PRESS
RELEASE: July 2, 2015
FLORIDA PARK SERVICE OPENS RENOVATED CAMPGROUND IN CHIEFLAND
~Campground
will provide exceptional recreational opportunities~
CHIEFLAND, Fla. – Yesterday, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Florida Park Service opened the newly renovated Magnolia Campground at Manatee Springs State Park in
Chiefland. The Magnolia Campground renovations, which total $1.3 million, include: six additional
campsites, upgrades to the existing campsites, a 2,090-square-foot bathroom and shower facility, and new sidewalks, fire pits, grills, picnic tables and sanitary sewer system.
“We are excited to expand the camping
opportunities for visitors at Manatee Springs State Park,” said Donald Forgione,
director of the Florida Park Service. “This renovation offers better facilities
just in time for summer and will generate economic development in the region.”
Overall, the camping opportunities at Manatee
Springs State Park span three camping loops and 85 campsites, all with fire
pits, grills and picnic tables.
The park’s busiest camping season is during the summer when visitors come to enjoy the Manatee Spring, a
first-magnitude spring that produces daily an average of 100 million gallons of
clear, cool 72-degree water. Visitors enjoy swimming, snorkeling and
scuba diving in the spring head.
Last year, 154,701 people visited the park, generating $11,925,946 in
direct economic impact.
For more information about the park, click here.
To make a camping reservation, click here.
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