Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. The nearest named place is Wetlands Reserve Program Easement #129, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. THE RIDGE HWY passes 27 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 26.6 mi off the THE RIDGE HWY
85 named places within 25 miles
- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park: 6.1 mi
- Avon Park Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Istokpoga Park: 11.5 mi
- William J. Gentry, Jr. Memorial Eco Park: 12.4 mi
- Lottie Shannon Event Park: 18.5 mi
- Wetlands Reserve Program Easement #129: 0.9 mi
- Wetlands Reserve Program Easement #166: 1.5 mi
- Kissimmee Bend State Forest: 2.7 mi
- Wetlands Reserve Program Easement #203: 2.9 mi
- Triple Diamond Conservation Easement: 4.6 mi
- Military Sea Services Museum: 17.8 mi
- Sebring - Ridge Museum: 19.1 mi
- Highlands Museum of the Arts: 19.2 mi
- Lake Placid Historical Society: 22.0 mi
- Lake Placid Historical Society Depot Museum: 22.0 mi
- Fort Kissimmee: 3.5 mi
- Carolina Parakeet Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Town of KICCO Campsite: 8.9 mi
- Pinecrest Hotel Ruins: 20.8 mi
- Former Skate Park: 22.9 mi
- Airboat Wildlife Adventures: 12.1 mi
- Avon Park Old Post Office: 22.7 mi
- Avon Park Old Post Office: 22.7 mi
- The Jacaranda Avon Park: 22.8 mi
- The Jacaranda Avon Park: 22.8 mi
- Fort Basinger: 13.3 mi
- Osowaw Junction: 18.6 mi
- Fort Drum: 20.1 mi
- Fort Drum Service Plaza: 19.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:52 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 17:00 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 62 | 64 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 64 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, 7 mi away.
- Gopher Tortoise5 obs
- Largeflower Rose Gentian5 obs
- Rough Greensnake4 obs
- Common Box Turtle3 obs
- black-eyed Susan3 obs
- Pine lily3 obs
- Alligator lily3 obs
- Florida Lupine3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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