Florida Artists Hall / Joe Kenner Nature Trail / I CAMP / /
NaturalFeature
Atlantic Ocean / /
Organization
Florida State Parks Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Recreation and Parks Gamble Rogers State Recreation Area / U.S. Life Saving Service House of Refuge / United States Army / /
Person
Gamble Rogers / / /
Position
folk singer and story teller / drowning swimmer / Ranger / /
History & Nature The park originally opened in 1961 as Flagler Beach State Recreation Area. It was later renamed to honor the memory of Gamble Rogers, a native Floridian, who lost his life trying to save a drowning swimm