Wildfire emergency shuts down all SWFWMD campgrounds

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) has closed all District managed campgrounds throughout our 16-county region during Florida’s wildfire emergency event.

The following District managed campgrounds are closed until further notice:

• Cypress Creek Preserve
• Deep Creek Preserve
• Flying Eagle Preserve
• Green Swamp – East Tract
• Green Swamp – Hampton Tract
• Green Swamp – West Tract
• Lake Panasofkee
• Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve
• Potts Preserve
• Starkey Wilderness Preserve – Serenova Tract
• Upper Hillsborough Preserve – Alston Tract
• Upper Hillsborough Preserve – Upper Hillsborough Tract

Additional information about District properties closed due to wildfires can be found on the District’s website at WaterMatters.org. As a reminder, you can find the latest information on Twitter.com/SWFWMD

(Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region [CC BY 2.0 or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)