Just hours after Hurricane Helene’s record storm surge receded from the shores of Fort De Soto, Dave Harshbarger noticed something strange amid the destruction. The county park he oversees was ...

Spanning five small islands, the 1,136-acre Fort De Soto Park lies at the mouth of Tampa Bay and attracts more than 2.7 million visitors a year. The park features 7 miles of waterfront ...

But a rare bright spot has emerged amid the destruction. Dozens of threatened gopher tortoises have taken up residence at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg, Florida, after presumably being ...

Fort De Soto's popular North Beach is set to reopen in early February, if not late this month, per a Pinellas County parks official. Why it matters: The crown jewel of Pinellas' parks system has ...

PINELLAS CO, Fla. — Fort De Soto Park was ravaged by hurricane Helene, leaving behind a trail of debris that took months to cleanup. During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Fort De Soto Park's North Beach will reopen to the public on Monday, February 17th, marking the full restoration of the popular park following the impacts of Hurricanes ...