It would have affected nine state parks, including Anastasia State Park in St. Johns County. Perhaps the biggest target of opponents was a proposal to add three golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson ...

That included plans for pickleball courts and a lodge at Anastasia State Park in St. Johns County. Mass protests led to that plan being withdrawn and a bill being filed. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax ...

including golf in Jonathan Dickinson State Park, pickleball in Pinellas County’s Honeymoon Island and a hotel near the rolling dunes of Anastasia State Park. The proposal was leaked by a ...

Critics of the plan say it goes against the essence of what a Florida state park is. The nine parks currently included in the initiative are Anastasia ... a three-night camping trip with his ...

Gayle Harrell. Other parts of the initiative that drew heavy criticism included proposals to construct lodges with up to 350 rooms at Anastasia State Park in St. Johns County and Topsail Hill ...

When the Florida Department of Environmental Protection released its plan last year to build a 350-room hotel, pickleball courts, and a disc golf course on Anastasia State Park, along with other ...

Gayle Harrell. Other parts of the initiative that drew heavy criticism included proposals to construct lodges with up to 350 rooms at Anastasia State Park in St. Johns County and Topsail Hill ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill protecting state parks from commercial development. The bill, passed unanimously by the legislature, restricts development like golf courses and luxury ...