As an individual who loves our state parks and uses a mobility scooter, I can share firsthand how the accessible amenities at Rish Recreation Area and other state parks across Florida make a real ...

July is Disability Pride Month, so visit our beautiful, accessible state parks | Opinion July is Disability Pride Month, and July 26 marks 35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

May 23 (UPI) --State parks in Florida are now protected from commercial construction after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the State Park Preservation Act into law Thursday. The act, which will take ...

Through my work with the nonprofit Florida State Parks Foundation, I have seen our state make incredible strides to increase accessibility in state parks over the past 30 years.

As he said he would, Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure to protect Florida’s 175 state parks from development such as golf courses, luxury lodges and pickleball and tennis courts. The news ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The millions of tourists and Florida residents who visit state parks each year will see them remain free of golf courses, new hotels and sports facilities, as Republican Gov ...

Gov. DeSantis has signed a measure to protect Florida’s 175 state parks from development such as golf courses, luxury lodges and pickleball courts.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A bill aiming to protect state parks from certain development was signed into law Thursday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The bill will block the types of development that ...

Florida State Parks has launched its annual Capture the Real Florida photo contest, now open for the 2025 summer season. “With each photo contest, ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — After months of protests, the future of Florida’s state parks has been decided. Gov. DeSantis signed a new law, unanimously passed by state lawmakers ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Thursday curtailing what kind of development can happen in Florida’s prized state parks — giving his approval to ...