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|| [[Hugh Taylor Birch State Park]] ||[[Broward County, Florida|Broward]] ||{{nts|180}} acres (1 ha) ||align=center|1941||[[Atlantic Ocean]] || Park is in the middle of urban [[Fort Lauderdale]]

 

|| [[Hugh Taylor Birch State Park]] ||[[Broward County, Florida|Broward]] ||{{nts|180}} acres (1 ha) ||align=center|1941||[[Atlantic Ocean]] || Park is in the middle of urban [[Fort Lauderdale]]

 

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|| [[Ichetucknee Springs State Park]] ||[[Columbia County, Florida|Columbia]] ||{{nts|1}} acres (61 ha) ||align=center|1972||[[Ichetucknee River]] || Tubing and certified cave diving

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|| [[Ichetucknee Springs State Park]] ||[[Columbia County, Florida|Columbia]] ||{{nts|2,241}} acres (908 ha) ||align=center|1972||[[Ichetucknee River]] || Tubing and certified cave diving

 

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|| [[Indian Key State Historic Site]]

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|| [[Indian Key State Historic Site]] ||[[Monroe County, Florida|Monroe]] ||{{nts|1}} acres (8 ha) ||align=center|1972||[[Atlantic Ocean]] || First county seat for Dade County; accessible only by boat

 

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|| [[John D. MacArthur Beach State Park]]

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|| [[John D. MacArthur Beach State Park]] ||[[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach]] ||{{nts|325}}&nbsp;acres (1&nbsp;ha) ||align=center|1989||Lake Worth<br>[[Atlantic Ocean]]|| A gift from [[John D. MacArthur]] to the people of Florida

 

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|| [[John Gorrie State Museum]]

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|| [[John Gorrie State Museum]] ||[[Franklin County, Florida|Franklin]] ||{{nts|1}}&nbsp;acres (1&nbsp;ha) ||align=center|1958|| none || Physician [[John Gorrie]] patented the first mechanical refrigeration processs (air conditioning)

 

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|| [[John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park]]

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|| [[John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park]] ||[[Monroe County, Florida|Monroe]] ||{{nts|53,000}}&nbsp;acres (1&nbsp;ha) ||align=center|1963||[[Atlantic Ocean]] || First [[Marine park|underwater park]] in the United States

 

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|| [[John U. Lloyd Beach State Park]]

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|| [[John U. Lloyd Beach State Park]] ||[[Broward County, Florida|Broward]] ||{{nts|310}}&nbsp;acres (1&nbsp;ha) ||align=center|1973||[[Atlantic Ocean]] || Named for county attorney who led preservation efforts

 

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|| [[Jonathan Dickinson State Park]]

 

|| [[Jonathan Dickinson State Park]]

Park Name   County   Size   Year   Water Body(s)   Remarks   Alafia River State Park Hillsborough &100000000000063120000006,312 acres (2,556 ha) 1996 Alafia River Former phosphorus strip mine unremediated Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park Leon &100000000000011800000001,180 acres (478 ha) 1954 Lake Hall Originally named Killearn Gardens State Park Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Polk &100000000000080650000008,065 acres (3,266 ha) 1991 unnamed ponds home to rare scrub habitat for wildlife Amelia Island State Park Nassau &10000000000000200000000200 acres
(81 ha) 19?? Nassau Sound
Atlantic Ocean x Anastasia State Park St. Johns &100000000000016000000001,600 acres (648 ha) 1949 Atlantic Ocean Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964 Anclote Key Preserve State Park Pasco &10000000000000403000000403 acres (163 ha) 19?? Gulf of Mexico Accessible only by ferry or boat Avalon State Park St. Lucie &10000000000000650000000650 acres (263 ha) 1987 Atlantic Ocean used for Frogman training during World War II Bahia Honda State Park Monroe &10000000000000524000000524 acres (212 ha) 1961 Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico An island in the lower Florida Keys Bald Point State Park Wakulla &100000000000040650000004,065 acres (1,646 ha) 19?? Gulf of Mexico Amphibious landing exercises held during World War II Barnacle Historic State Park Miami-Dade &100000000000000050000005 acres (2 ha) 1973 Biscayne Bay Oldest house in Coconut Grove; built in 1891 Big Lagoon State Park Escambia &10000000000000705000000705 acres (206 ha) 1977 Big Lagoon Start of the Great Florida Birding Trail Big Shoals State Park Hamilton &100000000000000010000001 acres (3 ha) 19?? Suwannee River Largest whitewater Class III rapids in Florida Big Talbot Island State Park Duval &100000000000016000000001,600 acres (648 ha) 1949 Atlantic Ocean Part of Talbot Islands State Parks Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Miami-Dade &10000000000000400000000400 acres (162 ha) 1967 Atlantic Ocean Home to the Cape Florida Light on Key Biscayne Blackwater River State Park Santa Rosa &10000000000000590000000590 acres (239 ha) 1967 Blackwater River Home to 1982 Florida Champion Atlantic White Cedar tree Blue Spring State Park Volusia &100000000000000010000001 acres (1 ha) 1972 St. Johns River Home Bulow Creek State Park Volusia &100000000000056000000005,600 acres (2268 ha) 19?? Bulow Creek 400-year old Fairfield Oak and 11 plantation sites Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park Volusia &10000000000000150000000150 acres (61 ha) 19?? Bulow Creek Extensive stone ruins Caladesi Island State Park Pinellas &100000000000000010000001 acres (1 ha) 19?? Gulf of Mexico Accessible only by ferry or boat - 108 slip marina Camp Helen State Park Bay &10000000000000185000000185 acres (75 ha) 1996 Lake Powell
Gulf of Mexico  ??? Cayo Costa State Park Lee &100000000000024260000002,426 acres (983 ha) 19?? Gulf of Mexico Accessible only by ferry or boat - primative cabins Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve Levy Cedar Key Museum State Park Levy Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park Charlotte Collier-Seminole State Park Collier Colt Creek State Park Polk Constitution Convention Museum State Park Gulf Crystal River Archaeological State Park Citrus Crystal River Preserve State Park Citrus Curry Hammock State Park Monroe Dade Battlefield Historic State Park Sumter Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park Monroe De Leon Springs State Park Volusia DeSoto Site Historic State Park Leon Deer Lake State Park Walton Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park Collier Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park Alachua Don Pedro Island State Park Charlotte Dudley Farm State Historic Site Alachua Dunns Creek State Park Alachua Econfina River State Park Taylor Eden Gardens State Park Walton Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park Wakulla &100000000000060000000006,000 acres (2,430 ha) 1968 Wakulla River one of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world Egmont Key State Park Hillsborough &10000000000000328000000328 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 &10000000000000210000000210 acres (85 ha) 1984 Homosassa River Home to numerous Manatees Estero Bay Preserve State Park Lee &1000000000001000000000010,000 acres (4,050 ha) 1974 Estero Bay The first aquatic nature preserve established in Florida Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Collier &1000000000007500000000075,000 acres (30,375 ha) 19?? none Part of the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Everglades Falling Waters State Park Washington &10000000000000171000000171 acres (69 ha) 1962 2-acre pond Contains a 73-foot waterfall, tallest in Florida Fanning Springs State Park Gilchrist &100000000000014270000001,427 acres (578 ha) 1997 Fanning Springs
Suwannee River A first magnitude spring purchased by the state in 1993 Faver-Dykes State Park St. Johns &100000000000060450000006,045 acres (2,448 ha) 1950 Pellicer Creek A wilderness area Florida Caverns State Park Jackson &100000000000013000000001,300 acres (527 ha) 1942 Chipola River The only Florida state park with public cave tours Forest Capital Museum State Park Taylor &100000000000000010000001 acres (1 ha) 1968 none Includes a late 1800s Florida Cracker homestead Fort Clinch State Park Nassau &100000000000014270000001,427 acres (578 ha) 1935 Amelia River Construction of Fort Clinch began in 1847 Fort Cooper State Park Citrus &100000000000014270000001,427 acres (527 ha) 1977 Lake Holathlikaha
(dried up in 2010) On the Withlacoochee State Trail Fort Foster Historic Site Hillsborough &100000000000000000000000 acres (0 ha) 1935 none Part of Hillsborough River State Park; replica fort built in 1972 Fort George Island Cultural State Park Duval &100000000000016000000001,600 acres (648 ha) 1949 Atlantic Ocean Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964 Fort Mose Historic State Park St. Johns &1000000000000002400000024 acres (11 ha) 2005 none National Historic Landmark originally known as Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mosé Fort Pierce Inlet State Park St. Lucie &10000000000000340000000340 acres (138 ha) 19?? Tucker Cove
Atlantic Ocean Used for Frogman training during World War II Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Monroe &1000000000000008700000087 acres (35 ha) 1974 Straits of Florida x Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park Okaloosa &10000000000000357000000357 acres (145 ha) 1966 Rocky Bayou Named in honor of United States Air Force Colonel who preserved site Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail Alachua &1000000000000001600000016 miles (26 km) 19?? Boulware Springs Passes through Paynes Prairie Gamble Plantation Historic State Park Manatee &1000000000000008700000087 acres (35 ha) 1927 Manatee River x Gamble Rogers Memorial State Park Flagler &10000000000000144000000144 acres (58 ha) 1961 Atlantic Ocean Renamed from Flagler Beach State Recreation Area in 1992 Gasparilla Island State Park Charlotte Lee &100000000000000010000001 acres (61 ha) 1983 Charlotte Harbor Gasparilla Island Lights were lit in 1890 George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park Duval &100000000000000010000001 acres (61 ha) 19?? Nassau Sound
Atlantic Ocean Pedestrian-only fishing bridge Gold Head Branch State Park Clay &100000000000020000000002,000 acres (810 ha) 1935 Little Lake Johnson Hiking and Equestrian trails Grayton Beach State Park Walton &100000000000022000000002,200 acres (891 ha) 1968 Western Lake
Gulf of Mexico x Henderson Beach State Park Okaloosa &100000000000000010000001 acres (61 ha) 1991 Gulf of Mexico U.S. Air Force Clausen Tracking site until 1951 Highlands Hammock State Park Highlands &100000000000090000000009,000 acres (3,640 ha) 1931 none Unsuccessfully promoted as a National Park Hillsborough River State Park Hillsborough &100000000000033830000003,383 acres (1,370 ha) 1935 Hillsborough River Fort Foster is inside the park Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park Citrus &10000000000000210000000210 acres (85 ha) 1984 Homosassa River Home to numerous Manatees Honeymoon Island State Park Pinellas &100000000000027850000002,785 acres (1 ha) 19?? Gulf of Mexico The north side hosts a nude beach Hontoon Island State Park Volusia &100000000000016480000001,648 acres (1 ha) 19?? St. Johns River
Hontoon Dead River Accessible only by ferry or boat Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Broward &10000000000000180000000180 acres (1 ha) 1941 Atlantic Ocean Park is in the middle of urban Fort Lauderdale Ichetucknee Springs State Park Columbia &100000000000022410000002,241 acres (908 ha) 1972 Ichetucknee River Tubing and certified cave diving Indian Key State Historic Site Monroe &100000000000000010000001 acres (8 ha) 1972 Atlantic Ocean First county seat for Dade County; accessible only by boat John D. MacArthur Beach State Park Palm Beach &10000000000000325000000325 acres (1 ha) 1989 Lake Worth
Atlantic Ocean A gift from John D. MacArthur to the people of Florida John Gorrie State Museum Franklin &100000000000000010000001 acres (1 ha) 1958 none Physician John Gorrie patented the first mechanical refrigeration processs (air conditioning) John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Monroe &1000000000005300000000053,000 acres (1 ha) 1963 Atlantic Ocean First underwater park in the United States John U. Lloyd Beach State Park Broward &10000000000000310000000310 acres (1 ha) 1973 Atlantic Ocean Named for county attorney who led preservation efforts Jonathan Dickinson State Park Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park Koreshan State Historic Site Lafayette Blue Springs State Park Lake Griffin State Park Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park Lake June in Winter Scrub State Park Lake Kissimmee State Park Lake Louisa State Park Lake Manatee State Park Lake Talquin State Park Letchworth Mounds Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Park Little Manatee River State Park Little Talbot Island State Park Duval &100000000000016000000001,600 acres (648 ha) 1949 Atlantic Ocean Part of Talbot Islands State Parks Long Key State Park Lovers Key / Carl E. Johnson State Park Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site Madison Blue Springs State Park Manatee Springs State Park Levy &1000000000000000000000000 acres (61 ha) 19?? Manatee Springs First magnitude spring Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park Alachua &100000000000000010000001 acres (1 ha) 19?? none 1930s farm and citrus orchard Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park Clay &100000000000020000000002,000 acres (810 ha) 1935 Little Lake Johnson Hiking and Equestrian trails Mound Key Archeological State Park Lee &10000000000000113000000113 acres (1 ha) 1970 Estero Bay Accessible only by boat - no facilities Myakka River State Park Sarasota
Manatee &1000000000003700000000037,000 acres (1 ha) 1941 Myakka River
Upper Myakka Lake Land partly donated by Bertha Palmer, pioneer farmer, rancher & developer Natural Bridge Battlefield State Historic Site Leon &10000000000000113000000113 acres (1 ha) 1922-78 St. Marks River Site of the second largest Civil War battle in Florida North Peninsula State Park Volusia &10000000000000534000000534 acres (1 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 &10000000000000211000000211 acres (85 ha) 2007 Lake Okeechobee Second Seminole War O'Leno State Park Columbia &100000000000060000000006,000 acres (1 ha) 1940 Santa Fe River Many facilities built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s Ochlockonee River State Park Wakulla &10000000000000392000000392 acres (1 ha) 1970 Ochlockonee River
Dead River Many older trees show scars from turpentine industry Oleta River State Park Miami-Dade &100000000000010430000001,043 acres (1 ha) 1986 Oleta River
Biscayne Bay Park has high numbers of the invasive species Casuarina (Australian Pine) Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park Baker &1000000000000004300000043 acres (17 ha) 1949 none First State Historic Monument in 1909 Orman House State Park Franklin &100000000000000050000005 acres (1 ha) 19?? Apalachicola River House built in 1838 Oscar Scherer State Park Sarasota &100000000000014000000001,400 acres (1 ha) 1956 South Creek
Lake Osprey Major habitat of the Florida Scrub Jay Paynes Creek Historic State Park Hardee &10000000000000410000000410 acres (16 ha) 1981 Paynes Creek Site of Fort Chokonikla and the Kennedy-Darling trading post during the Seminole Wars Paynes Prairie State Preserve Alachua &1000000000002100000000021,000 acres (8,505 ha) 1971 Lake Wauburg Savanna formerly occupied by Seminole indians Peacock Springs State Park Suwannee &10000000000000733000000733 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. Perdido Key State Park Escambia &10000000000000247000000247 acres (5 ha) 19?? Gulf of Mexico A barrier island Ponce de Leon Springs State Park Holmes &10000000000000406000000406 acres (5 ha) 19?? Springs 14 million gallons of 68° water outflow daily Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park Duval &100000000000040000000004,000 acres (1,620 ha) 19?? Atlantic Ocean Part of Talbot Islands State Parks Rainbow Springs State Park Ravine Gardens State Park River Rise Preserve State Park Rock Springs Run State Reserve Rocky Bayou State Park Salt Springs State Park Pasco &10000000000000733000000733 acres (297 ha) 2001 Gulf of Mexico Springs purchased by the state in 1992; leased to county San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park Savannas Preserve State Park Seabranch Preserve State Park Sebastian Inlet State Park Silver River State Park Skyway Fishing Pier State Park St. Andrews State Park St. George Island State Park St. Joseph Peninsula State Park St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park St. Marks River State Park St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park Hamilton &10000000000000800000000800 acres (324 ha) 1950 Suwannee River Carillon tower with 97 tubular bells plays Foster's songs every day Stump Pass Beach State Park Charlotte &10000000000000245000000245 acres (99 ha) 19?? Gulf of Mexico world Suwannee River State Park Tarkiln Bayou Three Rivers State Park Tomoka State Park Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Torreya State Park Troy Springs State Park Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park Wakulla Springs State Park, Lodge and Conference Center Wakulla &100000000000060000000006,000 acres (2,430 ha) 1968 Wakulla River Named after Ed Ball, who donated the land and lodge to the state Washington Oaks State Gardens Flagler &1000000000000002100000021 acres (1 ha) 1964 Atlantic Ocean Park has formal gardens, citrus groves, and house Wekiwa Springs State Park Orange &100000000000070000000007,000 acres (1 ha) 1970 Wekiva River 42 million gallons of 72° water outflow daily Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park Pasco &10000000000000733000000733 acres (297 ha) 2001 Gulf of Mexico Named for the Werner-Boyce Preserve purchased by Pasco County in 1994 Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park Suwannee &10000000000000733000000733 acres (297 ha) 1986 Suwannee River Renamed for Wesley C. Skiles after his death in 2010 Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park Ybor City Museum State Park Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park Duval &100000000000016000000001,600 acres (648 ha) 1949 Atlantic Ocean Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964 Yellow River Marsh Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins State Historic Site

Excirial 09 May, 2012


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