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These parks include the Silver Springs State Park, Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Rainbow Springs State Park, and Weeki Wachee Springs . There are state parks in 58 of Florida's 67 counties. [ 7] Nine of the 175 parks do not have "State Park" in their name. Four are "conservation areas" (reserve, preserve, or wildlife refuge); three are ...
Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Rock Springs Run State Reserve is a 14,000-acre (5,700 ha) State Park in the U.S. state of Florida. The main entrance is located about 30 miles (48 km) north of Orlando in Sorrento, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the Wekiva River bridge on State Road 46 and extends into Orange and Seminole Counties to ...
Non-breeding adult brown pelican amidst a mangrove forest at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is a Florida State Park located on Key Largo in Florida. It includes approximately 70 nautical square miles (240 km 2) of adjacent Atlantic Ocean waters. The park is approximately 25 miles in length and extends ...
Designated. December 1974. Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park, encompassing a 21,000-acre (85 km 2) savanna in Alachua County, Florida lying between Micanopy and Gainesville. It is also a U.S. National Natural Landmark. It is crossed by both I-75 and U.S. 441 (which has a scenic outlook ramp).
Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park is a 46,000-acre (190 km 2) Florida State Park, composed of islands and land that surrounds Charlotte Harbor. It is part of the Southwest Florida Water Management District and protects the Gasparilla Sound / Charlotte Harbor, Cape Haze, Matlacha Pass, and Pine ...
Okeechobee, Florida. Coordinates. 27°35′35″N 81°04′10″W. / 27.59306°N 81.06944°W / 27.59306; -81.06944. Governing body. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Website. Official website. Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park is a Florida state park, located approximately 25 miles north of Okeechobee, off US 441.
6,500 acres [1] Governing body. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. U.S. National Natural Landmark. Designated. December 1974. San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park in Alachua County, Florida. It is located northwest of Gainesville, Florida on CR 232 (Millhopper Road), just south of the town of Alachua .
Myakka River State Park is a Florida State Park, that is located nine miles (14 km) east of Interstate 75 in Sarasota County and a portion of southeastern Manatee County on the Atlantic coastal plain. This state park consists of 37,000 acres (150 km 2 ), making it one of the state's largest parks. It is also one of the oldest parks in the state ...