List of Florida state parks
There are 175 state parks and 9 state trails in the U.S. state of Florida which encompass more than, providing recreational opportunities for both residents and tourists.
Almost half of the state parks have an associated local 501 non-profit corporation, often styled, "Friends of State Park, Inc.".
In 2015, some 29,356 volunteers donated nearly 1.3 million hours to enhance the parks for approximately 31 million visitors. There is a mostly nominal admission to nearly all Florida's state parks, although separate fees are charged for the use of cabins, marinas, campsites, etc. Florida's state parks offer 3,613 family campsites, 186 cabins, thousands of picnic tables, of beaches, and over of trails.
The Florida Park Service is the division of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection responsible for the operation of Florida State Parks, and won the Gold Medal honoring the best state park system in the country in 1999 and 2005 from the National Recreation and Park Association. They were also finalists in the 1997 and 2011 competitions. The Park Service was awarded the gold medal again in October 2013, making it the only three-time winner. In 2019, they received the gold medal award again, resulting in them being the first four-time winner. The parks are open year-round and offer diverse activities beyond fishing, hiking and camping. Many parks offer facilities for birding or horseback riding; there are several battle reenactments; and freshwater springs and beaches are Florida's gems. According to the Florida Park Service website, their goal "is to help create a sense of place by showing park visitors the best of Florida's diverse natural and cultural sites. Florida's state parks are managed and preserved for enjoyment by this and future generations through providing appropriate resource-based recreational opportunities, interpretation and education that help visitors connect to the Real Florida."
Several state parks were formerly private tourist attractions purchased by the state of Florida to preserve their natural environment. 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. Nine of the 175 parks do not have "State Park" in their name. Four are "conservation areas" ; three are "Historical/Archaeological sites"; one is a fishing pier and one is a recreation area. Seven parks are mostly undeveloped with few or no facilities; 10 parks are accessible only by private boat or ferry; and 13 parks contain National Natural Landmarks. Additionally, there are eleven national parks and service sites in Florida locations under control of the National Park Service.
Florida state parks and reserves
Note: The table of contents only applies when the list is sorted by park name.- "Year" refers to the year the park was opened. If that date is not available, the year the state acquired the property will be used.
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Park Name | County or Counties | Size | Year Established | Water Body | Image | Remarks |
Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park | Volusia | acres | 1939 | Tomoka River | Ruins of a 19th-century plantation owned by John Addison | |
Alafia River State Park | Hillsborough | acres | 1996 | Alafia River | Former phosphorus strip mine unremediated | |
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park | Leon | acres | 1954 | Lake Hall | Originally named Killearn Gardens State Park | |
Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park | Polk | acres | 1991 | unnamed ponds | Home to rare scrub habitat for wildlife | |
Amelia Island State Park | Nassau | 230 acres | 1983 | Nassau Sound Atlantic Ocean | Horseback riding is permitted on the beach | |
Anastasia State Park | St. Johns | acres | 1949 | Atlantic Ocean | Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964 | |
Anclote Key Preserve State Park | Pasco | 403 acres | 1997 | Gulf of Mexico | Accessible only by ferry or boat | |
Avalon State Park | St. Lucie | 650 acres | 1987 | Atlantic Ocean | Used for frogman training during World War II | |
Bahia Honda State Park | Monroe | 524 acres | 1961 | Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico | An island in the lower Florida Keys | |
Bald Point State Park | Franklin | acres | 1999 | Gulf of Mexico | Amphibious landing exercises held during World War II | |
The Barnacle Historic State Park | Miami-Dade | 5 acres | 1973 | Biscayne Bay | Oldest house in Coconut Grove; built in 1891 | |
Big Lagoon State Park | Escambia | 705 acres | 1977 | Big Lagoon | Start of the Great Florida Birding Trail | |
Big Shoals State Park | Hamilton | acres | 1989 | Suwannee River | Largest whitewater Class III rapids in Florida | |
Big Talbot Island State Park | Duval | acres | 1949 | Atlantic Ocean | Part of Talbot Islands State Parks | |
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park | Miami-Dade | 400 acres | 1967 | Atlantic Ocean | Home to the Cape Florida Light on Key Biscayne | |
Blackwater River State Park | Santa Rosa | 590 acres | 1967 | Blackwater River | Home to 1982 Florida Champion Atlantic white cedar tree | |
Blue Spring State Park | Volusia | acres | 1972 | St. Johns River | Largest spring on the St. Johns River and a designated manatee refuge | |
Bulow Creek State Park | Volusia | acres | 1981 | Bulow Creek | 400-year-old Fairfield oak and 11 plantation sites | |
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park | Flagler | 150 acres | 1945 | Bulow Creek | Extensive stone ruins | |
Caladesi Island State Park | Pinellas | acres | 1966 | Gulf of Mexico | Ferry available, 108-slip marina | |
Camp Helen State Park | Bay | 185 acres | 1996 | Lake Powell Gulf of Mexico | Day use park formerly used as private resort | |
Cayo Costa State Park | Lee | acres | 1976 | Gulf of Mexico | Accessible only by ferry or boat - primitive cabins | |
Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve | Levy | acres | 1978 | Gulf of Mexico | Very limited facilities | |
Cedar Key Museum State Park | Levy | 19 acres | 1960 | Gulf of Mexico | The St. Clair Whitman house depicts life in Cedar Key circa 1920 | |
Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park | Charlotte | acres | 1978 | Gasparilla Pass Charlotte Harbor | Very limited facilities | |
Collier-Seminole State Park | Collier | acres | 1947 | Gulf of Mexico | National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, the Bay City Walking Dredge used to build the Tamiami Trail through the Everglades | |
Colt Creek State Park | Polk | acres | 2007 | several small lakes and creeks | Part of the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve | |
Constitution Convention Museum State Park | Gulf | 13 acres | 1956 | none, but near St. Joseph Bay | Site where first Florida Constitution was drafted in 1838 | |
Crystal River Archaeological State Park | Citrus | 61 acres | 1965 | Crystal River | National Historic Landmark and one of the oldest continuously occupied pre-Columbian sites in Florida | |
Crystal River Preserve State Park | Citrus | acres | 2004 | Crystal River | Rare spring-fed estuary | |
Curry Hammock State Park | Monroe | acres | 1991 | Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico | Named for a Miami teacher whose family owned key land | |
Dade Battlefield Historic State Park | Sumter | 80 acres | 1921 | none | Second Seminole War battle where 105 of 108 troops were massacred by 180 Native Americans | |
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park | Monroe | acres | 1982 | Atlantic Ocean | Park's name changed in 2001 to honor park activist | |
De Leon Springs State Park | Volusia | 600 acres | 1982 | Crystal River | "Old Methuselah" is a 500-year-old bald cypress; previously a private park with Jungle Cruise; 19 million gallons of water daily | |
DeSoto Site Historic State Park | Leon | 5 acres | 2003 | none | Site of Hernando de Soto 1839 encampment and Gov. John W. Martin House | |
Deer Lake State Park | Walton | acres | 1996 | Gulf of Mexico Deer Lake | Very rare freshwater lake among coastal dunes | |
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park | Collier | 166 acres | 1981 | Cocohatchee River Gulf of Mexico | Barrier island with white sugar sand beach | |
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park | Alachua | 67 acres | 1974 | sinkhole pond | 120-foot deep, 500-foot wide sinkhole accessed by 232 step stairway | |
Don Pedro Island State Park | Charlotte | 230 acres | 1985 | Gulf of Mexico | Barrier island accessible only by boat or ferry | |
Dudley Farm Historic State Park | Alachua | 325 acres | 1989 | none | Shows agricultural development in Florida from the 1850s through the mid-1940s | |
Dunns Creek State Park | Putnam | acres | 2001 | St. Johns River Dunns Creek | Steamboat stop during the 1920s | |
Econfina River State Park | Taylor | acres | 1989 | Econfina River | Confederate deserters camped here and assisted Union blockcade ships during the Civil War | |
Eden Gardens State Park | Walton | 163 acres | 1968 | Tucker Bayou | Restored plantation house with Louis XVI style furniture | |
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park | Wakulla | acres | 1968 | Wakulla River | One of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world | |
Egmont Key State Park | Hillsborough | 328 acres | 1974 | Tampa Bay | The ruins of Fort Dade and Egmont Key Light are inside the park | |
Estero Bay Preserve State Park | Lee | acres | 1974 | Estero Bay | The first aquatic nature preserve established in Florida | |
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park | Collier | acres | 1975 | none | Part of the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Everglades | |
Falling Waters State Park | Washington | 171 acres | 1962 | 2-acre pond | Contains a 73-foot waterfall, tallest in Florida | |
Fanning Springs State Park | Gilchrist | acres | 1997 | Fanning Springs Suwannee River | A first magnitude spring purchased by the state in 1993 | |
Faver-Dykes State Park | St. Johns | acres | 1950 | Pellicer Creek | A wilderness area | |
Florida Caverns State Park | Jackson | acres | 1942 | Chipola River | The only Florida state park with public cave tours | |
Forest Capital Museum State Park | Taylor | 14 acres | 1967 | none | Includes a late 1800s Florida cracker homestead | |
Fort Clinch State Park | Nassau | acres | 1935 | Amelia River | Construction of Fort Clinch began in 1847 | |
Fort Cooper State Park | Citrus | 710 acres | 1977 | Lake Holathlikaha | On the Withlacoochee State Trail | |
Fort Foster State Historic Site | Hillsborough | 30 acres | 1935 | none | Part of Hillsborough River State Park; replica fort built in 1972 | |
Fort George Island Cultural State Park | Duval | acres | 1949 | Atlantic Ocean | Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964 | |
Fort Mose Historic State Park | St. Johns | 24 acres | 2005 | none | National Historic Landmark originally known as Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mosé | |
Fort Pierce Inlet State Park | St. Lucie | 340 acres | 1973 | Tucker Cove Atlantic Ocean | Used for frogman training during World War II | |
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park | Monroe | 87 acres | 1974 | Straits of Florida | Pre-civil war fort abandoned, restoration began in the late 1960s by volunteers | |
Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park | Okaloosa | 357 acres | 1966 | Rocky Bayou | Named in honor of United States Air Force Colonel who preserved site | |
Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail | Alachua | 16 miles | 1989 | Boulware Springs | Passes through Paynes Prairie | |
Gamble Plantation Historic State Park | Manatee | 87 acres | 1927 | Manatee River | Sole surviving antebellum mansion in south Florida, once a 3,500-acre sugarcane plantation | |
Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach | Flagler | 144 acres | 1961 | Atlantic Ocean | Renamed from Flagler Beach State Recreation Area in 1992 | |
Gasparilla Island State Park | Charlotte Lee | 128 acres | 1983 | Charlotte Harbor | Gasparilla Island Lights were lit in 1890 | |
George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier | Duval | ft | 1999 | Nassau Sound Atlantic Ocean | Pedestrian-only fishing bridge | |
Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park | Gilchrist | 407 acres | 2017 | Santa Fe River | Several springs in the park, including a second magnitude spring with 44 million gallons per day. | |
Grayton Beach State Park | Walton | acres | 1968 | Western Lake Gulf of Mexico | Popular pristine beach offers cabins & camping, boating, fishing and trails | |
Henderson Beach State Park | Okaloosa | 222 acres | 1983 | Gulf of Mexico | U.S. Air Force Clausen Tracking site until 1951 | |
Highlands Hammock State Park | Highlands | acres | 1931 | none | One of the highest ranking parks in Florida for endemic biodiversity | |
Hillsborough River State Park | Hillsborough | acres | 1935 | Hillsborough River | Fort Foster is inside the park | |
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park | Citrus | 210 acres | 1984 | Homosassa River | Home to numerous manatees | |
Honeymoon Island State Park | Pinellas | acres | 1975 | Gulf of Mexico | Easily accessible by bridge from Dunedin | |
Hontoon Island State Park | Volusia Lake | acres | 1960 | St. Johns River Hontoon Dead River | Accessible only by ferry or boat | |
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park | Broward | 180 acres | 1941 | Atlantic Ocean | Park is in the middle of urban Fort Lauderdale | |
Ichetucknee Springs State Park | Columbia | acres | 1972 | Ichetucknee River | Drift tubing and certified cave diving | |
Indian Key Historic State Park | Monroe | 10 acres | 1972 | Atlantic Ocean | First county seat for Dade County; accessible only by boat | |
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park | Palm Beach | 325 acres | 1989 | Lake Worth Atlantic Ocean | A gift from John D. MacArthur to the people of Florida | |
John Gorrie Museum State Park | Franklin | 1 acres | 1958 | none | Physician John Gorrie patented the first mechanical refrigeration process | |
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park | Monroe | acres | 1963 | Atlantic Ocean | First underwater park in the United States | |
John U. Lloyd Beach State Park | Broward | 310 acres | 1973 | Atlantic Ocean | Named for county attorney who led preservation efforts | |
Jonathan Dickinson State Park | Martin | acres | 1950 | Loxahatchee River | Formerly a top-secret radar training school during WWII; now hosts the Elsa Kimbell Environmental Education & Research Center | |
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park | Okeechobee | acres | 1997 | none | The U.S. Army used the land to train B-17 bomber crews during World War II | |
Koreshan State Historic Site | Lee | 135 acres | 1983 | Estero River | Home of the Koreshan Unity group | |
Lafayette Blue Springs State Park | Lafayette | 702 acres | 2005 | Suwannee River | First magnitude spring with 168 million gallons per day | |
Lake Griffin State Park | Lake | 578 acres | 1968 | Dead River Oklawaha River | Connects Oklawaha to Lake Griffin | |
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park | Leon | 100 acres | 1966 | St. Marks River | Fort Walton Culture capital from 1050–1500 | |
Lake June in Winter Scrub State Park | Highlands | 845 acres | 1995 | Lake June in Winter | Limited facilities; still under development | |
Lake Kissimmee State Park | Polk | acres | 1977 | Lake Kissimmee | The 1876 Cow Camp is a living history site with Cracker Cowboys | |
Lake Louisa State Park | Lake | acres | 1974 | Lake Louisa | Park includes the Green Swamp and six lakes | |
Lake Manatee State Park | Manatee | 556 acres | 1970 | Lake Manatee | 60-site campground was opened in 1986 | |
Lake Talquin State Park | Leon Gadsden | 526 acres | 1971 | Lake Talquin | Lake Talquin is a 10,000 acre reservoir created by the Jackson Bluff Dam on the Ochlockonee River | |
Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park | Jefferson | 188 acres | 1998 | Lake Miccosukee | Site of the tallest prehistoric, Native American ceremonial earthwork mound in Florida | |
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park | Monroe | acres | 1971 | Florida Bay Gulf of Mexico | Access via private boat or tour boat; daily visitors are limited | |
Little Manatee River State Park | Hillsborough | acres | 1974 | Little Manatee River | Park includes equestrian trails and campsites | |
Little Talbot Island State Park | Duval | acres | 1949 | Atlantic Ocean | Part of Talbot Islands State Parks | |
Long Key State Park | Monroe | 965 acres | 1969 | Atlantic Ocean | Grand resort was destroyed by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 | |
Lovers Key State Park | Lee | 712 acres | 1983 | Gulf of Mexico | Lovers Key State Park merged with Carl Johnson County Park in 1996 | |
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park | Lake Seminole | acres | 1976 | Wekiva River St. Johns River | Wildlife corridor to the Ocala National Forest | |
Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site | Manatee | 10 acres | 1970 | Tampa Bay | Named for the owners who donated it to the state in 1948 | |
Madison Blue Spring State Park | Madison | 1 acres | 2000 | Withlacoochee River | First magnitude spring | |
Manatee Springs State Park | Levy | acres | 1949 | Manatee Springs | First magnitude spring | |
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park | Alachua | 99 acres | 1970 | none | 1930s farm and citrus orchard | |
Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park | Clay | acres | 1935 | Little Lake Johnson | Hiking and Equestrian trails | |
Mound Key Archaeological State Park | Lee | 113 acres | 1970 | Estero Bay | Accessible only by boat - no facilities | |
Myakka River State Park | Sarasota Manatee | acres | 1941 | Myakka River Upper Myakka Lake | Land partly donated by Bertha Palmer, pioneer farmer, rancher & developer | |
Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park | Leon | 113 acres | 1949 | St. Marks River | Site of the second largest Civil War battle in Florida | |
North Peninsula State Park | Volusia | 534 acres | 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 | 211 acres | 2007 | Lake Okeechobee | Battle site during the Second Seminole War | |
O'Leno State Park | Columbia | acres | 1940 | Santa Fe River | Many facilities built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s | |
Ochlockonee River State Park | Wakulla | 392 acres | 1970 | Ochlockonee River Dead River | Many older trees show scars from turpentine industry | |
Oleta River State Park | Miami-Dade | acres | 1986 | Oleta River Biscayne Bay | Park has high numbers of the invasive species Casuarina | |
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park | Baker | 43 acres | 1949 | none | First State Historic Monument in 1909 | |
Orman House Historic State Park | Franklin | 1 acres | 2001 | Apalachicola River | House built in 1838 | |
Oscar Scherer State Park | Sarasota | acres | 1956 | South Creek Lake Osprey | Major habitat of the Florida Scrub Jay | |
Paynes Creek Historic State Park | Hardee | 410 acres | 1981 | Paynes Creek | Site of Fort Chokonikla and the Kennedy-Darling trading post during the Seminole Wars | |
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park | Alachua | acres | 1971 | Lake Wauburg | Savanna formerly occupied by Seminole Indians | |
Perdido Key State Park | Escambia | 290 acres | 1978 | Gulf of Mexico | A barrier island | |
Price's Scrub State Park | Marion | acres | 2002 | Sinkhole lakes | Contains woodland, marsh, scrub, scrubby flatwoods, and sinkhole lakes | |
Ponce de Leon Springs State Park | Holmes | 420 acres | 1970 | Mill Creek Sandy Creek | 14 million gallons of water outflow daily | |
Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park | Duval | acres | 2003 | Atlantic Ocean | Part of Talbot Islands State Parks | |
Rainbow Springs State Park | Marion | acres | 1990 | Rainbow River | 600 million gallons of water outflow daily | |
Ravine Gardens State Park | Putnam | 59 acres | 1934 | St. Johns River | Gardens built by Works Progress Administration in 1933 | |
River Rise Preserve State Park | Columbia | acres | 1974 | Santa Fe River | Location where Santa Fe River reemerges after 3 miles underground | |
Rock Springs Run State Reserve | Lake | acres | 1983 | Wekiva River | Joins Wekiwa Spring run to create the Wekiva River | |
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park | Alachua | acres | 1974 | small water bodies | A mature Florida forest and wildlife habitat with hiking, biking, and horse trails | |
San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park | Wakulla | 17 acres | 1964 | Wakulla River St. Marks River | History of this national landmark dates to 1528 | |
San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park | Monroe | 644 acres | 1989 | Atlantic Ocean | Dutch-built ship sank in a hurricane on July 13, 1733 | |
Savannas Preserve State Park | St. Lucie Martin | acres | 1977 | Indian River | Area around Jensen Beach was known as the "Pineapple Capital of the World" from 1895 to 1920 | |
Seabranch Preserve State Park | Martin | acres | 1992 | Indian River lagoon | Four different natural habitats within short distance | |
Sebastian Inlet State Park | Brevard Indian River | 755 acres | 1970 | Sebastian Inlet | Park never closes; second most visited Florida park | |
Silver Springs State Park | Marion | acres | 1987 | Silver River | The headspring area was the focal point of Silver Springs Nature Theme Park, a now-defunct commercial attraction | |
Skyway Fishing Pier State Park | Hillsborough Manatee | ft | 1994 | Tampa Bay | Utilizes approaches to old Sunshine Skyway Bridge, following the 1980 collision by MV Summit Venture and construction of a new bridge | |
St. Andrews State Park | Bay | acres | 1950 | Gulf of Mexico Grand Lagoon | Named "America's Best Beach" in 1995 | |
St. George Island State Park | Franklin | acres | 1963 | Gulf of Mexico | Named "6th Best Beach in America" for 2011 after Hurricane Dennis destroyed the facilities in 2005 | |
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park | Martin | 928 acres | 1965 | Atlantic Ocean | Barrier island accessible only by boat | |
St. Marks River Preserve State Park | Leon | acres | 2007 | St. Marks River | The St. Marks River flows from the wetlands east of Tallahassee to the Gulf of Mexico | |
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park | Brevard Indian River | acres | 1995 | St. Sebastian River | The Hernández–Capron Trail was built to link St. Augustine with Fort Pierce during the Second Seminole War | |
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park | Hamilton | 800 acres | 1950 | Suwannee River | Carillon tower with 97 tubular bells plays Foster's songs every day | |
Stump Pass Beach State Park | Charlotte | 245 acres | 1971 | Gulf of Mexico | Day park consisting of three islands offer swimming and boating, shelling and hiking, fishing and diving | |
Suwannee River State Park | Suwannee | acres | 1951 | Suwannee River Withlacoochee River | The 1860 Columbus Cemetery, pieces from an 1800s sawmill, and Civil War earthworks are points of interest | |
T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park | Gulf | acres | 1967 | Gulf of Mexico | Dedicated to the former owner, who sold it to the U.S. Army in World War II | |
Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park | Escambia | acres | 1998 | Perdido Bay | Limited facilities; nature trails, picnic tables and a bathroom | |
Terra Ceia Preserve State Park | Manatee | acres | 2000? | Tampa Bay | Land acquired by the state and Southwest Florida Water Management District | |
Three Rivers State Park | Jackson | 686 acres | 1955 | Chattahoochee River; Flint River Lake Seminole | The 1947 Jim Woodruff Dam created Lake Seminole; the outflow is the Apalachicola River | |
Tomoka State Park | Volusia | acres | 1945 | Tomoka River | Urban park completely surrounded by development | |
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park | Walton | acres | 1992 | Gulf of Mexico | Site of munitions testing range during World War II | |
Torreya State Park | Liberty | acres | 1935 | Apalachicola River | Park named after the endangered Torreya tree | |
Troy Spring State Park | Suwannee Lafayette | 84 acres | 1995 | Suwannee River | First magnitude spring; the Civil War steamboat "Madison" was scuttled there in 1863 | |
Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park | Levy | acres | 2005 | Gulf of Mexico | Accessible only by boat; no recreational facilities | |
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park | Flagler | 21 acres | 1964 | Atlantic Ocean | Park has formal gardens, citrus groves and house | |
Weeki Wachee Springs | Hernando | 538 acres | 2008 | Weeki Wachee River | The headspring area features underwater performances by female dancers in mermaid costumes | |
Wekiwa Springs State Park | Orange | acres | 1969 | Wekiva River | 42 million gallons of water outflow daily | |
Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park | Pasco | acres | 2001 | Gulf of Mexico | Named for the Werner-Boyce Preserve purchased by Pasco County in 1994; undeveloped | |
Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park | Suwannee | 733 acres | 1986 | Suwannee River | 28,000 feet of explored passageways make it one of the largest locations for cave diving in the U.S. | |
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park | Monroe | 32 acres | 1986 | Atlantic Ocean | Quary provided Keystone for the Overseas Railroad in 1908 | |
Ybor City Museum State Park | Hillsborough | 1 acre | 1976 | none | Shows the history of Tampa's cigar industry and Latin influence | |
Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park | Duval | acres | 1949 | Atlantic Ocean | Confederate camp constructed during the American Civil War | |
Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park | Santa Rosa | acres | 2000 | Yellow River | One of Florida's last remaining tracts of wet prairie; no recreation facilities | |
Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park | Citrus | 6 acres | 1953 | Homosassa River | Senator David Levy Yulee built the mill on his 5,100-acre plantation, Margarita, in 1851 |