Friends Groups
Friends groups, also referred to as Citizen Support Organizations (CSO), provide support to individual parks by volunteering, educating visitors, hosting events and raising funds for specific park projects. There are currently more than 80 friends groups supporting state parks throughout Florida. These groups and the citizens that pledge their time to them play a vital role supporting Florida's state parks, ensuring that our natural, cultural and historical resources are protected for future generations.
CSO Handbook (Large Print)| Park Name | CSO Name | CSO Address |
| Falling Waters State Park | Friends Of Falling Waters State Park | Friends of Falling Waters, Inc. 1365 Watford Circle Chipley, FL 32428 |
| Fanning Springs State Park | Friends of Manatee Springs Parks, Inc. | 11650 N.W. 115th Street Chiefland, FL 32626 |
| Fort George Island Cultural State Park | Friends of Talbot Islands State Parks | 12157 Heckscher Drive Jacksonville, FL 32226 info@talbotislands.com |
| Faver-Dykes State Park | Friends of Faver-Dykes State Park | 1000 Faver Dykes Road St. Augustine, FL 32086 |
| Fort Cooper State Park | Friends of Fort Cooper, Inc. | 3100 South Old Floral City Road Inverness, FL 34450 |
| Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park | Friends of Del-Nor Wiggins Pass | 11135 Gulfshore Dr., Naples, Florida 34108 239-597-6196 |
| Don Pedro Island State Park | Barrier Island Parks Society | Sharon McKenzie, CSO Executive Director Gasparilla Lighthouse Post Office Box 637 Boca Grande, FL 33921 941-964-0060 |
| Eden Gardens State Park | Friends of Eden State Gardens, Inc. | P.O. Box 4 Pt. Washington, Fl 32454 |
| Dunns Creek State Park | Friends of Dunns Creek State Park | c/o Ravine Gardens State Park, 1600 Twigg Street, Palataka, FL 32177, (386) 329-3721 |
| Crystal River Preserve State Park | Friends of Crystal River | 3400 North Museum Pointe Crystal River, FL 34428 |
| Curry Hammock State Park | Friends of Islamorada Area State Parks, Inc. | P.O. Box 236 Islamorada, FL 33036 |
| Indian Key Historic State Park | Friends of Islamorada Area State Parks, Inc. | P.O. Box 236 Islamorada, FL 33036 |
| De Leon Springs State Park | Friends of De Leon Springs State Park, Inc. | 601 Ponce de Leon Blvd De Leon Springs, 32130 |
| Rock Springs Run State Reserve | Wekiva Wilderness Trust, Inc. | 1800 Wekiwa Circle Apopka, FL 32712 |
| San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park | Friends of Islamorada Area State Parks, Inc. | P.O. Box 236 Islamorada, FL 33036 |
| Savannas Preserve State Park | Friends of Savannas Preserve State Park, Inc. | 2541 Walton Road Port St. Lucie, FL 34952 |
| St. Andrews State Park | Friends of St. Andrews State Park, Inc. | 4607 State Park Lane Panama City, FL 32408 (850)233-5117 Contact: Vivian McKibben-Steele |
| Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park | Friends of Franklin County State Parks | P.O. Box 144 Eastpoint, FL 32328 (850)927-2111 |
| St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park | 1000 Buffer Preserve Drive Fellsmere, FL 32948-9611 Telephone 321-953-5004 | |
| Egmont Key State Park | Egmont Key Alliance, Inc. | P.O. Box 66238, St. Petersburg Beach, FL 33736 |
| Estero Bay Preserve State Park | Estero Bay Buddies CSO | 700-1 Fisherman's Wharf Fort Myers Beach, Florida 33931 Tel: 239-463-3240 |
| San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park | Friends of SanFelasco CSO | 12720 NW 109th Lane, Alachua FL 32615 Do you bicycle, hike, or ride horses in San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park? The Friends of San Felasco Citizen Support Organization (CSO) hosts a Photo of the Month contest, and invites you to submit your favorite photos taken within the park. Your photo could be featured on the CSO Web site, and you could win an annual state park pass! For details, go to Friends of SanFelasco CSO and click on Photos. |
| Oscar Scherer State Park | Friends of Oscar Scherer Park,Inc. | 1843 S. Tamiami Trail Osprey, FL 34229 CSO News Letter |
| Rainbow Springs State Park | Friends of Rainbow Springs | 19158 South West 81st Place Road Dunnellon, FL 34432 |
| Peacock Springs State Park | North Florida Springs Alliance, Inc. | 12087 S.W. Hwy 27 Fort White, FL 32038 |
| Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park | Friends of Paynes Prairie, Inc. | 100 Savannah Boulevard Micanopy, 32667 |
| Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park | Friends of Talbot Islands State Parks | 12157 Heckscher Drive Jacksonville, FL 32226 info@talbotislands.com |
| Ravine Gardens State Park | Friends of Ravine Gardens State Park | 1600 Twigg Street, Palatka, FL 32177, (386) 329-3721 |
| O'Leno State Park | Friends of O'Leno, Inc. Friends of O'Leno, Inc. |
P.O. Box 2879 High Springs, FL 32655 |
| Orman House Historic State Park | Friends of Franklin County State Parks | P.O. Box 144 Eastpoint, FL 32328 (850)927-2111 |
| Perdido Key State Park | Friends of Big Lagoon/Perdido Key, Inc. | PO Box 34223, Pensacola, FL 32507 |
| Hugh Taylor Birch State Park | Friends of Birch State Park, Inc. | 3109 East Sunrise Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304 |
| Ichetucknee Springs State Park | Friends of Ichetucknee Springs, Inc. | Craig Harper, 196 SW Mission Springs Court Ft. White, FL 32038 |
| John Gorrie Museum State Park | Friends of Franklin County State Parks | P.O. Box 144 Eastpoint, FL 32328 (850)927-2111 |
| John D. MacArthur Beach State Park | Friends of MacArthur Beach State Park, Inc. | 10900 Jack Nicklaus Drive (A1A) North Palm Beach, FL 33408 |
| Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park | Friends of Fort Taylor, Inc. | P.O. Box 58 Key West, FL 33041 |
| Fort Mose Historic State Park | Fort Mose Historical Society | c/o Anastasia State Park 1340-A A1A South St. Augustine, FL 32080-5422 904-461-2000 |
| Honeymoon Island State Park | Friends of the Island Parks | Gulf Islands GEOpark, #1 Causeway Blvd, Dunedin, FL 34698 |
| Hontoon Island State Park | Hontoon Island Foundation CSO, Inc. | 2309 River Ridge Road, Deland, FL 32720, (386) 736-5309
President: Dick Neusch |
| Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park | Friends of Emerald Coast State Parks Inc. | 17000 Emerald Coast Parkway Destin, FL 32541 (850) 837-7550 |
| Gamble Plantation Historic State Park | Gamble Plantation Preserve Alliance | |
| Gasparilla Island State Park | Barrier Island Parks Society | Sharon McKenzie, CSO Executive Director Gasparilla Lighthouse Post Office Box 637 Boca Grande, FL 33921 941-964-0060 |
| George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier | Friends of Talbot Islands State Parks | 12157 Heckscher Drive Jacksonville, FL 32226 talbotcso@yahoo.com |
| Grayton Beach State Park | Friends of Grayton Beach, Inc. | 357 Main Park Road Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 |
| Henderson Beach State Park | Friends of Emerald Coast State Parks Inc. | 17000 Emerald Coast Parkway Destin, FL 32541 (850) 837-7550 |
| Highlands Hammock State Park | Friends of Highlands Hammock State Park | 5931 Hammock Road Sebring, FL 33872 |
| Crystal River Archaeological State Park | Friends of Crystal River | 3400 North Museum Pointe Crystal River, FL 34428 |
| Camp Helen State Park | The Friends of Camp Helen | P.O. Box 19338 Panama City Beach, Fl. 32407 |
| Caladesi Island State Park | Friends of the Island Parks | Gulf Islands GEOpark, #1 Causeway Blvd, Dunedin, FL 34698 |
| Cedar Key Museum State Park | Cedar Key Museum State Park and St. Clair Whitman CSO, Inc. | |
| Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park | Friends of Charlotte Harbor | |
| Blue Spring State Park | Blue Spring CSO | Blue Spring State Park 2100 West French Avenue Orange City, FL 32763 |
| Collier-Seminole State Park | Friends of Collier-Seminole State Park,Inc. | 20200 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL, 34114 For more information, please call (239) 394-3397. |
| Big Lagoon State Park | Friends of Big Lagoon/Perdido Key, Inc. | PO Box 34223, Pensacola, FL 32507 |
| Big Talbot Island State Park | Friends of Talbot Islands State Parks | 12157 Heckscher Drive Jacksonville, FL 32226 info@talbotislands.com |
| Amelia Island State Park | Friends of Talbot Islands State Parks | 12157 Heckscher Drive Jacksonville, FL 32226 info@talbotislands.com |
| Torreya State Park | Friends of Torreya State Park | 2576 NW Torreya Park Road Bristol, FL 32321 |
| Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail | Friends of Paynes Prairie, Inc. | 100 Savannah Boulevard Micanopy, 32667 |
| Fort Foster State Historic Site | Hillsborough River State Park Preservation Society | P.O. Box 6568 Brandon Fl. 33511-6568 |
| Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park | Salt Springs Alliance | Salt Springs Alliance P.O. Box 295 Port Richey, FL 34673 Burt Golub - President at golub46@verizon.net |
| Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park | Friends of Islamorada Area State Parks, Inc. | P.O. Box 236 Islamorada, FL 33036 |
| Ybor City Museum State Park | Ybor City Museum Society | 2009 N. 18th Street, P.O. Box 5421, Tampa, Florida 33675 |
| Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park | Friends of Talbot Islands State Parks | 12157 Heckscher Drive Jacksonville, FL 32226 talbotcso@yahoo.com |
| Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park | Friends of Crystal River | 3400 N. Museum Pointe Crystal River, FL 34428 |
| Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park | Friends of Cape Florida, Inc. | c/o Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park 1200 S. Crandon Blvd. Key Biscayne, FL 33149 |
| Troy Spring State Park | North Florida Springs Alliance, Inc. | 12087 SW Hwy 27 Fort White, FL 32038 |
| Washington Oaks Gardens State Park | Friends of Washington Oaks Gardens State Park | 6400 N. Oceanshore Boulevard Palm Coast, FL 32137 |
| Sebastian Inlet State Park | Friends of Sebastian Inlet State Park | 9700 South A1A Melbourne Beach, FL 32951 321-984-4852 |
| Silver River State Park | Friends of Silver River State Park | 1425 NE 58th Ave, Ocala FL 34470 |
| Topsail Hill Preserve State Park | The Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park | 7525 West Scenic Hwy.
30-A Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 |
| Long Key State Park | Friends of Islamorada Area State Parks, Inc. | P.O. Box 236 Islamorada, FL 33036 |
| Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park | Stephen Foster Citizen Support Organization | P.O. Box 666 White Springs, Florida 32096 |
| Stump Pass Beach State Park | Barrier Island Parks Society | Sharon McKenzie, CSO Executive Director Gasparilla Lighthouse Post Office Box 637 Boca Grande, FL 33921 941-964-0060 |
| Suwannee River State Park | Friends of Suwannee River State Park, Inc. | 20185 CR 132 Live Oak, FL 32060 Email: Friends of Suwannee River State Park |
| Manatee Springs State Park | Friends of Manatee Springs Parks, Inc. | 11650 N.W. 115th Street Chiefland, FL 32626 |
| Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park | Friends of the M.K. Rawlings Farm, Inc. | P.O. Box 337 Micanopy, 32667-0337 |
| Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park | Gold Head Associates, Inc. | 6239 State Road 21 Keystone Heights, FL 32656 |
| Jonathan Dickinson State Park | Friends of Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Inc. | 16450 Southeast Federal Highway, Hobe Sound, FL 33455 |
| Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park | Wekiva Wilderness Trust, Inc. | 1800 Wekiwa Circle Apopka, FL 32712 |
| Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park | Natural Bridge Historic Society, Inc. http://www.nbhscso.com 815 East 7th Avenue Tallahassee, FL 32303 |
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| Myakka River State Park | Friends of the Myakka River, Inc. | 1930 Clematis Street Sarasota, FL 34239 |
| Little Manatee River State Park | Friends of Little Manatee River | 116 Hickory Creek Drive Brandon, FL 33511 |
| Little Talbot Island State Park | Friends of Talbot Islands State Parks | 12157 Heckscher Drive Jacksonville, FL 32226 info@talbotislands.com |
| Hillsborough River State Park | Hillsborough River State Park Preservation Society,IncHillsborough River State Park Preservation Society | P. O. Box 6568 Brandon Fl. 33511-6568 |
| Koreshan State Historic Site | Koreshan Unity Alliance, Inc. | 3800 Corkscrew Road, Estero, FL 33928 |
| Oleta River State Park | Oleta River Adventure Association, Inc. |
3400 NE 163rd Street |
| Wekiwa Springs State Park | Wekiwa Wilderness Trust | 1800 Wekiwa Circle Apopka, FL 32712 |
| Lovers Key State Park | Friends of Lovers Key | 8700 Estero Blvd. Fort Myers Beach, 33931 |
| Fort Clinch State Park | Friends of Fort Clinch State Park, Inc | 2601 Atlantic Avenue Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 |
| The Barnacle Historic State Park | The Barnacle Society, Inc. | c/oThe Barnacle Historic State Park 3485 Main Highway Coconut Grove, FL 33133 |
| Weeki Wachee Springs State Park | Friends of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park |
Friends of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park |
| Anastasia State Park | Friends of Anastasia | 1340A A1A South St. Augustine, FL 32080 Phone: 904-461-2035 |
| Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park | Friends of Fakahatchee State Preserve, Inc. | PO Box 35 Everglades City, FL, 34139 |
| Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park | Friends of Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park |
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| Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park | Olustee Battlefield CSO | P.O. Box 382 Glen St. Mary, FL 32040 |
| Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park | Friends of Maclay Gardens, Inc. | 3540 Thomasville Road Tallahassee, FL 32309 |
| Lake Louisa State Park | Friends of Lake Louisa SP, Inc. | c/o LLSP, 7305 US Hwy 27, Clermont, FL 34714 Friends of Lake Louisa |
| Florida Caverns State Park | The Friends of Florida Caverns State Park 3345 Caverns Road Marianna, FL 32446 |
