Nature Adventures

This page lists nature parks, botanical gardens, environmental centers, and other places where kids can study and enjoy nature in the Daytona Beach, Florida area.
Kids Daytona Beach: Nature Adventures - Fun 4 Daytona Kids
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Ames Park

A riverfront park and the site of the historic Ames House. Featuring a fishing dock and a gazebo wit ...

195 South Beach Street, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174
Arroyo Oaks Mini-Park

.2 Acre mini-park with open space and trees. Open from sunrise to sunset. This is a corner lot insid ...

165 Arroyo Parkway, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174
Beck Ranch Park

The Beck Ranch site was originally a working cattle ranch in Osteen. Historical structures have been ...

751 S. State Road 415, Osteen, Florida, 32764
Blue Springs State Park

A Florida state park featuring a natural spring. Visitors can launch a canoe or kayak (rentals are ...

2100 W. French Avenue, Orange City, Florida, 32763
Buena Vista Park

A riverfront park with a play area, a grassy are and covered shelters with picnic tables. There is a ...

550 Causeway N, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32169
Buschman Park

A park that is a Halifax River Audubon Bird Sanctuary. Featuring a lake with a boardwalk and nature ...

4575 Spruce Creek Road, Port Orange, Florida, 32127
Callalisa Park

Creekside park with a launch spot for kayaks, canoes and paddle boards, plus fishing and picnic area ...

Playground Features
598 S. Peninsula Ave, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32169
Campbell Park

Campbell Park features: Lighted outdoor tennis court Outdoor basketball court Beach volleyball ...

1315 Briarwood Avenue, Deltona, Florida, 32725
Candace R. Strawn/Lake Dias Park

This park has free boat launch access to the 740-acre Lake Dias. The park itself encompasses 20 acre ...

5320 State Road 11, DeLeon Springs, Florida, 32120
Cassen Park

A 3.7 acre riverfront park located along the Halifax River. There is a bait shop, boat docks, and a ...

1 South Beach Street, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174
Central Park

149-acre, 4-park complex with a lake, fishing pier, boat ramp, picnic pavilions and walking/bike tra ...

601 Fleming Ave, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174
Chuck Lennon Park

Chuck Lennon Park is adjacent to DeLeon Springs State Park. There are a series of walking trails and ...

5000 Greenfield Dairy Road, DeLeon Springs, Florida, 32130
Colby-Alderman Park

A nature park featuring paved and unpaved trails with interpretive panels, views of sandhill lake. ...

1099 Massachusetts Street, Cassadaga, Florida, 32744
Cracker Creek

Cracker Creek offers a variety of services including canoe/kayak rentals, hydro-bike rentals, eco-hi ...

1795 Taylor Road, Port Orange, FL, 32128
Cypress Lake Park

A lake front park with a playground, a basketball court, and a picnic pavilion a few yards from the ...

Playground Features
1700 First Ave., Deland, Florida, 32724
De Leon Springs State Park

Park with a natural spring and shady picnic ground and playground area. Canoe, kayak and paddleboat ...

601 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, De Leon Springs, Florida, 32130
Deep Creek Preserve

A naturally wet site, the plant communities of Deep Creek Preserve include dome swamps, basin swamps ...

964 S. State Road 415, New Smryna Beach, FL, 32168
Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve

This scenic preserve is on 2,479 acres in Port Orange. Its 536-foot boardwalk begins more than three ...

Multiple Locations, FL
Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens

Enjoy these English sugar mill ruins surrounded by acres of lush botanical gardens, scenic walking p ...

950 Old Sugar Mill Rd, Port Orange, FL, 32129
DuPont Lakes Park

Dupont Park is home to the Cilty of Deltoa Annual Kid's All-American Fishing Derby. Park ameniti ...

2711 Elkcam Boulevard, Deltona, Florida, 32738
Ed Stone Park

A picnic pavilion and with restrooms, fishing area and multiple boat launches for access to the St. ...

2999 Old New York Ave, Deland, Florida, 32720
Festival Park

A five-acre park with a playground, green space, a pavilion over the water and a launch area for sma ...

191 Howland Blvd, Deltona, Florida, 32738
Gemini Springs Park

Nature trails for walking and biking, fishing dock and camping facilities with restrooms, a playgrou ...

37 Dirksen Drive, Debary, Florida, 32713
Great Florida Birding Trail, The

The Great Florida Birding Trail (GFBT) is a program of the FWC. At its core is a network of 489 sit ...

Multiple Locations, FL
Green Springs Park

Green Springs Park has one of Florida's few green sulfur springs. There are paved and natural trails ...

994 Osteen Road, Enterprise, Florida, 32725
Hawks Park Recreation Complex

Hawks Park Complex amenities include a 19,000 sqft. recreation complex operated by SE Volusia YMCA. ...

1108 South Ridgewood Avenue, Edgewater, Florida, 32132
Hickory Bluff Preserve

The 135-acre Hickory Bluff Preserve overlooks the St. Johns River and contains many natural communit ...

598 Guise Road, Osteen, FL, 32764
Highbridge Park

Access to the waterway with a free canoe launch and boat ramp. A fishing pier winds under Highbridge ...

39 Highbridge Road, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174
Indian River Lagoon Preserve Park

Bayfront site for picnics and fishing. There are paved nature trails, and a covered pavilion with pi ...

700 Sandpiper Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32169
Jackson Lane Park and Playground

A fenced park located under a natural canopy of trees adjacent to a nature trail. Features: play ...

Playground Features
720 North Frankfort Avenue, DeLand, Florida, 32720
Lake Ashby Park

Fishing, bird watching and tent camping in a park with a boardwalk over the lake, play areas and tra ...

4150 Boy Scout Camp Road, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32168
Lake Beresford Park

The park is highlighted by a 1.8-mile multi-use trail that connects to the Spring-to-Spring Trail, w ...

2100 Fatio Road, Deland, Florida, 32720
Lake George Forest and Wildlife Management Area

The 8,062-acre Lake George Forest and Wildlife Management Area is part of a 35,380-acre wildlife man ...

998 Ninemile Point Road, Seville, FL, 32190
Lake George Park

A nature park on Lake George featuring a fishing pier, nature/horse trails, and a picnic pavilion wi ...

770 Nine Mile Point Road, Pierson, Florida, 32180
Lake Monroe Park

Nature park with boat ramps, camping, playground, trails, picnic areas, fishing docks and a pavilion ...

975 S Charles Richard Beall Blvd, DeBary, Florida, 32713
Longleaf Pine Preserve

Hours: Sunrise to Sunset Amenities: Hiking, Biking, Wildlife Viewing, Group Camping, Horseback Rid ...

Multiple Locations, FL
Lyonia Preserve

Hours: Sunrise to sunset Amenities: Hiking, pavilion, wildlife viewing, Great Florida Birding Trai ...

2150 Eustace Ave, Deltona, FL, 32725
Manatee Scenic Cruises

While Cruising Along The Protected Wetland & Scenic Mangrove Shores Of The Indian River, You'll See ...

4884 Front Street, Ponce Inlet, FL
Marine Science Center

Discover and learn about Volusia County’s rich marine life – its inhabitants and the ecosystems that ...

100 Lighthouse Drive, Ponce Inlet, FL, 32127
Mariner's Cove Park

The park includes a multipurpose play area with backstops and soccer goal, a basketball court, tenni ...

1199 Enterprise Osteen Rd, Enterprise, Florida, 32725
Memorial Park

A park for walking, running, picnicking, fishing and walking your dog. There is a large pond with a ...

Playground Features
3801 Jackson St, Port Orange, Florida, 32127
Menard-May Park

Amenities include playground equipment, volleyball court, pavilion with picnic tables, grills, fishi ...

413 S. Riverside Drive, Edgewater, Florida, 32119
Michael Crotty Bicentennial Park

A 40-acre park north of Ormond Beach. Beachgoers may park across the street from the ocean on the pa ...

1850 Ocean Shore Blvd, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32176
New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins

The sugar mill, once part of the Cruger-dePeyster Plantation, was built in the early 19th century. T ...

600 Mission Drive, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Ormond Beach Memorial Gardens Park

Situated on approximately 2.5 acres at the southeast corner of Granada Boulevard between Seton Trail ...

78 East Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach, FL, 32136
Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens

The work of prominent Florida, regional and national artists is featured in shows throughout the yea ...

78 E Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach, FL, 32176
Ormond Outdoor Adventure

Volusia County residents and visitors now have several new options when it comes to outdoor adventur ...

1385 N US 1, Ormond Beach, FL, 32174
Ponce Preserve

Playgrounds The center portion of the Preserve is home to 2 nature themed playgrounds, one locate ...

4401 South Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet, Florida, 32127
Port Orange Causeway Park

Located on the Halifax River at the Port Orange Bridge. A boat ramp facility with fishing piers and ...

93 Dunlawton Avenue, Port Orange, Florida, 32129
Reed Canal Park

Including 30 acres and a lake featuring shell hiking trails in the nature portion, as well as a Disc ...

Playground Features
919 Reed Canal Rd, South Daytona, Florida, 32119