7 Nature & Parks in Milton That You Shouldn't Miss

November 2, 2021 Leida Jutras

Milton is a city in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. The city was incorporated in 1844 and is home to Naval Air Station Whiting Field. The population was 7,045 at the 2000 census. In 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 8,044. The population estimate for 2013 was 9,323. It is the county seat of Santa Rosa County. Milton was known by various names during its development. Most notable were "Hell-Town" (muggy, inhospitable land covered with briars, mosquitoes, thorns, snakes) "Jernigan's Landing", "Scratch Ankle" (due to the briars that grew along the riverbank), "Hard Scrabble", and later Milton (possibly Homage to the Epic Poem novelist John Milton) and/or because of the local lumber mill industry or Mill Town, which was shortened to Milton.
Restaurants in Milton

1. Krul Recreation Area

Krul Lake Rd, Milton, FL 32570 +1 850-957-5700 http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/Florida-Forest-Service/Our-Forests/State-Forests/Blackwater-River-State-Forest/Recreation-Areas-at-Blackwater-River-State-Forest#7
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5.0 based on 3 reviews

Krul Recreation Area

2. Old River Trail

Milton, FL +1 850-539-5999 http://www.nwfwater.com/Lands/Recreation/Area/Blackwater-River/Old-River-Trail
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Old River Trail

3. Milton Riverwalk

Milton, FL +1 850-983-5400 http://www.miltonfl.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Milton-Riverwalk-2
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4. Blackwater River

Milton, FL http://www.blackwaterliving.com/
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4.5 based on 86 reviews

Blackwater River

One of the top Florida camping areas.

Reviewed By RamboB44magnum - Milton, United States

It’s got many attractions, lots of fish and can hunt on parts of it for deer.many public access points for boating, fishing from shore, kayaking, etc. plus there’s dolphins, and they give you opportunities to photograph them riding your bow. Black bears can be sighted in area around black water, I saw one running from trash can at night on ward basin.

5. Blackwater Heritage State Trail

5533 Alabama St, Milton, FL 32570-7313 +1 850-983-5338 http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/state/black/default.htm
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Blackwater Heritage State Trail

Reviewed By Miltoflorida - Milton, United States

In the past 6 years I have done more than 15,000 miles on this 10-mile long trail and never got tired of it's ever seasonal changing beauty - especially if one bikes farther out north and north-east into the surrounding farming country with it's corn- peanut- and cotton fields. The trail itself is very well maintained by 3 very dedicated State Park workers. If you meet them somewhere along the trail, stop and tell them how much you appreciate their maintaining a trail, that a lot of more affluent communities would be proud of - but just do not have. So mostly used during the week by bikers, the trail attracts on weekend lots of families, many from towns others than Milton

6. Yellow River Marsh Aquatic Preserve

Milton, FL 32583 +1 850-595-0683 http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/yellow/
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Yellow River Marsh Aquatic Preserve

Reviewed By RamboB44magnum - Milton, United States

This is in black water management area, the wildlife and natural surroundings are abundent. You can find many fish species here including lots of mullet, Doesn’t seem crowded or polluted, although tournaments occasionally come this way. Overall pleasing, I found dusk good time to relax and sip on beer, listen to nature.

7. Jackson Red Ground Trail

Milton, FL
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A good hiking trail.

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