I totally support Florida SB 80, also known as the “State Park Preservation Act,” which aims to protect Florida’s state parks from development. And I appreciate your efforts in this area.

None of the parks are so remote as to need onsite hotel-style lodging. There has never been such a threat to Florida’s nationally praised, award-winning network of 175 state parks, historic ...

It would protect Florida's state parks from this kind of development. An identical bill, HB 209, was filed in the House by State Rep. John Snyder (R-Stuart).

Public hearings for eight state parks will take place across Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 27 from 3-4 p.m. at designated recreation and parks offices.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 54 counties ahead of the storm, including Orange County and Hillsborough, which is home to Florida's top theme parks.

The Florida State Parks Foundation, founded in 1993 as Friends of Florida State Parks and renamed in 2018, is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to support and help sustain the Florida Park ...

The Great Outdoors Initiative started as an executive order, signed in October 2023 by Gov. Ron DeSantis. It contained no mention of development inside Florida’s state parks.

The Florida State Parks Foundation secured more than $2.1 million to preserve, protect, sustain and grow Florida’s award-winning state parks, including St. Augustine’s Fort Mose.