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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2008 Print Version [PDF - 72.6 KB]
CONTACT: Amy Graham, (850) 245-2112 or (850) 778-7258 (cell)


DEP District Offices, State Parks and Preserve Closures and Re-Openings

 

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) regulatory offices, preserves and most state recreation areas have re-opened today after closures due to Tropical Storm Fay. Several state parks are still closed due to weather conditions and will remain closed until further notice.

Recreational closures and re-openings include:

State Park Closures (7):

Hontoon Island State Park
2309 River Ridge Road
Deland, Florida 32720

Lafayette Blue Springs State Park
799 NW Blue Springs Road
Mayo, Florida 32066

Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
3540 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32309

Kissimmee Prairie
33104 N.W. 192nd Avenue
Okeechobee, Florida 34972

Madison Blue Spring State Park
8300 N.E. State Road 6
Lee, Florida 32059

Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park
13802 Pumpkin Hill Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32226

Troy Springs State Park
674 N.E. Troy Springs Road
Branford, Florida 32008

State Parks Re-opening (2):

Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
3600 Indian Mounds Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32301

San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park
148 Old Fort Road
St. Marks, Florida 32355

All Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas (CAMA) Offices and Aquatic Preserves have re-opened; and all Office of Greenways & Trails (OGT) Offices and Sites have re-opened.

For additional information, visit www.dep.state.fl.us or www.floridadisaster.org.

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Last updated: August 25, 2008

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