Fort Pierce Inlet State Park

Fort Pierce Inlet State Park
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Aerial view of the inlet
Map showing the location of Fort Pierce Inlet State Park
Map showing the location of Fort Pierce Inlet State Park
Map showing the location of Fort Pierce Inlet State Park
Map showing the location of Fort Pierce Inlet State Park
LocationNorth Hutchinson Island, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
Nearest cityFort Pierce, Florida
Coordinates27°28′59″N 80°18′22″W / 27.48306°N 80.30611°W / 27.48306; -80.30611
Area340 acres (1.4 km2)
Governing bodyFlorida Department of Environmental Protection

Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, a 340-acre (1.4 km2) part of the Florida State Park system, is located just north of the Fort Pierce Inlet, on North Hutchinson Island, near Fort Pierce. It consists of beaches, dunes and a coastal hammock between the Atlantic Ocean and the waters of Tucker Cove, an indentation of the Indian River Lagoon.[1]

  1. ^ Map of Fort Pierce, etc, 1998, Fort Lauderdale: Dolph Map Co.