Florida Natural Park Wonders
National and State Wonders Found in the Sunshine State:
National Wildlife Refuges:
National Wilderness Areas:
Florida State Parks, Campgrounds, Recreational Areas:
State Scenic Roads and Byways:
Florida, known for its miles and miles of beaches and abundant sunshine, is also home to many swamps and rivers.
Let us be your guide to discovering these natural wonders. Follow the links below to obtain more information, insider tips, and pictures, as well as ideas for where to stay when visiting.
National Parks:
Biscayne National Park Dry Tortugas National Park Everglades National Park
National Monuments:
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. Established: 1924. [Official Site] Fort Matanzas National Monument. Established: 1924. [Official Site]
National Marine Sanctuaries:
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary [Official Site]
National Rivers:
Loxahatchee National River [Official Site] Wekiva National River [Official Site]
National Scenic Trails:
Florida National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
National Recreation Trails:
Apalachicola River Paddling Trail System Big Bend Saltwater Paddling Trail Centennial National Recreation Trail Clearwater East-West National Recreation Trail Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling National Recreation Trail Florida Keys Overseas Heritage National Recreation Trail Fred Marquis Pinellas National Recreation Trail Gayle's Trails General James A. Van Fleet Trail State Park Great Calusa Blueway
Jackson National Recreation Trail Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail J.R. Alford Greenway Lake Arbuckle Hiking Trail Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway Peghorn Nature Park and Trails Suncoast National Recreation Trail Timucuan Multi-Use Trail University of North Florida Nature Trail Wilderness Waterway
National Preserves:
Big Cypress National Preserve [Offical Site]
National Forests:
Apalachicola National Forest. Location: Bristol, Florida. [Official Site] Ocala National Forest. Location: Silver Springs, Florida. [Official Site] Osceola National Forest. Location: Olustee, Florida. [Official Site]
National Seashores:
Canaveral National Seashore — National Park Service Site Gulf Islands National Seashore — National Park Service Site
National Wildlife Refuges:
Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge Key West National Wildlife Refuge Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge National Key Deer Refuge Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
National Wilderness Areas:
Alexander Springs Wilderness Big Gum Swamp Wilderness Billies Bay Wilderness Bradwell Bay Wilderness Cedar Keys Wilderness Chassahowitzka Wilderness Florida Keys Wilderness Island Bay Wilderness J.N. "Ding" Darling Wilderness Juniper Prairie Wilderness Lake Woodruff Wilderness Little Lake George Wilderness Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness Passage Key Wilderness Pelican Island Wilderness St. Marks Wilderness
National Scenic Roads and Byways:
A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway Big Bend Scenic Byway Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway Florida Keys Scenic Highway Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail
Florida State Parks, Campgrounds, Recreational Areas:
Alafia River State Park Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park Amelia Island State Recreation Area Anastasia State Recreation Area Anclote Key State Preserve Avalon State Park Bahia Honda State Park Bald Point State Park Big Lagoon State Recreation Area Big Shoals State Park Big Talbot Island State Park Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area Blackwater Heritage State Trail Blackwater River State Park Blue Spring State Park Bulow Creek State Park Caladesi Island State Park Camp Helen State Park Cape Florida State Park Cayo Costa State Park Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park Collier-Seminole State Park Crystal River Preserve State Park Crystal River State Archaeological Site Curry Hammock State Park Dade Battlefield State Historic Site Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park DeLeon Springs State Recreation Area Dead Lakes State Recreation Area Deer Lake State Park Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Recreation Area Devil's Millhopper State Geological Site Don Pedro Island State Recreation Area Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park Dudley Farm Historic State Park Dunns Creek State Park Econfina River State Park
Eden State Gardens Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park Egmont Key State Park Estero Bay Preserve State Park Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve Falling Waters State Recreation Area Fanning Springs State Recreation Area Faver-Dykes State Park Florida Caverns State Park Forest Capital State Museum Fort Clinch State Park Fort Cooper State Park Fort George Island State Cultural Site Fort Pierce Inlet State Recreation Area Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area Gasparilla Island State Recreation Area Gold Head Branch State Park Grayton Beach State Recreation Area Guana River State Park Henderson Beach State Recreation Area Highlands Hammock State Park Hillsborough River State Park Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park Honeymoon Island State Recreation Area Hontoon Island State Park Hugh Taylor Birch State Recreation Area
Ichetucknee Springs State Park John D. MacArthur Beach State Park John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park John U. Lloyd Beach State Recreation Area Jonathan Dickinson State Park Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve Lafayette Blue Springs State Park Lake Griffin State Park Lake Jackson Mounds State Archaeological Site Lake June-in-Winter Scrub State Park Lake Kissimmee State Park Lake Louisa State Park Lake Manatee State Recreation Area Lake Talquin State Park Letchworth Mounds Archaeological State Park Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Site Little Manatee River State Park Little Talbot Island State Park Long Key State Park Lovers Key State Recreation Area Lower Wekiva River State Preserve MacArthur Beach State Park Maclay State Gardens Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site Madison Blue Spring State Park Manatee Springs State Park Mound Key Archaeological State Park Myakka River State Park Nature Coast State Trail Ochlockonee River State Park O'Leno State Park Oleta River State Recreation Area Oscar Scherer State Park Paynes Prairie State Preserve
Peacock Springs State Recreation Area Perdido Key State Recreation Area Ponce de Leon Springs State Recreation Area Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park Rainbow Springs State Park Ravine State Gardens River Bluff Picnic Site River Rise Preserve State Park Rock Springs Run State Reserve Rocky Bayou State Recreation Area San Felasco Hammock State Preserve San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park Savannas Preserve State Park Seabranch Preserve State Park Sebastian Inlet State Recreation Area Silver River State Park Skyway Fishing Pier State Park St. Andrews State Recreation Area St. George Island State Park St. Joseph Peninsula State Park St. Lucie Inlet State Preserve St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park Stump Pass Beach State Park Suwannee River State Park Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park Three Rivers State Recreation Area Tomoka State Park Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Torreya State Park Troy Spring State Park Van Fleet State Trail Waccasassa Bay State Preserve Wakulla Springs State Park Washington Oaks State Gardens Wekiwa Springs State Park Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park William Beardall Tosohatchee State Reserve Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park Withlacoochee State Trail Ybor City State Museum Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park
State Scenic Roads and Byways:
A1A Ocean Shore Scenic Highway A1A River to Sea Trail Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway Bradenton Beach Scenic Highway Courtney Campbell Scenic Highway Green Mountain Scenic Byway Heritage Crossroads: Miles of History Heritage Highway Lemon Bay/Myakka Trail Old Florida Heritage Highway Palma Sola Scenic Highway Pensacola Scenic Bluffs Highway The Ridge Scenic Highway Scenic & Historic A1A Highway Suncoast Scenic Parkway William Bartram Scenic and Historic Trail Windows to the Gulf Coast Waters (Tamiami Trail)
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