Grab Your Bike and Ride! Cycling is very popular at the General James A. Van Fleet State Trail where visitors ride to forget their worries and escape into nature. This destination is ideal for single ...

The preserve is located on the barrier island in South Melbourne Beach and protects the watershed of the Indian River Lagoon. Red mangrove propagules Considered one of the most biologically diverse ...

Due to the inaccuracy of some GPS/navigation systems, please double check your route to the park or call the park office for turn by turn directions at 850-983-5363 or 850-712-0193. Float under the ...

What do nearby Jacksonville Beach and Big Talbot Island State Park’s Boneyard Beach have in common? Very little, actually. They are both Florida beaches located in the same county and city, but are so ...

Cedar Key Museum State Park serves as a window into Cedar Key’s past. But no discussion of this town’s history would be complete without discussing its namesake: cedar trees, and the booming lumber ...

While the changing of seasons from summer to fall might cause you to daydream about green leaves turning to carmine and orange, Floridians are treated to a different kind of color transformation: ...

Walk along the shoreline at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, and you’ll feel as if you’ve entered another world. The second largest outcropping of Coquina rock is found here, giving visitors a ...

The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway follows the path of the abandoned Cross Florida Barge Canal. Despite never being completed, the gargantuan public works project has a long history. Had ...

Effective Nov. 9, 2024: To help ensure the safety of visitors and staff, Florida State Parks is assessing the impact of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. The following parks have been affected by ...

The entrance to the Cumberland Sound and the St Mary’s River has been of vital importance to the people of Florida for close to 300 years. The first fortifications on the site began in 1736, but it ...

Nearly 20,000 visitors come to Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park each year, a great number of which are attracted by the premier cave diving in this otherwise rural area of North Florida. More ...

During periods of high visitation, visitors may experience long lines to enter De Leon Springs State Park. The park frequently reaches capacity and may temporarily close. Closures occur intermittently ...