One of the original Florida state parks, opened to the public ... Another special inhabitant of the park is the rare Barbour’s map turtle, only found in this part of the country.

Jonathan Dickinson, the largest state park in Southeast Florida, consists of a patchwork ... him to “drop everything” and start drawing maps where the new developments might go.

It felt like paradise standing out on the bluff overlooking the rushing river surrounded by dense foliage with Florida state park ranger Brian Brown. “When you come to Torreya State Park ...