Just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the amendment landed. As Harrell flipped through the pages in her office, she muttered with relief. A pin reading “I love Florida State Parks” clung to her jacket.

In March, the USA TODAY Network-Florida Opinion team reached out to Floridians, seeking their input into House Bill 209 and Senate Bill 80, introduced to protect Florida state parks from the kind ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — 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 ...

First-time visitors to Jonathan Dickinson State Park, like Brenner Gagne, said Tuesday that it's common sense to protect the parks. "You can play golf anywhere in Florida," Gagne said.

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 ...

Florida Senate Bill 80 looks to prevent last year's Great Outdoors Initiative that proposed building pickleball courts, golf courses in state parks.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida State Parks have announced the winners of the 2024 Capture Real Florida photo contest. The annual contest intends to highlight the natural beauty of ...

They also made their intentions known during the Florida State Parks Preservation Opinion Project, a collaboration by 17 Gannett-owned newspapers in the state of Florida to rally support behind ...

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 ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation protecting 175 state parks from development. The new law, supported unanimously by the Florida Legislature, aims to preserve natural spaces.

The state of Florida makes a lot of headlines, but few have to do with the Sunshine State’s natural beauty. Florida is home to 175 state parks, trails and historic sites and to celebrate its ...