TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service announces the evacuation of campgrounds and closure of state parks across Central and North Florida due to imminent weather conditions, including strong winds and rain.
The following state park campgrounds have been closed in preparation for the storm:
- Anastasia State Park, St. Augustine (St. Johns County)
- Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park, Eastpoint (Franklin County)
- Falling Waters State Park, Chipley (Washington County)
- Fanning Springs State Park, Fanning Springs (Levy County)
- Florida Caverns State Park, Marianna (Jackson County)
- Fort Clinch State Park, Fernandina Beach (Nassau County)
- Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, Flagger Beach (Flagler County)
- Lafayette Blue Springs State Park, Mayo (Suwannee County)
- Little Talbot Island State Park, Jacksonville (Duval Country)
- Manatee Springs State Park, Chiefland (Dixie County)
- Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park, Keystone Heights (Clay County)
- Ochlockonee River State Park, Sopchoppy (Wakulla County)
- O’leno State Park, High Springs (Columbia County)
- Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Micanopy (Alachua County)
- Rainbow Springs State Park, Dunnellon (Marion County)
- Silver Springs State Park, Ocalla (Marion County)
- St. Andrews State Park, Panama City Beach (Bay County)
- Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, White Springs (Hamilton County)
- Suwanee River State Park, Live Oak (Suwanee County)
- T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Port St. Joe (Gulf County)
- Three Rivers State Park, Sneads (Jackson County)
- Torreya State Park, Bristol (Liberty County)
- Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park, Gulf Hammock (Levy County)
The following state parks are closed until further notice:
- Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee (Leon County)
- Adam’s Tract River Camp, Suwannee River (GPS Location: N 30 2.10, W 83 1.14)
- Bald Point State Park, Alligator Point (Franklin County)
- Cedar Key Museum State Park, Cedar Key (Levy County)
- Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve, Cedar Key (Levy County)
- Constitution Convention Museum State Park, Port St. Joe (Gulf County)
- Crystal River Archaeological State Park, Crystal River (Citrus County)
- Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park, Eastpoint (Franklin County)
- Econfina River State Park, Lamont (Taylor County)
- Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Homosassa (Citrus County)
- Fanning Springs State Park, Fanning Springs (Levy County)
- Forest Capital Museum State Park, Perry (Taylor County)
- John Gorrie Museum State Park, Apalachicola (Franklin County)
- Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park, Tallahassee (Leon County)
- Lake Talquin State Park, Tallahassee (Leon County)
- Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park, Monticello (Jefferson County)
- Madison Blue Spring, Madison (Madison County)
- Manatee Springs State Park, Chiefland (Dixie County)
- Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic Sate Park, Tallahassee (Leon County)
- Ochlockonee River State Park, Sopchoppy (Wakulla County)
- Orman House Historic State Park, Apalachicola (Franklin County)
- San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park, Saint Marks (Wakulla County)
- St. Marks River Preserve State Park, Tallahassee (Leon County)
- Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail, Crawfordville (Wakulla County)
- T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Port St. Joe (Gulf County)
- Torreya State Park, Bristol (Liberty County)
- Wakulla Springs State Park, Wakulla Springs (Wakulla County)
- Weeki Wachee State Park, Weeki Wachee (Hernando County)
Florida's state park system is one of the largest in the country with 174 state parks, trails and historic sites covering nearly 800,000 acres. For more about Florida State Parks and closure updates, click here.
