| Florida State Parks Only a few listed as there are so many |
| DuPuis Reserve, J. W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area is located in Northwestern Palm Beach County and Southwestern Martin County. It is made up of 21,875 acres. Close to Indiantown and not far from Okeechobee Lake. kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park,one of the largest stretches of Florida dry prairies.Located in Okeechobee County,25 miles north of Okeechobee. Its a five mile road that leads into entrance off main road. Camping is surrounded by 54,000 acres with 6000 acres converted to improved pasture where cattle still graze. The first cattle brought to Florida by the Spaniards in 1500's. When they left they left cattle. They were later known as the longhorns because of the length of their horns. The native Americans were and still are great cattle men. There are many things to do. Because it is so far away from natural settlements it is one of the great places to view the night sky and to see the different stars Picture of Herons and other birds in the Park. |
| Highlands Hammock State Park 9,000 acres,opened in 1931,4 years before the Florida State Park system was created. Located in Highlands County a few miles from Sebring.It has camping,hiking,hose trails etc.. I've walked the road,cars travel, that travels through park with the different paths to travel by foot. Picture is one of many different areas to walk through, this one is of boardwalk over swamp.Highlands county is next to Okeechobee County in Central Florida. Hillsborough County is home to Hillsborough River State Park. One of the original Parks built in 1936 has 3,950 acres. The Fort Foster replica is there representing the second Seminloe war which was in 1830. The park is 9 miles north of Tampa and 6 miles south of Zepherhills Picture of camp ground in Park. Picture from the Tower looking out over the Park. There are over 160 State Parks in Florida that span more then 700,000 acres. Not including National Parks. |
| A picture of a Cypress strand. You can see sights like this heading from Clewiston on Road 833 heading south. Devils Gardens,Big Cypress Indian Reservation, Big Cypress Preserve720,566 acres. Big Cypress Swamp and Corkscrew Santuary that covers 9,125 acres,though also reported at 12,000 acres. Faxahatchee Strand Preserve State Park,worlds only Bald Cypress and Royal Palm Forest. Its known as "The Amazon of North America". Also in the area is Piscayne Strand State Park. |
Picture of Faxahatchee
Swamp and Palms with
native air plants growing
on the trees.
Swamp and Palms with
native air plants growing
on the trees.