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The Florida Park Service is the division of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection responsible for the operation of Florida State Parks, and won the Gold Medal honoring the best state park system in the country in 1999 and 2005 from the National Recreation and Park Association.
The park has 15 miles (24 km) of trails, access to the Silver River, 10 luxury cabins, and a 59-site, full-facility campground. [8] The Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center, with educational facilities, is run by the Marion County Public School System in cooperation with the Florida Park Service. The center has a village of ...
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area occupies approximately the southern third of the island of Key Biscayne, at coordinates 25°40′25″N 80°09′34″W. This park includes the Cape Florida Light, the oldest standing structure in Greater Miami. [ 1] In 2005, it was ranked as having the 8th best beach in the country, [ 2][ 3] and in ...
Highlights include: Fully accessible river tour boats at Silver Springs State Park in Ocala and Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park near Tallahassee. Beach-accessible wheelchairs, available ...
He is the only person ever to rise from a park volunteer to park manager in the Florida Park Service's 89-year history; one of the specialists reprimanded had worked at the park for 28 years.
The Florida Park Service was established in 1935 to take advantage of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal program during the Great Depression. Florida: 10 unique, lesser-known state parks ...
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park, encompassing a 21,000-acre (85 km 2) savanna in Alachua County, Florida lying between Micanopy and Gainesville. It is also a U.S. National Natural Landmark. It is crossed by both I-75 and U.S. 441 (which has a scenic outlook ramp). It is in the center of the Paynes Prairie Basin.
Honeymoon Island State Park is a Florida State Park located on Honeymoon Island, a barrier island across St. Joseph Sound from Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Ozona, and Crystal Beach. The park is 385 acres (1.6 km 2) in land area with 2,400 acres (10 km 2) submerged and 4 miles (6 km) of beach. It lies at the western end of Causeway Boulevard, which ...