Washington Oaks State Gardens
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Visitor center alongside live oak tree
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| Location | Flagler County, Florida, USA |
| Nearest city | Palm Coast, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29°38′06″N 81°12′14″W / 29.63500°N 81.20389°WCoordinates: 29°38′06″N 81°12′14″W / 29.63500°N 81.20389°W |
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Washington Oaks Historic District
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| Nearest city | Palm Coast, Florida |
| Area | 21 acres (8.5 ha) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| NRHP Reference # | 09000400 |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 2009 |
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park is a Florida State Park located near Palm Coast, Florida, along A1A. The park is most famous for its formal gardens, but it also preserves the original habitat of a northeast Florida barrier island.
Habitats preserved by the park include beach, coastal scrub, coastal hammock, and tidal marshes.
Vegetation includes southern live oaks (Quercus virginiana), magnolias, hickories (Carya spp.), cabbage palmettos (Sabal palmetto), and saw palmettos (Serenoa repens). Plants that can be found in the gardens are roses, camellias, and azaleas, among others.
Wildlife include sea turtles, Florida gopher tortoises, West Indian manatees, white-tailed deer, raccoons, bobcats, foxes, Virginia opossums, eastern gray squirrels, pileated woodpeckers, northern cardinals, bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and Florida scrub jays.
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