If you are in Tampa and want a quick escape to see some of Florida's wildlife, head to this historic state park that is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Soldiers participated in a religious service at DeSoto Park in Tampa, Fla. during the Spanish-Ameircan War. Photo taken before they embarked to Cuba in June 1898.

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 ...

Dozens of threatened gopher tortoises have taken up residence at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg, Florida, after presumably being swept more than two miles across open water during the storm.