Oaks by the Bay Park
Panama City 0.4 milesAn urban green space in Panama City, Oaks by the Bay Park protects a natural shoreline along St. Andrews Bay.

Outdoor Recreation Destinations on public lands in Florida

An urban green space in Panama City, Oaks by the Bay Park protects a natural shoreline along St. Andrews Bay.

Established in 1908 as the first National Forest east of the Mississippi, the Ocala National Forest is a mecca for hikers and campers, and the birthplace of the Florida Trail.

A quarter mile immersion in coastal dune habitats offers a tropical canopy with shade adjoining beach access at Ocean Bay Beachside on South Hutchinson Island.

Also known as NENA, the Ocean to Lake Greenway spans from Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge to Lake Okeechobee.

A 61-mile spur of the Florida Trail from Port Mayaca on the east side of Lake Okeechobee through forested landscapes to Hobe Sound Beach on the Atlantic Ocean.

At Ochlockonee River State Park waters meet, the tidal bore of the estuary pushing upstream to meet two rivers draining the vast swamps of the Apalachicola National Forest.

At Ocklawaha Prairie, east of Lake Weir and south of Marshall Swamp, trails lead to some of the best birding in the region from levees along the extensive marshes of the river basin.

Protecting the headwaters of the Big Cypress Swamp south of the Caloosahatchee River, expansive Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest preserves the heart of wild South Florida.

A broad sweep of beach and coastal habitats are protected along Choctawhatchee Bay within the Okaloosa Area, the easternmost unit of Gulf Islands National Seashore.

Where the Kissimmee River pours its waters into Lake Okeechobee, Okee-Tantie Recreation Area offers access to the river and a wild marshy stretch of lakeshore.

Okeechobee Battlefield State Park protects a part of the landscape where the Battle of Okeechobee occurred during the Second Seminole War on Christmas Day, 1837.

A network of paved trails and marked footpaths provide interpretation of natural habitats within the northwest corner of Okeeheelee Park as part of their nature center complex.
