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Ravine Gardens State Park
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| Ravine Gardens State Park | |
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| IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
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| Location | Palatka, Putnam County, Florida, USA |
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| Area | 59 acres |
| Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Ravine Gardens State Park is a 59 acre Florida State Park located in Palatka, Florida. It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The park was constructed by the Works Progress Administration, with cypress buildings, rock gardens and fieldstone terraces. Near the park entrance is The Court of States and a 64 foot obelisk dedicated to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Activities include viewing the thousands of plants and shrubs, picnicking, jogging, hiking and biking. Amenities include interpretive exhibits, picnic areas, gardens, hiking trails, a 1.8 mile paved perimeter loop road, and a parcours trail. Visitors can rent a large covered pavilion, auditorium, and meeting rooms.
The park is part of the annual Azalea Festival the first weekend in March, when the nearly 100,000 plants that the WPA planted decades ago bloom.[1]
Florida state parks are open between 8 A.M. and sundown every day of the year (including holidays).
- Ravine Gardens State Park at Florida State Parks
- Ravine State Gardens at Absolutely Florida
- Ravine State Gardens at Wildernet
- Putnam County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Ravine Gardens State Park is at coordinates Coordinates:
 Information sign in the park |
 Fountain in the Court of States |
 View down an open-air colonnade in the Court of States |
