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Dade Battlefield

Civil War history in Florida

Outdoor recreation destinations with Civil War history in Florida

INTERACTIVE MAP of HISTORIC SITES CIVIL WAR HERITAGE TRAIL GUIDE

Arcadia Mill

Arcadia Mill complex

Milton      ( 30.610252, -87.069775 )      1.7 miles

Near Milton, Arcadia Mill showcases ongoing work to uncover Florida’s first “modern” industrial complex.

Atsena Otie Key

Atsena Otie

Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge  |  Cedar Key
( 29.124926,-83.035236 )      2.0 miles

The original Cedar Key isn’t where you think it is. It’s offshore, within sight of the current historic waterfront, an island called Atsena Otie Key, part of Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge.

Bayport Park

Bayport Park sunset

Bayport      ( 28.535970, -82.650760 )      0.2 miles

Where the highway ends, Bayport Park begins. Perched on the edge of the estuary where the Weeki Wachee River meets the Gulf of Mexico, it offers spectacular sunset views along with its water access.

Camp Milton Historic Preserve

Camp Milton Arboretum

Baldwin      ( 30.3343, -81.8687 )      2.4 miles

On a walk through Camp Milton Historic Preserve, discover Civil War stories through a grove of historic trees that have tales to tell beneath their leafy shade

Cape Florida State Park

Cape Florida State Park

Key Biscayne      ( 25.680886,-80.157434 )      

A popular destination for sun worshipers, Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park is an easy getaway for most folks in the Miami area, with a long strand of beachfront complimenting trails along Biscayne Bay and a historic lighthouse at the point.

Castillo de San Marcos

Castillo de San Marcos

St. Augustine      ( 29.896631, -81.311644 )      

The only remaining 17th century fortress in North America, the Castillo de San Marcos defended the Spanish colony of St. Augustine from two British sieges in the 1700s.

Cedar Key Museum Historic State Park

Salt boiler and cannon

Cedar Key      ( 29.1507,-83.048557 )      

A museum started by seashell collector St. Clair Whitman also honors the legacy of John Muir’s travels through Florida on foot at Cedar Key Museum Historic State Park.

De Leon Springs State Park

Swimmers in De Leon Springs

De Leon Springs      ( 29.132239,-81.360821 )      

While pancakes and De Leon Springs go hand-in-hand thanks to the popular Old Spanish Sugar Mill Restaurant, the natural beauty of De Leon Springs is the reason to visit

Dudley Farm Historic State Park

Dudley Farm

Gainesville      ( 29.654419,-82.544557 )      1.0 miles

For a ramble through a authentic Florida pioneer homestead, visit Dudley Farm Historic State Park, which interprets the life of the 1800s Florida family that lived here

Egmont Key State Park

Brick streets on Egmont Key

Tampa Bay      ( 27.613088, -82.736473 )      

In Tampa Bay, Egmont Key, an island that was once a Civil War refugee camp, is now a bird rookery and historic site, with trails accessible only by boat.

Florida Trail, Aucilla Sinks

Aucilla Sinks

Florida Trail, Big Bend  |  Aucilla River WMA
( 30.20092, -83.92469 )      4.4 miles

4.4 miles. Winding through a geologically weird and archaeologically significant part of Florida, the most fascinating segment of the Florida Trail is the Aucilla Sinks

Florida Trail, New River to Hampton

Picturesque cypress swamp

Palatka-Lake Butler Trail  |  Starke
( 29.962053,-82.264244 )      9.3 miles

A surprisingly pleasant section of the Florida Trail that sees very few hikers, the most remote part of the Palatka-Lake Butler Trail stretches 9.3 miles between Hampton and the New River, southwest of Starke.

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