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St Marks River Park picnic table

Florida parks with picnic tables

Florida parks with picnic tables and picnic pavilions. Great places to plan a picnic with the family. Pavilions usually must be reserved in advance.

Crooked River Preserve

Crooked River Preserve

Clermont      ( 28.507938, -81.750393 )      1.7 miles

On a 1.7-mile loop, Crooked River Preserve showcases a wide variety of habitats in a short hike on the northernmost extent of the Lake Wales Ridge in Clermont

Crosby Island Marsh Preserve

Ribbon of marsh beyond pines

Orlando      ( 28.38661, -81.19139 )      1.5 miles

On an isthmus between floodplain marshes in eastern Orange County, Crosby Island Marsh Preserve provides an easy walk through a ribbon of sandhill habitat.

Dade Battlefield Pine Flatwoods Trail

Pine Flatwoods Trail

Dade Battlefield Historic State Park  |  Bushnell
( 28.652583,-82.128150 )      0.7 miles

Walk a gentle loop through the longleaf pine forest that saw one of the bloodiest moments in Florida history, the Dade Massacre that sparked the Second Seminole War on December 28, 1835.

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

De Soto National Memorial

De Soto National Memorial

Bradenton      ( 27.520350, -82.644483 )      1.1 miles

Commemorating the landing of Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto, De Soto National Memorial is a significant archaeological site where the Manatee River flows into Tampa Bay.

Dead Lakes Park

Dead Lakes Recreation Area

Wewahitchka      ( 30.138273, -85.201568 )      

Centered around a mysterious 6,700-acre swamp forest with open waters and shrunken bald cypresses, Dead Lakes Recreation Area provides paddlers, hikers, and campers with a place to play.

Delnor-Wiggins Nature Trail

Bridge between sea grapes from beach

Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park  |  Naples
( 26.286711, -81.830422 )      2.8 miles

At the northernmost end of Naples, the breezy shores of Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park entice beachgoers and nature lovers to an observation tower, nature trail, and beach walk.

Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park

Bench overlooking beach and tropical scene

Naples      ( 26.272348,-81.826197 )      

Swift tides rolling through Wiggins Pass define the northernmost beach of Naples, a spread of sun-drenched sand at Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park within sight of a line of condos that stretch southward.

Don Pedro Island State Park

Shell bed along Gulf of Mexico

Englewood      ( 26.859127,-82.299274 )      

Imagine your own private island: a sweep of bright white sand along the shallows of the Gulf of Mexico. That’s Don Pedro Island, a Florida State Park that is mostly offshore.

Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve

View of creek from tall bluff

New Smyrna Beach      ( 29.0709, -80.9886 )      

Protecting miles of frontage along the sinuous path of Spruce Creek, Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve offers a diverse collection of trails to explore.

Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park

Beach at Mizell-Johnson State Park

Hollywood      ( 26.056099,-80.113969 )      

With its shores dwarfed at times by the giant cruise ships steaming in and out of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park is well-known as a great nearshore dive spot

Dry Creek Trail

Slope forest

Three Rivers State Park  |  Chattahoochee
( 30.7390, -84.9167 )      0.8 miles

In the folded uplands above Lake Seminole, the Dry Creek Trail leads hikers along an interpretive loop through rugged terrain where alluvial streams cut deep gashes through the slopes

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