Lettuce Lake Regional Park is located in North Tampa, near the University of South Florida ... There are two dog parks (one for small dogs and one for large dogs) and both are maintained very well.

Write your local legislator and tell them you support the "State Parks Preservation Act. Show some backbone, Florida lawmakers. Don't back down on saving state parks | Editorial The natural beauty ...

Six weeks ago, Florida Opinion journalists of the USA Today Network asked you, our readers, to join us in a legislative advocacy campaign to protect and preserve our beloved state parks.

There were 87 wildfires burning across Florida April 18 ... The largest wildfire in the state April 18 was the Powerline Fire in Volusia County. The 270-acre fire is now 100% contained.

After Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed golf courses, pickleball courts and other recreational opportunities for Florida state parks last summer, the Florida House voted against the plan. The vote was ...

the Florida House has unanimously passed House Bill 209, aimed at protecting state parks from incompatible commercial developments. The bill, which passed with a unanimous 115-0 vote, was led by ...

A proposal that would limit development in state parks and ensure maximum public scrutiny of changes to their management was approved unanimously in the Florida House of Representatives on ...