Highlands Hammock State Park

As we have commented before, the state parks in Florida are each nicer than the last.  Highlands Hammock SP is one of the oldest state parks in Florida with nine different nature trails taking visitors through lush jungle-like foliage with abundant wildlife.

The beautiful cypress swamp.

The trail leads right through the hammock - Indian for a shady place.

A stroll across the elevated boardwalk along the cypress swamp trail offers views of all sorts of wildlife.  Yet another turtle you say, yet another alligator - but see the reflections in the water.  And the wonderfully coloured frog which was 15 cm long.