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Torreya State Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Liberty County, Florida, United States |
Nearest city | Bristol, Florida |
Coordinates | 30°34′08″N 84°56′53″W / 30.56889°N 84.94806°W |
Area | 13,735 acres (55.58 km2) |
Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Designated | December 1976 |
Torreya State Park is a 13,735 acre (56 km2) Florida State Park, United States National Natural Landmark and historic site thirteen miles (19 km) north of Bristol. It is located north of S.R 12 on the Apalachicola River, in northwestern Florida (Florida Panhandle), at 2576 N.W. Torreya Park Road.
It was named for the Florida Nutmeg (Torreya taxifolia) trees, a rare species of Torreya tree endemic to the local east bank of the Apalachicola River's limestone bluffs.