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Residents will get a 30-day head start to make reservations at Florida State Park campgrounds. The reservation window for out-of-state visitors is now 10 months.
Wind direction plays a role in red tide’s impact on Southwest Florida beaches.
Top-shelf spring break destinations along Florida’s Southwest coast are taking it on the chin in 2023 as red tide smothers beaches. Panhandle and Atlantic beaches are red-tide free.
Three articles published in Florida Rambler and written by contributor Karuna Eberl were recognized for excellence by the Florida Outdoor Writers annual competition.
Blue-green algae updates from the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation.
Every fall, the skies over the Florida Keys fill with thousands of birds from hundreds of species heading south for the winter. A remarkable citizen science project, Hawkwatch, based in Curry Hammock State Park, keeps a tally.
Deaths, arrests mar Florida lobster mini-season. The regular season begins August 6.
Next time you travel Florida’s west coast on I-75, take a five minutes detour in Fort Myers to discover a magnificent slice of old Florida – a 1.2 mile boardwalk through an unspoiled cypress swamp called Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve.
Schedules for the 2023 Florida Spring Training season have been released, allowing you to plan ahead!
We love museums and we love freebies, so this is our kind of day. Participating attractions, some normally charging up to $20 admission, are free by downloading a ticket from Smithsonian Magazine.
The cemetery in Key West is a lot like the city itself: quirky, crowded, colorful and full of history. The site has a forlorn almost spooky air. Take a walking tour and discover fascinating stories of Key West and its people.
One of our favorite stops on the drive down the Florida Keys is Anne’s Beach in Islamorada. Located at mile marker 73.5, Anne’s Beach is a rare thing in the Florida Keys – a natural sandy beach. And it’s free.
Our readers viewed a record 2.4 million pages on Florida Rambler during 2020, despite the pandemic. Of the 500+ stories we delivered, these were our 10 most popular articles of the year.
Backcountry camping permits can now be reserved online. Meantime, Veterans and Gold Star Families no longer have to pay entrance fees to national parks.
Visitors who think Key West “has been ruined” often blame the huge cruise ships that are frequent visitors spewing thousands of day-trippers onto the island. That might be changing, as Key West residents passed three referendums Nov. 3 requiring cruise ships to be smaller and fewer.