The park is open 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year. Campers who plan to arrive after sunset should call the park on the day of arrival at 352-369-2693 to get the gate combination and instructions.

The park is open 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year. Campers who plan to arrive after sunset should call the park on the day of arrival at 352-347-1163 to get the gate combination and instructions.

The Nature Coast State Trail is just one of many abandoned rail beds in the Suwannee River Valley area, including the Withlacoochee State Trail and Palatka to Lake Butler State Trail. In 1800s Florida ...

The Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park land was originally part of a large estate and grist mill owned by Colonel Robert Butler, the nephew-in-law of Andrew Jackson and first Surveyor ...

8 a.m. until 5 p.m., 365 days a year. Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park is maintained for natural resource preservation. Call Jonathan Dickinson State Park at 772-546-2771 for the gate code. Bearing ...

Lake Powell is the largest coastal dune lake in Florida and North America, covering almost 800 acres. The lake surrounds the north and east side of Camp Helen State Park and provides the park with an ...

Camp Helen State Park provides many ways to spend a magical day out on the water. Lake Powell, the largest coastal dune lake in Florida, often has an outfall that connects into the Gulf of Mexico.

Florida is known for the variety and abundance of its native wildlife, and Florida State Parks are a great place to catch a glimpse of the state’s most iconic creatures. We put together a guide to ...

Lake Kissimmee and the Kissimmee River are part of the 2,900-square-mile Kissimmee River watershed. They are a part of the headwaters of the Everglades starting at Shingle Creek (just south of Orlando ...

In 1937, financier Edward Ball took his idea of quiet elegance and placed it gently in the most serene place he’d found on his international travels, Wakulla Springs. He imported marble and tile, ...

Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park is located on the eastern edge of a topographic feature called the Lake Wales Ridge. It is the highest and oldest ridge in Florida and extends ...

Approximately 1,000 year ago, the area now known as Tomoka State Park, was inhabited by the Timucuan Native Americans, in the village of Nocoroco. The village was discovered by Spanish explorers led ...