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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 11, 2009
CONTACT: Amy Graham, (850) 245-2112 or (850) 778-7258 (cell)
   

 

State Parks in Panhandle Region Re-Open Today DEP Offices to Re-Open on Thursday

~Panhandle facilities re-open after two-day closure due to severe weather~

TALLAHASSEE ? Fourteen of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection?s (DEP) state parks in the Panhandle have re-opened today following a two-day closure due to severe weather. DEP?s Northwest District Office in Pensacola and Northwest Florida Aquatic Preserve Office in Milton will also re-open on Thursday, November 12, following the Veterans Day holiday.

Impacted facilities include:

Re-opened State Parks (14):

Big Lagoon State Park
12301 Gulf Beach Highway
Pensacola, Florida 32507

Blackwater River State Park
7720 Deaton Bridge Road
Holt, Florida 32564

Camp Helen State Park
23937 Panama City Beach Parkway
Panama City Beach, Florida 32413

Deer Lake State Park
357 Main Park Road
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459

Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park
1900 East Gulf Beach Drive
St. George Island, Florida 32328

Eden Gardens State Park
181 Eden Garden Road
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459

Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park
4281 Highway 20
Niceville, Florida 32578

Grayton Beach State Park
357 Main Park Road
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459

Henderson Beach State Park
17000 Emerald Coast Parkway
Destin, Florida 32541

Perdido Key State Park
15301 Perdido Key Drive
Pensacola, Florida 32507

St. Andrews State Park
4607 State Park Lane
Panama City, Florida 32408

Tarkiln State Park
12301 Gulf Beach Hwy.
Pensacola, Florida 32507

T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
8899 Cape San Blas Road
Port St. Joe, Florida 32456

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park
7525 West Scenic Highway 30A
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459

Northwest District Regulatory Offices Re-opening November 12 (1):

Northwest District Main Office
160 Governmental Center
Pensacola, Florida 32502

Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas Re-opening November 12 (1):

Northwest Florida Aquatic Preserve Office
1600 Garcon Point Road
Milton, Florida 32583

For closure updates and additional information, visit www.dep.state.fl.us or www.floridadisaster.org.

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Last updated: November 12, 2009

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