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Getting outdoors in Florida

Best places in Florida to enjoy the outdoors, including parks, beaches, springs, campgrounds, gardens, nature centers, museums, and natural attractions.

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park

Weeki Wachee Springs

Weeki Wachee      ( 28.516611,-82.573115 )      

Surrounding a sparkling first-magnitude spring, Weeki Wachee Springs State Park has been a draw for tourists since its mermaids first started wooing visitors in the 1940s.

Wekiwa Springs State Park

Wekiwa Springs State Park

Apopka      ( 28.709642,-81.462835 )      

A massive wilderness area on the edge of the Orlando metro, Wekiwa Springs State Park is centered on a first-magnitude spring that pours forth a river lined with jungle-like vegetation

Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park

Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park

New Port Richey      ( 28.307233,-82.705767 )      

Home to one of Florida’s deepest springs, at 320 feet deep, Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park protects crucial coastal estuaries along the Gulf Coast

Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park

Tropical trees and quarry walls

Islamorada      ( 24.949313,-80.596091 )      1.3 miles

See coral fossils up close in a tropical forest at Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park to learn the natural history of how the Florida Keys were formed.

Withlacoochee River Park

Withlacoochee River Park

Dade City      ( 28.344642, -82.119806 )      6.5 miles

With two different trails – gentle and wild – showing off the park’s natural features, Withlacoochee River Park is a popular overnight camping destination.

Withlacoochee State Forest

Citrus Trail at Lizzie Hart Sink

Brooksville      ( 28.637551, -82.339478 )      

With more than 155,000 acres spread over several counties, Withlacoochee State Forest is Florida’s second largest state forest, and arguably the most popular for outdoor recreation

Withlacoochee State Trail

Long stretch of bike path in forest

Central Florida      ( 28.8406, -82.3306 )      44.1 miles

Tracing 44 miles of railroad history down forested corridors, past big lakes and city parks, and through quaint communities, the Withlacoochee State Trail is one sweet ride

Ybor City Museum State Park

Replica of cigar workers desks inside the museum

Tampa      ( 27.961798,-82.438448 )      

In the heart of old Ybor City, Ybor City Museum State Park presents the story of this tight-knit community of cigar workers and their families by immersing you into the past

Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park

Yellow Bluff Fort

Jacksonville      ( 30.399837,-81.555634 )      

On a peninsula near the mouth of the St. Johns River, Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park protects a slice of Florida history from the War Between the States.

Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park

Yellow River Marsh pitcher plants

Milton      ( 30.484300, -87.071500 )      

East of Pensacola, Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park is a sweeping panorama of wet prairies, home to the largest concentration of pitcher plants in Florida.

Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park

Ruins of the Yulee Sugar Mill

Homosassa Springs      ( 28.78429,-82.607662 )      

Beneath a dense canopy of old live oaks, the Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins are a familiar landmark to anyone driving through Old Homosassa – the road snakes past it on the way to the river.

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