List of Florida state parks
Florida state parks and reserves
Note: The table of contents only applies when the list is sorted by park name. "Year" refers to the year the park was opened.

List of Florida state parks

Section Title: Florida state parks and reserves
Table Section Text: Note: The table of contents only applies when the list is sorted by park name. "Year" refers to the year the park was opened.

Park Name	County or Counties	Size	Year Established	Water Body(s)	Image	Remarks

Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park	Volusia	134.51 acres (54.43 ha)	1939	Tomoka River	Ruins of a 19th-century plantation owned by John Addison

Alafia River State Park	Hillsborough	6,312 acres (2,556 ha)	1996	Alafia River	-	Former phosphorus strip mine unremediated

Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park	Leon	1,180 acres (478 ha)	1954	Lake Hall	07-09-30 LkHall2.JPG	Originally named Killearn Gardens State Park

Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park	Polk	8,065 acres (3,266 ha)	1991	unnamed ponds	-	Home to rare scrub habitat for wildlife

Amelia Island State Park	Nassau	230 acres (93 ha)	1983	Nassau Sound Atlantic Ocean	-	Horseback riding is permitted on the beach

Anastasia State Park	St. Johns	1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean	-	Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964

Anclote Key Preserve State Park	Pasco	403 acres (163 ha)	1997	Gulf of Mexico	Ancloteislandlh.JPG	Accessible only by ferry or boat

Avalon State Park	St. Lucie	650 acres (263 ha)	1987	Atlantic Ocean	-	Used for frogman training during World War II

Bahia Honda State Park	Monroe	524 acres (212 ha)	1961	Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico	-	An island in the lower Florida Keys

Bald Point State Park	Franklin	4,065 acres (1,646 ha)	1999	Gulf of Mexico	-	Amphibious landing exercises held during World War II

The Barnacle Historic State Park	Miami-Dade	5 acres (2 ha)	1973	Biscayne Bay	-	Oldest house in Coconut Grove; built in 1891

Big Lagoon State Park	Escambia	705 acres (285 ha)	1977	Big Lagoon	-	Start of the Great Florida Birding Trail

Big Shoals State Park	Hamilton	3,772 acres (1,528 ha)	1989	Suwannee River	-	Largest whitewater Class III rapids in Florida

Big Talbot Island State Park	Duval	1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean	-	Part of Talbot Islands State Parks

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	Miami-Dade	400 acres (162 ha)	1967	Atlantic Ocean	-	Home to the Cape Florida Light on Key Biscayne

Blackwater River State Park	Santa Rosa	590 acres (239 ha)	1967	Blackwater River	-	Home to 1982 Florida Champion Atlantic white cedar tree

Blue Spring State Park	Volusia	2,600 acres (1,053 ha)	1972	St. Johns River	-	Largest spring on the St. Johns River and a designated manatee refuge

Bulow Creek State Park	Volusia	5,600 acres (2,268 ha)	1981	Bulow Creek	-	400-year-old Fairfield oak and 11 plantation sites

Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park	Volusia	150 acres (61 ha)	1945	Bulow Creek	-	Extensive stone ruins

Caladesi Island State Park	Pinellas	2,450 acres (992 ha)	1966	Gulf of Mexico	-	Ferry available, 108-slip marina

Camp Helen State Park	Bay	185 acres (75 ha)	1996	Lake Powell Gulf of Mexico	-	Day use park formerly used as private resort

Cayo Costa State Park	Lee	2,426 acres (983 ha)	1976	Gulf of Mexico	-	Accessible only by ferry or boat - primitive cabins

Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve	Levy	5,028 acres (2,036 ha)	1978	Gulf of Mexico	-	Very limited facilities

Cedar Key Museum State Park	Levy	19 acres (8 ha)	1960	Gulf of Mexico	Cedar Key State Museum Whitman04.JPG	The St. Clair Whitman house depicts life in Cedar Key circa 1920

Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park	Charlotte	42,518 acres (17,220 ha)	1978	Gasparilla Pass Charlotte Harbor	-	Very limited facilities

Collier-Seminole State Park	Collier	6,430 acres (2,604 ha)	1947	Gulf of Mexico	-	National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, the Bay City Walking Dredge used to build the Tamiami Trail through the Everglades

Colt Creek State Park	Polk	5,067 acres (2,052 ha)	2007	several small lakes and creeks	-	Part of the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve

Constitution Convention Museum State Park	Gulf	13 acres (5 ha)	1956	none, but near St. Joseph Bay	-	Site where first Florida Constitution was drafted in 1838

Crystal River Archaeological State Park	Citrus	61 acres (25 ha)	1965	Crystal River	-	National Historic Landmark and one of the oldest continuously occupied pre-Columbian sites in Florida

Crystal River Preserve State Park	Citrus	30,000 acres (12,150 ha)	2004	Crystal River	-	Rare spring-fed estuary

Curry Hammock State Park	Monroe	1,000 acres (405 ha)	1991	Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico	-	Named for a Miami teacher whose family owned key land

Dade Battlefield Historic State Park	Sumter	80 acres (32 ha)	1921	none	-	Second Seminole War battle where 105 of 108 troops were massacred by 180 Native Americans

Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park	Monroe	2,421 acres (981 ha)	1982	Atlantic Ocean	-	Park's name changed in 2001 to honor park activist

De Leon Springs State Park	Volusia	600 acres (243 ha)	1982	Crystal River	-	"Old Methuselah" is a 500-year-old bald cypress; previously a private park with Jungle Cruise; 19 million gallons (72 million liters) of 72 °F (22 °C) water daily

DeSoto Site Historic State Park	Leon	5 acres (2 ha)	2003	none	-	Site of Hernando de Soto 1839 encampment and Gov. John W. Martin House

Deer Lake State Park	Walton	1,995 acres (808 ha)	1996	Gulf of Mexico Deer Lake	DeerLakeSP.JPG	Very rare freshwater lake among coastal dunes

Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park	Collier	166 acres (67 ha)	1981	Cocohatchee River Gulf of Mexico	-	Barrier island with white sugar sand beach

Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park	Alachua	67 acres (27 ha)	1974	sinkhole pond	-	120-foot (36.6 m) deep, 500-foot (152.4 m) wide sinkhole accessed by 232 step stairway

Don Pedro Island State Park	Charlotte	230 acres (93 ha)	1985	Gulf of Mexico	-	Barrier island accessible only by boat or ferry

Dudley Farm Historic State Park	Alachua	325 acres (132 ha)	1989	none	-	Shows agricultural development in Florida from the 1850s through the mid-1940s

Dunns Creek State Park	Putnam	6,000 acres (2,430 ha)	2001	St. Johns River Dunns Creek	-	Steamboat stop during the 1920s

Econfina River State Park	Taylor	4,543 acres (1,840 ha)	1989	Econfina River	-	Confederate deserters camped here and assisted Union blockcade ships during the Civil War

Eden Gardens State Park	Walton	163 acres (66 ha)	1968	Tucker Bayou	WesleyHsEdenGrdnsStPk.JPG	Restored plantation house with Louis XVI style furniture

Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park	Wakulla	6,000 acres (2,430 ha)	1968	Wakulla River	-	One of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world

Egmont Key State Park	Hillsborough	328 acres (133 ha)	1974	Tampa Bay	-	The ruins of Fort Dade and Egmont Key Light are inside the park

Estero Bay Preserve State Park	Lee	10,000 acres (4,050 ha)	1974	Estero Bay	-	The first aquatic nature preserve established in Florida

Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park	Collier	75,000 acres (30,375 ha)	1975	none	-	Part of the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Everglades

Falling Waters State Park	Washington	171 acres (69 ha)	1962	2-acre pond	-	Contains a 73-foot (22.3 m) waterfall, tallest in Florida

Fanning Springs State Park	Gilchrist	1,427 acres (578 ha)	1997	Fanning Springs Suwannee River	-	A first magnitude spring purchased by the state in 1993

Faver-Dykes State Park	St. Johns	6,045 acres (2,448 ha)	1950	Pellicer Creek	-	A wilderness area

Florida Caverns State Park	Jackson	1,300 acres (527 ha)	1942	Chipola River	-	The only Florida state park with public cave tours

Forest Capital Museum State Park	Taylor	14 acres (6 ha)	1967	none	-	Includes a late 1800s Florida cracker homestead

Fort Clinch State Park	Nassau	1,427 acres (578 ha)	1935	Amelia River	-	Construction of Fort Clinch began in 1847

Fort Cooper State Park	Citrus	710 acres (287 ha)	1977	Lake Holathlikaha	-	On the Withlacoochee State Trail

Fort Foster State Historic Site	Hillsborough	30 acres (12 ha)	1935	none	-	Part of Hillsborough River State Park; replica fort built in 1972

Fort George Island Cultural State Park	Duval	1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean	-	Hurricane Dora connected Anastasia Island and Conch Island in 1964

Fort Mose Historic State Park	St. Johns	24 acres (10 ha)	2005	none	-	National Historic Landmark originally known as Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mosé

Fort Pierce Inlet State Park	St. Lucie	340 acres (138 ha)	1973	Tucker Cove Atlantic Ocean	-	Used for frogman training during World War II

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park	Monroe	87 acres (35 ha)	1974	Straits of Florida	-	Pre-civil war fort abandoned, restoration began in the late 1960s by volunteers

Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park	Okaloosa	357 acres (145 ha)	1966	Rocky Bayou	-	Named in honor of United States Air Force Colonel who preserved site

Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail	Alachua	16 miles (26 km)	1989	Boulware Springs	-	Passes through Paynes Prairie

Gamble Plantation Historic State Park	Manatee	87 acres (35 ha)	1927	Manatee River	-	Sole surviving antebellum mansion in south Florida, once a 3,500-acre (1,416 ha) sugarcane plantation

Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach	Flagler	144 acres (58 ha)	1961	Atlantic Ocean	-	Renamed from Flagler Beach State Recreation Area in 1992

Gasparilla Island State Park	Charlotte Lee	128 acres (52 ha)	1983	Charlotte Harbor	-	Gasparilla Island Lights were lit in 1890

George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier	Duval	8,000 ft (2,440 m)	1999	Nassau Sound Atlantic Ocean	-	Pedestrian-only fishing bridge

Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park	Gilchrist	407 acres (165 ha)	2017	Santa Fe River	Several springs in the park, including a second magnitude spring with 44 million gallons (167 million liters) per day.

Grayton Beach State Park	Walton	2,200 acres (891 ha)	1968	Western Lake Gulf of Mexico	-	Popular pristine beach offers cabins & camping, boating, fishing and trails

Henderson Beach State Park	Okaloosa	222 acres (90 ha)	1983	Gulf of Mexico	-	U.S. Air Force Clausen Tracking site until 1951

Highlands Hammock State Park	Highlands	9,000 acres (3,640 ha)	1931	none	-	One of the highest ranking parks in Florida for endemic biodiversity

Hillsborough River State Park	Hillsborough	3,383 acres (1,370 ha)	1935	Hillsborough River	Hillsboro River.JPG	Fort Foster is inside the park

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park	Citrus	210 acres (85 ha)	1984	Homosassa River	-	Home to numerous manatees

Honeymoon Island State Park	Pinellas	2,785 acres (1,128 ha)	1975	Gulf of Mexico	-	Easily accessible by bridge from Dunedin

Hontoon Island State Park	Volusia Lake	1,648 acres (667 ha)	1960	St. Johns River Hontoon Dead River	Hontoon Island State Park St. Johns River.JPG	Accessible only by ferry or boat

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park	Broward	180 acres (73 ha)	1941	Atlantic Ocean	-	Park is in the middle of urban Fort Lauderdale

Ichetucknee Springs State Park	Columbia	2,241 acres (908 ha)	1972	Ichetucknee River	-	Drift tubing and certified cave diving

Indian Key Historic State Park	Monroe	10 acres (4 ha)	1972	Atlantic Ocean	-	First county seat for Dade County; accessible only by boat

John D. MacArthur Beach State Park	Palm Beach	325 acres (132 ha)	1989	Lake Worth Atlantic Ocean	-	A gift from John D. MacArthur to the people of Florida

John Gorrie Museum State Park	Franklin	1 acres (0 ha)	1958	none	-	Physician John Gorrie patented the first mechanical refrigeration process (air conditioning)

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park	Monroe	53,000 acres (21,465 ha)	1963	Atlantic Ocean	-	First underwater park in the United States

John U. Lloyd Beach State Park	Broward	310 acres (126 ha)	1973	Atlantic Ocean	-	Named for county attorney who led preservation efforts

Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Martin	11,500 acres (4,658 ha)	1950	Loxahatchee River	-	Formerly a top-secret radar training school during WWII; now hosts the Elsa Kimbell Environmental Education & Research Center

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park	Okeechobee	54,000 acres (21,870 ha)	1997	none	-	The U.S. Army used the land to train B-17 bomber crews during World War II

Koreshan State Historic Site	Lee	135 acres (55 ha)	1983	Estero River	-	Home of the Koreshan Unity group

Lafayette Blue Springs State Park	Lafayette	702 acres (284 ha)	2005	Suwannee River	-	First magnitude spring with 168 million gallons (636 million liters) per day

Lake Griffin State Park	Lake	578 acres (234 ha)	1968	Dead River Oklawaha River	-	Connects Oklawaha to Lake Griffin

Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park	Leon	100 acres (41 ha)	1966	St. Marks River	-	Fort Walton Culture capital from 1050–1500

Lake June in Winter Scrub State Park	Highlands	845 acres (342 ha)	1995	Lake June in Winter	-	Limited facilities; still under development

Lake Kissimmee State Park	Polk	5,930 acres (2,402 ha)	1977	Lake Kissimmee	-	The 1876 Cow Camp is a living history site with Cracker Cowboys

Lake Louisa State Park	Lake	4,372 acres (1,771 ha)	1974	Lake Louisa	-	Park includes the Green Swamp and six lakes

Lake Manatee State Park	Manatee	556 acres (225 ha)	1970	Lake Manatee	-	60-site campground was opened in 1986

Lake Talquin State Park	Leon Gadsden	526 acres (213 ha)	1971	Lake Talquin	NELkTalquin-Oct2007.JPG	Lake Talquin is a 10,000 acre (4,047 ha) reservoir created by the Jackson Bluff Dam on the Ochlockonee River

Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park	Jefferson	188 acres (76 ha)	1998	Lake Miccosukee	-	Site of the tallest prehistoric, Native American ceremonial earthwork mound in Florida

Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park	Monroe	10,481 acres (4,245 ha)	1971	Florida Bay Gulf of Mexico	-	Access via private boat or tour boat; daily visitors are limited

Little Manatee River State Park	Hillsborough	2,433 acres (985 ha)	1974	Little Manatee River	-	Park includes equestrian trails and campsites

Little Talbot Island State Park	Duval	1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean	-	Part of Talbot Islands State Parks

Long Key State Park	Monroe	965 acres (391 ha)	1969	Atlantic Ocean	-	Grand resort was destroyed by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935

Lovers Key State Park	Lee	712 acres (288 ha)	1983	Gulf of Mexico	-	Lovers Key State Park merged with Carl Johnson County Park in 1996

Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park	Lake Seminole	17,405 acres (7,049 ha)	1976	Wekiva River St. Johns River	-	Wildlife corridor to the Ocala National Forest

Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site	Manatee	10 acres (4 ha)	1970	Tampa Bay	-	Named for the owners who donated it to the state in 1948

Madison Blue Spring State Park	Madison	1 acres (1 ha)	2000	Withlacoochee River	-	First magnitude spring

Manatee Springs State Park	Levy	2,443 acres (989 ha)	1949	Manatee Springs	-	First magnitude spring

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park	Alachua	99 acres (40 ha)	1970	none	-	1930s farm and citrus orchard

Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park	Clay	2,000 acres (810 ha)	1935	Little Lake Johnson	-	Hiking and Equestrian trails

Mound Key Archaeological State Park	Lee	113 acres (46 ha)	1970	Estero Bay	-	Accessible only by boat - no facilities

Myakka River State Park	Sarasota Manatee	37,000 acres (14,985 ha)	1941	Myakka River Upper Myakka Lake	-	Land partly donated by Bertha Palmer, pioneer farmer, rancher & developer

Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park	Leon	113 acres (46 ha)	1949	St. Marks River	-	Site of the second largest Civil War battle in Florida

North Peninsula State Park	Volusia	534 acres (216 ha)	1984	Atlantic Ocean	NPSP-0246.JPG	Metal pieces from the wreck of the North Western, which sank prior to World War II, have emerged on the beach

Okeechobee Battlefield State Park	Okeechobee	211 acres (85 ha)	2007	Lake Okeechobee	-	Battle site during the Second Seminole War

O'Leno State Park	Columbia	6,000 acres (2,430 ha)	1940	Santa Fe River	-	Many facilities built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s

Ochlockonee River State Park	Wakulla	392 acres (159 ha)	1970	Ochlockonee River Dead River	-	Many older trees show scars from turpentine industry

Oleta River State Park	Miami-Dade	1,043 acres (422 ha)	1986	Oleta River Biscayne Bay	-	Park has high numbers of the invasive species Casuarina (Australian pine)

Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park	Baker	43 acres (17 ha)	1949	none	-	First State Historic Monument in 1909

Orman House Historic State Park	Franklin	1 acres (1 ha)	2001	Apalachicola River	-	House built in 1838

Oscar Scherer State Park	Sarasota	1,400 acres (567 ha)	1956	South Creek Lake Osprey	-	Major habitat of the Florida Scrub Jay

Paynes Creek Historic State Park	Hardee	410 acres (166 ha)	1981	Paynes Creek	-	Site of Fort Chokonikla and the Kennedy-Darling trading post during the Seminole Wars

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park	Alachua	21,000 acres (8,505 ha)	1971	Lake Wauburg	-	Savanna formerly occupied by Seminole Indians

Perdido Key State Park	Escambia	290 acres (117 ha)	1978	Gulf of Mexico	-	A barrier island

Ponce de Leon Springs State Park	Holmes	420 acres (170 ha)	1970	Mill Creek Sandy Creek	-	14 million gallons (53 million liters) of 68 °F (20 °C) water outflow daily

Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park	Duval	3,896 acres (1,578 ha)	2003	Atlantic Ocean	-	Part of Talbot Islands State Parks

Rainbow Springs State Park	Marion	1,472 acres (596 ha)	1990	Rainbow River	Rainbow spgs florida.JPG	600 million gallons (2.3 billion liters) of 68 °F (20 °C) water outflow daily

Ravine Gardens State Park	Putnam	59 acres (24 ha)	1934	St. Johns River	-	Gardens built by Works Progress Administration in 1933

River Rise Preserve State Park	Columbia	4,500 acres (1,823 ha)	1974	Santa Fe River	-	Location where Santa Fe River reemerges after 3 miles (4.8 km) underground

Rock Springs Run State Reserve	Lake	14,150 acres (5,731 ha)	1983	Wekiva River	-	Joins Wekiwa Spring run to create the Wekiva River

San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park	Alachua	7,360 acres (2,981 ha)	1974	small water bodies	-	A mature Florida forest and wildlife habitat with hiking, biking, and horse trails

San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park	Wakulla	17 acres (7 ha)	1964	Wakulla River St. Marks River	StMarksFrtBombproofWall.JPG	History of this national landmark dates to 1528

San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park	Monroe	644 acres (261 ha)	1989	Atlantic Ocean	-	Dutch-built ship sank in a hurricane on July 13, 1733

Savannas Preserve State Park	St. Lucie Martin	6,000 acres (2,430 ha)	1977	Indian River	-	Area around Jensen Beach was known as the "Pineapple Capital of the World" from 1895 to 1920

Seabranch Preserve State Park	Martin	7,360 acres (2,981 ha)	1992	Indian River lagoon	-	Four different natural habitats within short distance

Sebastian Inlet State Park	Brevard Indian River	755 acres (306 ha)	1970	Sebastian Inlet	-	Park never closes; second most visited Florida park

Silver Springs State Park	Marion	5,000 acres (2,025 ha)	1987	Silver River	-	The headspring area was the focal point of Silver Springs Nature Theme Park, a now-defunct commercial attraction

Skyway Fishing Pier State Park	Hillsborough Manatee	26,000 ft (10,530 m)	1994	Tampa Bay	-	Utilizes approaches to old Sunshine Skyway Bridge, following the 1980 collision by MV Summit Venture and construction of a new bridge

St. Andrews State Park	Bay	1,200 acres (486 ha)	1950	Gulf of Mexico Grand Lagoon	-	Named "America's Best Beach" in 1995

St. George Island State Park	Franklin	1,962 acres (795 ha)	1963	Gulf of Mexico	-	Named "6th Best Beach in America" for 2011 after Hurricane Dennis destroyed the facilities in 2005

St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park	Martin	928 acres (376 ha)	1965	Atlantic Ocean	-	Barrier island accessible only by boat

St. Marks River Preserve State Park	Leon	2,589 acres (1,049 ha)	2007	St. Marks River	The St. Marks River flows from the wetlands east of Tallahassee to the Gulf of Mexico

St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park	Brevard Indian River	22,000 acres (8,910 ha)	1995	St. Sebastian River	-	The Hernández–Capron Trail was built to link St. Augustine with Fort Pierce during the Second Seminole War

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park	Hamilton	800 acres (324 ha)	1950	Suwannee River	-	Carillon tower with 97 tubular bells plays Foster's songs every day

Stump Pass Beach State Park	Charlotte	245 acres (99 ha)	1971	Gulf of Mexico	-	Day park consisting of three islands offer swimming and boating, shelling and hiking, fishing and diving

Suwannee River State Park	Suwannee	1,800 acres (729 ha)	1951	Suwannee River Withlacoochee River	-	The 1860 Columbus Cemetery, pieces from an 1800s sawmill, and Civil War earthworks are points of interest

T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park	Gulf	1,900 acres (770 ha)	1967	Gulf of Mexico	-	Dedicated to the former owner, who sold it to the U.S. Army in World War II

Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park	Escambia	4,290 acres (1,737 ha)	1998	Perdido Bay	-	Limited facilities; nature trails, picnic tables and a bathroom

Terra Ceia Preserve State Park	Manatee	1,932 acres (783 ha)	2000?	Tampa Bay	-	Land acquired by the state and Southwest Florida Water Management District

Three Rivers State Park	Jackson	686 acres (278 ha)	1955	Chattahoochee River; Flint River Lake Seminole	3RivStPkLkSmnl2008.JPG	The 1947 Jim Woodruff Dam created Lake Seminole; the outflow is the Apalachicola River

Tomoka State Park	Volusia	1,800 acres (729 ha)	1945	Tomoka River	-	Urban park completely surrounded by development

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park	Walton	1,643 acres (665 ha)	1992	Gulf of Mexico	-	Site of munitions testing range during World War II

Torreya State Park	Liberty	13,737 acres (5,563 ha)	1935	Apalachicola River	-	Park named after the endangered Torreya tree

Troy Springs State Park	Suwannee Lafayette	84 acres (34 ha)	1995	Suwannee River	-	First magnitude spring; the Civil War steamboat "Madison" was scuttled there in 1863

Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park	Levy	30,784 acres (12,468 ha)	2005	Gulf of Mexico	-	Accessible only by boat; no recreational facilities

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park	Flagler	21 acres (9 ha)	1964	Atlantic Ocean	-	Park has formal gardens, citrus groves and house

Weeki Wachee Springs	Hernando	538 acres (218 ha)	2008	Weeki Wachee River	-	The headspring area features underwater performances by female dancers in mermaid costumes

Wekiwa Springs State Park	Orange	7,723 acres (3,128 ha)	1969	Wekiva River	-	42 million gallons (159 million liters) of 72 °F (22 °C) water outflow daily

Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park	Pasco	3,400 acres (1,377 ha)	2001	Gulf of Mexico	-	Named for the Werner-Boyce Preserve purchased by Pasco County in 1994; undeveloped

Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park	Suwannee	733 acres (297 ha)	1986	Suwannee River	-	28,000 feet (8,534 m) of explored passageways make it one of the largest locations for cave diving in the U.S.

Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park	Monroe	32 acres (13 ha)	1986	Atlantic Ocean	-	Quary provided Keystone (limestone) for the Overseas Railroad in 1908

Ybor City Museum State Park	Hillsborough	1 acre (0 ha)	1976	none	-	Shows the history of Tampa's cigar industry and Latin influence

Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park	Duval	1,600 acres (648 ha)	1949	Atlantic Ocean	-	Confederate camp constructed during the American Civil War

Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park	Santa Rosa	11,000 acres (4,455 ha)	2000	Yellow River	-	One of Florida's last remaining tracts of wet prairie; no recreation facilities

Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park	Citrus	6 acres (2 ha)	1953	Homosassa River	-	Senator David Levy Yulee built the mill on his 5,100-acre (2,064 ha) plantation, Margarita, in 1851

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Falling Waters State Park is a 171-acre (69 ha) Florida state park of Washington County.

final_sentence: Falling Waters State Park is a 171-acre (69 ha) Florida state park of Washington County.