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Temporary Closure

Effective May 7, 2025: The Cone's Dike area at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is temporarily closed.  

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Hours

  • The park is open 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year.
  • Ranger station hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 a.m. to sundown Fridays, Saturdays and holidays.

Fees

Main Entrance Admission

  • $6 per vehicle (two to eight people).
  • $4 single-occupant vehicle.
  • $2 pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass.

LaChua Trail Admission

  • $4 per vehicle.

Bolen Bluff Admission

  • $2 per vehicle, limit eight people.

Picnic Pavilion Rental

  • $30 plus tax. Seating for 65 people.

Full-Facility Camping

  • $18 per night plus tax, plus a nonrefundable $6.70 reservation fee. RV sites include a $7 nightly utility fee. (Utility fee does not apply to tent camping.) Includes water and electricity.

Florida residents who are 65 years of age or older or who hold a Social Security disability award certificate or a 100% disability award certificate from the federal government are permitted to receive a 50% discount on current base campsite fees (Reservation fee and utility fee are excluded; proof of eligibility required).

Primitive Camping (hike-in only)

  • $5 per person, per night.
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