Highlands Hammock State Park

Highlands Hammock State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Highlands Hammock State Park
Map showing the location of Highlands Hammock State Park
Map showing the location of Highlands Hammock State Park
Map showing the location of Highlands Hammock State Park
LocationHighlands County, Florida, USA
Nearest citySebring, Florida
Coordinates27°28′16″N 81°32′31″W / 27.47111°N 81.54194°W / 27.47111; -81.54194
Area9,000 acres (36 km2)
Established1931
Governing bodyFlorida Department of Environmental Protection

Highlands Hammock State Park is a 9,000-acre (3,640 ha) park 4 miles (6 km) west of Sebring in Highlands County, Florida, off U.S. 27. The park opened in 1931, four years before the Florida state park system was created. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[1]

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Weekly Lists 2018" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 164. Retrieved July 2, 2022.