Best National & State Parks in Florida
5 national & state parks in Florida
National parks, state parks and visitor centres.
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National & State Parks in Florida: what to expect
Florida has 5 national & state parks we would happily take our own kids to. Dry Tortugas National Park is the one most families start with. Reach a remote island fort 70 miles past Key West, ringed by coral reefs and reachable only by boat or seaplane. Everglades National Park is the other name that comes up again and again. Explore America's first national park created for its biodiversity, a vast mosaic of wetlands and rare wildlife. Falling Waters State Park rounds out the pick of the bunch. Follow a boardwalk past fern-filled sinkholes to Florida's highest waterfall. Also worth your time: Florida Caverns State Park and Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.
Published prices run from $5 at Falling Waters State Park up to $16 at Florida Caverns State Park. 3 of the 5 listed here quote a starting price. The others vary by season or by what you add on, so check before you travel.
The national & state parks on this page are spread across Key West (1), Everglades (1), Chipley (1) and Marianna (1), so it is easy to pair two into one trip.
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Dry Tortugas National Park
Key West, Florida
Reach a remote island fort 70 miles past Key West, ringed by coral reefs and reachable only by boat or seaplane.
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Everglades National Park
Everglades, Florida
Explore America's first national park created for its biodiversity, a vast mosaic of wetlands and rare wildlife.
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Falling Waters State Park
Chipley, Florida
Follow a boardwalk past fern-filled sinkholes to Florida's highest waterfall.
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Florida Caverns State Park
Marianna, Florida
Tour cave passageways widened by 1930s CCC workers, then surface for trails, paddling, and a swimming area across 1,500 acres.
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Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
Spring Hill, Florida
Watch live mermaids perform underwater at this spring-fed Florida state park.