Florida State Parks to close immediately
March 22, 2020 - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced late Sunday on social media that the entire Florida State Park system will close to all visitors, effective Monday, until further notice, at the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis. "DEP has taken many measures to continue providing resource recreation at our state parks during this time, such as limiting operating hours and reducing visitor capacity at parks with high visitation," the parks office announced. "Unfortunately, this has not resulted in the reductions needed to best protect public health and safety as Florida continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19." State parks in Pinellas County include Fort DeSoto, the Sunshine Skyway Fishing Piers, Honeymoon Island, Caledesi Island and Anclote Key.