People make Florida’s parks and our parks make people happy. I see this in smiling visitors, passionate volunteers and committed rangers. Being outdoors and learning about nature and history reinforces people’s sense of well-being.

The Department of Environmental Protection is opening a number of state parks to provide camping accommodations for Hurricane Florence evacuees. These accommodations are not the standard campsites and do not have utility capability. The fees will be waived for these sites.

Florida's springs are windows into the past and places of tremendous natural beauty. No two springs are the same, and each one has its own unique place in human history and in Florida’s ecosystem.

An unexpected oasis surrounded by urban sprawl providing visitors with a refreshing escape into natural Florida. This hidden gem is a refuge not only for visitors, but for the imperiled Florida scrub-jay, bald eagles and other birds who nest along the shores of Lake Osprey.

Established to preserve Destin’s last genuine stretch of coastal dune scrub, Henderson Beach proves that even the smallest areas of preservation can result in an incredible abundance of natural beauty.

Just minutes from downtown Miami on the tip of Key Biscayne, Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park offers visitors breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay from atop its historic 1825 lighthouse.