If you’re looking to relax, take a hike or go for a paddle, you’ve come to the right place. Our park encompasses 620 acres and allows visitors to explore in several ways. Anglers or birders may want ...

Walk along the shoreline at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, and you’ll feel as if you’ve entered another world. The second largest outcropping of Coquina rock is found here, giving visitors a ...

The Boca Grande Pass, just off the southern tip of Gasparilla Island State Park, is world-famous for sportfishing, particularly tarpon. The pass connects the Charlotte Harbor to the Gulf of Mexico and ...

The Florida State Parks Junior Ranger Program provides the opportunity for young people to learn, serve and share Florida's natural and cultural resources. You can either participate in a scheduled ...

Topsail Hill is named for its dunes, which rise like a ship's sails over soft sand beaches and the emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Those same white quartz dunes are responsible for a rare ...

The preserve is located on the barrier island in South Melbourne Beach and protects the watershed of the Indian River Lagoon. Red mangrove propagules Considered one of the most biologically diverse ...

This historic route, a “trader’s path” stretches back to the days of William Bartram, Seminole Indians and Florida’s first people. As you make your way down the trail, trade modern life for citrus ...

Florida's 175 state parks, trails and historic sites offer beautiful backdrops for recreational and nature-based photos. This year's photo contest, “Capture the Real Florida”, received numerous ...

Tomoka State Park is truly a natural and cultural gem in a populated area near the world-famous Daytona Beach and Ormond and Flagler beaches. If you are a history buff you’ve come to the right place ...

Named in honor of John Perceval, the second Earl of Egmont and member of the Irish House of Commons in 1763, Egmont Key has had Spanish conquistadors and nuclear submarines pass its shores as they ...

It is difficult to find a location in Florida that is further removed from urban and suburban light pollution than Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. In 2016, Kissimmee Prairie Preserve was ...

The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, built in 1890, was originally used to safely guide ships into the Charlotte Harbor. The lighthouse is an iron screw pile design with a wood frame and when lit, is ...