Travelers looking for a natural escape near Orlando but far from the crowds should head to this scenic state park that is a lakeside retreat full of trails.

While the Everglades steal the attention for outdoor adventuring in Florida, the state's newest panhandle park is an inland nature sanctuary worth a visit.

There's a new state park in Florida: Shoal River Headwaters State Park. The new park in Florida's Panhandle joins 175 other ...

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — Florida State Parks has announced its newest addition: Shoal River Headwaters State Park. According to a ...

Nature lovers in the Sunshine State now have another area to explore. Officials announced the opening of Florida's newest ...

Soft breezes ripple through the sea grapes, and sunlight glints off the aquamarine shallows that surround Bahia Honda State Park. Here, at Mile Marker 37 in the Lower Keys, the pace of life slows to ...

COURTESY VISIT FLORIDA/THE RODRIGUEZ GROUP Romance in the Park This Valentine’s Day, swap crowded restaurants and predictable ...

Manatee Springs State Park feels like classic natural Florida—10,000 years of human history, winter-visiting manatees gliding up the Suwannee, and the steady rush of a first-magnitude spring releasing ...

ORANGE CITY, Fla. – Freezing cold weather in Florida is sending manatees in search of warmer waters. Blue Spring State Park in Orange City on Tuesday recorded 241 manatees, with more expected in the ...

Home to four ecosystems and countless endangered species, Highlands Hammock State Park’s origin is a story of grass-roots preservation in the face of federal rejection. Visitors stop on the Cypress ...