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 located on the Tamiami Trail (U.S.41), approximately half-way between Naples and Miami.
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Nature & Wildlife > Ecology & Conservation

The Charlotte Harbor NEP is a partnership that protects the estuaries and watersheds from Venice to Estero Bay to Winter Haven. This partnership gives citizens, elected officials, resource managers, and commercial and recreational resource users in the 4,400-square-mile study area.
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Local Florida
Florida's Counties > Charlotte

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

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