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Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park is a Florida State Park consisting of Lignumvitae Key, Shell Key, surrounding submerged lands, and a parcel at the northern end of Lower Matecumbe Key. The islands are located one mile west of U.S. 1 ( Overseas Highway ) at mile marker 78.5, and can be reached only by private boat or tour boat.
Lignumvitae Key is an island in the upper Florida Keys.. It is located due north of, and less than one mile from the easternmost tip of Lower Matecumbe Key.The island has been designated a National Natural Landmark, and an Archeological and Historical District, and is part of the Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park and the Lignumvitae Key Aquatic Preserve.
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Florida is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Florida [1] [2] [3] Name Image
A wilderness area Florida Caverns State Park: Jackson: 1,300 acres (527 ha) 1942: Chipola River: The only Florida state park with public cave tours Forest Capital Museum State Park: Taylor: 14 acres (6 ha) 1967: none: Includes a late 1800s Florida cracker homestead Fort Clinch State Park: Nassau: 1,427 acres (578 ha) 1935: Amelia River
Lovers Key State Park is a 712-acre (2.88 km 2) Florida State Park located on Lover's Key and three other barrier islands—Black Island, Inner and Long Key. It is at 8700 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach , between Big Carlos Pass and New Pass and 10.5 miles (16.9 km) west of Interstate 75 on exit 116.
A male Key Deer on No Name Key in the lower Keys. The Florida Keys have distinctive plant and animals species, some found nowhere else in the United States, as the Keys define the northern extent of their ranges. The climate also allows many imported plants to thrive.
Mound Key Archaeological State Park is a Florida State Park, located in Estero Bay, near the mouth of the Estero River.One hundred and thirteen of the island's one hundred and twenty-five acres are managed by the park system.
Indian Key Historic State Park is an island within the Florida State Park system, located just a few hundred yards southeast of U.S. 1 within the Florida Keys off the Hawk Channel passage. The island was home to the town of Indian Key, Florida , in the middle of the 19th century but is now an uninhabited ghost town . [ 2 ]