North Peninsula State Park

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North Peninsula State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Location Volusia County, Florida, USA
Nearest city Ormond-By-The-Sea, Florida
Coordinates 29°23′36″N81°5′19″W / 29.39333°N 81.08861°W / 29.39333; -81.08861 Coordinates: 29°23′36″N81°5′19″W / 29.39333°N 81.08861°W / 29.39333; -81.08861
Governing body Florida Department of Environmental Protection

North Peninsula State Park is a Florida State Park, located north of Ormond-By-The-Sea and east of the Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park, off A1A.

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