List of Florida state parks

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There are 175 state parks and 9 state trails in the U.S. state of Florida which encompass more than 800,000 acres (320,000 ha), 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.". In 2015, some 29,356 volunteers donated nearly 1.3 million hours to enhance the parks for approximately 31 million visitors. 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 3,613 family campsites, 186 cabins, thousands of picnic tables, 100 miles (160 km) of beaches, and over 2,600 miles (4,200 km) of trails.

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. The Park Service was awarded the gold medal again in October 2013, making it the only three-time winner. In 2019, they received the gold medal award again, resulting in them being the first four-time winner. 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."

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. Nine of the 175 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 with few or no facilities; 10 parks are accessible only by private boat or ferry; and 13 parks contain National Natural Landmarks. Additionally, there are eleven national parks and service sites in Florida locations under control of the National Park Service.

Florida State Parks are supported by tax dollars (document stamps), user fees, and to a much smaller extent charitable contributions. Many state parks have an associated local non-profit corporation. Most parks charge an entrance fee. Residents can purchase an annual entrance pass that is valid at any of the parks. Camping is available in campsites in some of the parks. All reservations for park facilities are handled through the private corporation ReserveAmerica. The Florida State Parks website (floridastateparks.org) provides an updated online guide to all parks.

Development plans by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

On 19 August 2024 the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced plans to build golf courses and 350-room lodges on state park lands.

In statements to the Tampa Bay Times and in posts to social media, the agency claimed that the construction of a golf course on vulnerable scrub habitat will be done in a way to "minimize habitat impacts". A spokesperson for Governor Ron DeSantis, Jeremy Redfern, defended the plans, saying "it's high time we made public lands more accessible to the public." DeSantis, an enthusiastic golfer, controls the Department of Environmental Protection, and has increased his influence over the agency in comparison to former governors. In an unprecedented move that critics said violated state law, he unilaterally appointed its secretary without approval by other members of the Florida Cabinet.

The Tampa Bay Times also reported that US Senators Rick Scott (R) and Marco Rubio (R) joined local officials in criticizing the governor and the accelerated process driving state plans to develop golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park. The park, on the Atlantic coast of Florida, contains the largest area of protected scrub jay habitat in southeast Florida.

An unusual bipartisan showing of elected officials in the state Legislature, Cabinet and the US Congress expressed opposition to the plans, which include the construction of disc golf courses, pickleball courts, and cabins. Three of the affected parks are in the Panhandle district in Panama City represented by state senator Jay Trumbull (R). He wrote on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that he remains in "strong opposition" and exhorted other lawmakers in the legislature to follow suit. Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, who has lobbied in the state legislature to increase conservation land, said: "Our vision did not contemplate the addition of golf courses and hotels, which in my view are not in-line with the peaceful and quiet enjoyment of nature. From what I know at this time, the proposal should not move forward in its current form." Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, said that he had learned from media reports about the state park development plan, and that he has "serious concerns". He issued a statement saying, "(We) have to be really careful when we talk about building infrastructure on state parks. Just because we can do something doesn't mean we should."

Environmental groups and former park officials agreed that the agency was trying to limit the public comment-gathering process. The Tampa Bay Times reported that Eric Draper, who served as the director of Florida's state parks between 2017 and 2021, stated that it appeared that the agency sidestepped the legal process. The Times also noted that Albert Gregory, the former state chief of park planning, said the state was "hop-scotching some important steps".

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Park Name	County or Counties	Size	Year Established	Water Body(s)	Remarks
Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park	Volusia	134.51 acres (54.43 ha)	1939	Tomoka River	Ruins of a 19th-century plantation owned by John Addison
Alafia River State Park	Hillsborough	6,312 acres (2,556 ha)	1996	Alafia River	Former phosphorus strip mine unremediated
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park	Leon	1,180 acres (478 ha)	1954	Lake Hall	Originally named Killearn Gardens State Park
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
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	Franklin	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
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	Flagler	150 acres (61 ha)	1945	Bulow Creek	Extensive stone ruins
Caladesi Island State Park	Pinellas	2,450 acres (992 ha)	1966	Gulf of Mexico	Ferry available, 108-slip marina
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
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, but near St. Joseph Bay	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 1539 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
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park	Broward	310 acres (126 ha)	1973	Atlantic Ocean	Formerly known as John U Loyd State Park
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
Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park	Gilchrist	407 acres (165 ha)	2017	Santa Fe River	Several springs in the park, including a second magnitude spring with 44 million gallons (167 million liters) per day.
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	One of the highest ranking parks in Florida for endemic biodiversity
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
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
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
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 to 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
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	Suwannee River	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
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
Price's Scrub State Park	Marion	962.28 acres (389.42 ha)	2002	Sinkhole lakes	Contains woodland, marsh, scrub, scrubby flatwoods, and sinkhole lakes
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
Royal Palm State Park	Miami-Dade	4,000 acres (1,620 ha)	1916	Everglades	Became the nucleus of Everglades National Park in 1934
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	The headspring area was the focal point of Silver Springs Nature Theme Park, a now-defunct commercial attraction
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
St. Marks River Preserve State Park	Leon	2,589 acres (1,049 ha)	2007	St. Marks River	The St. Marks River flows from the wetlands east of Tallahassee to the Gulf of Mexico
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 and boating, shelling and hiking, fishing and 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
Talbot Islands State Parks	Duval		1949, 2003	Atlantic Ocean	See Big Talbot Island State Park, Little Talbot Island State Park, and Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park.
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 Spring 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
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park	Flagler	21 acres (9 ha)	1964	Atlantic Ocean	Park has formal gardens, citrus groves and house
Weeki Wachee Springs	Hernando	538 acres (218 ha)	2008	Weeki Wachee River	The headspring area features underwater performances by female dancers in mermaid costumes
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

References

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"National Gold Medal Awards - State Park Award Winners & Finalists" (PDF). 2011. National Recreation and Park Association. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
Florida State Parks wins third gold medal in parks and recreation management, WTSP.com, October 10, 2013
"2019 Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Parks and Recreation Announced | National Recreation and Park Association". www.nrpa.org. September 24, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
"The Goddard Era". Florida Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
^ "National Natural Landmarks: Florida". National Park Service. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
^ "Anclote Key Preserve State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^ "Hontoon Island State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^ "Indian Key Historic State Park". State of Florida. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^ "Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Park". State of Florida. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^ "Mound Key Archeological State Park". State of Florida. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^ "Don Pedro Island State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^ "St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park". State of Florida. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^ "Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^ "Caladesi Island State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^ "Cayo Costa State Park". State of Florida. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
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"Find a Park Florida". National Park Service. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
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Protected areas of Florida

Federal level

National parks	Biscayne Dry Tortugas Everglades
National memorials	De Soto Fort Caroline
National monuments	Castillo de San Marcos Fort Matanzas
National seashores	Canaveral Gulf Islands
National forests	Apalachicola Choctawhatchee Ocala Osceola
National wildlife refuges	Archie Carr Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee Caloosahatchee Cedar Keys Chassahowitzka Crocodile Lake Crystal River Egmont Key Florida Panther Great White Heron Hobe Sound Island Bay J.N. 'Ding' Darling Key West Lake Wales Ridge Lake Woodruff Lower Suwannee Matlacha Pass Merritt Island National Key Deer Okefenokee Passage Key Pelican Island Pine Island Pinellas St. Johns St. Marks St. Vincent Ten Thousand Islands
Other national protected areas	Big Cypress National Preserve Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
National Marine Sanctuaries	Florida Keys Key Largo (1975–1990) Looe Key (1981–1990)
National Estuarine Research Reserves	Apalachicola NERR Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR Rookery Bay NERR
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Loxahatchee River Wekiva River

State level

Parks	Amelia Island Anastasia Avalon Bahia Honda Bald Point Big Lagoon Big Shoals Big Talbot Island Bill Baggs Cape Florida Bulow Creek Caladesi Island Camp Helen Cayo Costa Collier–Seminole Colt Creek Curry Hammock Delnor-Wiggins Pass Devil's Millhopper Don Pedro Island Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson Eden Gardens Egmont Key Falling Waters Faver-Dykes Florida Caverns Fort Clinch Fort Cooper Fort George Island Fort Pierce Inlet Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou Gasparilla Island George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier Grayton Beach Henderson Beach Highlands Hammock Honeymoon Island Hontoon Island Hugh Taylor Birch John D. MacArthur Beach John Pennekamp Coral Reef Jonathan Dickinson Little Talbot Island Long Key Lovers Key Mike Roess Gold Head Branch North Peninsula O'Leno Oscar Scherer Perdido Key Price's Scrub Sebastian Inlet Skyway Fishing Pier St. Andrews St. George Island St. Marks River St. Joseph Peninsula Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center Stump Pass Beach Tomoka Torreya Windley Key Fossil Reef
Botanical garden parks	Alfred B. Maclay Gardens Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Lignumvitae Key Ravine Gardens Washington Oaks
Lakes, rivers and springs parks	Deer Lake Lake Griffin Lake June in Winter Scrub Lake Kissimmee Lake Louisa Lake Manatee Lake Talquin Alafia River Blackwater River Dunns Creek Econfina River Hillsborough River Little Manatee River Myakka River Ochlockonee River Oleta River Suwannee River Three Rivers Blue Spring De Leon Springs Edward Ball Wakulla Springs Fanning Springs Homosassa Springs Wildlife Ichetucknee Springs Lafayette Blue Springs Madison Blue Spring Manatee Springs Ponce de Leon Springs Rainbow Springs Silver Springs Troy Spring Weeki Wachee Springs Wekiwa Springs Werner-Boyce Salt Springs Wes Skiles Peacock Springs
Recreation areas	Dead Lakes Gamble Rogers Memorial
Museums, historic sites, and archaeological sites	Addison Blockhouse Cedar Key Museum Constitution Convention Museum Forest Capital Museum John Gorrie Museum Ybor City Museum The Barnacle Bulow Plantation Ruins Dade Battlefield DeSoto Site Dudley Farm Fort Foster Fort Mose Fort Zachary Taylor Gamble Plantation Indian Key Koreshan Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Homestead Natural Bridge Battlefield Olustee Battlefield Orman House Paynes Creek San Marcos de Apalache Yellow Bluff Fort Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Crystal River Lake Jackson Mounds Letchworth-Love Mounds Madira Bickel Mound Mound Key San Pedro Underwater
Preserves and reserves	Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Anclote Key Cedar Key Scrub Charlotte Harbor Crystal River Disney Wilderness Estero Bay Green Cay Wetlands Fakahatchee Strand Hal Scott Kissimmee Prairie Lower Wekiva River Paynes Prairie Pumpkin Hill Creek River Rise Rock Springs Run San Felasco Hammock Savannas Seabranch St. Lucie Inlet St. Sebastian River Tarkiln Bayou Topsail Hill Tosohatchee Waccasassa Bay Yellow River Marsh
State trails	Blackwater Heritage Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Gainesville-Hawthorne General James A. Van Fleet Jacksonville-Baldwin Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway Nature Coast Palatka-Lake Butler Palatka-to-St. Augustine Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad Withlacoochee
State forests	Belmore Big Shoals Blackwater River Carl Duval Moore Cary Charles H. Bronson Cottage Hill Deep Creek Etoniah Creek Four Creeks Goethe Holopaw Indian Lake Jennings John M. Bethea Lake George Lake Talquin Lake Wales Ridge Little Big Econ Matanzas Myakka Okaloacoochee Slough Picayune Strand Pine Log Point Washington Ralph E. Simmons Memorial Ross Prairie Seminole Tate's Hell Tiger Bay Twin Rivers Wakulla Watson Island Welaka Withlacoochee

Local level

Preserves and reserves	Boyd Hill Gumbo Limbo Moccasin Lake

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