In our quest to hit up all 175 Florida State Parks, we just completed a camping trip this weekend at Lake Kissimme State Park and Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park. They are parks 82 and 83, respectively.
[continue reading…]Here are the 6 best tent camping site in Fort Myers! Note: Obviously, Fort Myers is still recovering from Hurricane Ian, so some of the below sites may not yet be open.
[continue reading…]This article will help you sort through all your camping options for Fort Myers, below are descriptions of the campgrounds and direct links to their respective websites for more info. HAPPY CAMPING!!!
[continue reading…]Gold Head Branch State Park is state park #43 for our family. We changed things up for this trip and rented a cabin instead of going tent camping. It was a nice change of pace.
[continue reading…]The Florida Keys just may be the best place in the world to RV camp in. There is so much to do! And this is the only place in North America you can go RV camping in the tropics. Key West is fun, too!
[continue reading…]Good news! You don’t need an RV to camp in the Florida Keys! There are definitely options for us humble, financially-challenged tent campers, some options even affordable! LET’S GO CAMPING!!!
[continue reading…]Below are the 26 best places to camp via RV and Tent in the Florida Keys. I included links to each respective campground listed. The list is completely unbiased. I have no financial arrangement with any of the campgrounds. My only motivation is to make sure you have the correct information, as I know how frustrating it can be to plan a trip to the Florida Keys.
[continue reading…]I previously wrote 23 Places To Go Camping In Tampa Bay, which covers Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties. This article covers the additional counties often associated with Tampa Bay: Hernando, Polk, and Manatee.
[continue reading…]In this article, camping in Sarasota is defined as camping trips in Sarasota, Manatee, Hardee, Desoto, and Charlotte Counties. I put in links to my relevant blog articles throughout. At the end of each location I put a link(s) to the respective website so you can get more info.
[continue reading…]Upon returning from another successful family car camping trip in which my children swam in crystalline springs, cooked food over the flame, tracked wildlife, didn’t touch devices with screens and didn’t miss those devices one bit, etc; a manliness blog I follow published a piece entitled Car Camping Is The Worst.
[continue reading…]In this article, camping in Tampa Bay is defined as camping trips in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties. I put in links to my relevant blog articles. At the end of each location I put a link(s) to the respective website so you can get more info.
[continue reading…]Hillsborough River State Park will always have a special place in my heart as it was the first Florida State Park that I went camping in. Camping is happy good here. This is a must-visit park if you live in Tampa.
[continue reading…]Living in Tampa Bay for 10+ years and going to all of the beaches, these are the best beaches to bring your family to for a day trip.
[continue reading…]Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys just might be the most competitive place to book a site in all of Florida. Luckily, I beat the odds and snagged an epic 8 day family camping trip. Now I will show you how to do the same.
[continue reading…]I don’t expect this post to be of much interest to too many people outside of my family. Basically, I want to keep an official tally of all the state parks that we have been to and I figured the blog is a good place to do that. And I hope, just maybe, it inspires others!
[continue reading…]Recently, one of my favorite manliness blogs published a piece entitled Car Camping Is The Worst. Huh? The article went on to outline how terrible car camping is and why nobody should ever do it. Let’s right this terrible wrong.
[continue reading…]Years ago we camped at Oscar Scherer because we couldn’t get into the Myakka River campground (which was flooded). I returned here with the kiddos to get our stamp and to get reacquainted with the park, plus 3/4 of my kids never visited here.
[continue reading…]I was pleasantly surprised by this little known state park, situated on the Gulf. No white sandy beaches here! Instead it was filled with springs, mangroves and hiking trails.
[continue reading…]Everybody needs a quest in their life, mine is to visit all 175 Florida State Parks. This has been a goal of mine since the first time I set foot in Hillsborough River State Park (my first park) and realized that these places still have the old magic.
[continue reading…]Myakka River State Park is one of the biggest (37,000 acres), oldest (established February 18, 1941), and best (see article below) Florida State Parks to visit and camp at.
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