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Storm Update – Park and Overnight Accommodations Closed 

Effective Oct. 1, 2024: To help ensure the safety of visitors and staff, the park and any associated overnight accommodations are closed due to Hurricane Helene. The Florida State Parks reservation team will email guests with affected reservations to make alternate arrangements or issue refunds. The park and its overnight accommodations will reopen as soon as conditions allow. Please visit our Storm Updates page for more information.

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Effective Aug. 14, 2024: The Spring House and canoe launch at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park are closed until further notice. 

Carillon Tower Restoration

Phase one, repair and restoration, of the Carillon Tower Bells has begun! Help the Stephen Foster Citizen Support Organization save our bells. During this project, the tower is closed to visitors.

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Hours

  • Park open from 8 a.m. to sundown.

Gift Shop and Craft Square

  • The gift shop is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • The craft square is currently closed for maintenance.

Fees

Admission

  • $5 vehicle (two to eight people).
  • $4 single-occupant vehicle.
  • $2 pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass.

Camping

  • $20 per night plus tax, plus a nonrefundable $6.70 reservation fee and a $7 nightly utility fee for RV, cabin, bungalow, boat and yurt units. Utility fee includes water, electricity and sewer. (Utility fee does not apply to tent camping.) 
  • Florida residents who are 65 years of age or older or who hold a Social Security disability award certificate or a 100% disability award certificate from the federal government are permitted to receive a 50% discount on current base campsite fees. (Reservation fee and utility fee are excluded.) Proof of eligibility required. 

Cabin

  • Two-bedroom, one-bath cabin with kitchen and porch. $100 per night plus tax, plus a nonrefundable $6.70 reservation fee and a $7 nightly utility fee.

Organized Youth & Adult Group Camping

  • $1 per youth.
  • $5 per adult/chaperone.

Nelly Bly's Kitchen 

  • $250 per day plus tax.

Auditorium 

  • $250 per day plus tax.

Gazebo

  • $50 per day plus tax.

Picnic Shelter

  • Ten-table picnic pavilion. $75 per day plus tax.
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