Hours & Fees | Florida State Parks

Storm Update – Park and Overnight Accommodations Closed 

Effective Oct. 10, 2024: To help ensure the safety of visitors and staff, the park and any associated overnight accommodations are closed due to Hurricane Helene and/or Hurricane Milton. The Florida State Parks reservation team will email guests with affected reservations to make alternate arrangements or issue refunds. The park and its overnight accommodations will reopen as soon as conditions allow. Please visit our Storm Updates page for more information.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Effective Oct. 4, 2024: The main parking lot and seawall parking area at Gasparilla Island State Park are temporarily closed.

Hours

The park is open from 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year.

Lighthouse Museum

November through May: Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Sundays, noon - 4 p.m.
June through October: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.
The Museum is closed the entire month of August.

Fees

Admission

$3 per vehicle. Please use the honor box to pay fees. Correct change is required. Limit 8 people per vehicle.
$2 pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass.
There is a toll to access Gasparilla Island on the Gasparilla Island toll bridge. For fees, please contact the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority at 941-697-2271, ext. 1.