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Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Recreation & Parks
Southwest Districts
The Office of Park Planning has developed an innovative approach to land planning for Florida State Parks – covering all units within a district through a consolidated process. The first districtwide plan was developed for the Northeast District and was approved by the Acquisition & Restoration Council (ARC) in June of 2024.
The drafting and communicating phases of the planning process for all units of the Southwest District are now in progress.
The Charlotte Harbor Region and Terra Ceia State Park draft unit management plans (UMPs) will be on the ARC agenda for the December 2026 meeting.
The Big Cypress Region draft UMPs are expected to be on the ARC agenda for the February 2027 meeting.
ARC will take public comments on the above plans until BLANK timeframe. To learn more about ARC and access the ARC schedule, click here. If in-person attendees wish to submit the required speaker form in advance, they may download the form and return it to ARC_mailinglist@FloridaDEP.gov at least 24 hours before a meeting.
To review management plans that have been finalized, click here or call 850-245-3051.
Draft UMPs are listed below, in order of District, regions, and unit.
DRAFT MANAGEMENT PLANS
STATEWIDE PHILOSOPHY AND FRAMEWORK
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT OVERVIEW
BIG CYPRESS REGION OVERVIEW
- Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park (September 2026)
- Collier-Seminole State Park (September 2026)
- Estero Bay Preserve State Park (September 2026)
- Koreshan Historic State Park (September 2026)
- Mound Key Archaeological State Park (September 2026)
- Lovers Key State Park (September 2026)
- Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park (September 2026)
CENTRAL GULF REGION
CHARLOTTE HARBOR REGION OVERVIEW
DISTRICTWIDE APPENDICES