Azaleas are in bloom at Ravine Gardens State Park in Palatka on March 10, 2024. (Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel) In 1970, the gardens became a Florida state park, and it was listed on the ...

Some of the most fascinating state parks are these lesser-known places. Tucked in the quiet town of Palatka in northeast Florida, you'll find the tranquil and beautiful Ravine Gardens State Park.

West of the St. Johns River sits is crater-like ravine formed some thousand years ago. Today, nestled in the downtown area of Palatka, it's home to more than 100,000 azaleas that bloom from late ...

Ravine Gardens State Park in Palatka presents a stunning display of historical and natural wonders in a rare steephead ravine ecosystem hardly reminiscent ... ORLANDO, Fla.

A 13-year-old Palatka boy is in custody after a woman jogger was attacked Friday morning in the Ravine Gardens State Park at 1600 Twigg St., according to the Palatka Police Department. The teen, no… ...

PALATKA, Fla. -- An adventure through the lush greenery of a small-town Florida state park will send you up among the treetops. Ravine Gardens offers 2 suspension bridges Also stroll by natural ...

Ravine Gardens State Park may be one o… A splashy show takes center stage the next few weekends in Palatka when a state park bursts with sprays of orange, pink, red, fuchsia and white azalea blooms.

PALATKA -- The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Ravine Gardens State Park, Palakta, is hosting the 14th Annual Azalea Days 9 a.m.-6 p.m., today and 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday.

Future concert dates will be May 2, 16, 30, June 12 and 26, with further details to be announced. For more information contact Donna Rhein at Ravine Gardens State Park (386) 329-3721.

The best time to visit Ravine Gardens State Park is from January through March, when more than 18 types of azaleas come into peak bloom — they’re at the heart of gardens formed within the ...