Doing Business with the Parks

Concession Operations

Concession operations provide services such as merchandise sales, passenger ferry services, boat and land tours, food and beverage services, recreational equipment rentals, pier operations, campground operations, and recreational skills instruction to park visitors.

Statewide there are currently more than 90 concession operations within Florida's state parks, which generate revenue for the state of Florida and create jobs for the private sector. The Florida Park Service is actively seeking new concession operations and posts Call for Business Plans on an ongoing basis.

Please visit this page on a regular basis for the most up-to-date information and consider submitting a proposal in response to a Florida Park Service Call for Business Plans.

Call for Business Plans Process

Current Business Opportunities

Call For Business Plans

• Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.
• Hillsborough River State Park.
• Big Talbot Island State Park.
• Wekiwa Springs State Park and Rock Springs Run State Reserve.

For questions or information, please contact FPS.Concessions@FloridaDEP.gov. 

Closed Opportunities

• Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway Land Bridge Trailhead. 
• Amelia Island State Park.
• Jonathan Dickinson State Park.
• Stephen Foster Folk Cultural Center State Park, Suwannee River Wilderness Trail and Big Shoals State Park.
• Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center and Big Shoals State Parks.
• Amelia Island State Park.
• De Leon Springs State Park.
• Manatee Springs and Fanning Springs State Park.
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park.
• Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park.
• Hillsborough River State Park and Ybor City Museum State Park.
• Manatee Springs and Fanning Springs State Park.
• St. Andrews State Park.
• Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park.
• Marjorie Harris-Carr Cross Florida Greenway - Vortex Free Ride Area and Trails.
• Blue Spring State Park.
• Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park.
• Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park.
• Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway - Santos Trailhead and Campground.
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park.
• Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park.
• Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park.
• Fort Pierce Inlet State Park.