Best Places to Picnic in Florida

Called the "Sunshine State," Florida is known for its balmy, sunny weather and beautiful beaches. 

Ponce de Leon, in search of the elusive fountain of youth, was the first European to explore Florida. St. Augustine, founded by the Spanish in 1565, is the oldest permanent European settlement in the continental United States.

Statehood for Florida came in 1845. Florida's state flower is the orange blossom, which is particularly fitting because oranges are a main export of the state. 

Because of its shape and location, a long peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, Florida attracts millions of visitors each year to its many seaside resort areas. Its capital is Tallahassee.

• State Park Sites (see list of Florida State Parks)
• State Forest Sites
  • Big Shoals State Forest
• National Park Sites
  • Big Cypress National Preserve
  • Biscayne National Park
  • Canaveral National Seashore
  • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
  • De Soto National Memorial
  • Dry Tortugas National Park
  • Everglades National Park
  • Fort Matanzas National Monument
  • Gulf Islands National Seashore
• National Forest Sites
  • Apalachicola National Forest
• City & Town Parks Sites
  • Coral Springs City Parks
  • Ft. Lauderdale City Parks
  • Miami and Specialized City Parks
• County Parks
  • Broward Co. Parks
  • Miami-Dade Co. Parks