Marathon, Islamorada and Key Colony Beach will also be closed. All county-owned beaches and parks will close Thursday at 5 p.m. and won't reopen until Tuesday. State parks in the Keys will also be ...

In the state and national parks of the Florida Keys, you can swim, kayak, fish and snorkel. Fall visitor guide on nature stops in Monroe County.

On Monday, Southern Living released its list of Florida beaches that “ could pass for the Caribbean .” These beaches are ...

One by one, Florida Keys state parks have been reopening their gates to day visitors after Hurricane Irma. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park at mile marker 102. oceanside on Key Largo welcomed ...

America’s national parks may make the headlines, but its state parks offer equally breathtaking environments that can be easily explored through an array of activities. In the 125-mile-long ...

According to a Florida House of Representatives bill analysis, 32 million people visited Florida state parks during fiscal year 2021-2022.While around 75 percent of those visitors were “non ...

Cross Florida Greenway, followed by Honeymoon Island, are the two most popular state parks in Florida. ... Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail: 1,418,263; Bill Baggs Cape Florida: 796,523; ...

Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez and Rep. Jim Mooney toured five state parks in the Florida Keys on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez and Rep. Jim Mooney toured five state parks in the ...

The entity responsible for the proposal, the Department of Environmental Protection, or DEP, oversees Florida’s state parks. “DEP manages 175 state parks, trails and historic sites as part of ...