Local ‘Fine with me’: DeSantis pulls back on plan to build new attractions at Florida’s state parks By James Tutten, WFTV.com August 29, 2024 at 12:13 pm EDT ...

Florida Caverns State Park, in the Panhandle near Marianna, would see the return of golf after its course closed in 2018, plus the addition of pickleball, disc golf and another campground.

Attendance: 579,316 Economic impact: $73,284,822 9) Sebastian Inlet State Park Sebastian Inlet lies within a stretch of barrier island along central Florida's east coast. The inlet is a manmade ...

Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection has unveiled the 'Great Outdoors Initiative', a proposal to add pickle ball courts, lodging to state parks.

A legislative effort to ensure golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges are never built in state parks has stalled in the Florida Senate. The Florida House passed its version of the bill ...

Senate Bill 80, the State Park Preservation Act, filed by state Sen. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, would place strict limitations on development in state parks as well as outdoor activities that can be ...

Diversity of Florida state parks a way see, enjoy our natural state I’m now a 15-year transplant to Florida and have succumbed to every seduction this wonderful place has to offer.

Congratulations, getting in will now be free this year. Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the entrance fees for all of Florida’s 175 state parks will be suspended for that holiday weekend.

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.

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 ...

And to help make that happen, we’re hosting an AMA on Thursday, April 10, at 1 p.m. ET so you can make your voice heard and ask us what you want to know about Florida’s state parks, the ...