Parks & beaches in Florida

AIE at Biscayne National Park

Homestead

Belleview Splash Pad

Belleview

Mon–Sat: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Bill Dreggors Park

DeLand

Nov 1 – Feb 28 · Evening Bay Cruise

Biscayne National Park Institute

Homestead

Heritage Cruise & Snorkel Debris Cleanup

Biscayne National Park Institute at Coconut Grove

Miami

Heritage Cruise & Snorkel Debris Cleanup

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve

St. Petersburg

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Tampa

Mon: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Tue–Wed: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Thu–Sun: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Nov 7 · Fall Fest 2026

Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens

Williston

Daily 9:30 AM to 4:45 PM last admission

Channel Park Pavillion, Upper Tampa Bay Trail

Tampa

Sunrise to Sunset

Clarke House Park

Orange Park

Mon–Sun: 8:00 AM – 7:30 PM

ClawMart Palm Beach

West Palm Beach

Mon–Thu: 12:00 – 10:00 PM; Fri: 12:00 – 11:00 PM; Sat: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM; Sun: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Cocoa Riverfront Park

Cocoa

Dawn to dusk

Creator's Farm and Garden

Venice

Cross Bridge Community Park

Rockledge

Dawn to dusk daily, except Wednesday until 5pm

Cruisin Tikis West Palm Beach

Riviera Beach

Mon–Sun: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

D-Bat Winter Garden

Winter Garden

Mon-Fri 10:00 am–9:00 pm, Sat 10:00 am–6:00 pm, Sun 12:00 pm–6:00 pm

Deering Point

Palmetto Bay

Sunrise to Sunset

Delray Beach Children's Garden

Delray Beach

Depot Park

Gainesville

7 am to Sunset (play area and conservation area)

DK Farms & Gardens

Largo

Mon-Fri 10am-7pm (Oct 1-31)

Donna Fiala Eagle Lakes Community Park

Naples

Monday - Sunday 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens

Port Orange

Daily 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Oct 10 – 11 · Orchids in October

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Coral Gables

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Field of Dreams Space Coast

West Melbourne

Mon–Fri: 9:30 AM – 7:00 PM; Sat–Sun: 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM

Firefighters Park

Margate

Park: 7:00 am- 10:00 pm

Oct 3 – 25 · Harvest Festival Weekends

Flamingo Gardens

Davie

Daily 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Florida Adventurer: Bioluminescent Kayaking Cocoa Beach

Merritt Island

Mon–Wed: 9:00 AM – 11:30 PM; Thu–Fri: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM; Sat–Sun: 9:00 AM – 11:30 PM

Florida Botanical Gardens

Largo

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Fort George Island Cultural State Park

Jacksonville

8 a.m. to sunset

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Beach

Key West

Mon–Sun: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Frank Mann Preserve

Lehigh Acres

Mon–Sun: 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Fresh Gardens

Homestead

George C. McGough Nature Park

Largo

Mon-Sun: 10am-5pm

Gourd Island

St Johns

Mon–Sun: Open 24 hours

Oct 17 · Fall Jazz & Blues Concert

Harry P. Leu Gardens

Orlando

Oct 17 – 18 · Fall Garden Festival

Heathcote Botanical Gardens

Fort Pierce

Tuesday – Saturday 10AM – 4PM, Sundays 12PM – 4PM (Nov. 19 – Mother's Day, Closed May – October), Mondays Closed

Homosassa Springs State Park Adventures

Homosassa

Daily Limited Services beginning 8/1/2026: Operating Hours 9 AM - 4:30 PM

Oct 23 – 24 · Spooky Springs 2026

Ichetucknee Springs State Park

Fort White

Open 8 am until sundown, 365 days a year

Indian Riverside Park

Jensen Beach

9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (standard time); 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (during daylight saving time)

Joy & Gordon Patterson Botanical Garden

Melbourne

Monday-Sunday: Sunrise to Sunset

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

Gainesville

Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun: 9am to 5pm with last entry at 4:15pm; Thursday: Closed

Kayaking Hillsborough River State Park

Thonotosassa

Key West Gardens at Fort West Martello

Key West

Open 9:30am – 5pm daily

Key West Historic Memorial Sculpture Garden

Key West

Mon–Sun: 8:30 AM – 7:30 PM

Oct 6 – Feb 3 · StoryTime in the Garden

Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden

Key West

Daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lake Jackson Mounds State Park

Tallahassee

8 a.m. to sunset

Lake Louisa State Park Tours & Activities

Clermont

Mon–Sun: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Oct 10 · ArtsFest 2026

Lakeside Park

Coconut Creek

Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Saturday - Sunday 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Lakewood Ranch Park

Bradenton

Sunrise to sunset, unless otherwise posted or allowed by special permits.

Largo Central Park

Largo

5:30am-10pm

Lithia Springs Park

Fish Hawk

Spring/Summer: 8 AM - 7 PM, Fall/Winter: 8 AM - 6 PM

Oct 15 · Forever Loved: A Wave of Light Remembrance Event

Losner Park

Homestead

Lovers Key Carl E. Johnson State Park

Fort Myers Beach

Wednesday thru Saturday 10am-2pm

Oct 18 · Secret Lives of Snakes

MacArthur Beach Nature Center

North Palm Beach

Daily 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Margaret Hames Nature Center

Palm Bay

Open 7 days a week, 9am to 4pm

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Downtown Sarasota

Sarasota

Open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

McIntosh Preserve

Plant City

Daily sunrise to sunset

Oct 23 · Rhythm in Bloom: The Kat Woods Trio

McKee Botanical Garden

Vero Beach

Tuesday – Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm

Oct 10 – 31 · Fall Bird Migration Walks – Orange Audubon Society

Mead Botanical Garden

Winter Park

Open daily from 8:00 a.m. to DUSK

Miami Beach Botanical Garden

Miami Beach

Tuesday – Sunday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Miami Friends of the Japanese Garden

Miami Beach

9:00am to 5:00pm every day

Morgan Levy Park

Doral

Mon-Fri 6:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m., Sat 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m., Sun 8:00 a.m.-Sunset

Mounts Botanical Garden

West Palm Beach

Nancy Forrester's Secret Garden

Key West

Daily 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Jul 11 – Oct 25 · Historias del aire y del suelo | Stories of Air and Soil

Naples Botanical Garden

Naples

9am – 5pm daily (8am for Members)

Oakland Nature Preserve

Oakland

Sunrise to Sunset

Palma Sola Botanical Park

Bradenton

8am - Dusk every day

Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens

Punta Gorda

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Pembroke Shores Park

Pembroke Pines

Perico Preserve

Bradenton

Daily sunrise to sunset

Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden

Palm Beach

Mon–Sun: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Pinecrest Gardens

Pinecrest

Mon–Sun: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Playgrounds of Tampa

Tampa

Weekdays 9:30am-6:30pm, Weekends 9am-5pm

Ponce Preserve

Ponce Inlet

Sunrise to Sunset

Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens

Tuesday–Saturday 10 AM–4 PM, Sunday Noon–4 PM

Possum Long Nature Center

Stuart

Mon, Wed and Fri 9AM-12PM

Rainbow Springs State Park

Dunnellon

Mon–Sun: 8:00 AM – 6:45 PM

Ridgecrest Park

Largo

Open 7 days a week, 7 a.m. to sunset

Riverwalk Park

Port Orange

Mon–Sun: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Shingle Creek Regional Park - Steffee Landing - The Paddling Center

Kissimmee

sunrise to sunset

Silver Springs Forest Conservation Area

Silver Springs

Mon–Sun: Open 24 hours

Oct 10 · Ranger Program

Silver Springs State Park

Silver Springs

8:00 am to Sunset. Open 7 days a week, year-round

Oct 1 – 31 · Florida Native Plant Month Scavenger Hunt

Sunken Gardens

St. Petersburg

Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Sunday: 12 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Tarkiln Bayou State Park

Pensacola

8 a.m. to sunset

Terra Play Center

Orlando

Mon-Thursday: 9:30-7:00, Friday: 9:30-7:30, Sat: 9:00-7:30, Sun: 9:00-6:00

Oct 17 · BioBlitz at The Barnacle

The Barnacle Historic State Park

Miami

Thursday through Monday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Jan 24 · Winter Classic

The Florida Sports Park-Reception Pavilion / Swamp Buggy

Naples

Mon–Fri: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sat–Sun: Closed

The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory

Key West

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Daily

Oct 10 · Science with Sam – Creepy Crawlies

The River Center

Jupiter

Tue-Wed 12 p.m.-4 p.m., Thu-Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (Fall & Spring); Tue-Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (Summer)

The Sarasota Children's Garden

Sarasota

Wednesday through Sunday: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Trailblazer Park

Lake Mary

10 am to 5 pm

Tree Hill Nature Center

Jacksonville

Mon–Sat: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM; Sun: Closed

Oct 25 · Pack Walks are Returning

Trout Lake Nature Center

Eustis

Tuesday through Saturday 9 AM–4 PM, Sunday 1–4 PM

Tuscawilla Art Park

Ocala

Mon–Sun: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM

USF Botanical Gardens

Tampa

Tuesday - Sunday 9 AM - 4 PM

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park

Spring Hill

9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Westmonte Park

Altamonte Springs

Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. - Dusk