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Tomoka State Park

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Nearest city
  
Ormond Beach, Florida

Phone
  
+1 386-676-4050

Area
  
7.284 kmĀ²

Established
  
1946

Tomoka State Park

Location
  
Volusia County, Florida, United States

Governing body
  
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Address
  
2099 N Beach St, Ormond Beach, FL 32174, USA

Management
  
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Similar
  
Bulow Creek State Park, The Casements, Romano Beachfront Park, Tom Renick Park, Rockefeller Gardens

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Tomoka State Park is an 1,800-acre (7.3 km2) Florida State Park located along the Tomoka River, three miles (5 km) north of Ormond Beach on North Beach Street.

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FaunaEdit

Among the wildlife of the park are West Indian manatees, alligators, white-tailed deer, gopher tortoises, bobcats, and 160 species of birds. Seasonal birds of prey include the bald eagle, peregrine falcon, and northern harrier. The park's wading birds include egrets, herons, wood stork and American white ibis.

Historic statusEdit

Within the park is the site of the Timucuan village of Nocoroco, located on the Tomoka River. The site was inhabited approximately a thousand years ago. It became a state park in 1945. On May 7, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Recreational activitiesEdit

Activities include canoeing, boating, and fishing, as well as hiking, camping, picnicking, and wildlife viewing.

The Fred Dana Marsh Museum features works by artist Fred Dana Marsh, as well as exhibits about the area's natural and cultural history. No longer housed at Tomoka State Park.

Other amenities include a one-half mile nature trail, a boat ramp, five picnic areas, a camp store with live music every Saturday night, and one hundred campsites.

HoursEdit

Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year (including holidays).

References

Tomoka State Park Wikipedia