TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Hurricane Isaias is forecast to strengthen to a Category 2 storm before it makes landfall on the Gulf coast near the Florida-Alabama state line.
Ahead of the storm’s impacts, the Florida Forest Service and Florida State Parks have announced closures.
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Starting Thursday, here are the following state parks that are closed, including any associated overnight accommodations:
1. Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park (Leon County)
2. Bald Point State Park (Franklin County)
3. Big Lagoon State Park (Escambia County)
4. Blackwater Heritage State Trail (Santa Rosa County)
5. Blackwater River State Park (Santa Rosa County)
6. Camp Helen State Park (Bay County)
7. Constitution Convention Museum State Park (Gulf County)
8. Deer Lake State Park (Walton County)
9. Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park (Franklin County)
10. Eden Gardens State Park (Walton County)
11. Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park (Wakulla County)
12. Falling Waters State Park (Washington County)
13. Florida Caverns State Park (Jackson County)
14. Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park (Okaloosa County)
15. Grayton Beach State Park (Walton County)
16. Henderson Beach State Park (Okaloosa County)
17. John Gorrie Museum State Park (Franklin County)
18. Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park (Leon County)
19. Lake Talquin State Park (Leon County)
20. Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park (Leon County)
21. Ney Landrum State Park (Leon, Jefferson counties)
22. Ochlockonee River State Park (Wakulla County)
23. Orman House Historic State Park (Franklin County)
24. Perdido Key State Park (Escambia County)
25. Ponce de Leon Springs State Park (Holmes County)
26. San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park (Wakulla County)
27. Shoal River Headwaters State Park (Walton County)
28. St. Andrews State Park (Bay County)
29. Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail (Leon, Wakulla counties)
30. T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park (Gulf County)
31. Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park (Escambia County)
32. Three Rivers State Park (Jackson County)
33. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park (Walton County)
34. Torreya State Park (Liberty, Gadsden counties)
35. Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park (Santa Rosa County)
To get updates on any other potential closures, click here.
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Here is a list of Florida forests that are currently closed as of Thursday at 1 p.m.:
- Blackwater River State Forest
- Lake Talquin State Forest
- Pine Log State Forest
- Plank Road State Forest
- Point Washington State Forest
- Sandy Creek State Forest
- Tate’s Hell State Forest
- Wakulla State Forest
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