atlantic coast
Amelia Island State Park
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/amelia-island-state-park
What you’ll find:
Undeveloped Atlantic beachfront, maritime forests, tidal marshes, shorebirds, ghost crabs, dune vegetation, and expansive views of the Nassau Sound.
Fort Clinch State Park
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/fort-clinch-state-park
What you’ll find:
Well-preserved maritime hammock, live oaks draped in Spanish moss, dune systems, migratory birds, gopher tortoises, and historic coastal fortifications.
Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
https://gtmnerr.org
What you’ll find:
Salt marshes, tidal creeks, oyster reefs, maritime forests, freshwater wetlands, wading birds, and seasonal wildflowers across one of Florida’s largest protected estuaries.
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/washington-oaks-gardens-state-park
What you’ll find:
Coquina rock formations along the Atlantic shore, formal gardens, coastal hammock trails, native plants, shorebirds, and dramatic wave patterns at low tide.
Bulow Creek State Park
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/bulow-creek-state-park
What you’ll find:
Old-growth live oak forest, spring-fed creeks, floodplain wetlands, birdlife, historic sugar mill ruins, and shaded trails through maritime hammock.
Canaveral National Seashore
https://www.nps.gov/cana
What you’ll find:
Pristine barrier island ecosystems, dunes, lagoons, salt marshes, sea turtle nesting beaches, migratory shorebirds, and undeveloped Atlantic coastline.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/merritt-island
What you’ll find:
Coastal scrub, freshwater impoundments, salt marshes, wading birds, raptors, manatees, alligators, and one of Florida’s most diverse wildlife habitats.
Sebastian Inlet State Park
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/sebastian-inlet-state-park
What you’ll find:
Dynamic inlet systems, tidal flows, dunes, coastal hammocks, seabirds, fish-rich waters, and dramatic interactions between ocean and lagoon ecosystems.
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/st-sebastian-river-preserve-state-park
What you’ll find:
Floodplain forests, pine flatwoods, freshwater marshes, river corridors, sandhill habitats, wading birds, and diverse native plant communities.
Jonathan Dickinson State Park
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/jonathan-dickinson-state-park
What you’ll find:
Coastal sand pine scrub, the Loxahatchee River, pine flatwoods, wetlands, scrub jays, riverine wildlife, and expansive natural landscapes near the coast.
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/hobe-sound
What you’ll find:
Undeveloped barrier island beach, dune systems, sea grape, sea oats, sea turtle nesting habitat, shorebirds, and native coastal vegetation.
Blowing Rocks Preserve
https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/blowing-rocks-preserve
What you’ll find:
Anastasia limestone shoreline, wave-driven blowholes, coastal rock formations, dune vegetation, native coastal plants, and seasonal seabirds.
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/arthur-r-marshall-loxahatchee
What you’ll find:
Northern Everglades marsh habitat, sawgrass prairies, sloughs, wading birds, alligators, wet-season water flow, and expansive freshwater landscapes.