On the horizon directly in front of her burrow, about two miles offshore, Egmont Key’s historic lighthouse towered over ...

PINELLAS CO, Fla. — Fort De Soto Park was ravaged by hurricane Helene, leaving behind a trail of debris that took months to cleanup. During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had ...

Just north of Egmont Key is Fort De Soto State Park, home to North Beach, which also reopened in February after withstanding ...

Spanning five small islands, the 1,136-acre Fort De Soto Park lies at the mouth of Tampa Bay and attracts more than 2.7 million visitors a year. The park features 7 miles of waterfront ...

Dozens of threatened gopher tortoises have taken up residence at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg, Florida, after presumably being swept more than two miles across open water during the storm.

The Guardian reports that Fort de Soto county park’s gopher tortoise population has actually increased since Hurricane Helene. Park rangers recently reported 84 active burrows in the Florida ...

The Perdido Key kayak launch and parking lot are closed. The Perdido Key Discovery Trail and boardwalk are also closed for ...

The Tampa Bay area’s Clearwater Beach was lauded as a “can’t-miss beach town” in a January Southern Living article, and Fort De Soto Park has also been recognized as a top beach.