20, 199427°37′17″N 82°39′22″W / 27.6215°N 82.6561°W / 27.6215; -82.65614Hillsborough
Manatee
Pinellas		16.46 acres (6.66 ha)Utilizes approaches to old Sunshine Skyway Bridge, following the 1980 collision by MV Summit Venture and construction of a new bridge[144]
South Fork State ParkOctober 26, 198827°36′58″N 82°15′05″W / 27.6162°N 82.2515°W / 27.6162; -82.25154Manatee1,129.44 acres (457 ha)Pine flatwoods and creek habitat; formerly part of the Beker phosphate holdings[145]
St. Andrews State ParkAugust 23, 194630°07′07″N 85°43′13″W / 30.1186°N 85.7203°W / 30.1186; -85.72031Bay1,167.08 acres (472 ha)Named "America's Best Beach" in 1995[146]
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State ParkApril 9, 196527°08′03″N 80°08′25″W / 27.1342°N 80.1402°W / 27.1342; -80.14025Martin4,848.8 acres (1,962 ha)Barrier island accessible only by boat[147]
St. Sebastian River Preserve State ParkApril 4, 199527°49′16″N 80°33′42″W / 27.8210°N 80.5618°W / 27.8210; -80.56183Brevard
Indian River		21,629.35 acres (8,753 ha)The Hernandez Capron Trail was built to link St. Augustine with Fort Pierce during the Second Seminole War[148]
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State ParkJuly 1, 197930°19′55″N 82°46′44″W / 30.3319°N 82.7788°W / 30.3319; -82.77882Hamilton903.9 acres (365.8 ha)Carillon tower with 97 tubular bells plays Foster's songs every day[149]
Stump Pass Beach State ParkMay 10, 197126°54′19″N 82°20′41″W / 26.9053°N 82.3448°W / 26.9053; -82.34484Charlotte232.13 acres (93.9 ha)Day park consisting of three islands offering swimming and boating, shelling and hiking, fishing and diving[150]
Suwannee River State ParkJune 23, 193630°24′06″N 83°09′39″W / 30.4018°N 83.1608°W / 30.4018; -83.16082Hamilton
Madison
Suwannee		2,019.01 acres (817 ha)[n 9]The 1860 Columbus Cemetery, pieces from an 1800s sawmill, and Civil War earthworks are points of interest[151]
T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State ParkFebruary 4, 196429°49′26″N 85°24′22″W / 29.8238°N 85.4061°W / 29.8238; -85.40611Gulf2,790.91 acres (1,129 ha)Dedicated to the former owner, who sold it to the U.S. Army in World War II[152]
Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State ParkApril 13, 199830°21′38″N 87°23′29″W / 30.3605°N 87.3913°W / 30.3605; -87.39131Escambia4,549.15 acres (1,841 ha)Limited facilities; nature trails, picnic tables and a bathroom[153]
Terra Ceia Preserve State ParkAugust 24, 199827°35′52″N 82°33′44″W / 27.5978°N 82.5621°W / 27.5978; -82.56214Manatee1,948.02 acres (788 ha)Land acquired by the state and Southwest Florida Water Management District[154]
Three Rivers State ParkMarch 1, 195530°44′21″N 84°55′26″W / 30.7393°N 84.9240°W / 30.7393; -84.92401Jackson658.78 acres (266.6 ha)The confluence of the Flint & Chattahoochee rivers[155]
Tomoka State ParkOctober 30, 194529°19′10″N 81°04′59″W / 29.3194°N 81.0830°W / 29.3194; -81.08303Volusia1,628 acres (659 ha)The archaeological remains of Nocoroco, a nearly 7,000 year old Timucuan village[156]
Topsail Hill Preserve State ParkMay 29, 199230°22′03″N 86°17′25″W / 30.3676°N 86.2903°W / 30.3676; -86.29031Walton1,647.96 acres (667 ha)Habitat for the rare Choctawhatchee beach mouse[157]
Torreya State ParkApril 22, 193530°32′56″N 84°55′17″W / 30.5490°N 84.9215°W / 30.5490; -84.92151Gadsden
Liberty		14,869.17 acres (6,017 ha)Park named after the endangered Torreya tree[158]
Troy Spring State ParkJune 12, 199530°00′10″N 82°59′50″W / 30.0029°N 82.9971°W / 30.0029; -82.99712Lafayette83.57 acres (33.82 ha)First magnitude spring; the Civil War steamboat "Madison" was scuttled there in 1863[159]
Waccasassa Bay Preserve State ParkDecember 10, 197129°08′56″N 82°49′53″W / 29.1489°N 82.8315°W / 29.1489; -82.83152Levy34,387.61 acres (13,916 ha)Accessible only by boat; no recreational facilities[160]
Washington Oaks Gardens State ParkJune 10, 196429°38′03″N 81°12′21″W / 29.6342°N 81.2057°W / 29.6342; -81.20573Flagler419.55 acres (169.8 ha)Park has formal gardens, citrus groves and house[161]
Weeki Wachee Springs State ParkNovember 15, 200828°31′12″N 82°35′03″W / 28.5200°N 82.5843°W / 28.5200; -82.58434Hernando927.81 acres (375.5 ha)The headspring area features underwater performances by female dancers in mermaid costumes[162]
Wekiwa Springs State ParkApril 30, 196928°44′52″N 81°28′47″W / 28.7479°N 81.4798°W / 28.7479; -81.47983Orange
Lake
Seminole		9,175.47 acres (3,713 ha)42 million gallons (159 million liters) of 72 °F (22 °C) water outflow daily[163]
Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State ParkJuly 1, 200028°18′55″N 82°43′14″W / 28.3152°N 82.7205°W / 28.3152; -82.72054Pasco3,377.9 acres (1,367 ha)Named for the Werner-Boyce Preserve purchased by Pasco County in 1994; undeveloped[164]
Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State ParkJune 11, 198630°07′54″N 83°08′11″W / 30.1316°N 83.1364°W / 30.1316; -83.13642Suwannee761 acres (308.0 ha)28,000 feet (8,534 m) of explored passageways make it one of the largest locations for cave diving in the U.S.[165]
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State ParkJanuary 17, 198624°57′26″N 80°35′42″W / 24.9571°N 80.5951°W / 24.9571; -80.59515Monroe320.38 acres (129.7 ha)Quary provided Keystone (limestone) for the Overseas Railroad in 1908[166]
Wingate Creek State ParkOctober 26, 198827°26′47″N 82°08′35″W / 27.4465°N 82.1431°W / 27.4465; -82.14314Manatee614.22 acres (248.6 ha)Pine flatwoods along Wingate Creek; formerly part of the Beker phosphate holdings[167]
Ybor City Museum State ParkAugust 17, 198327°57′43″N 82°26′19″W / 27.9619°N 82.4387°W / 27.9619; -82.43874Hillsborough0.96 acres (0.39 ha)Shows the history of Tampa's cigar industry and Latin influence[168]
Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State ParkSeptember 12, 195030°23′59″N 81°33′22″W / 30.3996°N 81.5562°W / 30.3996; -81.55622Duval1.74 acres (0.70 ha)Confederate camp constructed during the American Civil War[169]
Yellow River Marsh Preserve State ParkJune 12, 200030°30′04″N 87°03′58″W / 30.5010°N 87.0661°W / 30.5010; -87.06611Santa Rosa1,041 acres (421 ha)One of Florida's last remaining tracts of wet prairie; no recreation facilities[170]
Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State ParkOctober 3, 195528°47′01″N 82°36′27″W / 28.7837°N 82.6076°W / 28.7837; -82.60762Citrus4.6 acres (1.86 ha)Senator David Levy Yulee built the mill on his 5,100-acre (2,064 ha) plantation, Margarita, in 1851[171]

State trails

Under the Florida Park Service's 176 units, 11 units are trails and greenways. They are listed separately here because they are measured by length instead of area.[2]

Trail name Image Acquired[n 3] Coordinates District[n 4] County or counties[2] Length Notable feature
Blackwater Heritage State TrailNovember 4, 199330°41′25″N 87°01′33″W / 30.6903°N 87.0258°W / 30.6903; -87.02581Santa Rosa8.1 miles (13.0 km)Paved rail-trail connecting Milton to Whiting Field[172]
Florida Keys Overseas Heritage TrailMay 18, 199424°52′16″N 81°04′11″W / 24.8711°N 81.0697°W / 24.8711; -81.0697[n 7]5Monroe106 miles (170.6 km)Paved rail-trail along the Overseas Highway corridor, incorporating bridges of the former Overseas Railroad[173]
Gainesville-to-Hawthorne State TrailDecember 21, 198829°35′43″N 82°10′30″W / 29.5954°N 82.1751°W / 29.5954; -82.17512Alachua16 miles (25.7 km)Passes through Paynes Prairie[174]
General James A. Van Fleet State TrailDecember 12, 199028°23′43″N 81°53′53″W / 28.3954°N 81.8981°W / 28.3954; -81.89813Lake
Polk
Sumter		29.2 miles (47.0 km)Paved rail-trail crossing the Green Swamp; named for General James A. Van Fleet[175]
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation AreaJuly 26, 199329°11′51″N 82°10′52″W / 29.1974°N 82.1810°W / 29.1974; -82.18103Citrus
Levy
Marion
Putnam		110 miles (177.0 km)110-mile linear park along the abandoned Cross Florida Barge Canal corridor; named for conservationist Marjorie Harris Carr[176]
Nature Coast State TrailDecember 18, 199629°36′08″N 82°54′48″W / 29.6023°N 82.9132°W / 29.6023; -82.91322Dixie
Gilchrist
Levy		31.7 miles (51.0 km)Paved rail-trail with a converted railroad trestle across the Suwannee River[177]
Palatka-to-Lake Butler State TrailFebruary 26, 200129°48′20″N 82°00′17″W / 29.8056°N 82.0046°W / 29.8056; -82.00462Bradford
Clay
Putnam
Union		47 miles (75.6 km)Partially completed rail-trail on former Georgia Southern and Florida Railway corridor[178]
Palatka-to-St. Augustine State TrailApril 10, 200729°44′13″N 81°29′38″W / 29.7370°N 81.4938°W / 29.7370; -81.49383Putnam
St. Johns		19 miles (30.6 km)Paved rail-trail connecting Palatka to St. Augustine[179]
Suwannee River Wilderness State TrailSuwannee River at Luraville, FloridaJune 17, 200530°13′58″N 83°03′19″W / 30.2328°N 83.0553°W / 30.2328; -83.0553[n 7]2Dixie
Hamilton
Lafayette
Suwannee		170 miles (273.6 km)Paddling trail on the Suwannee River, made up of river camps and access points between White Springs and the Gulf[180]
Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State TrailAugust 18, 199230°15′27″N 84°14′14″W / 30.2576°N 84.2371°W / 30.2576; -84.23711Leon
Wakulla		16 miles (25.7 km)Paved rail-trail on the route of Florida's first railroad (1837), a mule-drawn line from Tallahassee to St. Marks[181]
Withlacoochee State TrailDecember 21, 198928°43′09″N 82°17′48″W / 28.7192°N 82.2967°W / 28.7192; -82.29672Citrus
Hernando
Pasco		46 miles (74.0 km)Longest paved trail in the Florida park system[182]

Former parks

Royal Palm State Park, the first state park in Florida, is no longer part of the system. The park was founded in 1916 on Paradise Key and operated for more than thirty years by the Florida Federation of Women's Clubs. Instead of ever being managed by the State of Floirda, the park went to the federal government when Everglades National Park was dedicated on December 6, 1947.[183]

Park name Image County Area Established Removed Fate
Royal Palm State ParkCrowd gathered at the 1916 dedication of Royal Palm State ParkMiami-Dade4,000 acres
(1,620 ha)[183]		19161947Transferred to the federal government and absorbed into Everglades National Park at its dedication on December 6, 1947[184]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ The DRP's July 2026 jurisdiction report gives two different totals: its covering memorandum states that the 176 units total 819,476.74 acres, while the per-district chart in the same report totals 819,416.74 acres.
  2. ↑ The classification counts printed in the report sum to 177 rather than 176 due to Ichetucknee Trace.
  3. 1 2 The division defines inception as "the date on which the parcel that constitutes the initial area of the unit was acquired by the State of Florida"; later additions to a unit are not reflected.
  4. 1 2 Florida Park Service administrative districts as assigned in the 2025-2026 jurisdiction report. District 1 covers the Panhandle and the western Big Bend; District 2 north and north-central Florida and the Nature Coast; District 3 east-central Florida; District 4 west-central and southwest Florida; District 5 southeast Florida and the Florida Keys.
  5. ↑ Areas are the acreages under Division of Recreation and Parks management jurisdiction, which for coastal and riverine units include leased submerged lands and may exceed the upland area of the park.
  6. ↑ Fort Foster is operated as a historic site within Hillsborough River State Park and is not counted as a separate unit in the division's jurisdiction report.
  7. 1 2 3 Point coordinate is the centre of the unit's boundary polygon in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection state park boundary layer; these units are linear or dispersed and have no single central point.
  8. ↑ Under the 2025 Florida Statutes, section 258.152, St. Marks River Preserve State Park has been officially renamed Ney Landrum State Park.
  9. ↑ The acreage cell for this unit is illegible in the jurisdiction report; the figure given is the residual required to reconcile the report's District 2 total of 138,201.64 acres.

Bibliography

Citations

  1. 1 2 FDEP & Honeymoon Island 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Office of Park Planning (July 1, 2026). Florida State Park and Trail Units: 2025-2026 Jurisdiction Report (PDF) (Report). Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  3. ↑ "National Natural Landmarks: Florida". National Park Service. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ Bray, Taryn (November 18, 2013). "Florida Parks Receive Record Number Of Gold Medals For Excellence". WUFT News. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  5. ↑ "National Gold Medal Awards – State Park Award Winners & Finalists" (PDF). National Recreation and Park Association. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ "2019 Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Parks and Recreation Announced". nrpa.org. September 24, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Florida State Parks Volunteer Overview" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks. January 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  8. ↑ FDEP & Addison Blockhouse 2012.
  9. ↑ FDEP & Alafia River.
  10. ↑ FDEP & Alfred B. Maclay Gardens 2014.
  11. ↑ FDEP & Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek 2014.
  12. ↑ FDEP & Amelia Island.
  13. ↑ FDEP & Anastasia 2016.
  14. ↑ FDEP & Anclote Key 2014.
  15. ↑ FDEP & Atlantic Ridge 2021.
  16. ↑ FDEP & Avalon 2014.
  17. ↑ FDEP & Bahia Honda 2020.
  18. ↑ FDEP & Bald Point 2023.
  19. ↑ FDEP & The Barnacle Historic 2016.
  20. ↑ FDEP & Big Lagoon.
  21. ↑ FDEP & Big Shoals.
  22. ↑ FDEP & Big Talbot Island.
  23. ↑ FDEP & Bill Baggs Cape Florida 2012.
  24. ↑ FDEP & Blackwater River 2016.
  25. ↑ FDEP & Blue Spring 2005.
  26. ↑ FDEP & Bulow Creek 2012.
  27. ↑ FDEP & Bulow Plantation Ruins 2012.
  28. ↑ FDEP & Caladesi Island 2022.
  29. ↑ FDEP & Camp Helen 2014.
  30. ↑ FDEP & Cayo Costa 2005.
  31. ↑ FDEP & Cedar Key Museum.
  32. ↑ FDEP & Cedar Key Scrub.
  33. ↑ FDEP & Charlotte Harbor 2007.
  34. ↑ FDEP & Cockroach Bay 2015.
  35. ↑ FDEP & Collier-Seminole 2004.
  36. ↑ FDEP & Colt Creek 2007.
  37. ↑ FDEP & Constitution Convention Museum 2014.
  38. ↑ FDEP & Crystal River Archaeological.
  39. ↑ FDEP & Crystal River.
  40. ↑ FDEP & Curry Hammock 2016.
  41. ↑ FDEP & Dade Battlefield 2017.
  42. ↑ FDEP & Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical 2019.
  43. ↑ FDEP & De Leon Springs 2016.
  44. ↑ FDEP & Deer Lake 2016.
  45. ↑ FDEP & Delnor-Wiggins Pass 2009.
  46. ↑ FDEP & Devil's Millhopper Geological.
  47. ↑ FDEP & Don Pedro Island 2013.
  48. ↑ FDEP & St. George Island 2016.
  49. ↑ FDEP & Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson 2012.
  50. ↑ FDEP & Dudley Farm.
  51. ↑ FDEP & Dunns Creek 2019.
  52. ↑ FDEP & Econfina River 2018.
  53. ↑ FDEP & Eden Gardens 2012.
  54. ↑ FDEP & Edward Ball Wakulla Springs 2022.
  55. ↑ FDEP & Egmont Key.
  56. ↑ FDEP & Homosassa Springs Wildlife.
  57. ↑ FDEP & Estero Bay 2004.
  58. ↑ FDEP & Fakahatchee Strand 2014.
  59. ↑ FDEP & Falling Waters 2017.
  60. ↑ FDEP & Fanning Springs.
  61. ↑ FDEP & Faver-Dykes 2017.
  62. ↑ FDEP & Fernandina Plaza.
  63. ↑ FDEP & Florida Caverns 2018.
  64. ↑ FDEP & Forest Capital Museum.
  65. ↑ FDEP & Fort Clinch.
  66. ↑ FDEP & Fort Cooper.
  67. ↑ FDEP & Fort George Island Cultural.
  68. ↑ FDEP & Fort Mose 2016.
  69. ↑ FDEP & Fort Pierce Inlet 2021.
  70. ↑ FDEP & Fort Zachary Taylor 2008.
  71. ↑ FDEP & Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou 2018.
  72. ↑ FDEP & Gamble Rogers Memorial at Flagler Beach 2018.
  73. ↑ FDEP & Gasparilla Island 2014.
  74. ↑ FDEP & George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier.
  75. ↑ FDEP & Grayton Beach 2013.
  76. ↑ FDEP & Haw Creek 2016.
  77. ↑ FDEP & Henderson Beach 2013.
  78. ↑ FDEP & Highlands Hammock 2018.
  79. ↑ FDEP & Hillsborough River 2020.
  80. ↑ FDEP & Hontoon Island 2005.
  81. ↑ FDEP & Hugh Taylor Birch 2020.
  82. ↑ FDEP & Ichetucknee Springs.
  83. ↑ FDEP & Ichetucknee Trace.
  84. ↑ FDEP & Indian Key 2012.
  85. ↑ FDEP & Indian River Lagoon 2015.
  86. ↑ FDEP & John D. MacArthur Beach 2020.
  87. ↑ FDEP & John Gorrie Museum 2014.
  88. ↑ FDEP & John Pennekamp Coral Reef 2019.
  89. ↑ FDEP & Jonathan Dickinson 2012.
  90. ↑ FDEP & Gamble Plantation 2015.
  91. ↑ FDEP & Kissimmee Prairie 2018.
  92. ↑ FDEP & Koreshan 2003.
  93. ↑ FDEP & Lafayette Blue Springs.
  94. ↑ FDEP & Lake Griffin 2016.
  95. ↑ FDEP & Lake Jackson Mounds 2016.
  96. ↑ FDEP & Lake June in Winter Scrub 2016.
  97. ↑ FDEP & Lake Kissimmee 2014.
  98. ↑ FDEP & Lake Louisa 2005.
  99. ↑ FDEP & Lake Manatee 2018.
  100. ↑ FDEP & Lake Talquin 2020.
  101. ↑ FDEP & Letchworth-Love Mounds 2018.
  102. ↑ FDEP & Lignumvitae Key Botanical 2012.
  103. ↑ FDEP & Little Manatee River 2016.
  104. ↑ FDEP & Little Talbot Island.
  105. ↑ FDEP & Long Key 2016.
  106. ↑ FDEP & Lovers Key 2005.
  107. ↑ FDEP & Lower Wekiva River 2017.
  108. ↑ FDEP & Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site 2015.
  109. ↑ FDEP & Madison Blue Spring.
  110. ↑ FDEP & Manatee Springs 2018.
  111. ↑ FDEP & Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
  112. ↑ FDEP & Mike Roess Gold Head Branch.
  113. ↑ FDEP & Mound Key 2003.
  114. ↑ FDEP & Myakka River.
  115. ↑ FDEP & Natural Bridge Battlefield 2016.
  116. ↑ FDEP & Ney Landrum.
  117. ↑ FDEP & North Peninsula 2018.
  118. ↑ FDEP & Ochlockonee River 2023.
  119. ↑ FDEP & Okeechobee Battlefield 2010.
  120. ↑ FDEP & O'Leno.
  121. ↑ FDEP & Oleta River 2022.
  122. ↑ FDEP & Olustee Battlefield.
  123. ↑ FDEP & Orman House 2014.
  124. ↑ FDEP & Oscar Scherer 2011.
  125. ↑ FDEP & Paynes Creek 2016.
  126. ↑ FDEP & Paynes Prairie.
  127. ↑ FDEP & Perdido Key.
  128. ↑ FDEP & Ponce de Leon Springs 2016.
  129. ↑ FDEP & Price's Scrub.
  130. ↑ FDEP & Pumpkin Hill Creek.
  131. ↑ FDEP & Rainbow Springs.
  132. ↑ FDEP & Ravine Gardens 2023.
  133. ↑ FDEP & River Rise.
  134. ↑ FDEP & Rock Springs Run 2017.
  135. ↑ FDEP & Gilchrist Blue Springs.
  136. ↑ FDEP & San Felasco Hammock.
  137. ↑ FDEP & San Marcos de Apalache.
  138. ↑ FDEP & San Pedro Underwater Archaeological 2012.
  139. ↑ FDEP & Savannas 2017.
  140. ↑ FDEP & Seabranch 2014.
  141. ↑ FDEP & Sebastian Inlet 2008.
  142. ↑ FDEP & Shoal River Headwaters.
  143. ↑ FDEP & Silver Springs 2010.
  144. ↑ FDEP & Skyway Fishing Pier 2002.
  145. ↑ FDEP & South Fork 2008.
  146. ↑ FDEP & St. Andrews 2016.
  147. ↑ FDEP & St. Lucie Inlet.
  148. ↑ FDEP & St. Sebastian River 2019.
  149. ↑ FDEP & Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center.
  150. ↑ FDEP & Stump Pass Beach 2013.
  151. ↑ FDEP & Suwannee River.
  152. ↑ FDEP & T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula 2014.
  153. ↑ FDEP & Tarkiln Bayou.
  154. ↑ FDEP & Terra Ceia 2012.
  155. ↑ FDEP & Three Rivers 2005.
  156. ↑ FDEP & Tomoka 2012.
  157. ↑ FDEP & Topsail Hill 2019.
  158. ↑ FDEP & Torreya 2012.
  159. ↑ FDEP & Troy Spring.
  160. ↑ FDEP & Waccasassa Bay.
  161. ↑ FDEP & Washington Oaks Gardens 2017.
  162. ↑ FDEP & Weeki Wachee Springs 2022.
  163. ↑ FDEP & Wekiwa Springs 2017.
  164. ↑ FDEP & Werner-Boyce Salt Springs 2013.
  165. ↑ FDEP & Wes Skiles Peacock Springs.
  166. ↑ FDEP & Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological 2012.
  167. ↑ FDEP & Wingate Creek 2008.
  168. ↑ FDEP & Ybor City Museum 2016.
  169. ↑ FDEP & Yellow Bluff Fort.
  170. ↑ FDEP & Yellow River Marsh 2022.
  171. ↑ FDEP & Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins.
  172. ↑ FDEP & Blackwater Heritage 2013.
  173. ↑ FDEP & Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail 2000.
  174. ↑ FDEP & Gainesville-Hawthorne.
  175. ↑ FDEP & General James A. Van Fleet 2012.
  176. ↑ FDEP & Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenways State Recreation and Conservation Area 2018.
  177. ↑ FDEP & Nature Coast.
  178. ↑ FDEP & Palatka-to-Lake Butler.
  179. ↑ FDEP & Palatka-to-St. Augustine.
  180. ↑ FDEP & Suwannee River Wilderness Trail.
  181. ↑ FDEP & Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad 2003.
  182. ↑ FDEP & Withlacoochee.
  183. 1 2 "Royal Palm State Park". NPS.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  184. ↑ Vance, Linda D. (1976). "May Mann Jennings and Royal Palm State Park". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 55 (1): 1–17. JSTOR 30071307.
Wikimedia Commons logo
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Florida State Parks.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.