June 14, 2020. WAKULLA SPRINGS, Fla. (WCTV) -- Travelers in Wakulla Springs are stepping back in time at one of Florida's favorite historic hotels.

The Patrons of Wakulla Springs Lodge, Inc., a non-profit comprised of eight Tallahasseeans, has operated the hotel, restaurant and concession stand at Wakulla Springs State Park for three years.

The park, one of the few in the state featuring a hotel, sits on property once owned by North Florida financier Edward Ball.He built the lodge in 1937. The state bought the tract in 1986 from a ...

The 120-room hotel is owned by Westgate Resorts, which also operates the nearby Cocoa Beach Pier. Its purchase of what was then called Wakulla Suites in May 2016 further solidified Westgate's ...

Wakulla Suites, which features all two-bedroom suites, is about one mile south of the Cocoa Beach Pier, which Westgate Resorts purchased and renovated in 2014. It offers direct access to the beach.