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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 28, 2008 Print Version [PDF - 27 KB]
CONTACT: Amy Graham, (850) 245-2112 or (850) 778-7258 (cell)
  Jessica Kemper, (850) 245-2149 or (850) 251-0834 (cell)


DEP State Park and Recreation Closures and Re-Openings

 

TALLAHASSEE – One of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) state parks has re-opened today after closure due to Tropical Storm Fay. Two state parks and one coastal and aquatic managed area are closed and will remain closed until further notice.

State Park and recreation closures and re-openings include:

State Parks Closed (2)

Hontoon Island State Park
2309 River Ridge Road
Deland, Florida 32720

Kissimmee Prairie
33104 N.W. 192nd Avenue
Okeechobee, Florida 34972

State Parks Re-opening (1)

Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park
7502 Natural Bridge Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32305

Coastal and Aquatic Managed Area (CAMA) Closed (1):

Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
and Environmental Learning Center
505 Guana River Road
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082

For additional information, visit www.dep.state.fl.us or www.floridadisaster.org.

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Last updated: August 28, 2008

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