It's been 125 years since Interstate State Park opened followed by 49 others that have helped preserve views and provide ...

Beaches might be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Florida or California but likely not when contemplating Iowa, Nebraska, or the Dakotas. Yet every state has stellar beaches.

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

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will sign a bill protecting state parks from development. The bill reverses a previous plan for recreational facilities and hotels in state parks.

Camp Helen State Park does not have lifeguards on duty, but it does have some of the most secluded, uncrowded beaches in the ...

Six weeks ago, Florida Opinion journalists of the USA Today Network asked you, our readers, to join us in a legislative advocacy campaign to protect and preserve our beloved state parks.. And you ...

State parks would be protected from pickleball courts, golf courses and hotel development under a bill passed unanimously by the Florida House on Thursday in response to last summer’s statewide ...

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 ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — State parks would be protected from pickleball courts, golf courses and hotel development under a bill passed unanimously by the Florida House on Thursday in response to ...

A proposal to limit development in state parks and ensure maximum public scrutiny of changes to their management plans won unanimous approval in a Florida House committee Tuesday.

State parks would be protected from pickleball courts, golf courses and hotel development under a bill passed unanimously by the Florida House. The bill now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis for final ...