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De Soto National Memorial
Operating Hours & Seasons

Operating Hours 

The Visitor Center is open daily, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Park grounds are open dawn to dusk, but the parking lot gates close at 5:00 p.m. Vehicles left within the parking lot after 5:00 p.m. will remain there overnight and may be ticketed.  There is no overnight camping in the park.

De Soto National Memorial is closed on New Years Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The park may be closed during hurricane season if the arrival of a hurricane is imminent.

Seasons

Camp Uzita is open and staffed with rangers providing living history programs during the winter season (normally mid-December through Easter Sunday).  To confirm that Camp Uzita is open, please call (941)792-0458.

 

 
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De Soto National Memorial has small beaches that face Tampa Bay and the Manatee River.
Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
Hernando de Soto died on May 21, 1542, three years after his conquest of La Florida began. His men buried him in the Mississippi River so that Native Americans would not know that he was not the immortal god he claimed to be. His remains have never been found. Visit De Soto National Memorial.
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Last Updated: August 20, 2006 at 11:04 EST