Ravine Gardens State Park is a
Florida State Park located in
Palatka, Florida. It is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
The park was constructed by the
Works Progress Administration, with cypress buildings, rock gardens and
fieldstone
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terraces. Near the park entrance is The Court of States and a obelisk dedicated to
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Recreational activities
Activities include viewing the thousands of plants and shrubs,
picnic
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king,
jogging,
hiking and
biking
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. Amenities include interpretive exhibits, picnic areas, gardens, hiking trails, a paved perimeter loop road, and a
parcours trail. Visitors can rent a large covered pavilion, auditorium, and meeting rooms.
Special events
The park is part of the annual
Florida Azalea Festival the first weekend in March, when the nearly 100,000 plants that the WPA planted decades ago bloom.
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Hours
Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year (including holidays).
Gallery
Image:Ravinegardens02.jpg, Information sign in the park
Image:Ravinegardens03.jpg, Fountain in the Court of States
Image:Ravinegardens04.jpg, View down an open-air colonnade in the Court of States
References
External links
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Florida State Parks
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Absolutely Florida
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National Register of Historic Places
State parks of Florida
National Register of Historic Places in Putnam County, Florida
Palatka, Florida
Tourist attractions in Palatka, Florida
Works Progress Administration in Florida
Protected areas established in 1934
Parks in Putnam County, Florida
Gardens in Florida
Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
1934 establishments in Florida
National Park Service rustic in Florida
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