The Two "John" Parks: SE FL

Aside from the two historical FL state parks close to Peace River, we visited 2 Florida State Parks in the SE region: Jonathan Dickinson and John MacArthur Beach. They both have a visitor center and trails. We enjoyed both.

Jonathan Dickinson is along a river near the bay. JD had a self-guided auto tour, which included a climb to the top of a lookout tower. The sign said you could see the Atlantic Ocean from the top but we couldn't see that far on this day. JD also provides camping, but we didn't camp there, and children's activities on Saturdays.

John MacArthur includes a barrier island beach along the Atlantic. The kiddos took notes and drew pictures in the visitor centers and played nature hunt bingo at the MacArthur visitor center.

We learned about the bay and barrier island habitats and various plants and animals that live at both parks, as well as nonnative invasive species.