Florida State Parks have been awarded the National Recreation and Parks Association’s Gold Medal Award, honoring Florida as the “Nation’s Best State Park Service”.

Deer Lake State Park is a 1,920-acre facility named after a freshwater coastal dune lake within its boundaries. The trail access to the Gulf of Mexico opens to a magnificent dune field and to a pristine section of beach. Deer Lake State Park contains 11 distinct natural communities including beach dune, mesic Flatwoods, sandhill, scrub, basin swamp, depression marsh, dome swamp, coastal dune lakes, black water stream, estuarine tidal creek, and unconsolidated marine substrate. Black water streams are lined with spring azaleas. Summer wildflowers are seen around cypress domes throughout the sand hills and longleaf pine habitat of Deer Lake.

Deer Lake boasts a diversity of plant and wildlife. Rare plant species include: Cruise’s golden aster on taller dunes inland from beach dune; infrequent Godfrey’s golden aster with sea oats on fore dunes; gulf coast lupine in disturbances along paths in scrub and sand hills; frequent large-leafed jointweed in oak scrub; and spoon flower along basin swamps at Camp Creek in Deer Lake State Park.

Fishing, hiking, camping, and swimming are just a few of the activities enjoyed amidst the beauty of Deer Lake State Park.

Deer Lake State Park Hours of Operation
8:00 AM to Sundown

Deer Lake State Park Admission
Admission is FREE

Deer Lake State Park Location
357 Main Park Road
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459
(850) 231-0337
Fax: (850) 231-1879
www.floridastateparks.org/deerlake/default.asp

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