Experiences & Amenities

The museum and restroom facilities are wheelchair accessible. The park also has a wheelchair available.

An unimproved canoe/kayak launch is available along the nature trail. Portage is required.

Interpretive exhibits within the museum and the historic Whitman home, and wayside exhibits on the museum grounds, share information about Cedar Key's natural and cultural resources.

The Cedar Key Museum is open Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

The Cedar Key Museum contains exhibits depicting the town's colorful history. The collection includes seashells and Indian artifacts collected by Saint Clair Whitman, the founder of the first museum in Cedar Key. Whitman’s house is located at the park and has been restored to reflect life in the 1920s.

The museum grounds are landscaped with native Florida vegetation, including sand pine, slash pine, Southern red cedar, live oak, sabal palm, wax myrtle, saw palmetto, coontie and yaupon holly.

A short nature trail provides opportunities to see wildlife and native vegetation. Birding is particularly wonderful in fall and winter when migratory species pass through the area. The trail leads to a salt marsh where wading birds and countless tiny crabs often feed at low tide. Wildlife include small gray squirrels, gopher tortoises, mockingbirds, blue jays and woodpeckers. Green tree frogs can be seen on the museum grounds and along the trail.

Parking for the museum is located off S.W. 166th Court.

Well-behaved dogs are welcome at Cedar Key Museum State Park. They must be kept on a 6-foot leash at all times and cannot be left unattended for more than a half-hour. Dogs are not permitted in the museum or St. Clair Whitman house. See our Pet Policy.

A men's and a women's restroom are conveniently located near the front of the museum. Both restrooms are wheelchair accessible.

A water fountain is available inside the museum.