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See our state parks, up close, naturally

September 19, 2018 By Mary Rathman

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has announced the redesign of the Florida State Parks website.

Bahio Honda State Park in Big Pine Key. (Stefanie Burlingame)

In partnership with Visit Florida, the new parks website features tools and information that will be helpful to the state’s visitors.

It also promotes the Florida Park Service, providing visitors with detailed information about all 175 state parks, trails and historic sites.

User experience is improved because of the site’s mobile responsiveness and robust site search tool. It also features more photos and a trip tuner, making it easier for visitors to plan their trips to state parks.

The trip tuner helps to plan a park experience online. It will do the searching for you when you enter your preferences. To try it, visit VisitFlorida.triptuner.com/stateparks/en.

At Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, in Key West, you can visit the fort, which was completed in 1866, and visit the beach with plenty of shaded picnic areas.

Visitors also can find ways to get involved in state parks through volunteering, and find stories from park rangers, staff and volunteers.

Tourism is the No. 1 industry in the state of Florida, and these new resources showcasing visitor opportunities will help support the industry.

The website also has a new marketing logo for Florida State Parks, which features the Florida panther. The panther symbolizes the Florida Park Service’s role in protection and conservation, while representing the wild, Real Florida found within Florida State Parks.

To learn more about our state’s special places and prized properties, as well as natural resources, visit www.FloridaStateParks.org.

Published September 19, 2018

Tomoka State Park, along the Tomoka River, is 3 miles north of Ormond Beach and has many areas for nature lovers to explore.
A roseate spoonbill shows off its balancing skills at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Widllife State Park.

 

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