Tomoka State Park, Nature and wildlife park in Ormond Beach, United States.
Tomoka State Park is a nature reserve along the Tomoka River spread across roughly 2,000 acres of land. The grounds are home to manatees, alligators, deer, tortoises, bobcats, and around 160 bird species living in their natural habitats.
The park contains the site of Nocoroco, a Timucuan village on the Tomoka River, and the land of the Tomoka Mound Complex just south of it was occupied as early as 5000 B.C. Richard Oswald, a wealthy Scottish merchant, owned a plantation here throughout British rule of Florida. The park was established in 1945 and added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1973.
Within the park lies the site of Nocoroco, a Timucuan village on the Tomoka River. The land of the Tomoka Mound Complex just south of the village site was occupied as early as 5000 B.C., according to researchers. The park became a state park in 1945 and was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1973.
Tomoka State Park lies three miles north of Ormond Beach on North Beach Street, along the Tomoka River. It has a boat ramp, a one-half mile nature trail, a paved one mile multiuse trail, five picnic areas and one hundred campsites. Florida state parks are open from 8 a.m. to midnight every day of the year, holidays included.
The park's 2,000 acres hold the site of Nocoroco, a Timucuan village on the Tomoka River, and the Tomoka Mound Complex just south of it, where researchers suggest occupation began as early as 5000 B.C. The land later became a plantation owned by Scottish merchant Richard Oswald during British rule of Florida.
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