Environment of Florida - Parks

Parks

See also: List of Florida state parks

Areas under control of the National Park Service include:

  • Big Cypress National Preserve, near Lake Okeechobee
  • Biscayne National Park, in Miami-Dade County south of Miami
  • Canaveral National Seashore, near Titusville
  • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, in St. Augustine
  • De Soto National Memorial, in Bradenton
  • Dry Tortugas National Park, at Key West
  • Everglades National Park in Southern Florida
  • Fort Caroline National Memorial, at Jacksonville
  • Fort Matanzas National Monument, in St. Augustine
  • Gulf Islands National Seashore, near Gulf Breeze
  • Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, in Jacksonville

Areas under the control of the USDA United States Forest Service include:

  • Apalachicola National Forest along the east bank of the Apalachicola River,
  • Choctawhatchee National Forest near Niceville,
  • Ocala National Forest in Central Florida, and
  • Osceola National Forest in Northeast Florida.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service is responsible for one sanctuary:

  • Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

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Famous quotes containing the word parks:

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    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)