Connecting Key Largo to Key West, the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail has been under construction for more than a decade. It parallels US 1 and utilizes the old route  of the historic Overseas Railroad. According to DEP, more than 400,000 people make use of some portion of the route each year. DEP has allocated [...]

With stormy skies threatening, I didn’t feel comfortable going after a full re-hike of Key Vista Park last week as I planned, so I stopped at Anclote Gulf Park instead. These parks adjoin along the Gulf Coast north of the Anclote River, which marks the divider between Pinellas and Pasco Counties. What intrigued me about [...]

The 2009 National Federal Lands photo contest is underway, and you can win some fabulous prizes with your outdoor photography!  Each year, this contest encourages you to get outdoors and enjoy America’s public lands, including our National Parks, National Forests, National Wildlife Refuges, and in the West, lands held by the Bureau of Land Management [...]

Prices at Weeki Wachee are going down, down, down, as prices at Florida State Parks creep up a little. Now that Weeki Wachee Springs is a Florida State Park, a new price structure takes affect on July 1, cutting entrance fees in half:
Adults $13
Children ages 6-12, $5
Children 5 and under, free
Florida State Parks passholders get [...]

To keep our state parks open all across the state, DEP is implementing new fees to help with their budgetary shortfall. They issued a press release today recounting the details.  As it’s been many years since any significant rise in state park fees, I’m glad they’ve chosen to offset debt with fees rather than close [...]