What’s a dump doing in the middle of a state park?

Deep inside the soaring pines and cypress swamps of False Cape State Park, off the popular hiking trails, lies a dirty, decades-old secret.

It is tucked behind sandy dunes, past signs that warn visitors: “This delicate area needs your help “? leave as few signs of your stay as possible.”

It is a massive 25-year-old garbage dump. And it is growing.

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