Media Advisory: July 7, 2017
Florida Park Service to Celebrate Groundbreaking for New Campground at Colt Creek State Park in Polk County
~New campground will feature 28 campsites and restroom facilities~
WHAT: Groundbreaking
Ceremony
WHEN: July 11, 2017 10 a.m.
WHERE: Colt
Creek State Park 1600 State Road 471 Lakeland, FL 33409
The Florida Department of
Environmental Protection's Florida Park Service will host a groundbreaking
ceremony to announce the construction of new campground facilities at Colt
Creek State Park.
The new campground will include 28 campsites and one bathhouse. Camping facilities include three accessible RV
sites, four tent sites and two additional tent sites with mobility features.
Directions
to the park:
Colt Creek
State Park is located 16 miles north of Lakeland, just south of the
Withlacoochee River off State Road 471.
From I-4: take
exit 32 and proceed north on U.S. 98 approximately 13 miles. Turn right onto
State Road 471.
From I-75: take
exit 301 and proceed east on State Road 50 for approximately 13 miles. Turn
right onto State Road 471. The entrance to the park is 3.8 miles north of U.S.
98 and 17 miles south of State Road 50.
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