Florida Guide - State Parks - Page 1

Tomoko State Park
Tomoko State Park is located 3 miles north of Ormond Beach in Volusia County. As in most cases, this area was once occupied by Native Americans who would have been drwan to the area for its rich fishing opportunities. Later, in the seventeen hundreds...
Viewed 12 times since 11 August 2009.

Topsail State Preserve
Topsail Hill State Preserve is situated on Santa Rosa Beach which is 10 miles east of Destin. This is an the romantically named Scenic Highway. There are over 1600 acres to enjoy at this State Park and it is named after the highest dune If yo...
Viewed 11 times since 11 August 2009.

Washington Oaks...A History
Washington Oaks State Park is situated in Palm Coast in North Ocean Shore Road. You will not be amazed to hear that this site was once occupied by the Native American. In fact their midden forms a hill at the park today. Middens (or mounds) w...
Viewed 325 times since 15 March 2009.

Central Florida’s State Parks
Despite Florida having over 160 State Parks they are not nearly as well known, to the average traveller, as the National Parks such as the Everglades or the ever-popular theme parks of Orlando. However the Florida State Parks cover approximately 700,...
Viewed 447 times since 28 February 2009.

Werner Boyce Salt Springs
Werner Boyce Salt Springs State Park is in Port Richey, west Pascoe County on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Werner Boyce covers something over 3, 400 acres (some under water) and some sea front (about 4 miles) Only 600 acres are upland, the rest...
Viewed 317 times since 22 February 2009.

Yellow Bluff
Yellow Bluff Historic State Park is situated in North Jacksonville. This park is quite small and encompasses only one point three acres on the north side of St John River. The terrain varies from flat to gently rolling and is all sand. Yellow...
Viewed 280 times since 22 February 2009.

Windley Key Fossil Reef: A history
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park is situated quite close to Islamorada at m. m. 85. 5 on Windley Key. The rubbish tips known as middens reveal that this area was occupied by various Native American groups in times gone by. Viewed 302 times since 7 February 2009.

YULEE SUGAR MILLS
Yulee Sugar Mills Ruins State Park is situated on Tiger Tail Island on Crystal River about 3 miles west of the City of Homossassas. This mill was once owned by David Levy Yulee and covered over 5000 acres. The plantation grew various kinds of...
Viewed 282 times since 6 February 2009.

YELLOW RIVER MARSH
Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park is one mile north of intersection of the C. R. 191 and the C. R. 281. This is where the Blackwater Bay and the Escombia Bay are separated by Garcon Point. This area was occupied for centuries by the Nati...
Viewed 289 times since 6 February 2009.

Suwanee River State PARK
Suwannee River State Park is situated on the U. S. 90 about 13 miles west of Live Oak. The Suwanee River runs from Texas to the Gulf Coast of Florida and eventually tips out near White Springs. Back in the day this river was full of p...
Viewed 293 times since 10 January 2009.

Stump Beach Pass
Stump Beach Pass State Park is situated in Charlotte County on the south end of Manasota Key. This park encompasses 245 acres and became a State Park in 1971. However, it did not get its carpark and amenities til much later in 2000. Many of y...
Viewed 281 times since 10 January 2009.

St Sebastion River Preserve
St Sebastion River Preserve State Park is situated in Fellsmore on Floridas C. R. 507. Since 1995 the Parks department has been adding more acreage to the site until as we speak it encompasses some 22000 acres (or 35 square miles) The original...
Viewed 277 times since 10 January 2009.

Florida Panther joins a State Park.
Those of you who have been to Homossassas will be pleased to hear that they have just welcomed a brand new arrival. A Florida Panther has just taken his place among all the happy wild animals that call this State Park home. His name is Don Ju...
Viewed 286 times since 9 January 2009.

St Lucie State Park
St Lucie State Park is located in Port Solerno under a mile south of the inlet on the intra coastal water way. This is on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. This park is special since it can only be accessed by boat. Once here, you will enjoy the...
Viewed 298 times since 5 January 2009.

SILVER PARK
Silver Park State Park is situated east of Ocala on the S. R. 35, i mile south of S. R. 40. This is in Marion County. This park covers 5000 acres. The occupation of this area can be traced back 12000 years when it was lived in by the Native A...
Viewed 284 times since 3 January 2009.

Sebastion Inlet Park
Sebastion Inlet Park is located at Melbourne Beach on the A1A. The first known humans to inhabit the area were the Paleo Hunters. Later, the Native Americans who captured the English Quaker, Jonathan Dickinson, lived here. They were the hunte...
Viewed 283 times since 3 January 2009.

SKYWAY PIER
Skyway Pier State Park is located to the south and north of the bridge. This is on the I. 275. in St Petersburg. This is obviously entirely one for the anglers among you and the opportunities and location are second to none. They proudly boas...
Viewed 298 times since 3 January 2009.

ST ANDREW STATE PARK
St Andrews State Park is located in Panama City, 3 miles east of the highway 392. This is one of the older State Parks having been run by them for more than 50 years. It has a previous history of being used by the military. There are now more...
Viewed 284 times since 3 January 2009.

SEABRANCH PRAIRIE
Seabranch Prairie State Park is located in Cove Road about 10 miles south of Stuart. You can reach this park via the S. R. A. 1. A The U. S. P. of this park is having the most natural communities within a small area (one mile)Here you can see ...
Viewed 326 times since 31 December 2008.

SAVANNA PRESERVE
Savanna Preserve State Park is located at Jensen Beach in Port St Lucie. This is roughly 2 miles east of the U. S. 1 This is one of the largest of the east coast savannas and has the distinction of being virtually intact. The savanna stretches...
Viewed 333 times since 31 December 2008.

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