Lake Kissimmee State Park
Lake Kissimmee State Park s a 5,930 acre Florida State Park located on Florida State Road 60, 15 miles east of Lake Wales. It contains floodplain, forest, prairie, hammock, flatwoods and Lakes Kissimmee, Tiger, and Rosalie. The park is home to 50 species of plants and animals that are either threatened, of special concern or endangered.
Activites include boating, canoeing, kayaking and fishing as well as camping, hiking, horseback riding, and nature viewing. Among the wildlife of the park include two hundred species of birds, among them the bald eagle, snail kite and whooping crane. Other animals are bobcat, grey fox and wild turkey, as well as white-tailed deer, sandhill crane, fox squirrel and otter.
Amenities include 13 miles of hiking trails and 6 miles of horseback trails, fishing docks, a living history site-- the 1876 Cow Camp. The park's sixty full facility campsites are located in an oak hammock. There are two primitive campsites and a youth camping area. 35,000 acres of lakes are accessible from the park. The park is open from 8:00 am till sundown year round. The cow camp is open 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays
References
Florida Online Park Guide -Lake Kissimmee State Park Jan. 24, 2006.
Florida State Parks -Lake Kissimmee State Park Jan. 24, 2006.
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