Whether you are a visitor or a resident, you will want to know more about Florida’s State Park System which preserves the tropic lure of primitive Florida and perpetuates memorials of Florida’s absorbing history.
This system of parks and historic memorials, in areas ranging from a few hundred to 26,000 acres, embraces more than 71,000 acres of the most wonderful land in Florida.
These parks in their varied appeals offer recreation possibilities extending from a few hours diversion to extended vacations.
STATE PARKS IN OPERATION
(Acreage shown in parentheses)
Hugh Taylor Birch (180) Ft. Lauderdale Florida Caverns (1,131) Marianna Fort Clinch (1,086) Fernandina Gold Head Branch (1,338) Keystone Heights Highlands Hammock (3,800) Sebring Hillsborough River (2,777) Zephyrhills Little Talbot Island (2,500) Jacksonville Myakka River (26,747) Sarasota O’Leno (1,388) High Springs Killearn Gardens (306) Tallahassee
SCIENTIFIC AREA
John F. Rollins Bird and Plant Sanctuary (120) Ft. George Island
STATE PARKS PARTIALLY DEVELOPED
Fort Pickens (1,659) Pensacola Manatee Springs (1,381) Chiefland Collier-Seminole (6,423) Royal Palm Hammock Tomoka (712) Ormond Torreya (1,138) Rock Bluff