DEP State Park and Recreation Closures and Re-Openings

TALLAHASSEE – Five of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) State Parks have re-opened today after closures due to Tropical Storm Fay. Four state parks and one Coastal and Aquatic Managed Area remain closed due to weather conditions and will remain closed until further notice.

State Park closures and re-openings include:

State Park Closures (4):

Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park
7502 Natural Bridge Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32305

Ochlockonee River State Park
429 State Park Road
Sopchoppy, Florida 32358

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

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

State Park Re-openings (5):

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

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

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

Coastal and Aquatic Managed Area (CAMA) Closure:

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