Quick Summary:
- Florida is blessed with an abundance of remarkable state parks, nature preserves, and national parks.
- These areas provide both sanctuary for endangered animals and birds and vast playgrounds where people can escape the city and commune with nature.
- There are numerous opportunities for boating, hiking, biking, fishing, wildlife watching, camping, and picnicking.
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Alafia River State Park
Anastasia State Park
Bahia Honda State Park
Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Lagoon State Park
Big Shoals State Park
Biscayne National Park
Canaveral National Seashore
Crystal River Archaeological State Park
Curry Hammock State Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Everglades National Park
Gasparilla Island State Park
Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Amelia Island State Park
Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Lafayette Blue Springs State Park
Manatee Springs State Park
Natural Bridge Battleground Historic State Park
Oscar Scherer State Park
Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
Suwannee River State Park
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
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