Picnic Spots Near Me in Lakeland, fl

Lake Parker Park

910 E. Granada Street, Lakeland, FL

Lake Parker Park has something for everyone. The park offers an array of amenities from a boat ramp and boat trailer parking to picnicking and pickleball. Lake Parker Park brings the forest to... Read More

Colt Creek State Park

16000 State Rd 471, Lakeland, FL

Colt Creek State Park is more than 5,000 acres of native Central Florida habitat, a place to explore the natural communities and wildlife that make our park special.

Comprised of large... Read More

Hillsborough River State Park

15402 U.S. 301 North, Thonotosassa, FL

Except for occasional reenactments, the cannon and guns are now silent at Fort Foster. No longer do Seminole Indians have to fight to keep a foothold in Florida, and soldiers no longer guard a... Read More

Alafia River State Park

14326 South County Road 39, Lithia, FL

Standing out from the relatively flat topography of Central Florida is Alafia River State Park, a reclaimed phosphate mine with some of the most radical elevation changes in the state. This... Read More

Paynes Creek Historic State Park

888 Lake Branch Road, Bowling Green, FL

During the 1840s, tensions between the settlers and Seminole Indians prompted authorities to establish a trading post in Florida´s interior, away from settlements.

Built in early 1849,... Read More

Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park

4335 Firetower Road, Haines City, FL

Located along the beautiful Lake Wales Ridge, Catfish Creek Preserve State Park covers more than 8,000 acres of scrub, sandhill and flatwoods land, in addition to 65 acres of submerged... Read More

Lake Louisa State Park

7305 U.S. Highway 27, Clermont, FL

A natural theme park awaits those with a hearty outdoor spirit.

The natural theme park of Lake Louisa State Park showcases a diversity of wildlife, including deer, bobcat, gopher... Read More

Al Lopez Park

4810 North Himes Avenue, Tampa, FL

This park is made up of approximately 132 acres offering a nature trail, freshwater pond, athletics and a community center.

Features:

Cordelia B Hunt... Read More

Lake Kissimmee State Park

14248 Camp Mack Road, Lake Wales, FL

Florida's cowboy heritage comes alive with living history demonstrations of the early Florida "cow hunters" in an 1876-era cow camp.

White-tailed deer, bald eagles, sandhill cranes,... Read More

Little Manatee River State Park

215 Lightfoot Road, Wimauma, FL

The river has been designated an Outstanding Florida Water and is part of the Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve. Nature enthusiasts will appreciate the rare ecosystems found within the park,... Read More

Gadsden Park

6901 South MacDill Avenue, Tampa, FL

Park amenities include picnic tables, picnic shelters, restrooms, ball fields, a dog park, a playground and a fishing lake.

Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

7200 Battlefield Parkway, Bushnell, FL

Every January, under the oaks of Dade Battlefield State Park, history lovers gather to commemorate the battle that started the Second Seminole War. On December 28, 1835, Indian warriors... Read More

Lake Manatee State Park

20007 State Road 64 East, Bradenton, FL

Lake Manatee State Park is located 15 miles east of Bradenton, Florida on State Road 64. It extends three miles along the south shore of beautiful Lake Manatee, our namesake.

The lake... Read More

Highlands Hammock State Park

5931 Hammock Road, Sebring, FL

One of Florida's oldest parks, opening to the public in 1931, Highlands Hammock was established when local citizens came together to promote the hammock as a candidate for national park... Read More

Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve

423 Lafayette Boulevard, Oldsmar, FL

Features:

Canoe launch
Dog park
Fishing dock
Free parking
Lookout... Read More