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TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
today announced the closure and re-opening of several state recreation areas,
preserves and district offices on Friday, August 22. All regulatory and recreation
office closures are effective through the weekend and until further notice.
Based on the projected path of Tropical Storm Fay, all state park overnight
accommodations from the Suwannee River west to Pensacola will be closed until
further notice. Visitors in camping areas or cabins will be evacuated today.
Status of state park openings and closings are subject to change over the weekend.
For the most current information, contact your local state park directly or visit
www.floridastateparks.org.
Regulatory District Offices Closed (2):
DEP Northeast District Office
7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite B200
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
DEP Central District Office
3319 Maguire Blvd.
Orlando, Florida 32803
State Parks Closed (10):
Bulow Creek State Park
3351 Old Dixie Highway
Ormond Beach, Florida 32174
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park
County Road 2001
Flagler Beach, Florida 32316
Crystal River Archaeological State Park
3400 N. Museum Point
Crystal River, Florida 34428
Faver-Dykes State Park
1000 Faver-Dykes Road
St. Augustine, Florida 32086
Gamble Rogers State Park
3100 S. State Road A1A
Flagler Beach, Florida 32136
Homosassa Springs State Park
4150 S. Suncoast Boulevard
Homosassa, Florida 34446
Ichetucknee Springs State Park
12087 S.W. U.S. 27
Fort White, Florida 32038
Kissimmee Prairie
33104 N.W. 192nd Avenue
Okeechobee, Florida 34972
St. George Island State Park
1900 E. Gulf Beach Drive
St. George Island, Florida 32328
Tomoka State Park
2099 North Beach Street
Ormond Beach, Florida 32174
State Parks Re-opening (2):
Anastasia State Park – Day Use and Campground Now Open
1340-A State Road A1A South
St. Augustine, Florida 32080
Fort Clinch State Park – Day Use and Campground Now Open
2601 Atlantic Avenue
Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034
Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas (CAMA) Closed (7):
Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve and Environmental Learning Center
505 Guana River Road
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082
East Central Florida Aquatic Preserves
3783 North Indian River Drive
Cocoa, Florida 32926
Northeast Aquatic Preserves Office
13802 Pumpkin Hill Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32226
Big Bend Seagrass Aquatic Preserves Office
3266 North Sailboat Avenue
Crystal River, Florida 34428
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
261 Seventh Street
Apalachicola, Florida 32320
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Field Office
350 Carroll Street
Eastpoint, Florida 32328
Rainbow Springs Aquatic Preserve
19152 SW 81 Place Road
Dunnellon, Florida 34432
Office of Greenways and Trails (OGT) Closed (8):
Cross Florida Greenway
Buckman Lock Visitor Center
200 Buckman Lock Road
Palatka, Florida 32177
Cross Florida Greenway
Rodman Campground
410 Rodman Road
Palatka, Florida 32177
Cross Florida Greenway
Santos Campground
3080 SE 80th Street
Ocala, Florida 34491
Cross Florida Greenway
Sharpes Ferry Office
8282 SE Hwy 314
Ocala, Florida 34470
Cross Florida Greenway
Inglis Lock Office
20751 SE 90th Avenue
Inglis, Florida 34449
Nature Coast State Trail Office
22 SE 2nd Avenue
Chiefland, Florida 32693
Withlacoochee State Trail Office
315 N Apopka
Inverness, Florida 34450
Van Fleet State Trail Office
7500 Bay Lake Road
Groveland, Florida 34736
For additional information, visit www.dep.state.fl.us or
www.floridadisaster.org.
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