List of Florida state parks

Map of State Parks of Florida Hold cursor over locations to display park name, click to go to park article.

There are 161^[1] state parks and 10 state trails in the U.S. state of Florida which encompass more than 800,000 acres (320,000 ha),^[2] providing recreational opportunities for both residents and tourists. Almost half of the state parks have an associated local 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, often styled, "Friends of {park name} State Park, Inc.".^[3] In 2010, some 7,245 volunteers donated nearly 1.3 million hours to enhance the parks for approximately 20 million visitors. For fiscal year 2012-13, volunteers increased to 27,000, and visitors rose to 25.2 million.^[2] There is a mostly nominal admission to nearly all Florida's state parks, although separate fees are charged for the use of cabins, marinas, campsites, etc. Florida's state parks offer 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.^[3]

The Florida Park Service is the division of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection responsible for the operation of Florida State Parks, and won the Gold Medal honoring the best state park system in the country in 1999 and 2005 from the National Recreation and Park Association. They were also finalists in the 1997 and 2011 competitions.^[4] The Park Service was awarded the gold medal again in October 2013, making it the only three-time winner.^[2][5] The parks are open year-round and offer diverse activities beyond fishing, hiking and camping. Many parks offer facilities for birding or horseback riding; there are several battle reenactments; and freshwater springs and beaches are Florida's gems. According to the Florida Park Service website, their goal "is to help create a sense of place by showing park visitors the best of Florida's diverse natural and cultural sites. Florida's state parks are managed and preserved for enjoyment by this and future generations through providing appropriate resource-based recreational opportunities, interpretation and education that help visitors connect to the Real Florida."^[3]

Several state parks were formerly private tourist attractions purchased by the state of Florida to preserve their natural environment. These parks include the Silver Springs 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.^[6] 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.^[7] Seven parks are mostly undeveloped with few or no facilities; 10 parks are accessible only by private boat or ferry;^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]} and 13 parks contain National Natural Landmarks.^[7] Additionally, there are eleven national parks in Florida locations under control of the National Park Service.^[18]

Florida state parks and reserves

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• "Year" refers to the year the park was opened. If that date is not available, the year the state acquired the property will be used.^[19]
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Park Name	County[19]	Size[19]	Year[19]	Water Body(s)[19]	Photo	Remarks
Alafia River State Park	Hillsborough	6,312 acres (2,556 ha)	1996	Alafia River		Former phosphorus strip mine unremediated[20]
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park	Leon	1,180 acres (478 ha)	1954	Lake Hall		Originally named Killearn Gardens State Park[21]
Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park	Polk	8,065 acres (3,266 ha)	1991	unnamed ponds		Home to rare scrub habitat for wildlife
Amelia Island State Park	Nassau	230 acres (93 ha)	1983	Nassau Sound Atlantic Ocean		Horseback riding is permitted on the beach
Anastasia State Park	St. Johns	1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean		Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964
Anclote Key Preserve State Park	Pasco	403 acres (163 ha)	1997	Gulf of Mexico		Accessible only by ferry or boat[8]
Avalon State Park	St. Lucie	650 acres (263 ha)	1987	Atlantic Ocean		Used for frogman training during World War II
Bahia Honda State Park	Monroe	524 acres (212 ha)	1961	Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico		An island in the lower Florida Keys
Bald Point State Park	Wakulla	4,065 acres (1,646 ha)	1999	Gulf of Mexico		Amphibious landing exercises held during World War II
The Barnacle Historic State Park	Miami-Dade	5 acres (2 ha)	1973	Biscayne Bay		Oldest house in Coconut Grove; built in 1891[22]
Big Lagoon State Park	Escambia	705 acres (285 ha)	1977	Big Lagoon		Start of the Great Florida Birding Trail
Big Shoals State Park	Hamilton	3,772 acres (1,528 ha)	1989	Suwannee River		Largest whitewater Class III rapids in Florida
Big Talbot Island State Park	Duval	1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean		Part of Talbot Islands State Parks
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	Miami-Dade	400 acres (162 ha)	1967	Atlantic Ocean		Home to the Cape Florida Light on Key Biscayne
Blackwater River State Park	Santa Rosa	590 acres (239 ha)	1967	Blackwater River		Home to 1982 Florida Champion Atlantic white cedar tree
Blue Spring State Park	Volusia	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	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	150 acres (61 ha)	1945	Bulow Creek		Extensive stone ruins[23]
Caladesi Island State Park	Pinellas	2,450 acres (992 ha)	1966	Gulf of Mexico		Ferry available, 108-slip marina[16]
Camp Helen State Park	Bay	185 acres (75 ha)	1996	Lake Powell Gulf of Mexico		Day use park formerly used as private resort
Cayo Costa State Park	Lee	2,426 acres (983 ha)	1976	Gulf of Mexico		Accessible only by ferry or boat - primitive cabins[17]
Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve	Levy	5,028 acres (2,036 ha)	1978	Gulf of Mexico		Very limited facilities
Cedar Key Museum State Park	Levy	19 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	42,518 acres (17,220 ha)	1978	Gasparilla Pass Charlotte Harbor		Very limited facilities
Collier-Seminole State Park	Collier	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	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	13 acres (5 ha)	1956	none		Site where first Florida constitution was drafted in 1838
Crystal River Archaeological State Park	Citrus	61 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	30,000 acres (12,150 ha)	2004	Crystal River		Rare spring-fed estuary
Curry Hammock State Park	Monroe	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	80 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	2,421 acres (981 ha)	1982	Atlantic Ocean		Park's name changed in 2001 to honor park activist
De Leon Springs State Park	Volusia	600 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	5 acres (2 ha)	2003	none		Site of Hernando de Soto 1839 encampment and Gov. John W. Martin House
Deer Lake State Park	Walton	1,995 acres (808 ha)	1996	Gulf of Mexico Deer Lake		Very rare freshwater lake among coastal dunes
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park	Collier	166 acres (67 ha)	1981	Cocohatchee River Gulf of Mexico		Barrier island with white sugar sand beach
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park	Alachua	67 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	230 acres (93 ha)	1985	Gulf of Mexico		Barrier island accessible only by boat or ferry[13]
Dudley Farm Historic State Park	Alachua	325 acres (132 ha)	1989	none		Shows agricultural development in Florida from the 1850s through the mid-1940s
Dunns Creek State Park	Putnam	6,000 acres (2,430 ha)	2001	St. Johns River Dunns Creek		Steamboat stop during the 1920s
Econfina River State Park	Taylor	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	163 acres (66 ha)	1968	Tucker Bayou		Restored plantation house with Louis XVI style furniture
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park	Wakulla	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	328 acres (133 ha)	1974	Tampa Bay		The ruins of Fort Dade and Egmont Key Light are inside the park
Estero Bay Preserve State Park	Lee	10,000 acres (4,050 ha)	1974	Estero Bay		The first aquatic nature preserve established in Florida
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park	Collier	75,000 acres (30,375 ha)	1975	none		Part of the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Everglades
Falling Waters State Park	Washington	171 acres (69 ha)	1962	2-acre pond		Contains a 73-foot (22.3 m) waterfall, tallest in Florida
Fanning Springs State Park	Gilchrist	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	6,045 acres (2,448 ha)	1950	Pellicer Creek		A wilderness area
Florida Caverns State Park	Jackson	1,300 acres (527 ha)	1942	Chipola River		The only Florida state park with public cave tours
Forest Capital Museum State Park	Taylor	14 acres (6 ha)	1967	none		Includes a late 1800s Florida cracker homestead
Fort Clinch State Park	Nassau	1,427 acres (578 ha)	1935	Amelia River		Construction of Fort Clinch began in 1847
Fort Cooper State Park	Citrus	710 acres (287 ha)	1977	Lake Holathlikaha		On the Withlacoochee State Trail
Fort Foster State Historic Site	Hillsborough	30 acres (12 ha)	1935	none		Part of Hillsborough River State Park; replica fort built in 1972
Fort George Island Cultural State Park	Duval	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	24 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	340 acres (138 ha)	1973	Tucker Cove Atlantic Ocean		Used for frogman training during World War II
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park	Monroe	87 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	357 acres (145 ha)	1966	Rocky Bayou		Named in honor of United States Air Force Colonel who preserved site
Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail	Alachua	16 miles (26 km)	1989	Boulware Springs		Passes through Paynes Prairie
Gamble Plantation Historic State Park	Manatee	87 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 Recreation Area at Flagler Beach	Flagler	144 acres (58 ha)	1961	Atlantic Ocean		Renamed from Flagler Beach State Recreation Area in 1992
Gasparilla Island State Park	Charlotte Lee	128 acres (52 ha)	1983	Charlotte Harbor		Gasparilla Island Lights were lit in 1890
George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier	Duval	8,000 ft (2,440 m)	1999	Nassau Sound Atlantic Ocean		Pedestrian-only fishing bridge
Grayton Beach State Park	Walton	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	222 acres (90 ha)	1983	Gulf of Mexico		U.S. Air Force Clausen Tracking site until 1951
Highlands Hammock State Park	Highlands	9,000 acres (3,640 ha)	1931	none		Unsuccessfully promoted as a national park
Hillsborough River State Park	Hillsborough	3,383 acres (1,370 ha)	1935	Hillsborough River		Fort Foster is inside the park
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park	Citrus	210 acres (85 ha)	1984	Homosassa River		Home to numerous manatees
Honeymoon Island State Park	Pinellas	2,785 acres (1,128 ha)	1975	Gulf of Mexico		Easily accessible by bridge from Dunedin
Hontoon Island State Park	Volusia Lake	1,648 acres (667 ha)	1960	St. Johns River Hontoon Dead River		Accessible only by ferry or boat[9]
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park	Broward	180 acres (73 ha)	1941	Atlantic Ocean		Park is in the middle of urban Fort Lauderdale
Ichetucknee Springs State Park	Columbia	2,241 acres (908 ha)	1972	Ichetucknee River		Drift tubing and certified cave diving
Indian Key Historic State Park	Monroe	10 acres (4 ha)	1972	Atlantic Ocean		First county seat for Dade County; accessible only by boat[10]
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park	Palm Beach	325 acres (132 ha)	1989	Lake Worth Atlantic Ocean		A gift from John D. MacArthur to the people of Florida
John Gorrie Museum State Park	Franklin	1 acres (0 ha)	1958	none		Physician John Gorrie patented the first mechanical refrigeration process (air conditioning)
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park	Monroe	53,000 acres (21,465 ha)	1963	Atlantic Ocean		First underwater park in the United States
John U. Lloyd Beach State Park	Broward	310 acres (126 ha)	1973	Atlantic Ocean		Named for county attorney who led preservation efforts
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Martin	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	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	135 acres (55 ha)	1983	Estero River		Home of the Koreshan Unity group
Lafayette Blue Springs State Park	Lafayette	702 acres (284 ha)	2005	Suwannee River		First magnitude spring with 168 million gallons (636 million liters) per day
Lake Griffin State Park	Lake	578 acres (234 ha)	1968	Dead River Oklawaha River		Connects Oklawaha to Lake Griffin
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park	Leon	100 acres (41 ha)	1966	St. Marks River		Fort Walton Culture capital from 1050–1500
Lake June in Winter Scrub State Park	Highlands	845 acres (342 ha)	1995	Lake June in Winter		Limited facilities; still under development
Lake Kissimmee State Park	Polk	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	4,372 acres (1,771 ha)	1974	Lake Louisa		Park includes the Green Swamp and six lakes
Lake Manatee State Park	Manatee	556 acres (225 ha)	1970	Lake Manatee		60-site campground was opened in 1986
Lake Talquin State Park	Leon Gadsden	526 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-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park	Jefferson	188 acres (76 ha)	1998	Lake Miccosukee		Site of the tallest prehistoric, Native American ceremonial earthwork mound in Florida
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park	Monroe	10,481 acres (4,245 ha)	1971	Florida Bay Gulf of Mexico		Access via private boat or tour boat; daily visitors are limited[11]
Little Manatee River State Park	Hillsborough	2,433 acres (985 ha)	1974	Little Manatee River		Park includes equestrian trails and campsites
Little Talbot Island State Park	Duval	1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean		Part of Talbot Islands State Parks
Long Key State Park	Monroe	965 acres (391 ha)	1969	Atlantic Ocean		Grand resort was destroyed by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
Lovers Key State Park	Lee	712 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	17,405 acres (7,049 ha)	1976	Wekiva River St. Johns River		Wildlife corridor to the Ocala National Forest
Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site	Manatee	10 acres (4 ha)	1970	Tampa Bay		Named for the owners who donated it to the state in 1948
Madison Blue Spring State Park	Madison	1 acres (1 ha)	2000	Withlacoochee River		First magnitude spring
Manatee Springs State Park	Levy	2,443 acres (989 ha)	1949	Manatee Springs		First magnitude spring
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park	Alachua	99 acres (40 ha)	1970	none		1930s farm and citrus orchard
Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park	Clay	2,000 acres (810 ha)	1935	Little Lake Johnson		Hiking and Equestrian trails
Mound Key Archaeological State Park	Lee	113 acres (46 ha)	1970	Estero Bay		Accessible only by boat - no facilities[12]
Myakka River State Park	Sarasota Manatee	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 Historic State Park	Leon	113 acres (46 ha)	1949	St. Marks River		Site of the second largest Civil War battle in Florida
North Peninsula State Park	Volusia	534 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	211 acres (85 ha)	2007	Lake Okeechobee		Battle site during the Second Seminole War
O'Leno State Park	Columbia	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	392 acres (159 ha)	1970	Ochlockonee River Dead River		Many older trees show scars from turpentine industry
Oleta River State Park	Miami-Dade	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	43 acres (17 ha)	1949	none		First State Historic Monument in 1909
Orman House Historic State Park	Franklin	1 acres (1 ha)	2001	Apalachicola River		House built in 1838
Oscar Scherer State Park	Sarasota	1,400 acres (567 ha)	1956	South Creek Lake Osprey		Major habitat of the Florida scrub jay
Paynes Creek Historic State Park	Hardee	410 acres (166 ha)	1981	Paynes Creek		Site of Fort Chokonikla and the Kennedy-Darling trading post during the Seminole Wars
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park	Alachua	21,000 acres (8,505 ha)	1971	Lake Wauburg		Savanna formerly occupied by Seminole Indians
Perdido Key State Park	Escambia	290 acres (117 ha)	1978	Gulf of Mexico		A barrier island
Ponce de Leon Springs State Park	Holmes	420 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	3,896 acres (1,578 ha)	2003	Atlantic Ocean		Part of Talbot Islands State Parks
Rainbow Springs State Park	Marion	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	59 acres (24 ha)	1934	St. Johns River		Gardens built by Works Progress Administration in 1933
River Rise Preserve State Park	Columbia	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	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	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	17 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	644 acres (261 ha)	1989	Atlantic Ocean		Dutch-built ship sank in a hurricane on July 13, 1733
Savannas Preserve State Park	St. Lucie Martin	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	7,360 acres (2,981 ha)	1992	Indian River lagoon		Four different natural habitats within short distance
Sebastian Inlet State Park	Brevard Indian River	755 acres (306 ha)	1970	Sebastian Inlet		Park never closes; second most visited Florida park
Silver Springs State Park	Marion	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	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	1,200 acres (486 ha)	1950	Gulf of Mexico Grand Lagoon		Named "America’s Best Beach" in 1995
St. George Island State Park	Franklin	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
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park	Martin	928 acres (376 ha)	1965	Atlantic Ocean		Barrier island accessible only by boat[14]
St. Marks River State Park	Leon	2,589 acres (1,049 ha)	2007	St. Marks River		Florida's 161st state park
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park	Brevard Indian River	22,000 acres (8,910 ha)	1995	St. Sebastian River		The Hernández–Capron Trail was built to link St. Augustine with Fort Pierce during the Second Seminole War
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park	Hamilton	800 acres (324 ha)	1950	Suwannee River		Carillon tower with 97 tubular bells plays Foster's songs every day
Stump Pass Beach State Park	Charlotte	245 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	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	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 Preserve State Park	Escambia	4,290 acres (1,737 ha)	1998	Perdido Bay		Limited facilities; nature trails, picnic tables and a bathroom
Terra Ceia Preserve State Park	Manatee	1,932 acres (783 ha)	2000?	Tampa Bay		Land acquired by the state and Southwest Florida Water Management District
Three Rivers State Park	Jackson	686 acres (278 ha)	1955	Chattahoochee River; Flint River Lake Seminole		The 1947 Jim Woodruff Dam created Lake Seminole; the outflow is the Apalachicola River
Tomoka State Park	Volusia	1,800 acres (729 ha)	1945	Tomoka River		Urban park completely surrounded by development
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park	Walton	1,643 acres (665 ha)	1992	Gulf of Mexico		Site of munitions testing range during World War II
Torreya State Park	Liberty	13,737 acres (5,563 ha)	1935	Apalachicola River		Park named after the endangered Torreya tree
Troy Springs State Park	Suwannee Lafayette	84 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	30,784 acres (12,468 ha)	2005	Gulf of Mexico		Accessible only by boat; no recreational facilities[15]
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park	Flagler	21 acres (9 ha)	1964	Atlantic Ocean		Park has formal gardens, citrus groves, and house
Wekiwa Springs State Park	Orange	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	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	733 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	32 acres (13 ha)	1986	Atlantic Ocean		Quary provided Keystone (limestone) for the Overseas Railroad in 1908
Ybor City Museum State Park	Hillsborough	1 acre (0 ha)	1976	none		Shows the history of Tampa's cigar industry and Latin influence
Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park	Duval	1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean		Confederate camp constructed during the American Civil War
Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park	Santa Rosa	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 Historic State Park	Citrus	6 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

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Florida
• List of National Natural Landmarks in Florida
• List of Florida bike trails
• List of national parks of the United States
• List of U.S. state parks
• List of major springs in Florida

References

1. "About the Florida Park Service". Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
2. Bray, Taryn (November 18, 2013). "Florida Parks Receive Record Number Of Gold Medals For Excellence". WUFT News. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
3. "About Florida State Parks and Trails". Florida State Parks. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
4. "National Gold Medal Awards - State Park Award Winners & Finalists" (PDF). 2011. National Recreation and Park Association. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
5. Florida State Parks wins third gold medal in parks and recreation management, WTSP.com, October 10, 2013
6. "The Goddard Era". Florida Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
7. "National Natural Landmarks: Florida". National Park Service. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
8. "Anclote Key Preserve State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
9. "Hontoon Island State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
10. "Indian Key Historic State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
11. "Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Park". State of Florida. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
12. "Mound Key Archeological State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
13. "Don Pedro Island State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
14. "St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
15. "Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
16. "Caladesi Island State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
17. "Cayo Costa State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
18. "Find a Park Florida". National Park Service. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
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External links

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