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State Parks

• Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens
  3540 Thomasville Road • Tallahassee, FL 32309
  Located One Mile North of I-10 on US 319
  850-487-4556
  A Florida state park since 1953, this exquisite floral architecture surrounds a historic circa 1909 home and features over 200 varieties of native and exotic plants, a brick walkway, secret garden, reflection pool, and a walled garden. Activities such as hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, and boating are available on site and tours of the historic house are available. more...  map

• Bald Point State Park
  Bald Point Road • Tallahassee, FL 32346
  Off U.S. 98, 1 Mile South of Ochlockonee Bay
  850-349-9146
  Situated on Alligator Point, where Ochlockonee Bay meets Apalachee Bay, Bald Point is a well-known destination for birding and wildlife viewing. Swimming, sunbathing, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, windsurfing, picnicking, and bicycling are also popular activities.  more...  map

• Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
  550 Wakulla Park Drive • Tallahassee, FL 32327
  Located in Wakulla Springs
  850-224-5950
  Home of one of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world, Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park features a plethora of wildlife. Visitors of the area will most likely see such animals as deer, alligators, turtles, and birds. Two types of Ranger guided boat tours are available. Other activities to enjoy include hiking, swimming, picnicking, and horseback riding. Overnight accommodations can be made at the circa 1937, Wakulla Springs Lodge.  more...  map

• Lake Talquin State Park
  Jack Vause Landing Road • Tallahassee, FL 32301
  15 Miles West of Tallahassee on State Road 20
  850-922-6007
  Formed by the Jackson Bluff Dam on the Ochlockonee River, Lake Talquin is full of largemouth bass, bream, shellcracker, and speckled perch. Picnicking, boating, hiking, and canoeing are also popular activities at Lake Talquin State Park.  map

• Ochlockonee River State Park
  40 Highbridge Road • Tallahassee, FL 32176
  Located Four Miles South of Sopchoppy on U.S. 319
  850-962-2771
  Boating, fishing, wildlife viewing, swimming, and camping are just some of the activities visitors enjoy at Ochlockonee River State Park.  more...  map

Equine

• JK Arabian Stables
  3280 Creek Stable Road • Tallahassee, FL 32301
  850-575-3000
  Specializing in natural horseback riding trips in the Apalachicola National Forest on trails which are naturally wooded and shaded, this equine stable also offers Western style horseback riding lessons, hayrides, an English style arena for jumping, and boarding services. more...  map

Fishing

• Florida Light Tackle Sportsfishing
  121 Royster Road • Tallahassee, FL 32303
  Located at Shell Point
  850-926-1173
  Florida's premier fishing guide for trout, redfish, tarpon, and cobia, this full service fishing guide offers half day and full day light tackle and fly fishing excursions.  map

• Red & Sam's Fish Camp
  5563 North Monroe Street • Tallahassee, FL 32303
  850-562-3083
  This fishing camp is located on 16 acres on the famous Lake Jackson and is an excellent venue for bass fishing. Tent sites are on site, as well as a picnic area, restrooms, and showers.  map

Golf

• Cross Creek Golf Course
  6701 Mahan Drive • Tallahassee, FL 32317
  850-656-4653
  A beautiful nine hole, executive length golf course that features Bermuda grass fairways and Crenshaw bent grass greens and offers golfers of all skill levels a very challenging layout. Evening golf is available on the lighted fairways and three level driving range and putting area. A fully stocked pro shop is also on site and professional lessons are available. more...  map

• Don Veller Seminole Golf Course & Club
  2550 Pottsdamer Street • Tallahassee, FL 32310
  850-644-2582
  A championship 18 hole, par 72 golf course that challenges players of all skill levels and includes a 26,000 square foot clubhouse, a bar and grill, a fully stocked pro shop, a lighted driving range, and a practice facility complete with a putting green and chipping green. Group and private lessons are also available. more...  map

• Hilaman Park Golf Course
  2737 Blair Stone Road • Tallahassee, FL 32301
  850-891-3935
  Built in 1971 and designed by Lawrence Packard, this public 18 hole, par 72 golf course also includes a driving range, a putting green, a well stocked pro shop, a clubhouse restaurant, a swimming pool, tennis courts, and racquetball and squash courts. more...  map

• Jake Gaither Golf Course
  801 Tanner Drive • Tallahassee, FL 32301
  850-891-3942
  This public nine hole, par 36 golf course was built in 1956 by golf designer Sonny Hay and features beautiful fairways and water hazards on several of the holes. A well stocked pro shop and a practice putting green are also on site and rental clubs are available. more...  map

• Killearn Golf & Country Club
  100 Tyron Circle • Tallahassee, FL 32308
  850-893-2186, 800-476-4101
  This golf and country club features a championship 18 hole, par 72 golf course which was built in 1969 and designed by golf architect Bill Amick. A driving range and a well stocked pro shop are also on site and rental clubs are available. more...  map

Outfitters & Guides

• Barefoot Charters
  121 Spokan Trail • Tallahassee, FL 32327
  Located in Crawfordville
  850-879-0216
  Experienced guide providing fishing for trout, redfish and Spanish, bowfishing for rays, flounder and sheepshead, snorkeling for scallops, nature tours, and more in the Panacea area. more...  map

Tennis

• Forestmeadows Parks & Athletic Center
  4750 North Meridian Road • Tallahassee, FL 32301
  850-891-3920
  This park and athletic center features nine clay tennis courts, six hard lighted tennis courts, and three indoor racquetball courts, as well as locker rooms, a whirlpool, a sauna, a steam room, two weight rooms, picnic shelters, an outdoor pool, and a children's playground.  map

• Tom Brown Park Tennis Center
  501 Easterwood Drive • Tallahassee, FL 32301
  850-891-3966
  There are 12 hard lighted tennis courts and 12 outdoor racquetball courts located at this park and tennis center which also features a bike trail, a fitness trail, a nature trail, picnic shelters and tables, and a children's playground.  map

• Winthrop Park Tennis Center
  1601 Mitchell Avenue • Tallahassee, FL 32301
  850-891-3980
  This tennis center is open daily and provides six lighted hard tennis courts and two outdoor racquetball courts, as well as a children's playground and picnic shelters.  map