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Lake Louisa State Park is a 4,372-acre (17.69 km 2) Florida State Park located south of Clermont, in the northeast corner of the Green Swamp and the southwestern shore of Lake Louisa. It is made up of bald cypress, live oak, and saw palmettos. In addition to Lake Louisa, the park contains Hammond Lake, Dixie Lake, Dude Lake, and Bear Lake ...
A short river connects Lake Susan to Lake Minnehaha, the second largest lake.Minnehaha averages 14 feet (4.3 m) in depth with areas over 18 feet (5.5 m) deep. [10] Lake Minnehaha is more developed than Louisa with suburban housing along all but a bay on its northwest shoreline, Cypress Cove, which is swampland unsuitable for development.
It is dotted with many lakes, such as Curran, Black, McDougall, Rainbow, and most notably Lake Louisa—the largest lake in the Regional County. These lakes attract many cottage vacationers and fishing enthusiasts. [4] [5]
Lake Kissimmee: The 1876 Cow Camp is a living history site with Cracker Cowboys: Lake Louisa State Park: Lake: 4,372 acres (1,771 ha) 1974: Lake Louisa: Park includes the Green Swamp and six lakes Lake Manatee State Park: Manatee: 556 acres (225 ha) 1970: Lake Manatee: 60-site campground was opened in 1986 Lake Talquin State Park: Leon Gadsden ...
The Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge is located in Southwest Florida in Collier County, between Marco Island and Everglades City, Florida.The refuge was first established in 1996 and covers 35,000 acres of the Ten Thousand Islands.
Activities include hiking, fishing, boating, camping, and wildlife viewing. Among the wildlife of the park are foxes, cotton rats, raccoons, opossums, white-tailed deer, rabbits, skunk, beavers, turtles, snakes and alligators. [2] A variety of trees can be found in the park, including longleaf pine, magnolia and bald cypress trees.
The community of Louisa is located near the lake. The town has a church called St. Aidan's and a community center for resident to rent. A social club on the lake runs activities such as swimming lessons in summer months, and a property owner's association is active on the lake to manage the impact of human activities on the lake's health.
The Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex, commonly known as the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, is a nature center operated by the city of Boca Raton, Florida, in conjunction with the Gumbo Limbo Coastal Stewards (Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Inc.) and the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, and located at 1801 N. Ocean Blvd. in Boca Raton.