Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62D - Division of Recreation and Parks › Chapter 62D-2 - OPERATION OF DIVISION RECREATION AREAS AND FACILITIES › Section 62D-2.014 - Activities and Recreation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Regulation
				of Recreation Activities. The Division, in furtherance of the policy and intent
				of Chapter 258, F.S., may prohibit or regulate any activity that lessens the
				safety or recreational experience of the visiting public or lessens the natural
				or cultural value of the park. Except as provided herein, all recreational
				activities will occur at such locations as designated for specific uses by the
				Division.
(2) Park Entrance Rules
				and User Fees.
(a) Entering State Park
				Property. Entering or leaving any state park property except through the
				designated entrance points (except in emergency cases) is prohibited. No person
				may enter a state park property for the purpose of using the resources or
				facilities therein without paying the appropriate fee, if any, in effect at the
				time for that park property. A full stop shall be made at the Ranger Station
				when entering a state park.
(b)
				Fees. Admission fees shall be waived by authorized Division personnel for
				representatives of any government agency and for salesmen, tradesmen or other
				individuals who will benefit the park or state park system and who present
				proper identification. Admission fees shall also be waived for:
1. Children under six years of age,
2. Patients of Florida State
				Mental Institutions and clients of the Department of Juvenile Justice and the
				Department of Children and Family Services, and other similar institutions
				which are fully funded by federal, state, or local government, when such
				patients and/or clients are part of an organized group or program under the
				sponsorship and supervision of their respective institutions or parent
				agencies,
3. Florida school groups,
				including vocational schools, colleges and universities, accompanied by one or
				more teachers, and bearing a letter from the school principal, professor or
				other appropriate official, certifying that the park visit is related to a
				specific school curriculum and is for educational purposes rather than a purely
				recreational outing,
4. Division
				employees and their families,
5.
				The Division also offers a fifty percent discount on base camping fees to
				Florida citizens who are at least 65 years of age or Florida citizens
				possessing a current Social Security disability award certificate or proof of a
				100% disability award from the Federal government or other acceptable proof of
				100% disability.
(c) The
				Division Director shall recommend standard admission and other park fees,
				taking into consideration the following factors:
1. User demand,
2. Location of the park, including distance
				from major metropolitan areas,
3.
				Cost of managing and operating the park,
4. Type of facilities available,
5. Season; and,
6. Natural and historic resource values of
				the park.
(d) User fees
				shall become effective after they are advertised in a general statewide news
				release, and, if requested, reviewed at a public hearing, and approved in
				writing by the Secretary of the Department. Copies of the current fee schedule
				may be obtained from State Park offices or by writing to the Division at MS
				#500, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida
				32399-3000.