The sun rises over Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine on March 8, 2024. (Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel) When it comes time for a snack, visit the Island Beach Shop and Grill near the main ...

Gain free admission to all Florida state parks with the Real Florida Readers Day Pass through Sept. 13 with a library card. ... Anastasia State Park, 300 Anastasia Park Road, $8 per vehicle.

A small gopher tortoise greeted me when I entered Anastasia State Park one recent morning. It was leisurely lumbering across the road near the entrance. A woman and her children stopped to watch.

According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine could get a lodge with up to 350 rooms, a disc golf course and pickleball courts.

Commissioner Sarah Arnold says the plan to build a hotel on state park land is "absolutely contrary" to the Commission's vision for Anastasia State Park. With a primary election just completed ...

Anastasia State Park is down Florida A1A and across the county line from the Beaches cities of Duval County, but the fight against a proposed 350-room lodge in Anastasia brought elected leaders ...