The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced free admission to Florida state parks over the three-day ...

The weather is cooling a bit and, in theory, it’s a great time to visit South Florida’s national parks. The U.S. government shutdown is causing confusion, though, about whether the parks are open and ...

If you get out on the trail at Everglades National Park on a bright, sunny day, you can see massive alligators lazily basking in the sun. You can see magnificent waterbirds dive for their lunch, wings ...

Visitors centers: Everglades has four: Ernest F. Coe near Miami, Guy Bradley in Flamingo, Gulf Coast in Everglades City, and Shark Valley off the Tamiami Trail highway. All are open daily; check ...

Florida is home to 11 parks, which draw millions of visitors per year. Kirby Wilson was a senior politics reporter who covered the leaders of Florida and explained the state's political landscape.

All national parks across the United States will offer free admission to everyone on Sept. 27 for National Public Lands Day. There are 11 national parks in Florida. See map Volunteer on National ...

A Florida congressman’s proposal to stitch together a patchwork of springs in North and Central Florida into the country’s 64th national park won’t help protect the state’s outstanding, and crucial, ...

A push in Congress to designate Ocala National Forest and the surrounding springs is drawing mixed feedback from locals, economists and conservationists. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., has proposed the bill ...

After traveling to all 63 US national parks, I fell in love with lesser-known places like Isle Royale, New River Gorge, Dry ...