Events

Sun, Sep 28 - Fri, Oct 31, 2025 8:00 am - 7:00 pm EDT

We invite you to create a one-of-a kind scarecrow to display in Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park!

Sun, Oct 5 - Sun, Nov 2, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT

Tours are led by a knowledgeable Ranger.

Fri, Oct 17 - 19, 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT

The 34th Annual Stephen Foster Quilt Show and Sale October 17-19, 2025 at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs, FL. Traditional and modern quilting techniques are displayed!

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 9:00 am - 10:30 am EDT

Join a park ranger for a guided hike along our Black Island Trail.

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT

Tours are led by a knowledgeable Ranger.

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Tours are led by a knowledgeable Ranger.

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm EDT

Seating in the recreation hall is very limited. Please reserve by calling the park office: 352-726-0315. Thanks to an Eagle Scout project, Fort Cooper has a huge bat house that has 1000's of inhabitants!

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

Come join us for a Bat Viewing at Fort Cooper State Park. We will watch as the bats leave their house for their nightly flight & meal. Entrance fee is $3 per vehicle, exact cash, no change provided.

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 8:30 am - 10:30 am EDT

Join Audubon volunteers during prime fall migration time for a walk among maritime hammocks and saltmarsh habitat.

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT

Reenactors and first-person interpreters take you back to the day-to-day happenings of a Confederate fort in Florida.

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT

Tours are led by a knowledgeable Ranger.

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT

Join us at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park for our Living History Weekend, where you'll experience what life was like in a coastal fortification during the 1860's.

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT

Step back into the year 1876 as you meander down the trail to the Cow Camp.

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Glide through the shimmering waters of the estuarine waters on this two-hour guided kayak tour.

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Tours are led by a knowledgeable Ranger.

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

Join us at Jonathan Dickinson State Park for the 19th annual FireFest on Saturday, October 18, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. This day-long celebration promises fun for all ages with activities ranging from live fire demos to rides, a spooky trail, a kids zone, live music, and more.