Florida's heritage comes alive with living history demonstrations of the early Florida cow hunters in an 1876-era cow camp. White-tailed deer, bald eagles, sandhill cranes, turkeys and bobcats have ...

Effective January 1, 2025, the family campground is closed for renovation until further notice. Closure includes all four restrooms, the dump station and the park recreation hall. The Primitive ...

Effective Feb. 1, 2025: The campground at Big Lagoon State Park will be closed from Feb. 1 - Aug. 1, 2025, for a renovation project. Natural communities, ranging from saltwater tidal marshes to pine ...

Shorter days don’t have to mean less fun! Check out these winter activities, available at a state park near you.

Eden Gardens State Park is the perfect setting for your special wedding day. With an abundance of natural settings, from the well-known Virginia live oak “Wedding Tree” to the historic rose garden, ...

Red-cockaded woodpeckers are listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and as a species of special concern by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Red-cockaded ...

Imagine a beautiful sunny day, blue skies, warm breezes and no destination. You allow your feet to move the pedals, taking you past towering gumbo limbo trees, through mangroves so thick you can no ...

The Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail is a focal point for the surrounding community of cyclists. This trail caters to those who enjoy cycling without the fat tires needed to bike off-road. With a ...

Cedar Key Museum State Park serves as a window into Cedar Key’s past. But no discussion of this town’s history would be complete without discussing its namesake: cedar trees, and the booming lumber ...

Among the dunes and foliage of the beach is where the federally endangered Anastasia Island beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma) calls home. Marked with a light buff-colored back, pure white ...

It is difficult to find a location in Florida that is further removed from urban and suburban light pollution than Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. In 2016, Kissimmee Prairie Preserve was ...

Topsail Hill is named for its dunes, which rise like a ship's sails over soft sand beaches and the emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Those same white quartz dunes are responsible for a rare ...