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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 4, 2008 Print Version [PDF - 28KB]
CONTACT: Amy Graham, (850) 245-2112 or (850) 778-7258 (cell)


Update on DEP State Park and Recreation Closures

~DEP Secretary encourages rip current awareness~

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Secretary Michael Sole today announced the following closure and re-opening of several state parks and recreation areas as of today, Thursday, September 4. Closed facilities will remain closed until further notice.

State Park and recreation closures and re-openings include:

State Parks Closed (1)

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

State Parks Re-opening (1)

Madison Blue Springs State Park
8300 N.E. State Road 6
Lee, Florida 32059

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

The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM NERR) Environmental Learning Center is closed to the public for at least two additional weeks. Work is being done to restore damage the facility received during Tropical Storm Fay. During this time trails, beach access and recreation activities remain open to the public.

Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve and Environmental Learning Center
505 Guana River Road
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082
(904) 823-4500

Visitors can contact state parks directly for the most up to date information on park closures or visit, www.FloridaStateParks.org. For additional information, visit www.dep.state.fl.us or www.floridadisaster.org.

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Last updated: September 04, 2008

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