FRIENDS OF DELEON SPRINGS STATE PARK, INC.
DELEON SPRINGS, FLORIDA

The Friends’ role is to support the park and to provide supplemental funding for purchasing equipment, making improvements to buildings, developing exhibits, and providing enhancements that improve the visitors’ experience (see list below). We work with other organizations, such as the De Leon Springs Garden Club, to build a shelter for large artifacts and to maintain the Butterfly Garden. Assistance was also provided to the Florida Trails Association to develop the Wild Persimmon Trail, a four mile hiking trail. The parks goal is to provide access to events and