Update on DEP State Park Closures and Re-openings

Posted by Sandra Friend on May 5th, 2009 and filed under State Parks. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

TALLAHASSEE — Five of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s state parks remain closed today due to recent flooding. Six other parks are still experiencing partial closures. Closed parks and services will resume once conditions allow.

Continued state park closures include:
Adams Tract River Camp
*Closed until further notice.

Holton Creek River Camp
*Closed until further notice.

Dowling Park River Camp
*Closed until further notice.

Lafayette Blue Springs State Park
* Closed until further notice.

Madison Blue Springs State Park
*Closed until further notice.

Parks experiencing partial closures:
Peacock Springs State Park
* Swimming and scuba diving closed due to water conditions.

Manatee Springs State Park
*Park and campground open. Swimming, river boardwalk, canoe/kayak access and some portions of the park are closed to visitors until further notice.

Fanning Springs State Park
*Docks and swimming area closed until further notice. The cabins and park remain open for day use visitors.

Suwannee River State Park
*Campground and cabins are now open, but some portions of the park remain closed.

Troy Springs State Park
*Closed to swimming and diving until further notice. The park remains open for day use visitors.

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park
*The isolated day use area accessed by Topsail Road, off of Highway 98 is closed until further notice. The rest of the park remains open for day use and overnight visitors.

Visitors can contact state parks directly for the most up to date information on park closures, or visit www.FloridaStateParks.org. For additional information on flood conditions, visit www.FloridaDisaster.org, or visit www.FL511.com for traffic updates.

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