DUNEDIN, Fla. — Last week, Florida's Department of Environmental Protection unveiled plans aimed at bringing more people to state parks. Those plans include adding pickleball courts, golf ...

Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection has unveiled the 'Great Outdoors Initiative', a proposal to add pickle ball courts, lodging to state parks.

The state’s 175 parks are key to Florida’s identity — and an enormous tourist draw. They also provide affordable recreation and environmental education opportunities for Florida families.

The entity responsible for the proposal, the Department of Environmental Protection, or DEP, oversees Florida’s state parks. “DEP manages 175 state parks, trails and historic sites as part of ...

The State of Florida likes to brag that we have the best state parks in America; that our 175 parks attract nearly 30 million visitors and produce billions of dollars of economic impact; that our ...