Big Lagoon State Park 12301 Gulf Beach Highway, Pensacola, FL 32507, Located 10 Miles Southwest of Pensacola, 850-492-1595, A popular park for canoeing, swimming, biking, hiking and camping, this 712-acre park is filled with a variety of Florida birds and wildlife plus features a boat ramp and recreational skills programs. more... 

Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park County Road 293, Pensacola, FL 32507, Located 10 Miles Southwest of Pensacola, 850-492-1595, Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park is home to four species of endangered pitcher plants, including the rare, carnivorous white–top pitcher plant unique to the Gulf Coast and found only between the Apalachicola and Mississippi Rivers, as well as other rare and endangered plant species. Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park is near Big Lagoon State Park and Perdido Key State Park. more...

Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park County Road 191, Pensacola, FL 32564, 1 Mile North of the Intersection with County Road, 850-983-5363, Protecting one of Florida's last remaining tracts of wet prairie, including the largest community of pitcher plants in the state, Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park is located in Santa Rosa County on Garcon Point, which separates Escambia Bay from Blackwater Bay. It is home to almost 20 rare and endangered species of plants and animals along the bay and its wet prairies, dome swamps, and flatwoods.  more...

Lost Key Golf Club 625 Lost Key Drive, Perdido Key, FL 32507, 850-492-1300, The first golf course in the area to have certified "Floradwarf" greens, this 18 hole, par 72 Arnold Palmer signature golf course offers golf carts equipped with the Pro Shot Omni Golf System plus features an on site pro shop, restaurant, driving range, and practice greens. 

Marcus Pointe Golf Club 2500 Oak Pointe Drive, Pensacola, FL 32505, 850-484-9770, One of the top courses along the Gulf Coast and a favorite of many golfers, this semiprivate 18 hole, par 72 championship golf course is set in the heart of 600 acres of rolling woodlands and includes a driving range and a well stocked pro shop. 

Scenic Hills Country Club 8891 Burning Tree Road, Pensacola, FL 32514, 850-476-0380, A unique, one-of-a-kind 18 hole, par 71 Jerry Pate designed championship golf course that features large rolling hills and stately pines lining the fairways and Bermuda greens, as well as a large banquet facility, a fully stocked pro shop, a restaurant, and a comprehensive practice facility which includes a driving range and a putting green. more...