One of Florida’s 33 first-magnitude springs, Manatee Springs averages a flow of anywhere between 50 to 150 million gallons of water per day and is the largest single spring flowing into the Suwannee ...

Ybor was born September 7, 1818 in Valencia, Spain. He moved to Cuba when he was 14 and it was there where he began learning about the cigar industry, eventually establishing a small company in Havana ...

Highlands Hammock State Park is home to the state of Florida’s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Museum. The park is one of eight original parks built by the CCC in Florida and one of several hundred ...

Curry Hammock boasts two kayak paddling adventures! The 1.5-mile path circumnavigates Little Crawl Key and takes approximately one hour. This sampler trail makes the most of its time, featuring a ...

Walk along the shoreline at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, and you’ll feel as if you’ve entered another world. The second largest outcropping of Coquina rock is found here, giving visitors a ...

There are approximately four miles of beaches to be enjoyed at Honeymoon Island State Park. A favorite spot for pet owners is the southern portion of beach which contains the park’s Pet Beach. Here ...

The preserve is located on the barrier island in South Melbourne Beach and protects the watershed of the Indian River Lagoon. Red mangrove propagules Considered one of the most biologically diverse ...

Myakka is famous for its thriving freshwater wetlands. The Birdwalk enables visitors to be immersed in this ecosystem. It is a phenomenal place to view wildlife, whether you are a child seeing an ...

What do nearby Jacksonville Beach and Big Talbot Island State Park’s Boneyard Beach have in common? Very little, actually. They are both Florida beaches located in the same county and city, but are so ...

My name is Liz Golden and I am the biologist at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park. My park is located at the southern end of Key Biscayne, a barrier island just a few miles south of Miami.

At Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park, the entire complex was composed of seven earthen temple mounds that were part of the village and trading area. Pottery and stone tools plus the ...