On Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, Florida State Parks is offering free admission. There are five exceptions. See the list. There are 175 state parks and trails in Florida, ranging from beaches and ...

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's Prized State Parks Are Shielded From Golf Courses and Hotels as DeSantis Bows to Backlash TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The millions of tourists and Florida residents who visit state parks ...

And that’s what Florida State wanted all along, anyway. Alford’s point to ACC commissioner Jim Phillips (and the rest of the league): it wasn’t fiscally fair for Florida State – and ...

The Florida Senate passed Senate Bill 80 — one of two bills meant to prevent development in state parks. This bill deters initiatives similar to last summer, when Gov. Ron DeSantis' plans were ...

State Parks in Florida Appear Off-Limits to Development as Lawmakers React to Outcry TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — State parks would be protected from pickleball courts, golf courses and hotel ...

They can be found throughout the entire state, but aren’t known to occur in the Florida Keys, according to the Florida Museum. Cottonmouth Defensive Position in Apalachicola. Cottonmouth (water ...

Florida Senate Bill 80, intended to prevent development like golf courses in state parks, has stalled due to a disagreement over wording. The bill passed the House unanimously but is held up in ...

Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection last year announced a plan that would have allowed developers to turn state parks into more ... installing certain camping cabins but within ...

(Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel) The event, which runs from April 26-May 3, includes opportunities for tours and volunteer shifts at 19 state parks from the Florida Keys to the Panhandle.

A proposal designed to prevent golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury resorts in state parks is ready to go to the full Senate. The Senate Fiscal Policy on Tuesday backed the bill (SB 80 ...