National and State Park Concessions

National and State Park Concessions The visitors were instructed prior to departure as to the Eco-system they were entering and what they may see.

National and State Park Concessions (NSPC), provides service to Park visitors by operating various National and Florida State Park concession operations and the Pentagon Dining Room in The Pentagon, Arlinton, VA. • May 2003 – Present: Florida State Park Concession Inc., DBA Wekiwa Springs State Park Nature Adventures, Apopka, FL at Wekiwa Springs State Park: www.CanoeWekiva,com Campground conveni

ence, and souvenir store, food service/snack bar, campground vending machine operations, 105 canoe/kayak rentals, canoe/kayak shuttle service, overnight canoe/kayak camping adventures.
• Canoe Livery with 105 Canoe/kayak rental units which has allowed Park visitors personally to explore the wonders of the Park they were visiting at their own pace. The visitors were also given rules as to the do’s and don’ts while visiting these systems. Guided Tours were also offered as well as overnight camping trips inside of the Parks.
• Canoe Livery Shuttle Service which provides service from Wekiwa Springs State Park to Katie’s Landing. This service has enabled visitors to explore one of Florida’s pristine rivers while leisurely paddling with the flow of the river. Our trained shuttle drivers narrate information about the eco systems the visitors have just traversed. Our shuttle drivers encourage and answer questions while transporting visitors back to Wekiwa Springs State Park.
• The Visitor Service/Gift Shops have supplied visitors to Florida State Parks with various environmentally friendly and educational gifts and souvenirs. These items are chosen with great diligence to assist the visitors to understand each Parks’ individual Eco-systems, and expose the visitor to environmental issues in each Park. These tokens remind the visitors of our commitment to the enjoyment of our natural resources, and preservation of our ecology so that future generations may enjoy a Green earth. The Visitor Service /gift shops also provide informative videos and books pertaining, not only the Eco-systems that the visitors are exploring that day, but also other surrounding Eco-systems they may encounter while visiting the entire State of Florida. Through these gifts, souvenirs, videos and books, the Principals hope to convey to the visitors that the environment is a delicate balance and that it is the responsibility of all peoples to ensure its preservation. The concession/Gift shop also provides food and refreshment and sundry items for the comfort of the visitors.

• May 2003 – Present: Florida State Park Concession Inc., DBA Rock Springs Riding Ranch, Sorrento, FL at Rock Springs Run State Reserve: www.RsrRanch.com Management of 110 acre Ranch and Stables, Equestrian facilities, Guided interpretive Horseback rides, Horse drawn Wagon rides, Ranch store providing Equestrian Souvenirs, Cold Drinks, and Horse tack.
• Guided 34 Horse equestrian activities, providing horseback and wagon rides for Park visitors. On each trip, our trained Narrators and Equestrian Guides interpreted the delicate eco-system the visitors were traversing as well as making them aware of environmental issues and promoting the Florida State Park system. Each of the visitors was given an opportunity to explore our environment while being encouraged to consider the ecological impact of our society upon the pristine conditions of the wild.
• The Visitor Service/Gift Shop has supplied visitors to Florida State Parks with various environmentally friendly and educational gifts and souvenirs. The Visitor Service /gift shop also provide informative books pertaining, not only the Eco-systems that the visitors are exploring that day, but also other surrounding Eco-systems they may encounter while visiting the entire State of Florida. Through these gifts, souvenirs, and books, the Principals hope to convey to the visitors that the environment is a delicate balance and that it is the responsibility of all peoples to ensure its preservation. The concession/Gift shop also provides food and refreshment and sundry items for the comfort of the visitors as well as various horse tack targeted at the day use visitors who visit the Park with their own equine.

• May 2003 – Present: Florida State Park Concession Inc., DBA Hammock House, Sorrento, FL at Rock Springs Run State Reserve: www.HammockHoouse.com Upscale lodging facilities providing special and personalized attention by only offering (3) three handsomely appointed guest rooms with private baths and beautiful views. Also offering overnight accommodations for visitor owned horses at the on property stable facilities.
• Hammock House offers its guests personalized and pampered service in a relaxed, natural setting providing the visitor with an alternative way to camping and allow them to experience the outdoors and The Real Florida.

• March 2008 – Present: National and State Park Concessions Cades Cove, LLC at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cades Cove: www.ExploreCadesCove.com Operation of National Park Concession offering Campground convenience, and souvenir store, food service/snack bar, campground vending machine operations, and 150 bicycle rentals.
• Campground Convenience, Souvenir and Food Service Concession will supply visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cades Cove with various environmentally friendly and educational gifts and souvenirs. The Visitor Service /gift shops also provide informative videos and books pertaining, not only to the Eco-systems that the visitors are exploring that day, but also other surrounding Eco-systems they may encounter while visiting the entire Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Through these gifts, souvenirs, videos and books, the Principals hope to convey to the visitors that the environment is a delicate balance and that it is the responsibility of all peoples to ensure its preservation.
• Concession/Food Service provides of assorted prepared foods, snacks and refreshment and sundry items for the comfort of the visitors.
• Bicycle Rentals with 150 bicycle rental units which has allowed Park visitors personally to explore the wonders of the Park they were visiting at their own pace. The visitors were instructed prior to departure as to the Eco-system they were entering and what they may see.

• January 2009 – Present: National and State Park Concessions Riding Stables, Inc, at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cades Cove: www.CadesCoveStables.com Management of 175 acre pastures, construction and maintenance of a 2,568 square foot 40 tie stall barn, 5,920 square foot carriage and hayride equipment storage, tack room, feed room, and box stall barn, Equestrian facilities, Guided interpretive Horseback rides, Horse drawn Carriage rides, Motorized narrated hayrides, Ranch store providing Equestrian Souvenirs, and Cold Drinks.
• Guided 55 Horse equestrian activities, providing horseback and carriage rides for Park visitors. On each trip, our trained Narrators and Equestrian Guides interpreted the delicate eco-system the visitors were traversing as well as making them aware of environmental issues and promoting the National Park system. Each of the visitors was given an opportunity to explore our environment while being encouraged to consider the ecological impact of our society upon the pristine conditions of the wild.
• Narrated motorized Hayrides provide visitors to Cades Cove the opportunity to learn the history of the people and historic building of Cades Cove while riding in a hay filled 44 foot trailer. Drivers fully narrate and provide interpretive information of the trip.
• The Visitor Service/Gift Shop has supplied visitors to National Parks with various environmentally friendly and educational gifts and souvenirs.

• February 2009- June 31, 2010 Sebastian Inlet State Park, Melbourne Beach, Florida This operation offered Fast-food within a beach-front State Park serving good quality, fresh, cooked-on-the-spot food and beach rentals.
• Concession/Food Service provides of assorted prepared foods, snacks and refreshment and sundry items and souvenirs for the comfort of the visitors.
• Beach Rentals Equipment Limited beach rental equipment offered.

• August 2009 – Present: National and State Park Concessions Pentagon at The Pentagon, Arlington, VA: www.PentagonDiningRoom.com NSPC also has been awarded a contract through the Navy Exchange Command to operate the Pentagon Dining Room, a 220 seat fine dining restaurant which offers fresh cooked to order meals daily as well as catering options in 2 private dining rooms of 20 and 50 seats respectively. The Pentagon Dining Room also provides outside of restaurant catering throughout the Pentagon for special events, retirements, promotion parties, and Wounded Warriors luncheons.

03/23/2020

Our National Park operations are still OPEN.

WE’RE CLOSED in Florida: Our operations in the Florida State Parks are closed due to the outbreak.

We want to say thank you to all our customers for you support before and during this outbreak.
We hope that all of you and your families remain safe during these trials and tribulations.
We look forward to seeing each one of you when we reopen.

Florida State Parks Update
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Department of Environmental Protection announces that at the direction of Governor DeSantis and to successfully uphold CDC guidance to maximize social distancing and avoid gatherings larger than 10 people, DEP will close all Florida State Parks to the public effective Monday, March 23.

DEP has taken many measures to continue providing resource recreation at our State Parks during this time, such as limiting operating hours and reducing visitor capacity at parks with high visitation. Unfortunately, this has not resulted in the reductions needed to best protect public health and safety as Florida continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

We appreciate the public’s cooperation and understanding as we work to prioritize the welfare of our communities and staff. We look forward to welcoming you again to our award winning state parks as soon as possible.

As always, we are committed to providing updates to the public. For continuous updates, follow Florida State Parks on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For additional information on Florida State Parks, please contact 850-245-2157.

03/15/2020

YES, WE’RE OPEN!
We are in the business of serving people and assisting them to experience our natural and cultural environments. Like so many of you, we have spent the last several days and weeks learning about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and how it is impacting our world. We wanted to reach out and let all our visitors know that we have implemented extra safety precautions to help you have a safe and enjoyable experience.
We are fortunate that our outdoor activities such as Horseback and Carriage rides, Canoe, Kayak, Bicycle and other recreational equipment rentals are outdoor activities and helps avoid large indoor gatherings. Our rentals and food service will be offered through outside service windows so you can remain outdoors while we offer you our services.
It is important that we give you as much information as possible about the procedures we follow to clean and operate our properties and maintain a sanitary environment as our employees cannot work from home.
Topmost on our minds is the safety of our employees and our customers, which is why we have taken, among other things, the following preventive measures:
• frequently sanitizing surfaces;
• reinforcing appropriate hygiene amongst our staff;
• following all guidelines recommended by the CDC;
• adhering to travel bans and prohibiting employees from returning to work;
• ascertaining that our vendors and suppliers are engaging in prudent preventive measures; and
• doing all we can to keep our employees abreast of COVID-19 developments.
We are monitoring the CDC and other state and federal agencies to understand the most up-to-the-minute information to ensure the actions we are taking are comprehensive and appropriate. We are prepared to follow instructions in the event the government requests that all facilities close down.
Like most retail and entertainment environments, our National and Florida State Parks allow for the individualized spacing of guests and therefore, as of this time, we have not made the decision to close any of our Equestrian, Canoe and Kayak rental properties. Such a decision would invoke a personal hardship to our employee base as well as you, our customers.
If you have traveled internationally in the past several weeks to one of the countries with warnings or have been in direct contact with someone who tested presumptive positive, please follow the CDC guidelines and do not visit the park until the designated time period has passed.
The bottom line is that we remain acutely vigilant about this outbreak. We will continue to do everything we can to protect our employees and you, while remaining ready to assist our visitors to enjoy the great outdoors of your National and Florida State Parks.

05/19/2012

Yesterday, we successfully negotiated 2 contracts for Jonathan Dickinson State Park's concession operations. The first contract is a 1 year extension of the existing contract for the current company so there will not be a lapse of service during a transition period. At the expiration of this 1 year extension the new company, NSPC Jonathan Dickinson, will take over with a multi-year contract to continue and expand concession services at this Park.
The expansion programs in works for this Park is;
• Seasonal Chartered Loxahatchee Fishing Trips;
• Canoe/Kayak Shuttle Service to River Bend Park;
• Seasonal Cowboy Cookouts;
• Seasonal Ranger Guided Full Moon Interpretive Boat Tours with Trapper Nelson Cookout and Site visit;
• Food Service Consisting of alfresco Food and Beverage Garden serving a variety of freshly prepared and unprepared (prepackaged) foods with alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages;
• Park Catered events (weddings, corporate retreats, family gatherings, cowboy cookouts);
• In Park Food Service Catering;

These new services will be in addition to our already provided services including the equestrian activities.

05/13/2012

Happy Mother's Day!

04/30/2012

This is Rocket, the one with the blown out knee. We took him in last year, to keep him from going to a not so nice place, and had our vet evaluate him. This was an old injury which shows no sign of pain and he has adapted to it very well, so much so he has been cleared for light riding.
Because of his extremely kind nature we are giving Rocket a light duty job this year. He will be used as our hand-led horseback ride for children under 6 who can not go on the guided horseback rides. Come out starting in June to see Rocket do his stuff.
We love to see horses just not thrown away!

12/24/2011

The Bobo Family wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Building the temp tie stalls for the horseback rides at JD
12/19/2011

Building the temp tie stalls for the horseback rides at JD

09/24/2011
09/24/2011

Tomorrow is the first day of Fall. Please share your favorite memories from this summer at Cades Cove.

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