Florida Guide - Other Florida - Page 6FORT CLINCH Fort Clich State Park is situated on Atlantic Avenue. Fernandina Beach on Floridas north east (Atlantic)coast. Way back in 1861, it was home to the confederate army but in 1862 the federal troops siezed it on the orders of Robert E Lee.... Viewed 5 times since 1 September 2008. FOREST CAPITAL MUSEUM Forest Capital Museum State Park is in Perry, North Florida. It is on the U. S. Highway 19 south(just beyond the city limits)This is a slice of the old Florida and how people lived over a century ago. The museum centres on the importance of... Viewed 2 times since 1 September 2008. FAVER DYKES Faver Dykes State park is situated on Faver Dykes Rd just south of St Augustine on Floridas North Atlantic Coast. This park now covers 1600 acres since the State Parks dep acquired an extra 226 acres in 2004. Faver Dykes was once the... Viewed 1 times since 1 September 2008. FANNING SPRINGS Fanning Springs State Park is on the U. S. Highway 19/18 right on the Suwannee River. The popular song "Old Folks At Home" was written about this area. Fort Fanning was created in 1838; it was built of wood so not much of it has survived.... Viewed 2 times since 1 September 2008. FALLING WATERS Falling Waters State Park is situated off the S. R. 77. 3 miles south of ChipleyThe waterfall at this park powered a mill during the Civil War. When the war had ended the mill fell into disuse and some lumber fell into it. You can see some... Viewed 3 times since 1 September 2008. FAKAHATCHEE STRAND PRESERVE Fakahatchee Strand State Park is located at Copeland in Janes Memorial Scenic Drive, which is on the S. R. 29 in Floridas glorious south west. It is a linear swamp forest that measures 20 miles by 5 miles and is specially noted for the bald... Viewed 2 times since 1 September 2008. ESTERO BAY Estero Bay Preserve Stae Prak is situated twixt Naples and Fort Myers on Florida south west gulf coast It has a chain of barrier islands to its west side including Long Key. This park has 10, 000 acres and is still growing. It was rescued... Viewed 1 times since 1 September 2008. EGMONT KEY Egmont Key State Park is located in Tampa Bay, south west of De Soto beach. The main atraction here at this park is the working lighthouse that was built as a result of the many ships that were wrecked on the sand banks around the... Viewed 3 times since 1 September 2008. EDWARD BALL WAKULLA STATE PARK The Edward Ball Wakulla State Park is located on s. r. 267 where it meets s. r. 61 almost one and a half miles south of Tallahassee. This is one of those glorious state parks with so many different features that you do not know where to... Viewed 3 times since 1 September 2008. EDEN GARDENS Eden Gardens State Prk is locted in Santa Rosa Beach in Point Washington in Floridas pan handle. It is just off u. s. 98 on C. R 395. This is one of those lovely State Parks where there is a house as well as lovely grounds to visitand it... Viewed 2 times since 1 September 2008. ECONOFINA RIVER Econofina River State Park is situated in Taylor County, south of the U. S. 98 at the bottom of C. R 98. The river ends at the Gulf Coast approximately 2 miles south of this park. This unspoilt place is a haven for fisherman, fresh water or... Viewed 2 times since 1 September 2008. DUNNS CREEK Dunns Creek is situated in Pomona Park on the St John River, on the U. S. 17. south, 4 miles from Satsuma and about 15 miles from Palatta. This area has been the site for farming, logging and turpentine in the twentith century and also in... Viewed 2 times since 1 September 2008. SAN PEDRO San Pedro under water Archaeological State Park is situated in Ismamorada on Floridas Atlantic CoastFrom the nineteen eighties Florida has been making big efforts to expand it's under water parks and these that have ship wrecks provide an... Viewed 3 times since 1 September 2008. ST GEORGES ISLAND St Georges Island State Park is situated on Gulf Beach Drive near Appalachicola. It is 10 miles south east of east point, off the u. s 98There are near deserted beaches and dunes and forests and ponds here to enjoy. You can even find oysters... Viewed 1 times since 1 September 2008. DUDLEY FARM HISTORICAL STATE PARK Dudley Farm Historic State Park is situated between Newberry and GainsevilleIf you go back far enough this land was just wire grass and pine trees. A gentleman called P. H. Dudley started farming here before the American Civil War. The... Viewed 2 times since 1 September 2008. DON PEDRO ISLAND Don Pedro island is situated in Boca Grande on Floridas south west (Gulf) coast in Charlotte County. This is mid way between Fort Myers and Sarasota. The joy of this little gem is that it is only accesible by boat or ferry. Ferries run only... Viewed 2 times since 1 September 2008. DEVILS MILLHOPPER GEOLOGICAL STATE PARK Devils Mill Hopper Geological State Park is situated 2 miles north of Gainseville, just off stste route 232.You would just have to visit a park so named and indeed it is the only geological park in the whole of Florida. The name is... Viewed 3 times since 1 September 2008. DELNOR-WIGGINS PASS Delnor Wiggins Pass State Park is situated on Gulf Shore Drive in Naples and is in South West Florida on the beautifull Gulf Coast.This park was opened in 1971, but as early as the 17th century Calusa Indians lived here. They were no doubt... Viewed 2 times since 1 September 2008. DEER LAKE Deer Lake State Park is situated on the c. r 30 in Santa Rosa Beach in Florida's North West area. It is within the Seacrest and to the north are the walking trails through natural terrain and to the south are the beautiful beaches.It is... Viewed 4 times since 1 September 2008. DE LEON SPRINGS De Leon Springs is situated in Ponce De Leon Boulevard in De Leon Springs off the U. S Highway 17.There is evidence of human occupation in this area going back 6000 years. They can tell this by the middens (rubbish tips) and also,... Viewed 1 times since 1 September 2008. 20 articles found
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