Florida Park Service to Celebrate Groundbreaking for New Campground at Colt Creek State Park in Polk County

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Media Advisory: July 7, 2017

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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.