On Friday, May 1, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that beginning Monday, May 4, some Florida State Parks will re-open access to trails, day use areas and beach access with limited facilities. This does not include all Florida state parks at this time.
Limited List of Florida State Parks Reopen Monday with Restrictions
Effective Monday, May 4, DEP will implement phase one to reopen the Florida State Parks. As these parks are re-opening, DEP will be taking measures to ensure the protection of staff and the public. During this early phase of re-opening, visitors should expect limited hours, capacity and amenities.Â
Visitors will be asked to practice proper social distancing, to limit group size to 10 or less and to stay six feet apart. DEP is actively working to develop the next phase of additional openings that can be expected over the coming days.
Phase one includes approximately 80 parks and trails throughout Florida. Portions of these parks and trails have been identified that can be reopened for day use with limited risk to visitors and staff.
Limited partial openings are available at the following parks. Please visit the individual park page for information:
- Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park
- Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park
- Amelia Island State Park
- Anclote Key Preserve State Park
- Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park
- Avalon State Park
- Bald Point State Park
- Big Shoals State Recreation Area
- Big Talbot Island State Park
- Blackwater Heritage State Trail
- Bulow Creek State Park
- Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park
- Camp Helen State Park
- Cayo Costa State Park (beachside boat access only)
- Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve
- Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park
- Cockroach Bay Preserve State Park
- Crystal River Archaeological State Park
- Crystal River Preserve State Park
- Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Preserve State Park
- Deer Lake State Park
- Don Pedro State Park (island only)
- Dunns Creek State Park
- Econfina River State Park
- Egmont Key State Park
- Estero Bay Preserve State Park
- Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
- Faver-Dykes State Park
- Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park
- Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
- Fort Cooper State Park
- Fort George Island Cultural State Park
- Ft. Pierce Inlet State Park (Jack Island access only)
- Gainesville to Hawthorne State Trail
- Gasparilla Island State Park (roadside day use parking only)
- General James A. Van Fleet State Trail
- Grayton Beach State Park (access north of 30a only)
- Haw Creek Preserve State Park
- Honeymoon Island State Park
- Hontoon Island State Park
- Indian River Lagoon Preserve State Park
- Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
- Lake June-in-Winter Scrub Preserve State Park
- Lake Talquin State Park
- Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park
- Lover’s Key State Park (boat ramp only)
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park
- Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site
- Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway
- Mound Key Archaeological State Park
- Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park
- Nature Coast State Trail
- North Peninsula State Park
- Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State Park
- Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park
- Palatka to Lake Butler State Trail
- Palatka to St. Augustine State Trail
- Perdido Key State Park
- Price’s Scrub State Park
- River Rise Preserve State Park
- San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
- San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park
- San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park
- Seabranch Preserve State Park
- Sebastian Inlet State Park (AIA day use parking only)
- St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park
- St. Marks River Preserve State Park
- St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
- Suwannee River Wilderness Trail
- Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail
- Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park
- Terra Ceia Preserve State Park
- Torreya State Park
- Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park
- Washington Oaks Garden State Park (beach side only)
- Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park
- Withlacoochee State Trail
- Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park
- Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park
- Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park
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