Two Polk County legislators have joined the chorus of opposition to development plans in nine Florida state parks. Rep. Jennifer Canady, R-Lakeland, and Sen. Colleen Burton, R-Lakeland, both ...

All parks and recreation areas will be closed in the City of Lakeland following Gov. Ron Desantis’ statewide stay-at-home order that was announced Wednesday. Skip to content WFLA ...

Polk County Parks and Recreation will begin enforcing revised campground rules on Jan. 1.The changes are intended to improve ...

POLK COUNTY, Florida – The Polk County Sheriff's Office is cracking down on lewd activity by sending more undercover detectives to county parks. Sheriff's Office cracking down on lewd acts More ...

BARTOW -- New development in Polk County will be paying a new impact fee for parks and recreation beginning Oct. 1. and a higher impact fee for ambulance service. On Wednesday, the County Commissio… ...

Marian Ryan, longtime president of the Friends of the Polk County Parks Foundation, was honored Tuesday by the County Commission. "We're recognizing someone for outstanding public service," said ...

Polk County Conservation broke ground Wednesday afternoon at Easter Lake on the new Athene North Shore Recreation Area.It will include ramps to allow people with limited mobility access to the water.

Lighting up in Haines City public parks is no longer allowed. Commissioners just passed a smoking and vaping ban in public parks, which include basketball courts, fields, and playgrounds.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Reopened trails, parks and boat ramps mark the first phase of a return to normalcy in Polk County. On Friday, open air areas in Polk County and the city of Lakeland ...