The park is named for Gamble Rogers, a Florida folk singer. On October 10, 1991, Rogers was camping in the area. In response to a child's plea for help, he attempted to rescue a Canadian tourist in the heavy surf and riptides of Flagler Beach. Both Rogers and the tourist drowned. The park was created by the Florida legislature in honor of this Florida folk singer/guitarist.
Amenities include 34 campsites overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, boat ramp and boat basin with access to the Intracoastal Waterway, picnic tables, a large picnic pavilion, a mile long nature trail, the beach and hiking trails.
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Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year (including holidays).
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Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach at Florida State Parks
Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Absolutely Florida
Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Wildernet
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gamble, rogers, memorial, state, recreation, area, flagler, beach, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, n. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area is a 144 acre 0 58 km2 Florida State Park in Flagler Beach Florida United States between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intra Coastal Waterway on State Route A1A It is about 18 miles 29 km north of Daytona Beach and about 30 miles 48 km south of St Augustine Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation AreaIUCN category V protected landscape seascape Show map of FloridaShow map of the United StatesLocationFlagler County Florida United StatesNearest cityFlagler Beach FloridaCoordinates29 26 13 N 81 06 40 W 29 43694 N 81 11111 W 29 43694 81 11111Area144 acres 0 58 km2 Governing bodyFlorida Department of Environmental Protection Contents 1 Naming 2 Recreational activities 3 Hours 4 Gallery 5 External linksNaming editThe park is named for Gamble Rogers a Florida folk singer On October 10 1991 Rogers was camping in the area In response to a child s plea for help he attempted to rescue a Canadian tourist in the heavy surf and riptides of Flagler Beach Both Rogers and the tourist drowned The park was created by the Florida legislature in honor of this Florida folk singer guitarist Recreational activities editActivities include coastal camping picnicking swimming paddleboarding eco tours fishing and beachcombing Visitors can also enjoy sunbathing bicycling canoeing boating and wildlife viewing Between May and early September loggerhead green and leatherback sea turtles are among the wildlife of the park Amenities include 34 campsites overlooking the Atlantic Ocean boat ramp and boat basin with access to the Intracoastal Waterway picnic tables a large picnic pavilion a mile long nature trail the beach and hiking trails Hours editFlorida state parks are open between 8 a m and sundown every day of the year including holidays Gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp External links editGamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach at Florida State Parks Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Absolutely Florida Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Wildernet nbsp This Florida State Park related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a location in Flagler County Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach amp oldid 1168284959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
