Region:
Northwest TORREYA
STATE PARK
Bristol, Florida

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Contact Information
Route 2, Box 70, Bristol32321
(850) 643-2674
Driving Directions
Torreya State Park is located off S.R. 12. on C.R. 1641, 13 miles
north of Bristol.
Hours of Operation
Florida state parks are open from 8 a.m. until sundown
365 days a year.
Park Fees
The Entrance Fee into most parks is $3.25-$4.00
per carload, up to eight people. Extra persons,
walk-ins, and bicyclists are $1.00 per person. There
may be additional fees for camping, tours, and museum
entrances. For further information about this park,
please call.
The high bluffs overlooking the Apalachicola River
make Torreya State Park one of Florida's most scenic.
Rising more than 150 feet above the river, the bluffs
have been shaped and divided by deep ravines that
have been eroded by streams throughout the centuries.
Park Activities
Full Camping, Primitive Camping, Youth Camping,
Cabins, Nature Trails, and Picnicking, and Wildlife
Viewing
Full Facility Camping
This 3,115-acre park has 30 campsites with electric
and water hookups available for reservation.
Cabins
The park has 1 large YURT (Year-round Universal
Recreational Tent)available for reservation. Torreya's
yurt is a 20-foot round, domed tent with flooring,
electricity, lockable wooden door, and three large
windows with screens and flaps that open and close.
Features of the yurt include air conditioning/heating,
skylight, futon with bunk twin bed on top, queen-size
bed, table and chairs, leisure deck. The yurt sleeps
5.
Nature Trails
The natural beauty of the park can best be enjoyed
along one of the nature trails. The Apalachicola
River Bluffs Trail, a National Recreational Trail,
offers a view of the river, Confederate gun pits,
bluffs and hardwood forests. The Weeping Ridge Trail
provides a healthy and pleasant walk to one of the
park's deep ravines. A seven-mile loop hiking trail
meanders through the park, exposing the hiker to
virtually all the park's natural features.
Picnicking
A picnic area with covered shelters is provided.
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