![People horseback riding on the beach at Amelia Island State Park People horseback riding on the beach at Amelia Island State Park](https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/media-folders/media-root/Amelia%20Island%20State%20Park_Janett%20Garrett_equestrians%20on%20beach%202.jpg)
![Person sitting under a beach umbrella at the coast of Bahia Honda State Park Person sitting under a beach umbrella at the coast of Bahia Honda State Park](https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/media-folders/media-root/Bahia%20Honda_2012%20contest_Bob%20Loewer_Umbrella%20on%20Beach.jpg)
![Aman and a woman sitting at a picnic table next to their bicycles on the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail Aman and a woman sitting at a picnic table next to their bicycles on the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail](https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/media-folders/media-root/Suwannee%20River%20Wilderness%20Trail_DEP%20Staff_bicycling_couple.jpg)
![A group of empty canoes floating on the clear water at Wekiwa Springs State Park A group of empty canoes floating on the clear water at Wekiwa Springs State Park](https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/media-folders/media-root/Wekiwa%20Springs_2010%20contest_Jason%20Matusiak_Canoes%20Retired%20for%20the%20Day.jpg)
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