Thousands of organizations, businesses and corporations partner with Florida State Parks on projects and programs. These partnerships are key to providing outstanding visitor experiences; preserving history, natural lands and native wildlife; and extending the benefits of parks to nearby communities.

Prince Rafael loves to surf and photography. He even won a medal from the White House!

Prince James is a fan of video games, karaoke and Thanksgiving dinner.

Each October since 2015 in the week before Halloween, visitors to The Barnacle enjoy an enchanted ghostly guided tour through the darkened park, encountering beauty and magic along the way.

The mission of the Florida Shakespeare Theater is to promote literacy, culture and a passion for the arts through free performances of the works of William Shakespeare. Florida Shakespeare Theatre is dedicated to bringing live theater to the public in a beautiful environment.

Indian River Lagoon Preserve State Park is actively undergoing environmental restoration. Once a thriving natural spot along Florida’s coastal barrier island in Melbourne Beach, this 500-acre tract of land was first developed to grow pineapples in the 1880s.

Considered one of the most biologically diverse estuaries in North America, the lagoon has been designated an Outstanding Florida Water and an Estuary of National Significance.

Along the upland edge of the tidal marshes of Waccasassa Bay are remnants of Gulf Hammock which was once Florida’s largest hydric hammock natural communities covering some 100,000 acres.

The Mayaca Native Americans were the first known inhabitants of the island.

Prescribed fire is a very important resource management tool that land managers at Hontoon Island State Park use to maintain the island's natural communities.