Paddling from Fred Howard Park is one way to reach Anclote Key Preserve State Park. (Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel) Barbara Hoffman, president of Friends of Anclote Key State Park and ...

Enjoy the blue-green Gulf waters of Anclote Key Preserve State Park, which is only reachable by private boat or ferry service. Four barrier islands make up the state park - Anclote Key ...

They are both part of the Friends of Anclote Key State Park and Lighthouse. “I love the state. I love nature. Love history. And being out there is such an awesome experience,” said Hoffman ...

A trust controlled by local architect Stephen J. Spencer is constructing a chickee hut without state or federal permits in shallow waters it owns near Anclote Key Preserve State Park. TARPON ...

ANCLOTE KEY — There’s something about the lighthouse ... rain or shine. Wiesehan, a state park ranger, will soon join that group. Come December she will be hauling a month’s worth of food ...

Eddy Brunt III, 42, was diving with friends about seven miles off the coast of Anclote Key State Park when he failed to resurface, according to the Coast Guard. The friends called for help around ...

Ferry service to Anclote Key Preserve State Park comes from Tarpon Springs as well as Pasco County to the north. The island itself is part of Pasco. The 403-acre park boasts more than 40 species ...

ANCLOTE KEY, Fla. -- Two divers who lost sight of their boat were rescued Saturday about 20 miles off the coast of Anclote Key Preserve State Park. The divers, who have not yet been identified ...

Barbara Hoffman, president of Friends of Anclote Key State Park and Lighthouse, said its construction of cast iron with a supportive exoskeleton has helped this 110-foot structure stand the test ...