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Fakahatchee ferns

Civilian Conservation Corps

Public lands – including Florida’s original state parks – with structures constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Established in 1933, this federal jobs program provided employment and skills training for unemployed men in forestry, recreation, and gardening.

Learn more about Florida and the CCC.

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Florida Caverns State Park

Florida Caverns State Park

Marianna      ( 30.808399,-85.212398 )      

A dip into Florida’s only show cave at Florida Caverns State Park brings on an instant sense of cool.

Highlands Hammock State Park

Narrow boardwalk through swamp forest

Sebring      ( 27.4704, -81.5329 )      12.4 miles

One of Florida’s oldest state parks, Highlands Hammock protects an old-growth forest while enabling you to explore it on a network of fascinating interpretive nature trails

Hillsborough River State Park

Hillsborough River State Park

Thonotosassa      ( 28.144716,-82.224621 )      

Water in motion: the Hillsborough rapids foam and froth over limestone boulders beneath grand cypress trees in Class II rapids. One of Florida’s oldest state parks, Hillsborough River State Park showcases this masterpiece of nature from an overlook and trail system built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park

Fern grotto inside the Gold Head ravine

Keystone Heights      ( 29.847977,-81.961958 )      

One of Florida’s oldest state parks and notable for its Civilian Conservation Corps architecture, Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park offers a lesson in Florida topography.

O’Leno State Park

River sink at O'Leno State Park

High Springs      ( 29.919707,-82.608359 )      

Once a pioneer community along the Old Bellamy Road connecting St. Augustine and Tallahassee in 1826, O’Leno State Park protects one of North Florida’s weirder geologic wonders, a disappearing river.

Paynes Creek Historic State Park

Rapids in Paynes Creek as seen from the swinging bridge

Bowling Green      ( 27.626243,-81.808709 )      

Along a quiet shoreline of the Peace River, an interpretive visitor center, the remains of a Seminole War era fortress, and a memorial are important components of Paynes Creek Historic State Park, which memorializes the flashpoint of the Third Seminole War.

Ravine Gardens Hiking Trails

Hiking at Ravine Gardens

Ravine Gardens State Park  |  Palatka
( 29.635600, -81.646211 )      2.1 miles

A steeply sloped ravine. Tunnels of azaleas. Bubbling springs. Two swaying suspension bridges. That’s what makes the loop at Ravine Gardens State Park so much fun.

Ravine Gardens State Park

Swinging bridge at Ravine Gardens

Palatka      ( 29.638003,-81.646824 )      

With swinging bridges over a deep ravine painted in bright colors by azaleas each February, Ravine Gardens State Park offers hiking and biking loops in Palatka

Torreya State Park

Floodplain forest at Torreya

Bristol      ( 30.568192,-84.946344 )      15.9 miles

Perched on bluffs above the Apalachicola River, Torreya State Park is one of Florida’s first state parks, developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s

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