[LEFT]Beginning May 22, 2015 regular day-use admission fees will be waived for public entrance to [URL="http://sowal.com/park/topsail-hill-preserve-state-park"]Topsail Hill Preserve State Park[/URL] through a reimbursement program administered by Visit South Walton (VSW, the South Walton Tourist Development Council). The program will be in effect May 22, 2015 until September 7, 2015 with VSW reimbursing the state park for entrance fees during this time for visitors and residents (up to $25,000). Topsail Hill Preserve State Park’s tram service shall operate service each day 9:00 a.m. until sunset at least twice per hour to provide transportation to the Park’s beach access from the Park’s public parking lot. This program is to increase beach access parking availability along Scenic 30A, increase awareness of area outdoor recreation and parks, and increase visitation to the Park. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park is certainly one of the most beautiful parks in the state of Florida. This preserve is filled with natural coastal lands, dunes and is home to two of our rare and famous coastal dune lakes. Park rangers and staff offer a schedule of adventures, classes and hikes in the park weekly as well as as Thursday night Americana outdoor music series. Check [URL="http://sowal.com/events"]SoWal.com events calendar[/URL] and [URL="http://sowal.com/live-music"]music calendar[/URL] for all the scheduled activities in the park. We will announce each month's schedule of events and music in the SoWal Events Forum. Fees for park entrance will be waived for beach access as well as scheduled activities for the summer. [ATTACH]40800.vB[/ATTACH] Topsail Hill Preserve State Park offers a wide variety of natural resources including 3.2 miles of secluded, white sand beaches with majestic dunes over 25 feet tall. Three rare coastal dune lakes provide excellent freshwater fishing. Although boats are not allowed, fishing from the shoreline yields bass, bream, panfish, and catfish. Lakes, pristine beaches, old-growth long leaf pines, sand pine scrub, and a variety of wetlands offer a bird-watching and hiking paradise. Visitors may bike, walk, or enjoy a quick ride to the beach on the tram service to swim, fish, sunbathe, or beachcomb. A full-facility campground features a swimming pool, tennis courts, and shuffleboard courts. Furnished bungalows are available for weekly stays. A camp store offers a variety of camping items, as well as snacks and drinks. Located in Santa Rosa Beach on the West end of Scenic 30A. Read more and see photos at [URL="http://sowal.com/park/topsail-hill-preserve-state-park"]SoWal Parks | Topsail Hill Preserve State Park[/URL]. [/LEFT]
