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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 18, 2008 Print Version [PDF - 80.2 KB]
CONTACT: Amy Graham, (850) 245-2112 or (850) 778-7258 (cell)


DEP District Offices, State Parks and Preserves Close

--Threat of Tropical Storm Fay closes facilities--
Updated as of 9:30 p.m.

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the closure of several state parks, preserves and district offices as of 5 p.m. until further notice due to imminent weather conditions.

Closed parks, preserves and offices include:

Regulatory District Offices (5):

  • Southeast District Office
    400 North Congress Avenue, Suite 200
    West Palm Beach, Florida 33401


  • South District Fort Myers Office
    2295 Victoria Avenue
    Ft. Myers, Florida 33901


  • South District Marathon Branch Office
    2796 Overseas Highway, Suite 221
    Marathon, Florida 33050


  • South District Sebring Satellite Office
    2812 Kenilworth Blvd.
    Sebring Florida 33870


  • Southwest District Office
    13051 North Telecom Parkway
    Temple Terrace, FL 33637-0926

State Parks Closed (41):

  • Bahia Honda State Park
    36850 Overseas Hwy.
    Big Pine Key, Florida 33043


  • Curry Hammock State Park
    56200 Overseas Hwy.
    Marathon, Florida 33050


  • Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park
    County Road 905
    Key Largo, Florida 33037


  • Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park
    300 Truman Annex
    Key West, Florida 33041


  • Indian Key Historic State Park
    U.S. 1 Mile Marker 85.5
    Islamorada, Florida 33036


  • John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
    U.S. 1 Mile Marker 102.5
    Key Largo, Florida 33037


  • Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park
    U.S. 1 Mile Marker 85.5
    Islamorada, Florida 33036


  • Long Key State Park
    U.S. 1 Mile Marker 67.5
    Long Key, Florida, 33001


  • San Pedro Underwater Archeological State Park
    U.S. 1 Mile Marker 85.5
    Islamorada, Florida 33036


  • Windly Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park
    U.S. 1 Mile Marker 85.5
    Islamorada, Florida 33036


  • Honeymoon Island State Park
    #1 Causeway Blvd
    Dunedin, Florida 34698


  • Caladesi Island State Park
    #1 Causeway Blvd
    Dunedin, Florida 34698


  • Anclote Key State Park
    #1 Causeway Blvd
    Dunedin, Florida 34698


  • Egmont Key State Park
    4905 34th Street S., #5000
    Dunedin, Florida 34698


  • Cayo Costa State Park
    880 Belcher Road
    Boca Grande, Florida 33921


  • Oscar Scherer State Park
    1843 S. Tamiami Trail
    Osprey, Florida 34229


  • Fakahatchee State Park
    137 Coastline Drive
    Copeland, Florida


  • Delnor Wiggins State Park
    11135 Gulf Shores Drive
    Naples, Florida 34108


  • Lovers Key State Park
    8700 Estero Blvd.
    Ft. Myers Beach, Florida 33931


  • Koreshan State Park
    3800 Corkscrew Road
    Estero, Florida 33928


  • Mound Key State Park
    3800 Corkscrew Road
    Estero, Florida 33928


  • Little Manatee Rive State Park
    215 Lightfoot Road
    Wimauma, Florida 33598


  • Myakka River State Park
    13208 State Road 72.
    Sarasota, Florida 34241


  • Skyway Fishing Pier State Park
    #1 Causeway Blvd.
    Dunedin, Florida 34698


  • Terra Ceia Preserve State Park
    3708 Patton Ave.
    Ellenton, Florida 34222


  • Madira Bickel Mound State Park
    3708 Patton Ave.
    Ellenton, Florida 34222


  • Judah P. Benjamin State Park
    3708 Patton Ave.
    Ellenton, Florida 34222


  • Lake Manatee State Park
    20007 SR 64
    Bradenton, Florida 34202


  • Beker State Park
    3708 Patton Ave.
    Ellenton, Florida 34222


  • Stump Pass Beach State Park
    880 Belcher Road
    Boca Grande, Florida 33821


  • Don Pedro Island State Park
    880 Belcher Road
    Boca Grande, Florida 33821


  • Gasparilla Island State Park
    880 Belcher Road
    Boca Grande, Florida 33821


  • Collier-Seminole State Park
    20200 E. Tamiami Trail
    Naples, Florida 34114


  • Estero Bay Preserve State Park
    3800 Corkscrew Road
    Estero, Florida 33928


  • Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
    3109 E. Sunrise Blvd
    Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33304


  • John U. Lloyd Beach State Park
    6503 N. Ocean Drive
    Dania Beach, Florida 33004


  • Oleta River State Park
    3400 NE 163rd Street
    N. Miami, Florida 33160


  • The Barnacle Historic State Park
    3485 Main Hwy.
    Coconut, Grove, Florida 33133


  • Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
    1200 S. Crandon Blvd.
    Key Biscayne, Florida 33149


  • St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park
    4810 SE Cove Rd.
    Stuart, Florida 34997


  • Jonathan Dickinson State Park- Campground Closed
    16450 SE Federal Hwy.
    Hobe Sound, Florida 33455

Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas (6):

  • Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve and Coral Reef Conservation Program
    1277 NE 79th Street Causeway
    Miami, Florida 33138


  • Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves Office
    12301 Burnt Store Road
    Punta Gorda, Florida 33955


  • Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve
    700-1 Fishermans Wharf
    Ft. Myers Beach, Florida 33931


  • Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
    33 East Quay Road
    Key West, FL 33040
    and
    95230 Overseas Hwy.
    Key Largo, Florida 33037


  • Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
    300 Tower Road
    Naples, Florida 34113


  • Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve Office
    130 Terra Ceia Road
    Terra Ceia, Florida 34250

For more information on state park closures, visit www.floridastateparks.org. For additional information, visit www.dep.state.fl.us or www.floridadisaster.org.

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Last updated: August 25, 2008

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