173,000-acres of National Park in the Keys of Biscayne in Miami (and 21 miles from Everglades National Park).
Category:   Nature & Wildlife > Florida State Parks
Southeast Florida > Miami

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge in Vero Beach, on Southeast Florida's Atlantic coast. The refuge consists of a 3 acre island that includes an additional 2.5 acres of surrounding water and is located off the east coast of Florida of the Indian River Lagoon.
Category:   Nature & Wildlife > Florida State Parks
Nature & Wildlife > Ecology & Conservation

Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge near Jupiter, Southeast Florida. Home to one of the best beaches in the state.
Category:   Nature & Wildlife > Florida State Parks
Southeast Florida > Jupiter
Florida's Counties > Martin

Big Cyprus National Preserve offers the same attractions as the Everglades with less tourists and restrictions. Besides hiking, hunting and off-road vehicle use is permitted in some areas.
Category:   Nature & Wildlife > Florida State Parks

Cayo Costa State Park, accessible only by boat, is located approximately 12 miles west of Cape Coral, Florida. The Park occupies most of an island that lies in a chain of barrier islands that shelter Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound from the storms of the Gulf of Mexico.
Category:   Nature & Wildlife > Florida State Parks
Southwest Florida > Cayo Costa