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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Longleaf Pine Preserve

A nature preserve with 12,005 acres with 4 trails totaling 14.5 miles. Preserve Entrances West ...

Multiple Locations, Florida
Lyonia Environmental Center

Lyonia Environmental Center offers a unique insight into Volusia County’s fragile ecosystems. There ...

2150 Eustace Ave., Deltona, Florida, 32725
Lyonia Preserve

A nature reserve with three hiking trails (0.4 miles, 1.2 miles, and 2.4 miles) that wind through th ...

2150 Eustace Ave, Deltona, Florida, 32725
Marine Science Center

A Marine Science learning center offering camps and presentations. There are interactive exhibits. D ...

100 Lighthouse Drive, Ponce Inlet, Florida, 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
North Peninsula State Park

Almost three miles of beach with limited beachfront parking. Down Highbridge Road, Smith Creek Landi ...

40 Highbridge Road, Ormond by the Sea, Florida, 32176
Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens

The museum hosts art exhibits, workshops, special programs and events. There are art classes and and ...

78 East Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32176
Palm Bluff Conservation Area

Relaxed spot offering an array of well-marked trails for hiking and cycling, plus primitive camping ...

1275 State Rte 415, Osteen, Florida, 32764
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
Pooser Park

Just off U.S. Highway 17-92, six-acre Pooser Park is a great place for a picnic. Tables sit atop a b ...

100 E. Elm Drive, Orange City, Florida, 32763
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
Riverbend Nature Park

Riverbend Nature Park is a 2.9 acre park with large shade trees. The park abuts the Tomoka River whe ...

Playground Features
755 Airport road, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174
Riverbreeze Park

Offering a panoramic view of the historic Indian River. There is a shaded, paved trail trough the pa ...

250 H.H. Burch Road, Oak Hill, Florida, 32759
Riverwalk Park

Riverwalk Park is split into two sections bordering the Riverside Pavilion on the Halifax River. ...

3459 S Ridgewood Avenue, Port Orange, Florida, 32129
Riviera Park

A landscaped, riverfront park overlooking the Halifax River. There are large grassy areas with picni ...

901 S. Beach Street, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174
Rocco Park

This neighborhood park offers a pavilion with picnic tables, tennis and basketball courts, a sand vo ...

2490 Sunset Dr, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32168
Rockefeller Gardens Park

Riverfront landscaped gardens overlooking the Halifax River. Featuring a waterfront path. Community ...

Playground Features
26 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32176
Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park

The park contains a collection of natural springs, including a large second-magnitude spring that pr ...

7450 N.E. 60th St, High Springs, Florida, 32643
Samuel Butts Youth Archeological Park

This is a historical park that includes a lake and is a sanctuary for migratory waterfowl. There is ...

750 Bellevue Ave, Daytona Beach, Florida, 32114
Sanchez Park

Sanchez Park abuts the banks of the Tomoka River and there is a boardwalk with benches along the riv ...

329 Sanchez Avenue, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174
Scrub Oak Preserve

This Preserve has a one mile loop trail which allows visitors to experience scrub and natural Florid ...

1495 McGregor Rd, Deland, Florida, 32720
Seabridge Riverfront Park

A small park with a boardwalk over the Halifax river with fishing, kayak launch and a covered picnic ...

3270 John Anderson Drive, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32176
Shell Harbor Park

This nine-acre park provides free boat and kayak access to Lake George. Other amenities include a fl ...

1800 Shell Harbor Road, Pierson, Florida, 32180
Smyrna Dunes Park

A beach park along the southern shoreline of Ponce de Leon Inlet featuring 2 miles of a wide, elevat ...

2995 N Peninsula Ave, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32169
Spruce Creek Park

Park with bird watching towers, playgrounds, picnic areas and a dock, plus tent space available for ...

6250 Ridgewood Ave, Port Orange, Florida, 32127
St Johns River-to-Sea Loop Alliance

A 260 mile walking and biking trail. There are organized events and group ride activities. Along ...

Sugar Mill Ruins

This 17-acre historic site contains the ruins of the coquina sugar factory that was built in the ear ...

600 Mission Drive, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32168
Sunrise Park North

Sunrise Park North is set on the Halifax River and offers pavilions, and a pavilion over the water. ...

1135 Riverside Drive, Holly Hill, Florida, 32117
Thornby Park

This park has an ADA, all-inclusive playground and includes the Thornby nature trails with 1,000 fee ...

110 Providence Blvd., Deltona, Florida, 3232725
Tick Island Blueway

A part of the Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge with access from Deleon Spring State Park. F ...

2860 Ponce de Leon Springs Road, Ponce de Leon, Florida, 32455
Tiger Bay State Forest Park

Tiger Bay State Forest consists of large areas of swamp with embedded pine islands and a large pine ...

Multiple Entrances, Florida
Timucuan Oaks Garden

A park with green space, a garden, gazebo, fountain,boardwalk, walking trails and a fishing area. Th ...

4550 South Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet, Florida, 32127
Tomoka State Park

A state park situated on the Tomoka River. Experiences: Bicycling Boating Camping Full faci ...

2099 North Beach Street, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174
Turtle Mound River Tours

Offering boat tours along Florida’s Canaveral National Seashore and Mosquito Lagoon. Immersive tours ...

865 Redfish Av, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32169
Tuscawilla Park

A natural area park with playgrounds, picnic areas, volleyball courts, a horseshoe area and an 18-ho ...

1000 Orange Ave., Daytona Beach, Florida, 32114
Wilbur Bay Wetlands

Wilbur Bay Wetlands consists of 22-acres of wetlands, marsh and the southern tip of Wilbur Bay at th ...

4324 South Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet, Florida, 32127
Wiregrass Prairie Preserve

The preserve is a mosaic of upland and wetland natural communities including mesic and wet flatwoods ...

1751 Lopez Road, Osteen, FL, 32764