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Florida">Lee County, Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nearest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boca_Grande,_Florida" title="Boca Grande, Florida">Boca Grande, Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Cayo_Costa_State_Park&params=26_40_19_N_82_14_49_W_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">26°40′19″N</span> <span class="longitude">82°14′49″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">26.67194°N 82.24694°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">26.67194; -82.24694</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">2,506 acres (10 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Governing body</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Department_of_Environmental_Protection" title="Florida Department of Environmental Protection">Florida Department of Environmental Protection</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cayo Costa State Park</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Parks" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida State Parks">state park</a> in the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, on Cayo Costa (formerly known as <b>La Costa Island</b> or Padilla Rancho), an island directly south of <a href="/wiki/Boca_Grande,_Florida" title="Boca Grande, Florida">Boca Grande</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gasparilla_Island" title="Gasparilla Island">Gasparilla Island</a>) and just north of <a href="/wiki/North_Captiva_Island" title="North Captiva Island">North Captiva Island</a>, approximately 12 miles (19 km) west of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Coral,_Florida" title="Cape Coral, Florida">Cape Coral</a>. The park is accessible only by charter boat (with or without captain), private boat, ferry<sup id="cite_ref-WINK_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WINK-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or helicopter. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cayo_Costa_State_Park&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cayo Costa was occupied by <a href="/wiki/Calusa" title="Calusa">Calusa</a> people until about 1700. Native Americans built a number of shell mounds on the island.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Starting early in the 18th century, fishermen from <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a> began establishing <i>ranchos</i>, stations for catching and processing fish for the Havana market, along the southwest coast of the Florida peninsula from Tampa Bay to the <a href="/wiki/Caloosahatchee_River" title="Caloosahatchee River">Caloosahatchee River</a>, possibly including on Cayo Costa. The <i>ranchos</i> operated through the period of British rule of Florida (1763–1783), the second period of Spanish rule (1783–1821), and into the period of American rule, until they were forced out during the <a href="/wiki/Second_Seminole_War" title="Second Seminole War">Second Seminole War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tervio (Tariva, Toribio) Padilla, commonly known as "Captain Pappy", settled on Cayo Costa in the second half of the 19th century. Born in the <a href="/wiki/Canary_Islands" title="Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a>, Padilla became a U.S. citizen in 1862, while a resident of <a href="/wiki/Key_West" title="Key West">Key West</a>. Padilla operated a <i>rancho</i> on Cayo Costa where he and his workers caught and processed fish for the Cuban market. A cemetery on the island holds the graves of Padilla and his wife, as well as of approximately 30 Cuban fishermen who died in a <a href="/wiki/1910_Cuba_hurricane" title="1910 Cuba hurricane">1910 hurricane</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cayo Costa State Park suffered two major hurricane landfalls in recent history. On August 13, 2004, <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Charley" title="Hurricane Charley">Hurricane Charley</a> made direct landfall on Cayo Costa as a Category 4 storm.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then, on September 28, 2022, <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ian" title="Hurricane Ian">Hurricane Ian</a> also made direct landfall on Cayo Costa as a Category 4 storm.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cayo_Costa_State_Park&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cayo Costa Island is one of a chain of <a href="/wiki/Barrier_islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Barrier islands">barrier islands</a> that shelter <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Harbor_(estuary)" title="Charlotte Harbor (estuary)">Charlotte Harbor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pine_Island_Sound" title="Pine Island Sound">Pine Island Sound</a>. The park contains nine miles (14 km) of soft white sandy <a href="/wiki/Beach" title="Beach">beaches</a> and 2,506 acres (10 km<sup>2</sup>) of <a href="/wiki/Pine" title="Pine">pine</a> <a href="/wiki/Forest" title="Forest">forests</a>, oak-palm <a href="/wiki/Hammock_(ecology)" title="Hammock (ecology)">hammocks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mangrove" title="Mangrove">mangrove swamps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Franks_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Franks-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fauna">Fauna</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cayo_Costa_State_Park&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A variety of wildlife can be seen in Cayo Costa State Park. Among the most looked-for animals are <a href="/wiki/Sea_turtle" title="Sea turtle">sea turtles</a>. There are four species found on the island: the <a href="/wiki/Loggerhead_sea_turtle" title="Loggerhead sea turtle">loggerhead</a> (<i>Caretta caretta</i>), <a href="/wiki/Hawksbill" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawksbill">hawksbill</a> (<i>Eremochelys imbriata</i>), <a href="/wiki/Green_sea_turtle" title="Green sea turtle">green</a> (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>), and <a href="/wiki/Kemp%27s_ridley" class="mw-redirect" title="Kemp's ridley">Kemp's ridley</a> (<i>Lepidochelys kempii</i>). Cayo Costa has many volunteers who check the entire nine-mile beach each morning during sea turtle nesting season (during the months of March through October in southwest Florida) in order to find nests and document them. The loggerhead turtle is found far more than the others, and the green turtle is a distant second. The loggerhead turtle and green turtle's eggs have the most diverse niches. Their niches rely on climate and weather which allow the eggs to survive on land and eventually hatch.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cayo Costa State Park is a major nesting site for sea turtles in Florida. These nests are protected by <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Parks" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida State Parks">Florida State Parks</a> and are regulated by volunteers and staff. The nests are patrolled and marked off so that guests can avoid interrupting them.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another species found on the island is the common <a href="/wiki/Raccoon" title="Raccoon">raccoon</a> (<i>Procyon lotor</i>). These animals are frequent predators of sea turtle eggs during nesting season. The eggs are also threatened by foxes, ants, ghost crabs, high tide, and looting humans.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/West_Indian_manatee" title="West Indian manatee">West Indian manatee</a> (<i>Trichechus manatus</i>) is also found coming up to the island beaches. This is considered an endangered animal, but the population is currently growing.<sup id="cite_ref-ConservaionGenetics_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ConservaionGenetics-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They can be seen from the beach or near the canals and docks of the island. The West Indian manatee is found in Florida and Puerto Rico. Although they are part of the same species, there is significant genetic diversity between the two populations.<sup id="cite_ref-ConservaionGenetics_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ConservaionGenetics-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Bottlenose_dolphin" title="Bottlenose dolphin">bottlenose dolphin</a> (<i>Tursiops truncates</i>) can also be seen jumping, swimming, and playing along all nine miles of beaches on the island.<sup id="cite_ref-signature_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-signature-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Snowy_egret" title="Snowy egret">Snowy egrets</a> (<i>Egretta thula</i>) can be found on the island.<sup id="cite_ref-Egret_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Egret-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They usually stay near the beaches. They are a small white heron with long, slender black legs and yellow feet. Both sexes of the snowy egret have the same features, even during the breeding season.<sup id="cite_ref-Egret_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Egret-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Southern_bald_eagle" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern bald eagle">southern bald eagle</a> (<i>Haliaeetus leucocephalus</i>) can be found flying about the island or sitting on high trees.<sup id="cite_ref-Eagle_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eagle-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is another threatened species. The eagles eat a variety of animals, but prefer fish. They scavenge and steal food when they are able to, and hunt for live prey only as a last resort.<sup id="cite_ref-Eagle_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eagle-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Masticophis_flagellum_flagellum" title="Masticophis flagellum flagellum">Eastern Coachwhip</a> (<i>Masticophis flagellum flagellum)</i> is a docile and flighty snake that can be found all around the island. They are very long snakes, reaching over eight feet long, despite being very slender. They can be found on the ground and in shrubbery. They are very quick snakes, moving at about 3 miles per hour, and eat insects, lizards, birds, and other snakes. Coachwhips on Cayo Costa are tan, and may be seen pointing their heads out of bushes and grass. The snakes are not aggressive, and do not chase or whip people.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flora">Flora</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cayo_Costa_State_Park&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Flora"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Sansevieria_trifasciata" class="mw-redirect" title="Sansevieria trifasciata">mother-in-law's tongue</a> (<i>Sansevieria trifasciata</i>) is found in the state park. This plant is most commonly seen as a house plant, but this invasive species came from one of the houses on the island and has spread widely. Staff is currently trying to rid the island of this invasive plant. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Pleopeltis_polypodioides" title="Pleopeltis polypodioides">resurrection fern</a> (<i>Pleopeltis polypodioides</i>) is found growing on trees throughout Cayo Costa. It is an epiphyte that turns brown and curls up its leaves when dehydrated. When the plant receives water or rain, the plant will "come back to life" and reappear green and alive.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Coccoloba_uvifera" title="Coccoloba uvifera">Seagrape</a> (<i>Coccoloba uvifera</i>) is found at Cayo Costa. The fruit appears in the summer time during the wet season. It starts out as a bright green grape then ripens to a purplish color. The fruit mainly consists of a large seed with little flesh. It is well known among locals, who make jellies or wines from the grapes. This plant is native to South Florida and the Caribbean.<sup id="cite_ref-Seagrape_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seagrape-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This plant can grow up to fifty feet tall, and is often found close to the ocean because it is relatively salt-tolerant.<sup id="cite_ref-Seagrape_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seagrape-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recreational_activities">Recreational activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cayo_Costa_State_Park&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Recreational activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Activities include <a href="/wiki/Hiking" title="Hiking">hiking</a>, off-road <a href="/wiki/Bicycling" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicycling">bicycling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Human_swimming" class="mw-redirect" title="Human swimming">swimming</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kayaking" title="Kayaking">kayaking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snorkeling" title="Snorkeling">snorkeling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Picnic" title="Picnic">picnicking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fishing" title="Fishing">fishing</a>, shelling,<sup id="cite_ref-Glaser_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glaser-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Winkeler_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Winkeler-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> wildlife viewing, <a href="/wiki/Camping" title="Camping">camping</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sunbathing" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunbathing">sunbathing</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Amenities">Amenities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cayo_Costa_State_Park&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Amenities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Amenities include boat slips,<sup id="cite_ref-Ruane_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ruane-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> beaches, hiking trails, picnic pavilions, 12 primitive camping cabins and bath house/restrooms.<sup id="cite_ref-Wierima_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wierima-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The park offers a small nature center/gift shop with nature exhibits as well as items for sale. The park has the following available for purchase: ice, sun lotion, bug spray, T-shirts, hats, bird keys, shell keys, and postcards. Cayo Costa has bikes available for half-day and full-day rentals.<sup id="cite_ref-Mccann_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mccann-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are 12 primitive cabins and 30 tent sites available for camping in the park, each with its own picnic table and fire pit/ground grill. Boat slips are available for those who wish to camp aboard their boats. </p><p>Florida state parks are open between 8 AM and sundown every day of the year, including holidays. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wildlife_gallery">Wildlife gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cayo_Costa_State_Park&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Wildlife gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CayoCostaSP_Shells01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Shells"><img alt="Shells" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/CayoCostaSP_Shells01.jpg/120px-CayoCostaSP_Shells01.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/CayoCostaSP_Shells01.jpg/180px-CayoCostaSP_Shells01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/CayoCostaSP_Shells01.jpg/240px-CayoCostaSP_Shells01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="1874" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Shells</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CayoCostaSP_Sanderling01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Little sanderling"><img alt="Little sanderling" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/CayoCostaSP_Sanderling01.jpg/120px-CayoCostaSP_Sanderling01.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/CayoCostaSP_Sanderling01.jpg/180px-CayoCostaSP_Sanderling01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/CayoCostaSP_Sanderling01.jpg/240px-CayoCostaSP_Sanderling01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4648" data-file-height="3520" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Little <a href="/wiki/Sanderling" title="Sanderling">sanderling</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CayoCostaSP_SeaUrchin01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Live sea urchin with shells"><img alt="Live sea urchin with shells" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/CayoCostaSP_SeaUrchin01.jpg/120px-CayoCostaSP_SeaUrchin01.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/CayoCostaSP_SeaUrchin01.jpg/180px-CayoCostaSP_SeaUrchin01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/CayoCostaSP_SeaUrchin01.jpg/240px-CayoCostaSP_SeaUrchin01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="2605" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Live sea urchin with shells</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; 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Mizell-Eula Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_Gardens_State_Park" title="Eden Gardens State Park">Eden Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egmont_Key_State_Park_and_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Egmont Key State Park and National Wildlife Refuge">Egmont Key</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falling_Waters_State_Park" title="Falling Waters State Park">Falling Waters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faver-Dykes_State_Park" title="Faver-Dykes State Park">Faver-Dykes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Caverns_State_Park" title="Florida Caverns State Park">Florida Caverns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Clinch_State_Park" title="Fort Clinch State Park">Fort Clinch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Cooper_State_Park" title="Fort Cooper State Park">Fort Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_George_Island_Cultural_State_Park" title="Fort George Island Cultural State Park">Fort George Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Pierce_Inlet_State_Park" title="Fort Pierce Inlet State Park">Fort Pierce Inlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Gannon_Rocky_Bayou_State_Park" title="Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park">Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gasparilla_Island_State_Park" title="Gasparilla Island State Park">Gasparilla Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Crady_Bridge_Fishing_Pier" title="George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier">George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayton_Beach_State_Park" title="Grayton Beach State Park">Grayton Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_Beach_State_Park" title="Henderson Beach State Park">Henderson Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highlands_Hammock_State_Park" title="Highlands Hammock State Park">Highlands Hammock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honeymoon_Island_State_Park" title="Honeymoon Island State Park">Honeymoon Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hontoon_Island_State_Park" title="Hontoon Island State Park">Hontoon Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Taylor_Birch_State_Park" title="Hugh Taylor Birch State Park">Hugh Taylor Birch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_D._MacArthur_Beach_State_Park" title="John D. MacArthur Beach State Park">John D. MacArthur Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Pennekamp_Coral_Reef_State_Park" title="John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park">John Pennekamp Coral Reef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Dickinson_State_Park" title="Jonathan Dickinson State Park">Jonathan Dickinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Talbot_Island_State_Park" title="Little Talbot Island State Park">Little Talbot Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Key_State_Park" title="Long Key State Park">Long Key</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lovers_Key_State_Park" title="Lovers Key State Park">Lovers Key</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Roess_Gold_Head_Branch_State_Park" title="Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park">Mike Roess Gold Head Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Peninsula_State_Park" title="North Peninsula State Park">North Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O%27Leno_State_Park" title="O'Leno State Park">O'Leno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Scherer_State_Park" title="Oscar Scherer State Park">Oscar Scherer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perdido_Key_State_Park" title="Perdido Key State Park">Perdido Key</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Price%27s_Scrub_State_Park" title="Price's Scrub State Park">Price's Scrub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Inlet_State_Park" title="Sebastian Inlet State Park">Sebastian Inlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skyway_Fishing_Pier_State_Park" title="Skyway Fishing Pier State Park">Skyway Fishing Pier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Andrews_State_Park" title="St. Andrews State Park">St. Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._George_Island_State_Park" title="St. George Island State Park">St. George Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Marks_River_State_Park" title="St. Marks River State Park">St. Marks River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T.H._Stone_Memorial_St._Joseph_Peninsula_State_Park" title="T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park">St. Joseph Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Foster_Folk_Culture_Center_State_Park" title="Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park">Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stump_Pass_Beach_State_Park" title="Stump Pass Beach State Park">Stump Pass Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomoka_State_Park" title="Tomoka State Park">Tomoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torreya_State_Park" title="Torreya State Park">Torreya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windley_Key_Fossil_Reef_Geological_State_Park" title="Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park">Windley Key Fossil Reef</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;"><a href="/wiki/Botanical_garden" title="Botanical garden">Botanical garden parks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_B._Maclay_Gardens_State_Park" title="Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park">Alfred B. Maclay Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dagny_Johnson_Key_Largo_Hammock_Botanical_State_Park" title="Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park">Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lignumvitae_Key_Botanical_State_Park" title="Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park">Lignumvitae Key</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravine_Gardens_State_Park" title="Ravine Gardens State Park">Ravine Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Oaks_Gardens_State_Park" title="Washington Oaks Gardens State Park">Washington Oaks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Florida_state_parks" title="List of Florida state parks">Lakes, rivers<br />and springs parks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deer_Lake_State_Park" title="Deer Lake State Park">Deer Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Griffin_State_Park" title="Lake Griffin State Park">Lake Griffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_June_in_Winter_Scrub_State_Park" title="Lake June in Winter Scrub State Park">Lake June in Winter Scrub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Kissimmee_State_Park" title="Lake Kissimmee State Park">Lake Kissimmee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Louisa_State_Park" title="Lake Louisa State Park">Lake Louisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Manatee_State_Park" title="Lake Manatee State Park">Lake Manatee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Talquin" title="Lake Talquin">Lake Talquin</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alafia_River_State_Park" title="Alafia River State Park">Alafia River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackwater_River_State_Park" title="Blackwater River State Park">Blackwater River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunns_Creek_State_Park" title="Dunns Creek State Park">Dunns Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Econfina_River_State_Park" title="Econfina River State Park">Econfina River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_River_State_Park" title="Hillsborough River State Park">Hillsborough River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Manatee_River_State_Park" title="Little Manatee River State Park">Little Manatee River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myakka_River_State_Park" title="Myakka River State Park">Myakka River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ochlockonee_River_State_Park" title="Ochlockonee River State Park">Ochlockonee River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oleta_River_State_Park" title="Oleta River State Park">Oleta River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suwannee_River_State_Park" title="Suwannee River State Park">Suwannee River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_State_Park" title="Three Rivers State Park">Three Rivers</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Spring_State_Park" title="Blue Spring State Park">Blue Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Leon_Springs_State_Park" title="De Leon Springs State Park">De Leon Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Ball_Wakulla_Springs_State_Park" title="Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park">Edward Ball Wakulla Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fanning_Springs_State_Park" title="Fanning Springs State Park">Fanning Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homosassa_Springs_Wildlife_State_Park" title="Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park">Homosassa Springs Wildlife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichetucknee_Springs_State_Park" title="Ichetucknee Springs State Park">Ichetucknee Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_Blue_Springs_State_Park" title="Lafayette Blue Springs State Park">Lafayette Blue Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_Blue_Spring_State_Park" title="Madison Blue Spring State Park">Madison Blue Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manatee_Springs_State_Park" title="Manatee Springs State Park">Manatee Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponce_de_Leon_Springs_State_Park" title="Ponce de Leon Springs State Park">Ponce de Leon Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rainbow_Springs_State_Park" title="Rainbow Springs State Park">Rainbow Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_Springs_State_Park" title="Silver Springs State Park">Silver Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Spring_State_Park" title="Troy Spring State Park">Troy Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weeki_Wachee_Springs" title="Weeki Wachee Springs">Weeki Wachee Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wekiwa_Springs_State_Park" title="Wekiwa Springs State Park">Wekiwa Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Werner-Boyce_Salt_Springs_State_Park" title="Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park">Werner-Boyce Salt Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wes_Skiles_Peacock_Springs_State_Park" title="Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park">Wes Skiles Peacock Springs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;"><a href="/wiki/Recreation" title="Recreation">Recreation areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dead_Lakes_State_Recreation_Area" title="Dead Lakes State Recreation Area">Dead Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamble_Rogers_Memorial_State_Recreation_Area_at_Flagler_Beach" title="Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach">Gamble Rogers Memorial</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Florida_state_parks" title="List of Florida state parks">Museums, historic sites,<br />and archaeological sites</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Addison_Blockhouse_Historic_State_Park" title="Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park">Addison Blockhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Key_Museum_State_Park" title="Cedar Key Museum State Park">Cedar Key Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_Convention_Museum_State_Park" title="Constitution Convention Museum State Park">Constitution Convention Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forest_Capital_Museum_State_Park" title="Forest Capital Museum State Park">Forest Capital Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Gorrie_Museum_State_Park" title="John Gorrie Museum State Park">John Gorrie Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ybor_City_Museum_State_Park" title="Ybor City Museum State Park">Ybor City Museum</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Barnacle_Historic_State_Park" title="The Barnacle Historic State Park">The Barnacle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulow_Plantation_Ruins_Historic_State_Park" title="Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park">Bulow Plantation Ruins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dade_Battlefield_Historic_State_Park" title="Dade Battlefield Historic State Park">Dade Battlefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeSoto_Site_Historic_State_Park" title="DeSoto Site Historic State Park">DeSoto Site</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Farm_Historic_State_Park" title="Dudley Farm Historic State Park">Dudley Farm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Foster" title="Fort Foster">Fort Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Mose" title="Fort Mose">Fort Mose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Zachary_Taylor_Historic_State_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park">Fort Zachary Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamble_Plantation_Historic_State_Park" title="Gamble Plantation Historic State Park">Gamble Plantation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Key_Historic_State_Park" title="Indian Key Historic State Park">Indian Key</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koreshan_State_Historic_Site" title="Koreshan State Historic Site">Koreshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings_Historic_State_Park" title="Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park">Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Homestead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_Bridge_Battlefield_Historic_State_Park" title="Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park">Natural Bridge Battlefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olustee_Battlefield_Historic_State_Park" title="Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park">Olustee Battlefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orman_House" title="Orman House">Orman House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paynes_Creek_Historic_State_Park" title="Paynes Creek Historic State Park">Paynes Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Marcos_de_Apalache_Historic_State_Park" title="San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park">San Marcos de Apalache</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow_Bluff_Fort_Historic_State_Park" title="Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park">Yellow Bluff Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yulee_Sugar_Mill_Ruins_Historic_State_Park" title="Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park">Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_River_Archaeological_State_Park" title="Crystal River Archaeological State Park">Crystal River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Jackson_Mounds_Archaeological_State_Park" title="Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park">Lake Jackson Mounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Letchworth-Love_Mounds_Archaeological_State_Park" title="Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park">Letchworth-Love Mounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madira_Bickel_Mound_State_Archaeological_Site" title="Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site">Madira Bickel Mound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mound_Key_Archaeological_State_Park" title="Mound Key Archaeological State Park">Mound Key</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Pedro_Underwater_Archaeological_Preserve_State_Park" title="San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park">San Pedro Underwater</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;"><a href="/wiki/Nature_reserve" title="Nature reserve">Preserves and reserves</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allen_David_Broussard_Catfish_Creek_Preserve_State_Park" title="Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park">Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anclote_Key_Preserve_State_Park" title="Anclote Key Preserve State Park">Anclote Key</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Key_Scrub_State_Reserve" title="Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve">Cedar Key Scrub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Harbor_Preserve_State_Park" title="Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park">Charlotte Harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_River_Preserve_State_Park" title="Crystal River Preserve State Park">Crystal River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Wilderness_Preserve" title="Disney Wilderness Preserve">Disney Wilderness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estero_Bay_Preserve_State_Park" title="Estero Bay Preserve State Park">Estero Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Cay_Wetlands" title="Green Cay Wetlands">Green Cay Wetlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fakahatchee_Strand_Preserve_State_Park" title="Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park">Fakahatchee Strand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Scott_Regional_Preserve_and_Park" title="Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park">Hal Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kissimmee_Prairie_Preserve_State_Park" title="Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park">Kissimmee Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Wekiva_River_Preserve_State_Park" title="Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park">Lower Wekiva River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paynes_Prairie_Preserve_State_Park" title="Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park">Paynes Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pumpkin_Hill_Creek_Preserve_State_Park" title="Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park">Pumpkin Hill Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Rise_Preserve_State_Park" title="River Rise Preserve State Park">River Rise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Springs_Run_State_Reserve" title="Rock Springs Run State Reserve">Rock Springs Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Felasco_Hammock_Preserve_State_Park" title="San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park">San Felasco Hammock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savannas_Preserve_State_Park" title="Savannas Preserve State Park">Savannas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seabranch_Preserve_State_Park" title="Seabranch Preserve State Park">Seabranch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Lucie_Inlet_Preserve_State_Park" title="St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park">St. Lucie Inlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Sebastian_River_Preserve_State_Park" title="St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park">St. Sebastian River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarkiln_Bayou_Preserve_State_Park" title="Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park">Tarkiln Bayou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topsail_Hill_Preserve_State_Park" title="Topsail Hill Preserve State Park">Topsail Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tosohatchee_Wildlife_Management_Area" title="Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area">Tosohatchee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waccasassa_Bay_Preserve_State_Park" title="Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park">Waccasassa Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow_River_Marsh_Preserve_State_Park" title="Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park">Yellow River Marsh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;"><a href="/wiki/Trail" title="Trail">State trails</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blackwater_Heritage_State_Trail" title="Blackwater Heritage State Trail">Blackwater Heritage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Keys_Overseas_Heritage_Trail" title="Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail">Florida Keys Overseas Heritage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gainesville-Hawthorne_State_Trail" title="Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail">Gainesville-Hawthorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_James_A._Van_Fleet_State_Trail" title="General James A. Van Fleet State Trail">General James A. Van Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville-Baldwin_Rail_Trail" title="Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail">Jacksonville-Baldwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marjorie_Harris_Carr_Cross_Florida_Greenway" title="Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway">Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nature_Coast_State_Trail" title="Nature Coast State Trail">Nature Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palatka-Lake_Butler_State_Trail" title="Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail">Palatka-Lake Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palatka-to-St._Augustine_State_Trail&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail (page does not exist)">Palatka-to-St. Augustine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tallahassee-St._Marks_Historic_Railroad_State_Trail" title="Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail">Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Withlacoochee_State_Trail" title="Withlacoochee State Trail">Withlacoochee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_state_forests" title="Florida state forests">State forests</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belmore_State_Forest" title="Belmore State Forest">Belmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Shoals_State_Forest" title="Big Shoals State Forest">Big Shoals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackwater_River_State_Forest" title="Blackwater River State Forest">Blackwater River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Duval_Moore_State_Forest" title="Carl Duval Moore State Forest">Carl Duval Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cary_State_Forest" title="Cary State Forest">Cary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_H._Bronson_State_Forest" title="Charles H. Bronson State Forest">Charles H. Bronson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottage_Hill_State_Forest" title="Cottage Hill State Forest">Cottage Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_Creek_State_Forest" title="Deep Creek State Forest">Deep Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etoniah_Creek_State_Forest" title="Etoniah Creek State Forest">Etoniah Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Creeks_State_Forest" title="Four Creeks State Forest">Four Creeks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goethe_State_Forest" title="Goethe State Forest">Goethe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holopaw_State_Forest" title="Holopaw State Forest">Holopaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Lake_State_Forest" title="Indian Lake State Forest">Indian Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennings_State_Forest" title="Jennings State Forest">Jennings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_M._Bethea_State_Forest" title="John M. Bethea State Forest">John M. Bethea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_George_State_Forest" title="Lake George State Forest">Lake George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Talquin" title="Lake Talquin">Lake Talquin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Wales_Ridge_State_Forest" title="Lake Wales Ridge State Forest">Lake Wales Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Big_Econ_State_Forest" title="Little Big Econ State Forest">Little Big Econ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matanzas_State_Forest" title="Matanzas State Forest">Matanzas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myakka_State_Forest" title="Myakka State Forest">Myakka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okaloacoochee_Slough_State_Forest" title="Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest">Okaloacoochee Slough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Picayune_Strand_State_Forest" title="Picayune Strand State Forest">Picayune Strand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Log_State_Forest" title="Pine Log State Forest">Pine Log</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Washington_State_Forest" title="Point Washington State Forest">Point Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_E._Simmons_Memorial_State_Forest" title="Ralph E. Simmons Memorial State Forest">Ralph E. 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