Explore Outdoor Activities & Locations in Florida

Outdoor Florida was created by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to fulfill Florida Legislation that took effect July 1, 2016 to further increase public awareness of recreational opportunities available to the public on Florida’s conservation lands. Currently, only Recreation Sites associated with State and Federal owned lands are displayed. DEP is working to bring additional Recreation sites into the application for locally owned lands by January 2018.

Since the mid-1970s, DEP’s Division of Recreation and Parks (DRP) has been collecting, storing and using outdoor recreational data from various sources throughout the state to assist with the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). The Florida Outdoor Recreation Inventory (FORI) database provides helpful information about the location, number and type of recreational opportunities available to you. The activities you see in Outdoor Florida are those maintained in the FORI database; Recreation sites may have additional activities that are not listed here. Please see the Outdoor Florida FAQ page for additional information.

We are excited to provide this resource to assist you in locating the many recreational opportunities available to you in the state of Florida.

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

Internet Privacy Policy.

Thank you for visiting Outdoor Florida. Your privacy is very important to us. Simply stated, our policy is to collect no personal information about you when you visit Outdoor Florida, unless you affirmatively choose to make such information available to us.

When you visit Outdoor Florida, the Web server automatically recognizes only the Internet domain and IP address from which you accessed the site. This information does not result in the identification of your personal e-mail address or other personal information.

In addition, the geolocation information gathered is used only to create the display seen by the user. This data is not otherwise used, stored, tracked or shared outside of the application.

If you choose to share personal information, such as sending a message with personal information, the information will be saved for a designated period of time in order to comply with the state of Florida's archiving policies. However, information will not be disclosed to third parties or other government agencies, unless required by state or federal law. Please note that Florida's public records law requires that all information received in connection with state business be made available to anyone upon request, unless the information is subject to a specific statutory exemption.

Outdoor Florida uses the Google Maps API(s) when providing directions. If you choose to utilize the direction functionality, you are agreeing to the Google Privacy Policy.

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

Web Site Accessibility.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's web designers and developers make every effort to provide their users with accessible information in a format which is equally available to all individuals. In designing and creating Outdoor Florida, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection implements the accessibility guidelines and principles of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d). If you use assistive technology (such as a Braille reader, a screen reader, TTY, etc.) and the format of any of our material interferes with your ability to access the information, contact us at (850) 245-7555, and the appropriate Department of Environmental Protection staff member responsible for the specific web page will contact you to provide further assistance. To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate your disability type, the preferred format for return correspondence, the web address of the requested material and your contact information. We recommend that users download the latest version of Adobe Reader™ to view PDF files. For further information, please visit: http://access.adobe.com/.

Outdoor Florida is provided as a public service by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. While the Department makes every attempt to maintain current and accurate information on its web sites, direct contact with the appropriate Department representative should be made in matters that require confirmation to the intent or currency of the information presented on the Internet.

Disclaimer of Liability

With respect to documents and information available from this site, neither the State of Florida nor the Florida Department of Environmental Protection makes any warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use or inability to use the data, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Florida or the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Disclaimer for Electronic Mail

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection makes no guarantee either expressed or implied, as to the timeliness of response to electronic mail, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the consequences resulting from action taken by recipients of Departmental replies. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will not guarantee or be held responsible for any suggestions or requests made by the public in reference to general environmental issues or programs - past, present, or future - or related topics of any kind.

Disclaimer for External Linkages

Links on the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) website that are directed toward web sites outside the DEP, provide additional information that may be useful or interesting and are being provided consistent with the intended purpose of the DEP web site. DEP cannot attest to the accuracy of information provided by non-DEP web sites. Further, providing links to a non-DEP web site does not constitute an endorsement by DEP or any of its employees, of the sponsors of the non-DEP web site or of the information or products presented on the non-DEP web site.

Public Record Disclaimer

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

GIS Map Disclaimer

The maps and map data are for informational purposes only and are provided "as-is". The Florida Department of Environmental Protection explicitly disclaims any representations and warranties as to the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of maps and data. These maps and data are created from multiple city, county, state and federal sources. The source data may contain errors and it is the responsibility of the end user to verify the information provided. These maps and data should not be used for navigational, tracking, or any other purpose requiring exacting measurement of distance or direction. In no event, will the Department or its officers or employees be liable for any losses or damages that might arise from the use of the maps and data. The Department shall assume no liability for any decisions made or actions taken or not taken by the user of the maps and data. Users of this map should be aware that potential hazards and obstructions may exist on the routes shown and that the Department in no way warrant the safety or accuracy of the suggested routes. The user of this map bears the full responsibility for their safety.

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