Bald Point State Park
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Protected area Bald Point State Park is a Florida State Park located south of Ochlockonee Bay, approximately seven miles southeast of Panacea, on St. James Island in Alligator Point, Tallahassee's closest beach, off U.S. 98, in Franklin County northwestern Florida. The address is 146 Box Cut. Park was named after Bald Point cape on eastern tip of St. James Island in Ochlockonee Bay.<ref name="gnis">Template:Cite gnis</ref>
The first land in Bald Point State Park, Template:Convert primarily along the shore of Apalachee Bay, was purchased by the state in 1999.<ref name= plan>Template:Cite report</ref> A major expansion of the park occurred in 2002 when Florida purchased Template:Convert of land from St. Joe Company for $10.3 million. The purchased land was on Ochlockonee Bay, east of the Crooked River (Florida) in Franklin County, Florida.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:As of, the park included approximately Template:Convert.<ref name=plan/>
Recreational Activities
The park has beaches, bicycling, birding, canoeing, fishing, hiking, kayaking, swimming and wildlife viewing.
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External links
- Bald Point State Park at Florida State Parks
- Bald Point State Park at Visit Florida
- Nature Tourism - Bald Point State Park - State Extension Service site