The pool is closed until further notice. Just minutes from downtown Tampa, this diverse park offers a refuge from city life with seven miles of nature trails and wonderful wildlife viewing. Come visit ...

Effective May 11, 2023: Drinking water is temporarily unavailable at Myakka River State Park. Please remember to bring your own water. Bottled water is also available at no cost at the ranger station ...

Some mapping software is leading visitors to inaccurate entrance to the park. The main park entrance leading to the ranger station and campground is located on County Road 39, not on Jameson Road.

Effective April 9, 2024: Erosion and sand migration have separated the northernmost mile of the Honeymoon Island State Park sandspit from the main island, forming a temporary cut. Erosion and sand ...

Many communities are built around their most distinctive feature. The town of Homosassa Springs is not only built around but also named after its most impressive natural wonder. For thousands of years ...

Music from the Saint Augustine Amphitheatre, located near Anastasia State Park, can occasionally be heard from the campground. By city ordinance, all music must end by 10 p.m. More than 1,600 acres of ...

Manatee programs are offered daily at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The programs are presented along side the main spring at the bleachers overlooking the Fish Bowl Underway Observatory. Manatee programs are ...

Ethel was first established in the 1860s by people who obtained their land through homestead acts, also known as patents or grants. The source of its name is and may never be known, but believed to be ...

The Florida scrub-jay is the state’s only endemic bird, which means it can’t be found anywhere else in the world. The loss of sandy, scrubby habitat that is managed with frequent fire is one reason ...

Blue Spring manages two dozen natural communities. Join us as we guide you through one of our most unique habitats, the Florida scrub, which is vital for many rare species and benefits water ...