The Silver Springs Maintenance Team is the recipient of the award for Short-Term Special Project of the Year.

The Ocali Country Days team is the recipient of the award for Special Event of the Year.

Lois Rose is the recipient of the award for Long-Term Special Project of the Year.

The Friends of Silver Springs State Park are the recipients of the award for Citizen Support Organization of the Year.

This group is the recipient of the 2024 Citizen Support Organization of the Year for Exceptional Accomplishment for Resource-Based Recreation.

Debra and Bill are the recipients of the 2023 Volunteer Award for a Special Project in Cultural Resources.

Now, a wheelchair accessible boat is available to allow all visitors to experience breathtaking views of the underwater life, ancient Native American and Spanish artifacts, and underwater props from when the park was used for Hollywood productions.

As summer rolls along and the days get hotter, sometimes there’s no better way to enjoy the outdoors than to set out a blanket and have a relaxing picnic with friends and family. Here are just five amazing parks that would be the perfect place for your next picnic.

State parks are growing! Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet recently approved several park land acquisitions as part of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Forever land conservation program.

In 2022, 70 Florida State Parks staff joined Department of Environmental Protection water quality experts to find new ways to tell the story of Florida's springs.

Silver Springs offers one of Florida’s premier views of clear groundwater flowing to land surface and an excellent example of the connection between rocks and water over geologic time. More than 30 springs that have been documented in the upper part of the Silver River.