Fort De Soto's popular North Beach is set to reopen in early February, if not late this month, per a Pinellas County parks official. Why it matters: The crown jewel of Pinellas' parks system has ...

Recent visitors raved about everything there is to enjoy at the park, especially the lengthy dog beach. Fort De Soto Park is open year-round from 7 a.m. to sunset. However, the camping area is ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Fort De Soto Park's North Beach will reopen to the public on Monday, February 17th, marking the full restoration of the popular park following the impacts of Hurricanes ...

On the horizon directly in front of her burrow, about two miles offshore, Egmont Key’s historic lighthouse towered over ...

Fort De Soto Park Manager, Dave Harshbarger, first noticed the gopher tortoises on the beach. “We did have a gopher tortoise population in the park, but it was limited, 8 known burrows at that time.

Recent visitors raved about everything there is to enjoy at the park, especially the lengthy dog beach. Spanning five small islands, the 1,136-acre Fort De Soto Park lies at the mouth of Tampa Bay ...

Dozens of threatened gopher tortoises have taken up residence at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg ... when they started showing up on the beach, seemingly from the ocean.