Welcome to one of the rarest ecosystems protected within the Florida Park Service. The 845 acres of Lake June-in-Winter Scrub State Park, located in beautiful Lake Placid, are predominately scrub habitat, which contains the highest concentration of rare plants and animals in North America!

It is a great time of year to come visit Lake Griffin State Park. The lake is one of the best fishing spots on the Harris chain of lakes.

If you’re looking for a quiet getaway in the heart of springs country, look no farther than Lafayette Blue Springs. The first-magnitude spring maintains its 72 degree temperature year-round.

Welcome to John Gorrie Museum State Park! While visiting historic Apalachicola, let park staff interpret the local history and contributions made by famous resident Dr. John Gorrie.

We hope that soon you will be able to enjoy your favorite park activities - swimming and snorkeling are delightful and our reef is just a short swim from shore. Also, visit our nature center and enjoy the amazing aquariums, interpretive displays, educational movies or do some shopping in the gift shop.

Ospreys, great blue herons and eagles have recently been spotted by staff working at the preserve. The land encompassed by the preserve was purchased primarily to protect the watershed of the Indian River Lagoon. 

Immerse yourself in the long ago ways of the wrecking industry. This 11-acre island is deserted except for the ruins of a town that existed in the early 1800s, when folks made their living salvaging boats that ran aground on local reefs.

National and regional expertise has been engaged in designing the garden according to the evidence-based principles established by the American Therapeutic Horticultural Association. The garden, the first of its kind in any state or national park, represents the next innovative wave in the movement to expand equitable access to nature for people of all ages and diverse abilities.

There is no bad time to visit Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park. Bring the whole family and set up on the sandy beach around Blue Springs, which gets its name from its turquoise waters.