46 Parks or Recreation Areas Found in Florida

Showing 1 - 30 of 46 Areas Found in Florida

1. Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve - Eastpoint, FL  32328
   Apalachicola Bay is one of the most productive estuarine systems in the Northern Hemisphere. Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve features...
2. Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge - Vero Beach, FL  32960
   The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge stretches across 20.5 miles between Melbourne Beach and Wabasso Beach along Florida's east coast. The refuge ...
3. Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - Boynton Beach, FL  33437
   Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is located seven miles west of the city of Boynton Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida. The ...
4. Big Cypress National Preserve - Ochopee, FL  34141
   The first National Preserve in the National Park System, Big Cypress has a mixture of pines, hardwoods, prairies, mangrove forests, cypress strands an...
5. Biscayne National Park - Homestead, FL  33033
   It?s a moody place, Biscayne National Park. Some days, Biscayne Bay's shallow waters are glassy smooth, a window on another world. Other times, the wi...
6. Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - Sanibel, FL  33957
   The Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), administered as a satellite refuge of J.N. "Ding" Darling NWR, is located in Lee County on the Calo...
7. Canaveral National Seashore - Titusville, FL  32796
   Canaveral National Seashore is on a barrier island which includes ocean, beach, dune, hammock, lagoon, salt marsh, and pine flatland habitats. The...
8. Castillo De San Marcos National Monument - Saint Augustine, FL  32084
   The Castillo de San Marcos, built 1672-1695, served primarily as an outpost of the Spanish Empire, guarding St. Augustine, the first permanent Europea...
9. Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge - Chiefland, FL  32626
   Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1929 by President Herbert Hoover to protect a breeding ground for colonial nesting migratory bi...
10. Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge - Crystal River, FL  34429
    The Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1941, is comprised of over 31,000 acres of saltwater bays, estuaries and brackish mar...
11. Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Key Largo, FL  33037
    Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1980 to protect critical breeding and nesting habitat for the endangered American crocodile...
12. Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge - Crystal River, FL  34429
    The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, was established in 1983 specifically for the protection of the endangered West Indian Manatee. This unique...
13. De Soto National Memorial - Bradenton, FL  34280
    On a sweltering day in May of 1539, Hernando de Soto and an army of over 600 soldiers splashed ashore in the Tampa Bay area. They arrived in nine shi...
14. Dry Tortugas National Park - Key West, FL  33041
    Almost 70 miles (112.9 km) west of Key West lies a cluster of seven islands, composed of coral reefs and sand, called the Dry Tortugas. Along with the...
15. Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge - Crystal River, FL  34429
    The Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge, was established in 1974 and protects a diverse community of animals and plants, many of which are either thre...
16. Everglades National Park - Homestead, FL  33034
    Spanning the southern tip of the Florida peninsula and most of Florida Bay, Everglades National Park is the only subtropical preserve in North America...
17. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - Marathon, FL  33050
    Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary supports one of the most diverse assemblages of underwater plants and animals in North America. Although best k...
18. Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge - Naples, FL  34114
    Florida Panther NWR was established in 1989 under the authority of the Endangered Species Act to protect the Florida panther and its habitat. The ref...
19. Fort Caroline National Memorial - Jacksonville, FL  32225
    Fort Caroline National Memorial was created to memorialize the Sixteenth Century French effort to establish a permanent colony in Florida. After initi...
20. Fort Matanzas National Monument - Saint Augustine, FL  32080
    Throughout its history, the story of Fort Matanzas has been closely intertwined with that of the city of St. Augustine and the Castillo de San Marcos....
21. Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge - Big Pine Key, FL  33043
    Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1938 as a haven for great white herons, migratory birds, and other wildlife. The refuge...
22. Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) National Estuarine Research Re - Saint Augustine, FL  32080
    Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) National Estuarine Research Reserve is the newest reserve in the national system. It is geographically separated into a ...
23. Gulf Islands National Seashore - Gulf Breeze, FL  32563
    More than 80 percent of Gulf Islands National Seashore is under water, but the barrier islands are the most outstanding features to those who visit. T...
24. Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge - Hobe Sound, FL  33475
    Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, was established September 30, 1969. It is a coastal refuge bisected by the Indian River Lagoon into two separate...
25. Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge - Sanibel, FL  33957
    Island Bay NWR, administered as a satellite of the J.N. "Ding" Darling NWR, is located in the Cape Haze area of Charlotte Harbor, Charlotte County, Fl...
26. J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge - Sanibel, FL  33957
    The J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge is located on the subtropical barrier island of Sanibel in the Gulf of Mexico. The refuge is part of...
27. Key West National Wildlife Refuge - Big Pine Key, FL  33043
    Key West National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt as a preserve and breeding ground for native birds and other...
28. Lake Okeechobee/Okeechobee Waterway - Clewiston, FL  33440
    Located at the center of Florida's heartland, Lake Okeechobee is Florida's largest lake and the second largest freshwater lake in the U.S. Eight Corp...
29. Lake Seminole - Chattahoochee, FL  32324
    In a rural setting, the lake features rugged ravines, cypress ponds, limesinks and hardwood and pine forests. Nationally known for its largemouth bas...
30. Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge - Titusville, FL  32796
    Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (LWNWR) is the first Refuge designated primarily for the preservation of endangered plants. Thirty-one rar...