Myakka River State Park is one of my favorite places to visit when I am in Florida. I usually come down from Michigan between January and April, so I try to make the most of my time while I am here.

Officials from Florida State Parks announced the death of Lu, a hippo who "touched the lives of millions" for over 60 years, on Sunday. Hundreds of comments flooded the announcement on social media.

Lu the hippopotamus died June 8, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Lu had been at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964, and was 65 years old.

There are 175 state parks and trails in Florida, ranging from beaches and springs to scenic trails and historic sites. Find a park at FloridaStateParks.org.

19158 SW 81st Place Road, Dunnellon Rainbow Springs became a privately owned theme park in the 1930s, offering sub-boat rides with stairs that went below the waterline as well as a zoo, rodeo ...

Florida State Parks waives admission fees this Memorial Day😎 Admission is free at Florida State Parks on Monday, May 26 The API failed to deliver the resource.

At 71,000 acres, State Forest, Colorado’s largest state park, is only a fraction of the size of the 266,000-acre Rocky Mountain National Park. But this gem also sees a fraction of the crowds ...

Water access at Juniper Springs Waterway has been closed “due to the presence of an adult ‘nuisance alligator’,” the U.S. Forest Service says. This is not that alligator. Florida Fish and ...

Water access at Juniper Springs Waterway has been closed “due to the presence of an adult ‘nuisance alligator’,” the U.S. Forest Service says. This is not that alligator. Florida Fish and ...

Shantay, a female 1,000-pound manatee, is seen floating at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park in this image from 2022. Shantay died in January after drowning in a pool at the ...