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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Found just outside of Tampa but a world away from city living, Anclote Key is part of a protected archipelago where only a single human (a state park ranger) permanently resides. However ...

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 ...

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 ...

ANCLOTE KEY, Fla. (Storyful) — Florida’s Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said it assisted in the rescue of 13 boaters off the coast of Anclote Key Sunday after a pontoon boat capsized.

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 ...

Located three miles off the coast of Tarpon Springs, you can find one of Florida's most remote state parks.