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Fakahatchee ferns

Guided Tours

Honeymoon Island State Park

Beach at Honeymoon Island

Dunedin      ( 28.060108,-82.817649 )      

An offshore getaway accessible by car, bike, or paddle, Honeymoon Island State Park offers white sand beaches along the Gulf of Mexico

Indian Key Historic State Park

Agave plants

Islamorada      ( 24.877161,-80.677355 )      

The original seat of Dade County, settled in 1836, lies in limestone ruins swaddled in a tropical forest within sight of US 1, but offshore. Indian Key takes a little planning to visit, but is well worth the journey.

John Gorrie Museum State Park

John Gorrie Museum

Apalachicola      ( 29.724655,-84.985168 )      

One of only two Floridians honored in the halls of Congress for their achievements, Dr. John Gorrie is the acknowledged inventor of air conditioning, patented in 1851.

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

Molasses Reef

Key Largo      ( 25.1270, -80.4092 )      

Molasses Reef, the most accessible living coral reef in the United States, is the reason that John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park exists in the Florida Keys.

Jonathan Dickinson State Park

Along the Loxahatchee River

Hobe Sound      ( 27.00362,-80.10043 )      

One of South Florida’s best backpacking destinations, Jonathan Dickinson State Park encompasses a vast mosaic of ecosystems along the wild and scenic Loxahatchee River

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

Visiting the Bottle Tree at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

Gainesville      ( 29.611826,-82.409188 )      

One of the most beautiful and complex gardens in Florida, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens sits beneath grand live oaks with more than a dozen themed gardens on 62 acres. Bamboo is their specialty, with Florida’s best collection of these tall grasses.

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve

Okeechobee      ( 27.584143, -81.045166 )      

Enjoy Florida’s own big sky at the only state park in Florida where starry skies fill the horizon and an extensive network of trails – including the Florida Trail – provides access for exploration

Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park

Branches of the lignum vitae tree

Islamorada      ( 24.903545,-80.694326 )      

Wrapped in a dense blanket of mosquitoes, Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park is one of the United States’ most significant botanical treasures, a virgin tropical forest home to more than a thousand lignum vitae trees.

Lovers Key State Park

Birding is superb at Lovers Key State Park

Estero      ( 26.393215,-81.867292 )      

With a name straight out of tourist fantasies of 1950s Florida, Lovers Key State Park is a series of slim barrier islands between Estero Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, just south of Fort Myers Beach.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Marie Selby Gardens

Sarasota      ( 27.328352,-82.539812 )      

Most notable for its collection of more than 6,000 orchids, Marie Selby Gardens are a must-see for those who love tropical plants, especially epiphtyes. The many specialized gardens range from a children’s garden play area to succulents and cycads to a banyan grove, mangrove walkway, and tropical fruit and medicinal gardens.

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings home

Cross Creek      ( 29.480152,-82.16003 )      

At Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park, docents in 1940s dress take you through the living and working space of this Pulitzer-winning novelist beloved by regional historians for her accurate depictions of rural North Florida.

Myakka River State Park

Myakka Canopy Walk Tower

Sarasota      ( 27.239406,-82.316719 )      

With tall waving grasses, saw palmetto, and the sound of birds, Myakka River State Park is Florida’s Big Sky country, blanketing more than 28,000 acres east of Sarasota

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