Florida State Parks

Park Name	Area by County	Notes	Admission **
Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park	Volusia	Ruins of 19th century plantation owned by John Addison
Alafia River State Park	Hillsborough	Former phosphorus strip mine
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park	Leon	Originally named Killearn Gardens State Park
Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park	Polk	Home to rare scrub habitat
Amelia Island State Park	Nassau	Horseback riding permitted on beach
Anastasia State Park	St. Johns	Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964
Anclote Key Preserve State Park	Pasco	Accessible only by ferry or boat
Avalon State Park	St. Lucie	used for frogman training during WWII
Bahia Honda State Park	Monroe	Island in the lower Florida Keys
Bald Point State Park	Franklin	Amphibious landing exercises held during WWII
The Barnacle Historic State Park	Miami-Dade	Oldest house in Coconut Grove, built in 1891
Big Lagoon State Park	Escambia	Start of the Great Florida Birding Trail
Big Shoals State Park	Hamilton	Largest whitewater Class III rapids in Florida
Big Talbot Island State Park	Duval	Part of Talbot Islands State Park
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	Miami-Dade	Home of Cape Florida Light on Key Biscayne
Blackwater River State Park	Santa Rosa	Home to 1982 Florida Champion Atlantic White Cedar Tree
Blue Spring State Park	Volusia	Largest spring on St Johns River and designated manatee rufuge
Bulow Creek State Park	Volusia	400 year old Fairfield Oak and 11 Plantation Sites
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park	Volusia	Extensive stone ruins
Caladesi Island State Park	Pinellas	Ferry available; 108-slip marina
Camp Helen State Park	Bay	Day-Use Park; formerly private resort
Cayo Costa State Park	Lee	Accessible only by ferry or boat; primitive cabins
Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve	Levy	Limited facilities
Cedar Key Museum State Park	Levy	St Clair Whitman house depicts 1920’s life in Cedar Key
Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park	Charlotte	very limited facilities
Collier-Seminole State Park	Collier	National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark; Bay City Walking Dredge used to build Tamiami Trail through the Everglades
Colt Creek State Park	Polk	Part of Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve
Constitution Convention Museum State Park	Gulf	Site where first Florida constitution was drafted in 1838
Crystal River Archaeological	Citrus	National Historic Landmark and one of the oldest continuously occupied Pre-Columbian sites
Crystal River Preserve State Park	Citrus	Rare spring fed estuary
Curry Hammock State Park	Monroe	Named for Miami teacher whose family owned Key Land; kayaking
Dade Battlefield Historic State Park	Sumter	Second Seminole War Battle where 105 out of 108 troops were massacred by 180 native americans
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park	Monroe	Named to honor park activist
De Leon Springs State Park	Volusia	“Old Methuselah” is a 500 year old bald cypress previously a private park with jungle cruise; 19 million gallons of 72 degree water daily
DeSoto Site Historic State Park	Leon	Site of Hernando DeSoto 1839 encampment and Governor John W. Martin house
Deer Lake State Park	Walton	Very rare fresh water lake among coastal dunes
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park	Collier	Barrier island with white sugar sand beach
Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park	Alachua	120 foot deep, 500 foot wide sink hole accessible by 232 step stairway
Don Pedro Island State Park	Charlotte	Barrier island accessible only by boat or ferry
Dudley Farm Historic State Park	Alachua	Shows agriculture development in Florida from the 1850’s- mid 1940’s
Dunns Creek State Park	Putnam	Steamboat stop during the 1920’s
Econfina River State Park	Taylor	Confederate deserters camped here and assisted Union blockade ships during Civil War
Eden Gardens State Park	Walton	Restored plantation house with Louis XVI style furnishings
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park	Wakulla	One of the largest and deepest fresh water springs in the world
Egmont Key State Park	Hillsborough	Ruins of Fort Dade and Egmont Key Light
Estero Bay Preserve State Park	Lee	First aquatic nature reserve established in Florida
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park	Collier	Part of the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Everglades
Falling Waters State Park	Washington	Contains 73 foot waterfall; tallest in Florida
Fanning Springs State Park	Gilchrist	A first magnitude spring purchased by the state in 1993
Faver-Dykes State Park	St Johns	A wilderness area
Florida Caverns State Park	Jackson	Only public cave tours in Florida state park system
Forest Capital State Park	Taylor	Includes a late 1800’s Florida Cracker Homestead
Fort Clinch State Park	Nassau	Construction of Fort Clinch began in 1847
Fort Cooper State Park	Citrus	On the Withlacoochee State Trail
Fort Foster State Historic Site	Hillsborough	Part of Hillsborough River State Park; replica fort built in 1972
Fort George Island Cultural State Park	Duval	Hurricane Dora joined Anastasia and Conch Island in 1964
Fort Mose Historic State Park	St Johns	National Historic Landmark originally known as Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose
Fort Pierce Inlet State Park	St. Lucie	Used for Frogman training during WWII
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park	Monroe	Pre-Civil War Fort abandoned; restoration began in 1960’s by volunteers
Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park	Okaloosa	Named in honor of US Air Force Colonel who preserved site
Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail	Alachua	Passes through Paynes Prairie
Gamble Plantation Historic State Park	Manatee	Sole surviving Antebellum mansion in South Florida; once a 3500 acre sugarcane plantation
Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach	Flagler
Gasparilla Island State Park	Charlotte Lee	Gasparilla Island Lights were lit in 1890
George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier	Duval	Pedestrian-only fishing bridge
Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park	Gilchrist	Several springs in the park, including second magnitude spring with 44 million gallons per day
Grayton Beach State Park	Walton	Popular pristine beach offers cabins, camping, boating, fishing, and trails
Henderson Beach State Park	Okaloosa	US Air Force Clausen Tracking Site until 1951
Highlands Hammock State Park	Highlands	One of the highest ranking parks in Florida for endemic biodiversity
Hillsborough River State Park	Hillsborough	Fort Foster
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park	Citrus	Home to numerous manatees
Honeymoon Island State Park	Pinellas	Easily accessible by bridge from Dunedin
Hontoon Island State Park	Volusia Lake	Accessible only by ferry or boat
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park	Broward	Park in the middle of urban Fort Lauderdale
Ichetucknee State Park	Columbia	Drift tubing and certified cave diving
Indian Key Historic State Park	Monroe	First county seat for Dade County; accessible only by boat
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park	Palm Beach	A gift from John D. MacArthur to the people of Florida
John Gorrie Museum State Park	Franklin	Physician John Gorrie patented first mechanical refrigeration process (Air Conditining)
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park	Monroe	First underwater park in the US
John U. Lloyd Beach State Park	Broward	Named for County attorney that led preservation efforts
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Martin	Formerly a top-secret radar training school during WWII, now hosts Elsa Kimbell Environmental Education & Research Center
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park	Okeechobee	B-17 bomber crew training by the US Army during WWII
Koreshan State Historic Site	Lee	Home of the Koreshan Unity Group
Lafayette Blue Springs State Park	Lafayette	First magnitude spring with 168 million gallons per day
Lake Griffin State Park	Lake	Connects Oklawaha to Lake Griffin
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park	Leon	Fort Walton Culture capital from 1050-1500
Lake June in Winter Scrub State Park	Highlands	limited facilities; still under development
Lake Kissimmee State Park	Polk	1876 Cow Camp living history site with Cracker Cowboys
Lake Louisa State Park	Lake	Includes Green Swamp and six lakes
Lake Manatee State Park	Manatee	60 site campground
Lake Talquin State Park	Leon Gadsden	10,000 acre reservoir created by Jackson Bluff Dam on the Ochlockonee River
Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park	Jefferson	Site of tallest prehistoric Native American ceremonial earthwork mound in Florida
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park	Monroe	Accessible via private boat or tour boat; daily visitors are limited
Little Manatee River State Park	Hillsborough	Park includes equestrian trails and campsites
Little Talbot Island State Park	Duval	Part of Talbot Islands State Park
Long Key State Park	Monroe	Grand Resort destroyed by Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
Lovers Key State Park	Lee
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park	Lake Seminole	Wildlife corridor to the Ocala National Forest
Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site	Manatee	Named for owners that donated it to the state in 1948
Madison Blue Spring State Park	Madison	First magnitude spring
Manatee Springs State Park	Levy	First magnitude spring
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park	Alachua	1930’s farm and citrus orchard
Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park	Clay	Hiking and equestrian trails
Mound Key Archaeolgical State Park	Lee	Accessible only by boat; no facilities
Myakka River State Park	Sarasota Manatee	Land partly donated by Bertha Palmer; pioneer farmer, rancher, and developer
Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park	Leon	Site of second largest Civil War battle in Florida
North Peninsula State Park	Volusia	Metal pieces from the wreck of the North Western, which sank prior to WWII, have emerged on the beach
Okeechobee Battlefield State Park	Okeechobee	Battle site during Second Seminole War
O’Leno State Park	Columbia	Many facilities by CCC in 1930’s
Ochlockonee River State Park	Wakulla	Many older trees show scars from turpentine industry
Oleta River State Park	Miami-Dade	Park has high numbers of invasive species Casuarina (Australian Pine)
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park	Baker	First state historic monument in 1909
Orman House Historic State Park	Franklin	House built in 1838
Oscar Scherer State Park	Sarasota	Major habitat of Florida Scrub Jay
Paynes Creek Historic State Park	Hardee	Site of Fort Chokonikla and the Kennedy-Darling trading post during the Seminole Wars
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park	Alachua	Savanna formerly occupied by Seminole Indians
Perdido Key State Park	Escambia	Barrier Island
Ponce de Leon Springs State Park	Holmes	14 million of 68 degree water outflow daily
Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park	Duval	Part of Talbot Islands State Parks
Rainbow Springs State Park	Marion	600 million gallons of 68 degree water outflow daily
Ravine Gardens State Park	Putnam	Gardens built by Works Progress Administration in 1933
River Rise Preserve State Park	Columbia	Where Santa Fe River re-emerges after 3 miles undergound
Rock Springs Run State Reserve	Lake	Joins Wekiwa Springs Run to create the Wekiva River
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park	Alachua	A mature Florida forest and wildlife habitat with hiking, biking, and horse trails
San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park	Wakulla	History of this National Landmark dates to 1528
San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park	Monroe	Dutch built ship in hurricane on July 13, 1733
Savannas Preserve State Park	St Lucie Martin	Area around Jensen Beach known as Pineapple Capitol of the World from 1895-1920
Seabranch Preserve State Park	Martin	4 Different natural habitats within short distance
Sebastian Inlet State Park	Brevard Indian River	Park never closes; second most visited Florida State Park
Silver Springs State Park	Marion	Head springs area was the focal point of Silver Springs Nature Theme Park, a now defunct commercial attraction
Skyway Fishing Pier State Park	Hillsborough Manatee	Utilizes approaches to old Sunshine Skyway Bridge following the 1980 collision MV Summit Venture and constructio of a new bridge
St. Andrews State Park	Bay	Named America’s Best Beach in 1995
St. George Island State Park	Franklin	Named 6th best Beach in America in 2011, after Hurricane Dennis destroyed the facilities in 2005
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park	Martin	Barrier Island accessible only by boat
St. Marks River Preserve State Park	Leon	St Marks River flows from wetlands to East Tallahassee to the Gulf of Mexico
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park	Brevard Indian River	Hernandez-Capron Trail built to link St. Augustine to Fort Pierce during the Second Seminole War
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park	Hamilton	Carillon tower with 97 tubular bells plays Foster’s songs every day
Stump Pass Beach State Park	Charlotte	Day park consisting of 3 islands offer swimming, boating, shelling, hiking, fishing, diving
Suwannee River State Park	Suwannee	1860 Columbus Cemetery; pieces from 1800’s sawmill; Civil War earthworks
T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park	Gulf	Dedicated to former owner who sold it to the US Army during WWII
Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park	Escambia	Limited facilities; nature trails; picnic tables; bathroom
Terra Ceia Preserve State Park	Manatee	Land acquired by state and Southwest Florida Water Management District
Three Rivers State Park	Jackson	1947 Jim Woodruff Dam created Lake Seminole; outflow is the Apalachicola River
Tomoka State Park	Volusia	Urban park completely surrounded by development
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park	Walton	Site of munitions testing range during WWII
Torreya State Park	Liberty	Park named after endangered Torreya Tree
Troy Spring State Park	Suwannee Lafayette	First magnitude spring; Civil War Steamboat “Madison” was scuttled there in 1863
Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park	Levy	Accessible only by boat; no recreational facilities
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park	Flagler	Park has formal gardens, citrus groves, and house
Weeki Wachee Springs	Hernando	Headspring area features underwater performances by female dancers in mermaid costumes
Wekiwa Springs State Park	Orange	42 million gallons of 72 degree water outflow daily
Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park	Pasco	Names for Werner-Boyce Preserve purchased by Pasco County in 1994; undeveloped
Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park	Suwannee	28,000 feet of explored passageways make it one of the largest locations for cave diving in the US
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park	Monroe	Quarry provided keystone for the Overseas Railroad in 1908
Ybor City Museum State Park	Hillsborough	Shows history of Tampa’s cigar industry and Latin influence
Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park	Duval	Confederate camp constructed during American Civil War
Yellow River March Preserve State Park	Santa Rosa	One of Florida’s last remaining tracts of wet prairie; no recreational facilities
Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park	Citrus	Senator David Levy Yulee built mill on 5,100 acre plantation, Margarita, in 1851