The Friends raise money through membership, donations, selling firewood to campers, and scheduling kayak tours for Lake Griffin State Park.  One hundred (100%) percent of the money we make is used to support the park.  We help the park purchase equipment that is not in the park budget saving Florida taxpayers thousands of dollars every year. Some of our projects include:

• Purchased new kayaks for rental
  
• Purchased material for improving the kayak launch area
• Purchased exercise equipment for the park 
  
• Scheduling and collecting money for kayak tours and basic kayaking classes. This helps reduce the workload for the park staff.
  
• Helping the park pay for a restroom at the maintenance building 

To see our previous years Accomplishments and Goals click here.

Explore the “Real Florida”

Walk our expanded hiking trail, bring a picnic, go fishing, rent a kayak or canoe, or sign up for a tour of the Dead River Marsh.  Sign up for a

• Daytime or moonlight kayak tour
  
• Pontoon boat tour
  
• Kayaking 101 class

How to Set Up a Private Eco-Tour

Private Eco-Tours are informative and fun. You can be with people you know in your neighborhood, club or family. Our tour guides will work with you to help set up a Private Eco-Tour for your group.  Here is information you need to help set up a private tour:

• Organize a group of 6 – 12 individuals. Minimum age is 10 years old. Ages 10 and 11 must be in a tandem kayak or canoe with an adult.
  
• Decide on several possible dates, and contact us at least a few weeks in advance. Tours are generally in the morning, but afternoons may be possible.
  
• Email us at FriendsofLGSP@gmail.com.  Give us a description of your group, your proposed dates, and a one or two word name for your group. If guides are available on one of your dates, we’ll work out the details with you by email or phone.
  
• We’ll set up a private tour on our web site Tours page, using your group name. We’ll give you a code word so only members of your group can sign up for that tour and pay on line.
  
• Tours are 1 ½ to 2 hours in length, and will be led by 2 or 3 Florida State Park certified paddle tour guides 
  
• The cost is $30 per person which includes: single or tandem kayak or canoe, paddles, life jackets, and whistles. If you bring your own kayak, which must be over 10 feet in length, the cost is $25 per person.
  
• If the weather is not suitable (generally due to rain or wind) the tour guides will cancel the tour. You’ll have a choice to receive a full refund or to reschedule. 
  

We hope to see you and your friends at the park sometime in the near future.

A Need for Golf Carts

Lake Griffin State Park staff and volunteers use golf carts to move workers, tools, and materials for repairs, maintenance, and special projects. They also use the carts to take visitors with disabilities around the park. The park needs several carts to replace old ones.  If you have a new golf cart or plan to purchase one, we invite you to donate your old cart to the park. 

We welcome 2-seat or 4-seat carts, preferably gas-powered, but also battery-powered with newer batteries. For more information, contact the Friends of Lake Griffin State Park at "FriendsofLGSP@gmail.com” and send your email and phone number.

Friends of Lake Griffin State Park (FLGSP.org) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) citizen support organization dedicated to supporting the park through volunteering, fundraising, and in-kind donations. Your golf cart donation may be tax deductible.