Storm Updates
Hurricane Helene
The latest information on any impacts to state parks will be posted here.
Effective Oct. 6, 2024: To help ensure the safety of visitors and staff, Florida State Parks is assessing the impacts from Hurricane Helene. The following parks have been affected by the storm.
Park Closures, including any associated overnight accommodations:
- Big Shoals State Park (Hamilton, Columbia counties).
- Caladesi Island State Park (Pinellas County).
- Cedar Key Museum State Park (Levy County).
- Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve (Levy County).
- Crystal River Archaeological State Park (Citrus County).
- Crystal River Preserve State Park (Citrus County).
- Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park (Collier County).
- Egmont Key State Park (Hillsborough County).
- Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park (Citrus County).
- Forest Capital Museum State Park (Taylor County).
- Honeymoon Island State Park (Pinellas County).
- Ichetucknee Springs State Park (Columbia, Suwannee counties).
- Ichetucknee Trace (Columbia County).
- Lafayette Blue Springs State Park (Lafayette County).
- Lovers Key State Park (Lee County).
- Madison Blue Spring State Park (Madison County).
- Nature Coast State Trail (Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy counties).
- Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park (Baker County).
- Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee counties).
- Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park (Hamilton, Columbia counties).
- Stump Pass Beach State Park (Charlotte County).
- Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee counties) including the following River Camps: Adams Tract River Camp (Lafayette County), Peacock Slough River Camp (Lafayette County) and Woods Ferry River Camp (Suwannee County).
- Troy Spring State Park (Lafayette County).
- Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park (Levy County).
- Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park (Suwannee County).
Overnight Accommodations Closures:
- Florida Caverns State Park (Jackson County).
- Rainbow Springs State Park (Marion County).