Jonathan Dickinson State Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Martin County, Florida, United States |
Nearest city | Hobe Sound / Tequesta, Florida |
Coordinates | 27°00′22″N 80°07′44″W / 27.00611°N 80.12889°W |
Area | 11,500 acres (47 km2) |
Established | 1950 |
Visitors | 172,000 (in 2004) |
Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Jonathan Dickinson State Park is a Florida State Park, and historic site located in Martin County, Florida, between Hobe Sound and Tequesta. The park includes the Elsa Kimbell Environmental Education and Research Center and a variety of natural habitats: sand pine scrub, pine flatwoods, mangroves, and river swamps. The Loxahatchee River, designated a National Wild and Scenic River in 1985 (the first in Florida), runs through the park. The park is also along the Ocean to Lake Trail. The park is at 16450 S.E. Federal Highway, Hobe Sound. The park is well known for its Camp Murphy Mountain Bike Trails.