The Florida Senate and House of Representatives have approved legislation that would restrict development from occurring in state parks. The bill awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature. It's the ...

Ron DeSantis did the right thing — albeit grudgingly — by signing legislation into law to protect Florida's 175 state parks from encroaching development. The challenge he and future Florida governors ...

Following the controversy regarding a proposal to build golf courses and develop Florida state parks, WPTV political analyst Brian Crowley discusses why this is a reason why the public needs to ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection estimated the economic benefits in the local area around each of the 175 state parks, trails and historic sites, according to a report with the ...

[ Courtesy of Florida State Parks ] Newly obtained records show the survey work ended May 31, a couple of weeks before Nicklaus would visit. According to Stearns, Nicklaus’ lawyer, ...

The state’s list of potential parks was at one point much longer than the nine sites that have sparked outrage. 17 more Florida state parks were considered for golf courses, lodge, pickleball ...

The USA Today Network of Florida Opinion journalists asked our readers to join us in a campaign to protect our beloved state parks. And you responded.

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

Floridians didn't stop there. They also made their intentions known during the Florida State Parks Preservation Opinion Project, a collaboration by 17 Gannett-owned newspapers in the state of ...

"And there's lands out in the state of Florida that need to be in the state parks." The House unanimously supported its version of the bill (HB 209) last Wednesday.

Kayaking in Florida State Parks and National Park waterways make a trip to the Sunshine State ... Check out our complete ...

Florida theme parks closing due to Hurricane Milton. Lots of major theme parks in the state have announced their closure until the storm passes.