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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.
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. ARC accepts public comments 7 days prior to the scheduled ARC meeting.
To review management plans that have been finalized, click here.
| Contact the Office of Park Planning | ||
|---|---|---|
| 850-245-3051 | 3800 Commonwealth Blvd., MS #525 Tallahassee, FL 32399 | |
Draft UMPs are listed below, in order of District, regions, and unit.
DRAFT MANAGEMENT PLANS
STATEWIDE PHILOSOPHY AND FRAMEWORK
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT OVERVIEW
CENTRAL GULF REGION
CHARLOTTE HARBOR REGION OVERVIEW
DISTRICTWIDE APPENDICES