At the campgrounds, trees toppled on buildings ... smile to their faces to be back at the beaches of Fort De Soto,” ...

Fort De Soto Park is open year-round from 7 a.m. to sunset. However, the camping area is always open. There is a $5 parking fee collected at the park entrance, but visitors can avoid that fee if ...

(WFLA) — Portions of Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County are back open after suffering damage during hurricanes Helene and Milton. The causeway, boat ramp, East Beach and part of the campground ...

PINELLAS CO, Fla. — Fort De Soto Park was ravaged by hurricane Helene, leaving behind a trail of debris that took months to cleanup. During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had ...

The Guardian reports that Fort de Soto county park’s gopher tortoise population has actually increased since Hurricane Helene. Park rangers recently reported 84 active burrows in the Florida ...

Dozens of threatened gopher tortoises have taken up residence at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg, Florida, after presumably being swept more than two miles across open water during the storm.