Koreshan State Historic Site

3800 Corkscrew Rd, Estero, FL 33928

Phone: (239) 992-0311

A pristine reserve in Estero, one of the fastest-developing areas of Florida, Koreshan State Historic Site on the Estero River combines history and nature for a magnificent outdoor experience.

With a colorful past that started with the settlement of the area by Cyrus Reed Teed and his followers in 1894, the site now stands as a state park commemorating Teed’s religious movement to build New Jerusalem in Southwest Florida. This Koreshan Unity believed the universe existed at the center of a giant hollowed sphere. Though the movement faded after Teed’s death in 1908, the last followers deeded the land to the state in 1961.

Over 50 years later, visitors can walk the park’s trails, fish with alligators and wading birds on the Estero River, picnic, canoe or camp overnight. As with all state parks, the Koreshan site is open from 8 a.m. to sunset 365 days a year. Admission is $2 for pedestrians or bikers, $4 for single occupancy and $5 for up to 8 people in a vehicle. The camping fee is $26 per night, plus tax.

To get to Koreshan State Historic Site on Corkscrew Boulevard, take Interstate 75 to Exit 123. The park entrance is located on Corkscrew Boulevard just west of its intersection with Tamiami Trail South (U.S. 41). For more information, call 992-0311.