Carson Platt Estate
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Street Address: 11800 County Road 512 Fellsmere, FL 32948
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 27° 49'29.42" Longitude: -80° 35'48.50"
Conservation Area Size: 5,334 acres
Hours of Operation: 8:00am-sunset, year-round
Open to Public: YES
- Parking available at the Visitor Center and South Entrance
- Restrooms at Visitors Center & Port-o-let on North Side
- Walking Trails & Guided Tours
- Several Picnic Pavilions
- Primitive Campsites – Hike in only
- Manatee Observation & Fishing Along C-54 Canal
Rules
No firearms or trapping devices, No motorized vehicles (except on designated roads or in parking areas), No removal of plants, animals, or cultural resources, Pets permitted in designated areas – must be leashed at all times, No alcohol in public areas.
Description
This property is managed in conjunction with the St. Sebastian River State Park (SSRSP) by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The property contains a mixture of xeric oak scrub, scrubby flatwoods, pine flatwoods, palmetto prairie, and forested and herbaceous wetlands. There are several protected species that have been documented on-site, including the red-cockaded woodpecker, Florida scrub-jay, Florida gopher tortoise, Southern bald eagle, and numerous wading bird species. The mixture of communities on the site also provides habitat for several protected plant species.
The Park provides many recreational opportunities to the public including horseback riding, hiking, bicycling, canoeing, boating, fishing, wildlife observation, and primitive camping. There are two entrances to the SSRSP – the visitor center is located off Babcock Road just north of the C-54 Canal, and the south entrance is located 1.8 miles west of I-95 on CR 512.