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Update on DEP State Park and Recreation Closures and Re-openings

TALLAHASSEE � The Florida Department of Environmental Protection�s (DEP) Secretary Michael Sole today announced the following closures and re-opening of several offices, state parks and recreation areas as of today, Thursday, September 11. Closed facilities will remain closed until further notice.

Office, State Park and recreation closures include:

Regulatory District Offices Re-Opening (1):

South District Marathon Branch Office
2796 Overseas Highway
Marathon, Florida 33050

State Parks Re-Opening (10):

Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park
U.S. 1 Mile Marker 85.5
Islamorada, Florida 33036

Long Key State Park (Day Use Open, Campground is Closed)
U.S. 1 Mile Marker 67.5
Long Key, Florida, 33001

Indian Key Historic State Park
U.S. 1 Mile Marker 85.5
Islamorada, Florida 33036

Bahia Honda State Park
36850 Overseas Hwy.
Big Pine Key, Florida 33043

Curry Hammock State Park
56200 Overseas Hwy.
Marathon, Florida 33050

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park
300 Truman Annex
Key West, Florida 33041

Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park
County Road 905
Key Largo, Florida 33037

Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park
U.S. 1 Mile Marker 85.5
Islamorada, Florida 33036

San Pedro Underwater Archeological State Park
U.S. 1 Mile Marker 85.5
Islamorada, Florida 33036

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
U.S. 1 Mile Marker 102.5
Key Largo, Florida 33037

Ochlockonee River State Park (Day Use Open, Campground is Closed)
429 State Park Road
Sopchoppy, Florida 32358

Greenways and Trails Re-opening (1):

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

Greenways and Trails Re-opening (1):

Office of Greenways and Trails
Satellite Office
3 Lacroix Court
Key Largo, Florida 33037

Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas (CAMA) Closed (3):

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Lower Keys Office
33 East Quay Road
Key West. Florida 33040

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Upper Keys Office
95230 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, Florida 33037

The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM NERR) and Environmental Learning Center will be closed to the public for at least two weeks.

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

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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