Every day is a beautiful beach day at St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, rated as one of the top beaches in the nation. Ten miles of white sandy beaches make this park popular for swimming, fishing, shelling, snorkeling or just relaxing on the beach.

Welcome to Collier-Seminole State Park, the front door to the Everglades! Choose among a wide variety of challenging and diverse recreational opportunities. An early morning paddle on the Blackwater River is the best way to experience the beautiful mangrove tunnels in one of the largest mangrove forests in the world.

I invite you to visit St. George Island State Park to camp, fish, kayak, bird-watch, shell or just enjoy the beach.

This is a great time of year to take a stroll through our beautiful 28-acre historic, ornamental garden. Visit the walled garden, reflection pool, Black Pond and the hidden garden.

Summer has arrived at Sebastian Inlet State Park. The tidal cove has recently been a popular destination for families. It’s a great area for enjoying the water, sun, sand and a fantastic view of the inlet.

It’s the state’s only endemic bird, which means the Florida scrub-jay is found nowhere else, and its need for a specific habitat is one reason why scrub-jay numbers are declining. The only bird species that requires a sandy, scrubby habitat to survive is the Florida scrub-jay.

Myakka River is an amazing park to enjoy an immersive experience into a diverse and dynamic natural area that is the Real Florida. The park is over 37,000 acres and is part of a larger area of conservation referred to as the “Myakka Island,” totaling more than 80,000 acres of conservation lands within Sarasota and Manatee counties. 

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 recognized as Florida's first Dark Sky Park by the International Dark Sky Association.