Jonathan Dickinson State Park

Jonathan Dickinson State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Loxahatchee River inside the park
Map showing the location of Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Map showing the location of Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Map showing the location of Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Map showing the location of Jonathan Dickinson State Park
LocationMartin County, Florida, United States
Nearest cityHobe Sound / Tequesta, Florida
Coordinates27°00′22″N 80°07′44″W / 27.00611°N 80.12889°W / 27.00611; -80.12889
Area11,500 acres (47 km2)
Established1950
Visitors172,000 (in 2004)
Governing bodyFlorida 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.