TALLAHASSEE — As conservation groups object to the possibility of adding lodging, pickleball and golf at state parks, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection late Wednesday released ...

Pickleball courts, golfing and disc golf courses and more lodging could soon be coming to at least eight Florida state parks, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The state ...

Whether it’s spending a night or two near the stalactites and stalagmites at Florida Caverns or mere steps away from an aquatic adventure at Bahia Honda, residents of the Sunshine State will have a ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Last week, Florida's Department of Environmental Protection unveiled plans aimed at bringing more people to state parks. Those plans include adding pickleball courts, golf courses and ...

AFTER THE STATE REVEALED ITS PLAN TO ADD GOLF COURSES, HOTELS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS TO SOME STATE PARKS, MANY COMMUNITIES ARE PUSHING BACK, SAYING THAT THIS WOULD RUIN THE NATURAL HABITATS THAT ...

Florida’s environmental agency is floating the idea of golfing and lodges on state park property. Details are scarce. Seventh graders from Anderson Middle School in Stuart visit Jonathan Dickinson ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he's working with the Florida legislature on an initiative that would ban public camping throughout the state in what he says is an effort to maintain law and order and fight ...

A Florida woman tried to use a five-finger discount for an unusual item that packed a buzz, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO). Lucky Palm Beach Gardens resident wins $26,078 in ...