Big Bend Scenic Byway
Tate's Hell State Forest, FL

Comprising 202,000 acres, this forest land was purchased with the primary goal of hydrological restoration and preservation of Apalachicola Bay. The forest contains 107,300 acres of hydric communities such as wet prairie, wet flatwoods, bottomland forest, and floodplain swamp, as well as many rare plant species. One of the more unique features, the Dwarf Cypress Dome, contains trees over 300 years old, but only reach 6-15 feet high.