DeSoto Site Historic State Park

Desoto Site Historic State Park
Historical marker
Location	Leon County, Florida, US
Nearest city	Tallahassee, FL
Coordinates	30°26′07″N 84°16′08″W / 30.435323°N 84.268811°W / 30.435323; -84.268811Coordinates: 30°26′07″N 84°16′08″W / 30.435323°N 84.268811°W / 30.435323; -84.268811
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)

DeSoto Site Historic State Park is a Florida state park located in Tallahassee, Florida. It consists of 5 acres (20,000 m²) of land near Apalachee Parkway including the residence of former Governor John W. Martin. The site is intended to initiate research and education on nearly four centuries of recorded history beginning with Hernando de Soto's use of the site as a winter encampment in 1539 to Governor Martin's occupation of Apalachee in the 1930s.