List of Florida state parks

There are 161 state parks and 10 state trails in the U.S. state of Florida. All the parks together are more than 800,000 acres (320,000 ha). People from anywhere can visit them. Between the years 2012-13 more then 27,000 volunteers (people who are not paid money) worked to make the parks for better for the 25.2 million people who visit every year. There is a small fee to enter most of Florida's state parks. It costs more to use cabins, marinas, or campsites if the park has them. Florida's state parks together have 3,454 family campsites, 235 cabins, thousands of picnic tables, 100 miles (160 km) of beaches, and over 1,625 miles (2,616 km) of trails.

The Florida Park Service is the part of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. They operate the Florida State Parks. The National Recreation and Park Association gave them the Gold Medal honoring the best state park system in the country in 1999 and 2005. The parks are open all year. Some have many things to do other than fishing, hiking and camping. Many parks have facilities for bird watching or horseback riding; there are several battle reenactments; and freshwater (not salty) springs and beaches are some of Florida's very beautiful places.

Several state parks used to be private tourist attractions bought by the state of Florida to preserve (keep from changing) their natural environment. These parks include the Silver River State Park, Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Rainbow Springs State Park and Weeki Wachee Springs. There are state parks in 58 of Florida's 67 counties. Nine of the 161 parks do not have "State Park" in their name. Four are "conservation areas" (reserve, preserve, or wildlife refuge); three are "Historical/Archaeological sites"; one is a fishing pier and one is a recreation area. Seven parks are mostly undeveloped (nothing built there) with few or no facilities (such as water or toilets); 10 parks are accessible only by private boat or ferry; and 13 parks contain National Natural Landmarks. There are also eleven national parks in Florida. The National Park Service controls those.

Florida state parks and reserves

Note: The table of contents only applies when the list is sorted by park name.

• "Year" refers to the year the park was opened. If that date is not available, the year the state acquired (started to own) the property will be used.
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Park Name	County	Size	Year	Water Body(s)	Photo	Remarks
Alafia River State Park	Hillsborough	0.6,312 acres (2,556 ha)	1996	Alafia River		Used to be phosphorus strip mine
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park	Leon	0.1,180 acres (478 ha)	1954	Lake Hall		Originally named Killearn Gardens State Park
Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek	Polk	0.8,065 acres (3,266 ha)	1991	unnamed ponds		Home to rare scrub habitat (home) for wildlife
Amelia Island State Park	Nassau	&&&&&&&&&&&&0230.&&&&&0230 acres (93 ha)	1983	Nassau Sound Atlantic Ocean		Horseback riding is allowed on the beach
Anastasia State Park	St. Johns	0.1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean		Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964
Anclote Key Preserve State Park	Pasco	&&&&&&&&&&&&0403.&&&&&0403 acres (163 ha)	1997	Gulf of Mexico		Accessible only by ferry or boat
Avalon State Park	St. Lucie	&&&&&&&&&&&&0650.&&&&&0650 acres (263 ha)	1987	Atlantic Ocean		Used for Frogman training during World War II
Bahia Honda State Park	Monroe	&&&&&&&&&&&&0524.&&&&&0524 acres (212 ha)	1961	Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico		An island in the lower Florida Keys
Bald Point State Park	Wakulla	0.4,065 acres (1,646 ha)	1999	Gulf of Mexico		Amphibious landing exercises held during World War II
Barnacle Historic State Park	Miami-Dade	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 acres (2 ha)	1973	Biscayne Bay		Oldest house in Coconut Grove; built in 1891
Big Lagoon State Park	Escambia	&&&&&&&&&&&&0705.&&&&&0705 acres (285 ha)	1977	Big Lagoon		Start of the Great Florida Birding Trail
Big Shoals State Park	Hamilton	0.3,772 acres (1,528 ha)	1989	Suwannee River		Largest whitewater Class III rapids in Florida
Big Talbot Island State Park	Duval	0.1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean		Part of Talbot Islands State Parks
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	Miami-Dade	&&&&&&&&&&&&0400.&&&&&0400 acres (162 ha)	1967	Atlantic Ocean		Home to the Cape Florida Light on Key Biscayne
Blackwater River State Park	Santa Rosa	&&&&&&&&&&&&0590.&&&&&0590 acres (239 ha)	1967	Blackwater River		Home to 1982 Florida Champion Atlantic white cedar tree
Blue Spring State Park	Volusia	0.2,600 acres (1,053 ha)	1972	St. Johns River		Largest spring on the St. Johns River and a designated Manatee Refuge
Bulow Creek State Park	Volusia	0.5,600 acres (2,268 ha)	1981	Bulow Creek		400-year old Fairfield oak and 11 plantation sites
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park	Volusia	&&&&&&&&&&&&0150.&&&&&0150 acres (61 ha)	1945	Bulow Creek		Extensive stone ruins
Caladesi Island State Park	Pinellas	0.2,450 acres (992 ha)	1966	Gulf of Mexico		Accessible only by ferry or boat; 108 slip marina
Camp Helen State Park	Bay	&&&&&&&&&&&&0185.&&&&&0185 acres (75 ha)	1996	Lake Powell Gulf of Mexico		Day use park formerly used as private resort
Cayo Costa State Park	Lee	0.2,426 acres (983 ha)	1976	Gulf of Mexico		Accessible only by ferry or boat - primitive cabins
Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve	Levy	0.5,028 acres (2,036 ha)	1978	Gulf of Mexico		Very limited facilities
Cedar Key Museum State Park	Levy	&&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019 acres (8 ha)	1960	Gulf of Mexico		The St. Clair Whitman house depicts life in Cedar Key circa 1920
Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park	Charlotte	0.42,518 acres (17,220 ha)	1978	Gasparilla Pass Charlotte Harbor		Very limited facilities
Collier-Seminole State Park	Collier	0.6,430 acres (2,604 ha)	1947	Gulf of Mexico		National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, the Bay City Walking Dredge used to build the Tamiami Trail through the Everglades
Colt Creek State Park	Polk	0.5,067 acres (2,052 ha)	2007	several small lakes and creeks		Part of the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve
Constitution Convention Museum State Park	Gulf	&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 acres (5 ha)	1956	none		Site where first Florida constitution was drafted in 1838
Crystal River Archaeological State Park	Citrus	&&&&&&&&&&&&&061.&&&&&061 acres (25 ha)	1965	Crystal River		National Historic Landmark and one of the oldest continuously occupied pre-Columbian sites in Florida
Crystal River Preserve State Park	Citrus	0.30,000 acres (12,150 ha)	2004	Crystal River		Rare spring-fed estuary
Curry Hammock State Park	Monroe	0.1,000 acres (405 ha)	1991	Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico		Named for a Miami teacher whose family owned key land
Dade Battlefield Historic State Park	Sumter	&&&&&&&&&&&&&080.&&&&&080 acres (32 ha)	1921	none		Second Seminole War battle where 105 of 108 troops were massacred by 180 Native Americans
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park	Monroe	0.2,421 acres (981 ha)	1982	Atlantic Ocean		Park's name changed in 2001 to honor park activist
De Leon Springs State Park	Volusia	&&&&&&&&&&&&0600.&&&&&0600 acres (243 ha)	1982	Crystal River		"Old Methuselah" is a 500-year old bald cypress; previously a private park with Jungle Cruise; 19 million gallons (72 million liters) of 72 °F (22 °C) water daily
DeSoto Site Historic State Park	Leon	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 acres (2 ha)	2003	none		Site of Hernando de Soto 1839 encampment and Gov. John W. Martin House
Deer Lake State Park	Walton	0.1,995 acres (808 ha)	1996	Gulf of Mexico Deer Lake		Very rare freshwater lake among coastal dunes
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park	Collier	&&&&&&&&&&&&0166.&&&&&0166 acres (67 ha)	1981	Cocohatchee River Gulf of Mexico		Barrier island with white sugar sand beach
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park	Alachua	&&&&&&&&&&&&&067.&&&&&067 acres (27 ha)	1974	sinkhole pond		120-foot (36.6 m) deep, 500-foot (152.4 m) wide sinkhole accessed by 232 step stairway
Don Pedro Island State Park	Charlotte	&&&&&&&&&&&&0230.&&&&&0230 acres (93 ha)	1985	Gulf of Mexico		Barrier island accessible only by boat or ferry
Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park	Franklin	0.1,962 acres (795 ha)	1963	Gulf of Mexico		Named "6th Best Beach in America" for 2011 after Hurricane Dennis destroyed the facilities in 2005
Dudley Farm Historic State Park	Alachua	&&&&&&&&&&&&0325.&&&&&0325 acres (132 ha)	1989	none		Shows agricultural development in Florida from the 1850s through the mid-1940s
Dunns Creek State Park	Putnam	0.6,000 acres (2,430 ha)	2001	St. Johns River Dunns Creek		Steamboat stop during the 1920s
Econfina River State Park	Taylor	0.4,543 acres (1,840 ha)	1989	Econfina River		Confederate deserters camped here and assisted Union blockcade ships during the Civil War
Eden Gardens State Park	Walton	&&&&&&&&&&&&0163.&&&&&0163 acres (66 ha)	1968	Tucker Bayou		Restored plantation home with Louis XVI style furniture
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park	Wakulla	0.6,000 acres (2,430 ha)	1968	Wakulla River		One of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world
Egmont Key State Park	Hillsborough	&&&&&&&&&&&&0328.&&&&&0328 acres (133 ha)	1974	Tampa Bay		The ruins of Fort Dade and Egmont Key Light are inside the park
Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park	Citrus	&&&&&&&&&&&&0210.&&&&&0210 acres (85 ha)	1984	Homosassa River		Home to numerous manatees
Estero Bay Preserve State Park	Lee	0.10,000 acres (4,050 ha)	1974	Estero Bay		The first aquatic nature preserve established in Florida
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park	Collier	0.75,000 acres (30,375 ha)	1975	none		Part of the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Everglades
Falling Waters State Park	Washington	&&&&&&&&&&&&0171.&&&&&0171 acres (69 ha)	1962	2-acre pond		Contains a 73-foot (22.3 m) waterfall, tallest in Florida
Fanning Springs State Park	Gilchrist	0.1,427 acres (578 ha)	1997	Fanning Springs Suwannee River		A first magnitude spring purchased by the state in 1993
Faver-Dykes State Park	St. Johns	0.6,045 acres (2,448 ha)	1950	Pellicer Creek		A wilderness area
Florida Caverns State Park	Jackson	0.1,300 acres (527 ha)	1942	Chipola River		The only Florida state park with public cave tours
Forest Capital Museum State Park	Taylor	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 acres (6 ha)	1967	none		Includes a late 1800s Florida Cracker homestead
Fort Clinch State Park	Nassau	0.1,427 acres (578 ha)	1935	Amelia River		Construction of Fort Clinch began in 1847
Fort Cooper State Park	Citrus	&&&&&&&&&&&&0710.&&&&&0710 acres (287 ha)	1977	Lake Holathlikaha (dried up in 2010)		On the Withlacoochee State Trail
Fort Foster Historic Site	Hillsborough	&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030 acres (12 ha)	1935	none		Part of Hillsborough River State Park; replica fort built in 1972
Fort George Island Cultural State Park	Duval	0.1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean		Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964
Fort Mose Historic State Park	St. Johns	&&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024 acres (10 ha)	2005	none		National Historic Landmark originally known as Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mosé
Fort Pierce Inlet State Park	St. Lucie	&&&&&&&&&&&&0340.&&&&&0340 acres (138 ha)	1973	Tucker Cove Atlantic Ocean		Used for Frogman training during World War II
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park	Monroe	&&&&&&&&&&&&&087.&&&&&087 acres (35 ha)	1974	Straits of Florida		Pre-civil war fort abandoned, restoration began in the late 1960s by volunteers
Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park	Okaloosa	&&&&&&&&&&&&0357.&&&&&0357 acres (145 ha)	1966	Rocky Bayou		Named in honor of United States Air Force Colonel who preserved site
Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail	Alachua	&&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 miles (26 km)	1989	Boulware Springs		Passes through Paynes Prairie
Gamble Plantation Historic State Park	Manatee	&&&&&&&&&&&&&087.&&&&&087 acres (35 ha)	1927	Manatee River		Sole surviving antebellum mansion in south Florida, once a 3,500-acre (1,416 ha) sugarcane plantation
Gamble Rogers Memorial State Park	Flagler	&&&&&&&&&&&&0144.&&&&&0144 acres (58 ha)	1961	Atlantic Ocean		Renamed from Flagler Beach State Recreation Area in 1992
Gasparilla Island State Park	Charlotte Lee	&&&&&&&&&&&&0128.&&&&&0128 acres (52 ha)	1983	Charlotte Harbor		Gasparilla Island Lights were lit in 1890
George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park	Duval	0.8,000 ft (2,440 m)	1999	Nassau Sound Atlantic Ocean		Pedestrian-only fishing bridge
Grayton Beach State Park	Walton	0.2,200 acres (891 ha)	1968	Western Lake Gulf of Mexico		Popular pristine beach offers cabins & camping, boating, fishing and trails
Henderson Beach State Park	Okaloosa	&&&&&&&&&&&&0222.&&&&&0222 acres (90 ha)	1983	Gulf of Mexico		U.S. Air Force Clausen Tracking site until 1951
Highlands Hammock State Park	Highlands	0.9,000 acres (3,640 ha)	1931	none		Unsuccessfully promoted as a national park
Hillsborough River State Park	Hillsborough	0.3,383 acres (1,370 ha)	1935	Hillsborough River		Fort Foster is inside the park
Honeymoon Island State Park	Pinellas	0.2,785 acres (1,128 ha)	1975	Gulf of Mexico		The north side hosts a nude beach
Hontoon Island State Park	Volusia Lake	0.1,648 acres (667 ha)	1960	St. Johns River Hontoon Dead River		Accessible only by ferry or boat
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park	Broward	&&&&&&&&&&&&0180.&&&&&0180 acres (73 ha)	1941	Atlantic Ocean		Park is in the middle of urban Fort Lauderdale
Ichetucknee Springs State Park	Columbia	0.2,241 acres (908 ha)	1972	Ichetucknee River		Drift tubing and certified cave diving
Indian Key State Historic Site	Monroe	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 acres (4 ha)	1972	Atlantic Ocean		First county seat for Dade County; accessible only by boat
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park	Palm Beach	&&&&&&&&&&&&0325.&&&&&0325 acres (132 ha)	1989	Lake Worth Atlantic Ocean		A gift from John D. MacArthur to the people of Florida
John Gorrie State Museum	Franklin	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 acres (0 ha)	1958	none		Physician John Gorrie patented the first mechanical refrigeration process (air conditioning)
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park	Monroe	0.53,000 acres (21,465 ha)	1963	Atlantic Ocean		First underwater park in the United States
John U. Lloyd Beach State Park	Broward	&&&&&&&&&&&&0310.&&&&&0310 acres (126 ha)	1973	Atlantic Ocean		Named for county attorney who led preservation efforts
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Martin	0.11,500 acres (4,658 ha)	1950	Loxahatchee River		Formerly a top-secret radar training school during WWII; now hosts the Elsa Kimbell Environmental Education & Research Center
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park	Okeechobee	0.54,000 acres (21,870 ha)	1997	none		The U.S. Army used the land to train B-17 bomber crews during World War II
Koreshan State Historic Site	Lee	&&&&&&&&&&&&0135.&&&&&0135 acres (55 ha)	1983	Estero River		Home of the Koreshan Unity group
Lafayette Blue Springs State Park	Lafayette	&&&&&&&&&&&&0702.&&&&&0702 acres (284 ha)	2005	Suwannee River		First magnitude spring with 168 million gallons (636 million liters) per day
Lake Griffin State Park	Lake	&&&&&&&&&&&&0578.&&&&&0578 acres (234 ha)	1968	Dead River Oklawaha River		Connects Oklawaha to Lake Griffin
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park	Leon	&&&&&&&&&&&&0100.&&&&&0100 acres (41 ha)	1966	St. Marks River		Fort Walton Culture capital from 1050–1500
Lake June in Winter Scrub State Park	Highlands	&&&&&&&&&&&&0845.&&&&&0845 acres (342 ha)	1995	Lake June in Winter		Limited facilities; still under development
Lake Kissimmee State Park	Polk	0.5,930 acres (2,402 ha)	1977	Lake Kissimmee		The 1876 Cow Camp is a living history site with Cracker Cowboys
Lake Louisa State Park	Lake	0.4,372 acres (1,771 ha)	1974	Lake Louisa		Park includes the Green Swamp and six lakes
Lake Manatee State Park	Manatee	&&&&&&&&&&&&0556.&&&&&0556 acres (225 ha)	1970	Lake Manatee		60-site campground was opened in 1986
Lake Talquin State Park	Leon Gadsden	&&&&&&&&&&&&0526.&&&&&0526 acres (213 ha)	1971	Lake Talquin		Lake Talquin is a 10,000 acre (4,047 ha) reservoir created by the Jackson Bluff Dam on the Ochlockonee River
Letchworth Mounds Archaeological State Park	Jefferson	&&&&&&&&&&&&0188.&&&&&0188 acres (76 ha)	1998	Lake Miccosukee		Site of the tallest prehistoric, Native American ceremonial earthwork mound in Florida
Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Park	Monroe	0.10,481 acres (4,245 ha)	1971	Florida Bay Gulf of Mexico		Access via private boat or tour boat; daily visitors are limited
Little Manatee River State Park	Hillsborough	0.2,433 acres (985 ha)	1974	Little Manatee River		Park includes equestrian trails and campsites
Little Talbot Island State Park	Duval	0.1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean		Part of Talbot Islands State Parks
Long Key State Park	Monroe	&&&&&&&&&&&&0965.&&&&&0965 acres (391 ha)	1969	Atlantic Ocean		Grand resort was destroyed by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
Lovers Key / Carl E. Johnson State Park	Lee	&&&&&&&&&&&&0712.&&&&&0712 acres (288 ha)	1983	Gulf of Mexico		Lovers Key State Park merged with Carl Johnson County Park in 1996
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park	Lake Seminole	0.17,405 acres (7,049 ha)	1976	Wekiva River St. Johns River		Wildlife corridor to the Ocala National Forest
Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site	Manatee	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 acres (4 ha)	1970	Tampa Bay		Named for the owners who donated it to the state in 1948
Madison Blue Springs State Park	Madison	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 acres (1 ha)	2000	Withlacoochee River		First magnitude spring
Manatee Springs State Park	Levy	0.2,443 acres (989 ha)	1949	Manatee Springs		First magnitude spring
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park	Alachua	&&&&&&&&&&&&&099.&&&&&099 acres (40 ha)	1970	none		1930s farm and citrus orchard
Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park	Clay	0.2,000 acres (810 ha)	1935	Little Lake Johnson		Hiking and Equestrian trails
Mound Key Archeological State Park	Lee	&&&&&&&&&&&&0113.&&&&&0113 acres (46 ha)	1970	Estero Bay		Accessible only by boat - no facilities
Myakka River State Park	Sarasota Manatee	0.37,000 acres (14,985 ha)	1941	Myakka River Upper Myakka Lake		Land partly donated by Bertha Palmer, pioneer farmer, rancher & developer
Natural Bridge Battlefield State Historic Site	Leon	&&&&&&&&&&&&0113.&&&&&0113 acres (46 ha)	1949	St. Marks River		Site of the second largest Civil War battle in Florida
North Peninsula State Park	Volusia	&&&&&&&&&&&&0534.&&&&&0534 acres (216 ha)	1984	Atlantic Ocean		Metal pieces from the wreck of the North Western, which sank prior to World War II, have emerged on the beach
Okeechobee Battlefield State Park	Okeechobee	&&&&&&&&&&&&0211.&&&&&0211 acres (85 ha)	2007	Lake Okeechobee		Battle site during the Second Seminole War
O'Leno State Park	Columbia	0.6,000 acres (2,430 ha)	1940	Santa Fe River		Many facilities built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s
Ochlockonee River State Park	Wakulla	&&&&&&&&&&&&0392.&&&&&0392 acres (159 ha)	1970	Ochlockonee River Dead River		Many older trees show scars from turpentine industry
Oleta River State Park	Miami-Dade	0.1,043 acres (422 ha)	1986	Oleta River Biscayne Bay		Park has high numbers of the invasive species Casuarina (Australian Pine)
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park	Baker	&&&&&&&&&&&&&043.&&&&&043 acres (17 ha)	1949	none		First State Historic Monument in 1909
Orman House State Park	Franklin	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 acres (1 ha)	2001	Apalachicola River		House built in 1838
Oscar Scherer State Park	Sarasota	0.1,400 acres (567 ha)	1956	South Creek Lake Osprey		Major habitat of the Florida Scrub Jay
Paynes Creek Historic State Park	Hardee	&&&&&&&&&&&&0410.&&&&&0410 acres (166 ha)	1981	Paynes Creek		Site of Fort Chokonikla and the Kennedy-Darling trading post during the Seminole Wars
Paynes Prairie State Preserve	Alachua	0.21,000 acres (8,505 ha)	1971	Lake Wauburg		Savanna formerly occupied by Seminole Indians
Perdido Key State Park	Escambia	&&&&&&&&&&&&0290.&&&&&0290 acres (117 ha)	1978	Gulf of Mexico		A barrier island
Ponce de Leon Springs State Park	Holmes	&&&&&&&&&&&&0420.&&&&&0420 acres (170 ha)	1970	Mill Creek Sandy Creek		14 million gallons (53 million liters) of 68 °F (20 °C) water outflow daily
Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park	Duval	0.3,896 acres (1,578 ha)	2003	Atlantic Ocean		Part of Talbot Islands State Parks
Rainbow Springs State Park	Marion	0.1,472 acres (596 ha)	1990	Rainbow River		600 million gallons (2.3 billion liters) of 68 °F (20 °C) water outflow daily
Ravine Gardens State Park	Putnam	&&&&&&&&&&&&&059.&&&&&059 acres (24 ha)	1934	St. Johns River		Gardens built by Works Progress Administration in 1933
River Rise Preserve State Park	Columbia	0.4,500 acres (1,823 ha)	1974	Santa Fe River		Location where Santa Fe River reemerges after 3 miles (4.8 km) underground
Rock Springs Run State Reserve	Lake	0.14,150 acres (5,731 ha)	1983	Wekiva River		Joins Wekiwa Spring run to create the Wekiva River
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park	Alachua	0.7,360 acres (2,981 ha)	1974	small water bodies		A mature Florida forest and wildlife habitat with hiking, biking, and horse trails
San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park	Wakulla	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 acres (7 ha)	1964	Wakulla River St. Marks River		History of this national landmark dates to 1528
San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park	Monroe	&&&&&&&&&&&&0644.&&&&&0644 acres (261 ha)	1989	Atlantic Ocean		Dutch-built ship sank in a hurricane on July 13, 1733
Savannas Preserve State Park	St. Lucie	0.6,000 acres (2,430 ha)	1977	Indian River		Area around Jensen Beach was known as the “Pineapple Capital of the World” from 1895 to 1920
Seabranch Preserve State Park	Martin	0.7,360 acres (2,981 ha)	1992	Indian River lagoon		Four different natural habitats within short distance
Sebastian Inlet State Park	Brevard Indian River	&&&&&&&&&&&&0755.&&&&&0755 acres (306 ha)	1970	Sebastian Inlet		Park never closes; second fmost visited Florida park
Silver River State Park	Marion	0.5,000 acres (2,025 ha)	1987	Silver River		Spring headwaters constitutes Silver Springs Nature Theme Park a private company
Skyway Fishing Pier State Park	Hillsborough Manatee	0.26,000 ft (10,530 m)	1994	Tampa Bay		Utilizes approaches to old Sunshine Skyway Bridge, following the 1980 collision by MV Summit Venture and construction of a new bridge.
St. Andrews State Park	Bay	0.1,200 acres (486 ha)	1950	Gulf of Mexico Grand Lagoon		Named "America’s Best Beach" in 1995
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park	Martin	&&&&&&&&&&&&0928.&&&&&0928 acres (376 ha)	1965	Atlantic Ocean		Barrier island accessible only by boat
St. Marks River State Park	Leon	0.2,589 acres (1,049 ha)	2007	St. Marks River		Florida's 161st state park
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park	Brevard Indian River	0.22,000 acres (8,910 ha)	1995	St. Sebastian River		The Hernandez-Capron Trail was built to link St. Augustine with Fort Pierce during the Second Seminole War
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park	Hamilton	&&&&&&&&&&&&0800.&&&&&0800 acres (324 ha)	1950	Suwannee River		Carillon tower with 97 tubular bells plays Foster's songs every day
Stump Pass Beach State Park	Charlotte	&&&&&&&&&&&&0245.&&&&&0245 acres (99 ha)	1971	Gulf of Mexico		Day park consisting of three islands offer swimming & boating, shelling & hiking, fishing & diving
Suwannee River State Park	Suwannee	0.1,800 acres (729 ha)	1951	Suwannee River Withlacoochee River		The 1860 Columbus Cemetery, pieces from an 1800s sawmill, and Civil War earthworks are points of interest
T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park	Gulf	0.1,900 acres (770 ha)	1967	Gulf of Mexico		Dedicated to the former owner, who sold it to the U.S. Army in World War II
Tarkiln Bayou	Escambia	0.4,290 acres (1,737 ha)	1998	Perdido Bay		Limited facilities; nature trails, picnic tables and a bathroom
Three Rivers State Park	Jackson	&&&&&&&&&&&&0686.&&&&&0686 acres (278 ha)	1955	Chattahoochee River; Flint River Lake Seminole		The 1947 Jim Woodruff Dam created Lake Seminole; the outflow is the Apalachicola River
Terra Ceia Preserve State Park	Manatee	0.1,932 acres (783 ha)	2000?	Tampa Bay		Land acquired by the state and Southwest Florida Water Management District
Tomoka State Park	Volusia	0.1,800 acres (729 ha)	1945	Tomoka River		Urban park completely surrounded by development
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park	Walton	0.1,643 acres (665 ha)	1992	Gulf of Mexico		Site of munitions testing range during World War II
Torreya State Park	Liberty	0.13,737 acres (5,563 ha)	1935	Apalachicola River		Park named after the endangered Torreya tree
Troy Springs State Park	Suwannee Lafayette	&&&&&&&&&&&&&084.&&&&&084 acres (34 ha)	1995	Suwannee River		First magnitude spring; the Civil War steamboat "Madison" was scuttled there in 1863
Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park	Levy	0.30,784 acres (12,468 ha)	2005	Gulf of Mexico		Accessible only by boat; no recreational facilities
Washington Oaks State Gardens	Flagler	&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 acres (9 ha)	1964	Atlantic Ocean		Park has formal gardens, citrus groves, and house
Wekiwa Springs State Park	Orange	0.7,723 acres (3,128 ha)	1969	Wekiva River		42 million gallons (159 million liters) of 72 °F (22 °C) water outflow daily
Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park	Pasco	0.3,400 acres (1,377 ha)	2001	Gulf of Mexico		Named for the Werner-Boyce Preserve purchased by Pasco County in 1994; undeveloped
Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park	Suwannee	&&&&&&&&&&&&0733.&&&&&0733 acres (297 ha)	1986	Suwannee River		28,000 feet (8,534 m) of explored passageways make it one of the largest locations for cave diving in the U.S.
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park	Monroe	&&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 acres (13 ha)	1986	Atlantic Ocean		Quary provided Keystone (limestone) for the Overseas Railroad in 1908
Ybor City Museum State Park	Hillsborough	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 acre (0 ha)	1976	none		Shows the history of Tampa's cigar industry and Latin influence
Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park	Duval	0.1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean		Confederate camp constructed during the American Civil War
Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park	Santa Rosa	0.11,000 acres (4,455 ha)	2000	Yellow River		One of Florida's last remaining tracts of wet prairie; no recreation facilities
Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins State Historic Site	Citrus	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 acres (2 ha)	1953	Homosassa River		Senator David Levy Yulee built the mill on his 5,100-acre (2,064 ha) plantation, Margarita, in 1851

Other websites

• Official state park service website
• Map of Florida State Parks