Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 175 Florida state parks and trails, and each one has different features. Therefore, the entrance fee may vary from park to park.

• At most state trails, there is no entrance fee required.

• Parks with honor boxes instead of staffed ranger stations at the entrance will generally have a less expensive per-vehicle fee, usually between $1 and $4.

• Parks with a staffed ranger station frequently will have multiple fee levels for entry, based on the means in which visitors enter the park:
  • Pedestrians and bicyclists - $2 per person.  
  • Single-occupant vehicle and motorcycles - $4 per vehicle.
  • Vehicles with two to eight people – generally between $5 to $8 per vehicle.
  • Vehicles with more than eight people – the multi-occupant vehicle entry fee plus $2 each additional person.
  • Bus/motor coach - $60 or $2 per person (including the driver), whichever is less.

• Some state parks charge a per-person entrance fee for all visitors regardless of the vehicle used to enter the park. These fees range from $4 to $13 per person.

A list of entrance fees for all Florida State Parks can be seen on the official Fee Schedule beginning on page five. You can also check individual park entrance fees on their individual webpages, immediately beneath the park name at the top of each page.

*Prices subject to change without notice.

Since different state parks offer varying types of facilities and have different entrance fee costs, you would need to pay each park’s individual entrance fee at the time of entrance, regardless of what other state parks you may have also visited on that day. 

If you retain your receipt given at the time of entrance into a state park, that receipt will allow you to come and go in and out of that park multiple times on the same day.

Be aware that if you depart the park and the park reaches maximum capacity visitation before you return, you may not be able to re-enter the park.

All state parks accept cash for entrance fees.

Overnight accommodations may be secured with major credit cards including MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover.

Because Florida State Parks do not receive federal funding, passes issued by the National Park Service do not grant free or discounted access to Florida State Parks. 

Similarly, passes issued for county or city parks to not provide entrance into state parks. Florida State Parks offers an Annual Entrance Pass.