Address: 5931 Hammock Road, Sebring, Florida 33872

Phone: (863) 386-6094

Hours: Daily, 8 AM to Sunset

Admission: $6 per vehicle; $4 per single occupant vehicle; $2 for pedestrians & bicyclists

History: First opened in 1931, the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in 1934 and became one of Florida’s first state parks in 1935. Today, the park encompasses more than 9,000 acres

Hiking Trails:

• Alexander Blair Big Oak Trail (home to one of the park’s 1,000-year-old oak trees pictured above)
• Allen Altvater Trail
• Ancient Hammock Trail
• Cypress Swamp Trail (scenic catwalk and most  popular trail in park)
• Fern Garden Trail
• Hickory Trail (features a narrow catwalk)
• Richard Lieber Memorial Trail (boardwalk)
• Wild Orange Grove Trail
• Young Hammock Trail

Other Park Activities:

• Bicycling
• Birding (part of Great Florida Birding & Wildlife Trail)
• Camping
• Geo-Seeking
• Picnicking
• Tram Tours
• Wildlife Viewing