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.
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| Park Name | County | Size | Year | Water Body(s) | Photo | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alafia River State Park | Hillsborough | 70036312000000000006,312 acres (2,556 ha) | 1996 | Alafia River | Former phosphorus strip mine unremediated | |
| Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park | Leon | 70031180000000000001,180 acres (478 ha) |
1954 | Lake Hall | Originally named Killearn Gardens State Park | |
| Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek | Polk | 70038065000000000008,065 acres (3,266 ha) | 1991 | unnamed ponds | home to rare scrub habitat for wildlife | |
| Amelia Island State Park | Nassau | 7002230000000000000230 acres (93 ha) |
1983 | Nassau Sound Atlantic Ocean |
Horseback riding is permitted on the beach | |
| Anastasia State Park | St. Johns | 70031600000000000001,600 acres (648 ha) |
1949 | Atlantic Ocean | Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964 | |
| Anclote Key Preserve State Park | Pasco | 7002403000000000000403 acres (163 ha) |
1997 | Gulf of Mexico | Accessible only by ferry or boat | |
| Avalon State Park | St. Lucie | 7002650000000000000650 acres (263 ha) |
1987 | Atlantic Ocean | used for Frogman training during World War II | |
| Bahia Honda State Park | Monroe | 7002524000000000000524 acres (212 ha) |
1961 | Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico |
An island in the lower Florida Keys | |
| Bald Point State Park | Wakulla | 70034065000000000004,065 acres (1,646 ha) | 1999 | Gulf of Mexico | Amphibious landing exercises held during World War II | |
| Barnacle Historic State Park | Miami-Dade | 70005000000000000005 acres (2 ha) |
1973 | Biscayne Bay | Oldest house in Coconut Grove; built in 1891 | |
| Big Lagoon State Park | Escambia | 7002705000000000000705 acres (285 ha) |
1977 | Big Lagoon | Start of the Great Florida Birding Trail | |
| Big Shoals State Park | Hamilton | 70033772000000000003,772 acres (1,528 ha) |
1989 | Suwannee River | Largest whitewater Class III rapids in Florida | |
| Big Talbot Island State Park | Duval | 70031600000000000001,600 acres (648 ha) |
1949 | Atlantic Ocean | Part of Talbot Islands State Parks | |
| Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park | Miami-Dade | 7002400000000000000400 acres (162 ha) |
1967 | Atlantic Ocean | Home to the Cape Florida Light on Key Biscayne | |
| Blackwater River State Park | Santa Rosa | 7002590000000000000590 acres (239 ha) |
1967 | Blackwater River | Home to 1982 Florida Champion Atlantic White Cedar tree | |
| Blue Spring State Park | Volusia | 70032600000000000002,600 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 | 70035600000000000005,600 acres (2,268 ha) |
1981 | Bulow Creek | 400-year old Fairfield Oak and 11 plantation sites | |
| Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park | Volusia | 7002150000000000000150 acres (61 ha) |
1945 | Bulow Creek | Extensive stone ruins | |
| Caladesi Island State Park | Pinellas | 70032450000000000002,450 acres (992 ha) |
1966 | Gulf of Mexico | Accessible only by ferry or boat - 108 slip marina | |
| Camp Helen State Park | Bay | 7002185000000000000185 acres (75 ha) |
1996 | Lake Powell Gulf of Mexico |
Day use park formerly used as private resort | |
| Cayo Costa State Park | Lee | 70032426000000000002,426 acres (983 ha) |
1976 | Gulf of Mexico | Accessible only by ferry or boat - primitive cabins | |
| Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve | Levy | 70035028000000000005,028 acres (2,036 ha) |
1978 | Gulf of Mexico | Very limited facilities | |
| Cedar Key Museum State Park | Levy | 700119000000000000019 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 | 700442518000000000042,518 acres (17,220 ha) |
1978 | Gasparilla Pass Charlotte Harbor |
Very limited facilities | |
| Collier-Seminole State Park | Collier | 70036430000000000006,430 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 | 70035067000000000005,067 acres (2,052 ha) | 2007 | several small lakes and creeks | Part of the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve | |
| Constitution Convention Museum State Park | Gulf | 700113000000000000013 acres (5 ha) |
1956 | none | Site where first Florida constitution was drafted in 1838 | |
| Crystal River Archaeological State Park | Citrus | 700161000000000000061 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 | 700430000000000000030,000 acres (12,150 ha) | 2004 | Crystal River | Rare spring-fed estuary | |
| Curry Hammock State Park | Monroe | 70031000000000000001,000 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 | 700180000000000000080 acres (32 ha) |
1921 | none | Second Seminole War battle where 105 of 108 troops were massacred by 180 Indians | |
| Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park | Monroe | 70032421000000000002,421 acres (981 ha) |
1982 | Atlantic Ocean | Park's name changed in 2001 to honor park activist | |
| De Leon Springs State Park | Volusia | 7002600000000000000600 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 of 72° water daily | |
| DeSoto Site Historic State Park | Leon | 70005000000000000005 acres (2 ha) |
2003 | none | Site of Hernando de Soto 1839 encampment and Gov. John W. Martin House | |
| Deer Lake State Park | Walton | 70031995000000000001,995 acres (808 ha) |
1996 | Gulf of Mexico Deer Lake |
Very rare freshwater lake among coastal dunes | |
| Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park | Collier | 7002166000000000000166 acres (67 ha) |
1981 | Cocohatchee River Gulf of Mexico |
Barrier island with white sugar sand beach | |
| Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park | Alachua | 700167000000000000067 acres (27 ha) |
1974 | sinkhole pond | 120 foot (40 m) deep, 500 foot (150 m) wide sinkhole accessed by 232 step stairway | |
| Don Pedro Island State Park | Charlotte | 7002230000000000000230 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 | 70031962000000000001,962 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 | 7002325000000000000325 acres (132 ha) |
1989 | none | Shows agricultural development in Florida from the 1850s through the mid 1940s | |
| Dunns Creek State Park | Alachua | 70036000000000000006,000 acres (2,430 ha) |
2001 | St. Johns River Dunns Creek |
Steamboat stop during the 1920s | |
| Econfina River State Park | Taylor | 70034543000000000004,543 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 | 7002163000000000000163 acres (66 ha) |
1968 | Tucker Bayou | Restored plantation home with Louis XVI style furniture | |
| Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park | Wakulla | 70036000000000000006,000 acres (2,430 ha) |
1968 | Wakulla River | one of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world | |
| Egmont Key State Park | Hillsborough | 7002328000000000000328 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 | 7002210000000000000210 acres (85 ha) |
1984 | Homosassa River | Home to numerous Manatees | |
| Estero Bay Preserve State Park | Lee | 700410000000000000010,000 acres (4,050 ha) | 1974 | Estero Bay | The first aquatic nature preserve established in Florida | |
| Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park | Collier | 700475000000000000075,000 acres (30,375 ha) | 1975 | none | Part of the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Everglades | |
| Falling Waters State Park | Washington | 7002171000000000000171 acres (69 ha) |
1962 | 2-acre pond | Contains a 73-foot waterfall, tallest in Florida | |
| Fanning Springs State Park | Gilchrist | 70031427000000000001,427 acres (578 ha) |
1997 | Fanning Springs Suwannee River |
A first magnitude spring purchased by the state in 1993 | |
| Faver-Dykes State Park | St. Johns | 70036045000000000006,045 acres (2,448 ha) | 1950 | Pellicer Creek | A wilderness area | |
| Florida Caverns State Park | Jackson | 70031300000000000001,300 acres (527 ha) |
1942 | Chipola River | The only Florida state park with public cave tours | |
| Forest Capital Museum State Park | Taylor | 700114000000000000014 acres (6 ha) |
1967 | none | Includes a late 1800s Florida Cracker homestead | |
| Fort Clinch State Park | Nassau | 70031427000000000001,427 acres (578 ha) |
1935 | Amelia River | Construction of Fort Clinch began in 1847 | |
| Fort Cooper State Park | Citrus | 7002710000000000000710 acres (287 ha) |
1977 | Lake Holathlikaha (dried up in 2010) |
On the Withlacoochee State Trail | |
| Fort Foster Historic Site | Hillsborough | 700130000000000000030 acres (12 ha) |
1935 | none | Part of Hillsborough River State Park; replica fort built in 1972 | |
| Fort George Island Cultural State Park | Duval | 70031600000000000001,600 acres (648 ha) |
1949 | Atlantic Ocean | Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964 | |
| Fort Mose Historic State Park | St. Johns | 700124000000000000024 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 | 7002340000000000000340 acres (138 ha) |
1973 | Tucker Cove Atlantic Ocean |
Used for Frogman training during World War II | |
| Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park | Monroe | 700187000000000000087 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 | 7002357000000000000357 acres (145 ha) |
1966 | Rocky Bayou | Named in honor of United States Air Force Colonel who preserved site | |
| Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail | Alachua | 700116000000000000016 miles (26 km) |
1989 | Boulware Springs | Passes through Paynes Prairie | |
| Gamble Plantation Historic State Park | Manatee | 700187000000000000087 acres (35 ha) |
1927 | Manatee River | Sole surviving antebellum mansion in south Florida, once a 3,500-acre sugarcane plantation | |
| Gamble Rogers Memorial State Park | Flagler | 7002144000000000000144 acres (58 ha) |
1961 | Atlantic Ocean | Renamed from Flagler Beach State Recreation Area in 1992 | |
| Gasparilla Island State Park | Charlotte Lee |
7002128000000000000128 acres (52 ha) |
1983 | Charlotte Harbor | Gasparilla Island Lights were lit in 1890 | |
| George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park | Duval | 70038000000000000008,000 ft (2,440 m) |
1999 | Nassau Sound Atlantic Ocean |
Pedestrian-only fishing bridge | |
| Gold Head Branch State Park | see Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park | |||||
| Grayton Beach State Park | Walton | 70032200000000000002,200 acres (891 ha) |
1968 | Western Lake Gulf of Mexico |
Popular pristine beach offers cabins & camping, boating, fishing and trails | |
| Henderson Beach State Park | Okaloosa | 7002222000000000000222 acres (90 ha) |
1983 | Gulf of Mexico | U.S. Air Force Clausen Tracking site until 1951 | |
| Highlands Hammock State Park | Highlands | 70039000000000000009,000 acres (3,640 ha) |
1931 | none | Unsuccessfully promoted as a National Park | |
| Hillsborough River State Park | Hillsborough | 70033383000000000003,383 acres (1,370 ha) |
1935 | Hillsborough River | Fort Foster is inside the park | |
| Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park | see Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park | |||||
| Honeymoon Island State Park | Pinellas | 70032785000000000002,785 acres (1,128 ha) |
1975 | Gulf of Mexico | The north side hosts a nude beach | |
| Hontoon Island State Park | Volusia Lake |
70031648000000000001,648 acres (667 ha) |
1960 | St. Johns River Hontoon Dead River |
Accessible only by ferry or boat | |
| Hugh Taylor Birch State Park | Broward | 7002180000000000000180 acres (73 ha) |
1941 | Atlantic Ocean | Park is in the middle of urban Fort Lauderdale | |
| Ichetucknee Springs State Park | Columbia | 70032241000000000002,241 acres (908 ha) |
1972 | Ichetucknee River | Tubing and certified cave diving | |
| Indian Key State Historic Site | Monroe | 700110000000000000010 acres (4 ha) |
1972 | Atlantic Ocean | First county seat for Dade County; accessible only by boat | |
| John D. MacArthur Beach State Park | Palm Beach | 7002325000000000000325 acres (132 ha) |
1989 | Lake Worth Atlantic Ocean |
A gift from John D. MacArthur to the people of Florida | |
| John Gorrie State Museum | Franklin | 70001000000000000001 acres (0 ha) |
1958 | none | Physician John Gorrie patented the first mechanical refrigeration processs (air conditioning) | |
| John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park | Monroe | 700453000000000000053,000 acres (21,465 ha) |
1963 | Atlantic Ocean | First underwater park in the United States | |
| John U. Lloyd Beach State Park | Broward | 7002310000000000000310 acres (126 ha) |
1973 | Atlantic Ocean | Named for county attorney who led preservation efforts | |
| Jonathan Dickinson State Park | Martin | 700411500000000000011,500 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 | |
| Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park | see Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park | |||||
| Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park | Okeechobee | 700454000000000000054,000 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 | 7002135000000000000135 acres (55 ha) |
1983 | Estero River | Home of the Koreshan Unity group | |
| Lafayette Blue Springs State Park | Lafayette | 7002702000000000000702 acres (284 ha) |
2005 | Suwannee River | First magnitude spring with 168 million gallons per day | |
| Lake Griffin State Park | Lake | 7002578000000000000578 acres (234 ha) |
1968 | Dead River Oklawaha River |
Connects Oklawaha to Lake Griffin | |
| Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park | Leon | 7002100000000000000100 acres (41 ha) |
1966 | St. Marks River | Fort Walton Culture capital from 1050–1500 | |
| Lake June in Winter Scrub State Park | Highlands | 7002845000000000000845 acres (342 ha) |
1995 | Lake June in Winter | Limited facilities; still under development | |
| Lake Kissimmee State Park | Polk | 70035930000000000005,930 acres (2,402 ha) | 1977 | Lake Kissimmee | The 1876 Cow Camp is a living history site with Cracker Cowboys | |
| Lake Louisa State Park | Lake | 70034372000000000004,372 acres (1,771 ha) | 1974 | Lake Louisa | Park includes the Green Swamp and six lakes | |
| Lake Manatee State Park | Manatee | 7002556000000000000556 acres (225 ha) |
1970 | Lake Manatee | 60-site campground was opened in 1986 | |
| Lake Talquin State Park | Leon Gadsden |
7002526000000000000526 acres (213 ha) |
1971 | Lake Talquin | Lake Talquin is a 10,000 acre reservoir created by the Jackson Bluff Dam on the Ochlockonee River | |
| Letchworth Mounds Archaeological State Park | Jefferson | 7002188000000000000188 acres (76 ha) |
1998 | Lake Miccosukee | Site of the tallest prehistoric, Native American ceremonial earthwork mound in Florida | |
| Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Park | Monroe | 700410481000000000010,481 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 | 70032433000000000002,433 acres (985 ha) |
1974 | Little Manatee River | Park includes equestrian trails and campsites | |
| Little Talbot Island State Park | Duval | 70031600000000000001,600 acres (648 ha) |
1949 | Atlantic Ocean | Part of Talbot Islands State Parks | |
| Long Key State Park | Monroe | 7002965000000000000965 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 | 7002712000000000000712 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 |
700417405000000000017,405 acres (7,049 ha) |
1976 | Wekiva River St. Johns River |
Wildlife corridor to the Ocala National Forest | |
| Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site | Manatee | 700110000000000000010 acres (4 ha) |
1970 | Tampa Bay | Named for the owners who donated it to the state in 1948 | |
| Madison Blue Springs State Park | Madison | 70001000000000000001 acres (1 ha) |
2000 | Withlacoochee River | First magnitude spring | |
| Manatee Springs State Park | Levy | 70032443000000000002,443 acres (989 ha) |
1949 | Manatee Springs | First magnitude spring | |
| Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park | Alachua | 700199000000000000099 acres (40 ha) |
1970 | none | 1930s farm and citrus orchard | |
| Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park | Clay | 70032000000000000002,000 acres (810 ha) |
1935 | Little Lake Johnson | Hiking and Equestrian trails | |
| Mound Key Archeological State Park | Lee | 7002113000000000000113 acres (46 ha) |
1970 | Estero Bay | Accessible only by boat - no facilities | |
| Myakka River State Park | Sarasota Manatee |
700437000000000000037,000 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 | 7002113000000000000113 acres (46 ha) |
1949 | St. Marks River | Site of the second largest Civil War battle in Florida | |
| North Peninsula State Park | Volusia | 7002534000000000000534 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 | 7002211000000000000211 acres (85 ha) |
2007 | Lake Okeechobee | battle site during the Second Seminole War | |
| O'Leno State Park | Columbia | 70036000000000000006,000 acres (2,430 ha) |
1940 | Santa Fe River | Many facilities built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s | |
| Ochlockonee River State Park | Wakulla | 7002392000000000000392 acres (159 ha) |
1970 | Ochlockonee River Dead River |
Many older trees show scars from turpentine industry | |
| Oleta River State Park | Miami-Dade | 70031043000000000001,043 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 | 700143000000000000043 acres (17 ha) |
1949 | none | First State Historic Monument in 1909 | |
| Orman House State Park | Franklin | 70001000000000000001 acres (1 ha) |
2001 | Apalachicola River | House built in 1838 | |
| Oscar Scherer State Park | Sarasota | 70031400000000000001,400 acres (567 ha) |
1956 | South Creek Lake Osprey |
Major habitat of the Florida Scrub Jay | |
| Paynes Creek Historic State Park | Hardee | 7002410000000000000410 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 | 700421000000000000021,000 acres (8,505 ha) |
1971 | Lake Wauburg | Savanna formerly occupied by Seminole Indians | |
| Peacock Springs State Park | see Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park | |||||
| Perdido Key State Park | Escambia | 7002290000000000000290 acres (117 ha) |
1978 | Gulf of Mexico | A barrier island | |
| Ponce de Leon Springs State Park | Holmes | 7002420000000000000420 acres (170 ha) |
1970 | Mill Creek Sandy Creek |
14 million gallons of 68° water outflow daily | |
| Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park | Duval | 70033896000000000003,896 acres (1,578 ha) |
2003 | Atlantic Ocean | Part of Talbot Islands State Parks | |
| Rainbow Springs State Park | Marion | 70031472000000000001,472 acres (596 ha) |
1990 | Rainbow River | 600 million gallons of 68° water outflow daily | |
| Ravine Gardens State Park | Putnam | 700159000000000000059 acres (24 ha) |
1934 | St. Johns River | Gardens built by Works Progress Administration in 1933 | |
| River Rise Preserve State Park | Columbia | 70034500000000000004,500 acres (1,823 ha) |
1974 | Santa Fe River | Location where Santa Fe River reemerges after 3 miles underground | |
| Rock Springs Run State Reserve | Lake | 700414150000000000014,150 acres (5,731 ha) |
1983 | Wekiva River | Joins Wekiwa Spring run to create the Wekiva River | |
| Rocky Bayou State Park | see Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park | |||||
| Salt Springs State Park | see Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park | |||||
| San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park | Alachua | 70037360000000000007,360 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 | 700117000000000000017 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 | 7002644000000000000644 acres (261 ha) |
1989 | Atlantic Ocean | Dutch-built ship sank in a hurricane on July 13, 1733 | |
| Savannas Preserve State Park | St. Lucie | 70036000000000000006,000 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 | 70037360000000000007,360 acres (2,981 ha) |
1992 | Indian River lagoon | Four different natural habitats within short distance | |
| Sebastian Inlet State Park | Brevard Indian River |
7002755000000000000755 acres (306 ha) |
1970 | Sebastian Inlet | Park never closes; 2nd most visited Florida park | |
| Silver River State Park | Marion | 70035000000000000005,000 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 |
700426000000000000026,000 ft (10,530 m) |
1994 | Tampa Bay | Utilizes approaches to old Sunshine Skyway Bridge after 1980 ship collision | |
| St. Andrews State Park | Bay | 70031200000000000001,200 acres (486 ha) |
1950 | Gulf of Mexico Grand Lagoon |
Named "America’s Best Beach" in 1995 | |
| St. George Island State Park | see Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park | |||||
| St. Joseph Peninsula State Park | see T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park | |||||
| St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park | Martin | 7002928000000000000928 acres (376 ha) |
1965 | Atlantic Ocean | Barrier island accessible only by boat | |
| St. Marks River State Park | Leon | 70032589000000000002,589 acres (1,049 ha) |
2007 | St. Marks River | Florida's 161st state park | |
| St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park | Brevard Indian River |
700422000000000000022,000 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 | 7002800000000000000800 acres (324 ha) |
1950 | Suwannee River | Carillon tower with 97 tubular bells plays Foster's songs every day | |
| Stump Pass Beach State Park | Charlotte | 7002245000000000000245 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 | 70031800000000000001,800 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 | 70031900000000000001,900 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 | 70034290000000000004,290 acres (1,737 ha) |
1998 | Perdido Bay | Limited facilities; nature trails, picnic tables and a bathroom | |
| Three Rivers State Park | Jackson | 7002686000000000000686 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 | 70031932000000000001,932 acres (783 ha) |
2000? | Tampa Bay | Land acquired by the state and Southwest Florida Water Management District | |
| Tomoka State Park | Volusia | 70031800000000000001,800 acres (729 ha) |
1945 | Tomoka River | Urban park completely surrounded by development | |
| Topsail Hill Preserve State Park | Walton | 70031643000000000001,643 acres (665 ha) |
1992 | Gulf of Mexico | Site of munitions testing range during World War II | |
| Torreya State Park | Liberty | 700413737000000000013,737 acres (5,563 ha) |
1935 | Apalachicola River | Park named after the endangered Torreya tree | |
| Troy Springs State Park | Suwannee Lafayette |
700184000000000000084 acres (34 ha) |
1995 | Suwannee River | First magnitude spring; the Civil War steamboat "Madison" was scuttled in 1863 | |
| Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park | Levy | 700430784000000000030,784 acres (12,468 ha) | 2005 | Gulf of Mexico | Accessible only by boat; no recreational facilities | |
| Wakulla Springs State Park, Lodge and Conference Center | see Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park | |||||
| Washington Oaks State Gardens | Flagler | 700121000000000000021 acres (9 ha) |
1964 | Atlantic Ocean | Park has formal gardens, citrus groves, and house | |
| Wekiwa Springs State Park | Orange | 70037723000000000007,723 acres (3,128 ha) | 1969 | Wekiva River | 42 million gallons of 72° water outflow daily | |
| Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park | Pasco | 70033400000000000003,400 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 | 7002733000000000000733 acres (297 ha) |
1986 | Suwannee River | 28,000 feet 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 | 700132000000000000032 acres (13 ha) |
1986 | Atlantic Ocean | Quary provided Keystone (limestone) for the Overseas Railroad in 1908 | |
| Ybor City Museum State Park | Hillsborough | 70001000000000000001 acre (0 ha) |
1976 | none | Shows the history of Tampa's cigar industry and Latin influence | |
| Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park | Duval | 70031600000000000001,600 acres (648 ha) |
1949 | Atlantic Ocean | Confederate camp constructed during the Civil War | |
| Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park | Santa Rosa | 700411000000000000011,000 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 | 70006000000000000006 acres (2 ha) |
1953 | Homosassa River | Senator David Levy Yulee built the mill on his 5,100 acre plantation, Margarita in 1851 |
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Its color passion but its neck a question.”
—Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989)
“Navajo men and boys have an odd way of showing their friendship. When two young men meet at the trading post, a “Sing”, or a dance they greet each other, inquire about the health of their respective families, then stand silently some ten or fifteen minutes while one feels the other’s arms, shoulders, and chest.”
—Administration in the State of Ariz, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“Towns are full of people, houses full of tenants, hotels full of guests, trains full of travelers, cafés full of customers, parks full of promenaders, consulting-rooms of famous doctors full of patients, theatres full of spectators, and beaches full of bathers. What previously was, in general, no problem, now begins to be an everyday one, namely, to find room.”
—José Ortega Y Gasset (1883–1955)
“...I want to see a film, they send the Israeli army reserves to escort me! What kind of life is this?”
—Golda Meir (1898–1978)