Fort Lauderdale Beach Park is free to access and open every day from 5 a.m. to midnight. Driving is the easiest way to get to the park, but visitors without vehicles can also use the No. 40 bus.

Head north from Fort Lauderdale Beach Park or east on Las Olas Boulevard and you'll find Las Olas Beach, a small stretch of sand that attracts beachgoers of all ages. Beach amenities are plentiful ...

Fort De Soto Park Manager, Dave Harshbarger, first noticed the gopher tortoises on the beach. “We did have a gopher tortoise population in the park, but it was limited, 8 known burrows at that time.

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