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Old 10-14-2016, 12:19 PM   #1
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Florida Campers - Favorite camp spots?

Last winter we tent camped at Lake Manatee State Park and Fort DeSoto. Over the summer we purchased our Flagstaff HW. This past July, we camped in SC, WV, and Pennsylvania.

Next weekend we will return to Lake Manatee for a four day outing with our grandchildren. Looking forward to experiencing the park in our Aframe!

For this winter, we plan to camp one or two weekends a month. During the school year, we take care of our toddler age grandson, but, during the school breaks we plan to take a couple 4-5 day camping trips. We prefer state parks and quiet private campgrounds.

What are your favorite spots?
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Old 10-14-2016, 12:45 PM   #2
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Topsail Hill in Destin is our favorite spot of all time.
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Old 10-14-2016, 01:15 PM   #3
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Three Lakes RV Resort about a mile off St Road 19, Hudson Florida. Very nice, clean, pool, shuffle board, horse shoes, fishing, large sites.
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Old 11-08-2016, 01:09 PM   #4
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florida state parks are very nice, but they stay pretty booked.
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Old 11-08-2016, 03:18 PM   #5
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Florida Campers - Favorite camp spots?

Being in Seminole, you have Hillsborough River SP east of Tampa. Up to Dunnellon to Rainbow Springs SP with full hookups tubing from Memorial Day - Labor Day. salt Springs Recreation Area, full hookup but hit and miss cell coverage.
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Old 11-09-2016, 12:25 PM   #6
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We have booked several SP for this winter. The trick is to book 11 months in advance. We provide day care for our grandson during the school year. So, we try to reserve campsites during school breaks or at least one weekend a month.
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Old 11-12-2016, 04:15 PM   #7
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We love St. Andrews SP on the panhandle in Panama City Beach. This December will be our first winter trip there but have always loved April. Beaches are beautiful, some nice walking trails, a nice fishing pier on the gulf and another on the bay. We have always used our small tent camper but this year we are looking forward to our Flagstaff HW AFrame.
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We love St. Andrews SP on the panhandle in Panama City Beach. This December will be our first winter trip there but have always loved April. Beaches are beautiful, some nice walking trails, a nice fishing pier on the gulf and another on the bay. We have always used our small tent camper but this year we are looking forward to our Flagstaff HW AFrame.

It's one of the most visited SP in Florida and the most neglected by the state. The campground has a series of under ground drainage pipes that have been Clogged for years. A few years back, they were running pumps 24-7 just to keep sites available. ( remember, that's a lagoon right there) The pot holes that are in the washed out campground road have been that way to over 7 years only to be filled with limestone when we complained. The 30 amp sites along the lagoon suffer from low voltage when summer temps require everyone's air on. We moved west to Grayton Beach SP and will leave St Andrews to those that like our states neglect.
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Old 11-12-2016, 11:38 PM   #9
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Anastasia sp, at St. Augustine
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Old 11-15-2016, 10:30 PM   #10
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Manatee springs is nice. There is a concessionaire that rents canoes and kayaks, has pontoon rides, including sunset and after dark on the Suwannee river, and food service. There are also several trails and a swimming area in the springs. Last week there was a herd of deer in the amp that was active in both the mornings and evenings. There were also armadillos rambling through the campground. It is a nice, wooded pretty place.


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Old 11-16-2016, 07:31 AM   #11
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We have several places we like to camp.


Myakka River SP is big. It has everything. Hiking trails, lots of wildlife, canoeing, kayaking, fishing and they have an airboat tour.


Oscar Scherer SP is nice. It has a major walking/biking trail, fishing, kayaking/canoeing.


Lake Kissimmee SP. Wow this place is amazing. We had deer in our campsite every morning and evening. They have all that is listed above plus an on trail Segway tour that you can book. The Segway tour is great. lots of information about the park and early Florida.


Florida Caverns SP. Nice place to go. I think there is under 30 campsites. Very quite. Love the caverns. The park has all of the above. The showers and restrooms are climate controlled. They are heated in the winter and cooled in the summer.


Anastasia SP is very nice but for me I like parks with more trails not just beach.
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Old 11-16-2016, 07:52 AM   #12
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Has anyone stayed at a camp ground near or within walking distance to the beaches? We may take a trip from Ohio in March and would possibly like to stay near a beach. Sure would beat the hotel cost.
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Eastpoint FL. Coast Line Resort. Right on the gulf and cg is really nice. Later RJD
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Old 11-16-2016, 08:19 AM   #14
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Has anyone stayed at a camp ground near or within walking distance to the beaches? We may take a trip from Ohio in March and would possibly like to stay near a beach. Sure would beat the hotel cost.
There's several places in the keys -Long Key SP, Bahia Honda SP, Curry Hammock SP and some of the private places have small beaches -Sugarloaf KOA.

The SPs are hard to get into.

Long Key is our favorite. All sites are right on the beach and there is absolutely nothing to do there.

It's a long drive, but we usually camp our way down.
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Florida SP camping

The other posters are correct about how the State Parks fill up in the winter. We have to plan months in advance, for fall/winter camping...when it's nice enough to have a campfire. In summer, you'll be happy to have AC in your camper.
Some of my favs...
Myakka River SP. Beautiful park, but so-so campgrounds. The trading post at the lake has a great gator stew.
Oscar Scherer SP. Decent park, and good campground.
Lake Manatee SP. Good campground, so-so park with noisy water treatment plant to the west and noisy motorsports speedway to the east.
Rainbow Springs SP. Nice CG, but a few miles from actual park, which is spectacular.
Highlands Hammock SP. Wide open, boring campground, but very nice park with lots of nice trails.
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Old 11-21-2016, 10:52 PM   #16
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Fort DeSoto just below St Petersburg. Great view every night. Plenty of beaches too
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Old 11-22-2016, 08:58 AM   #17
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beautiful campground, on the suwannee river near mayo:

Suwannee River Rendezvous Resort & Campground in Mayo, Florida

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Old 11-23-2016, 12:06 PM   #18
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Sebastian Inlet State Park. Good fishing on the ocean side from the beach or the Jetties, also on the intercoastal water way close to the campground. The only park that is open 24 hours a day for fishing. Hiking and bike trails around the area. Check out their website!!
I currently have a week in January from the 13th to the 20th that I'm going
to have to cancel because of a medical issue with a relative. Anyone interested in those dates let me know. I can't transfer them but maybe I can cancel at the same time you are trying to make a reservation. I will be
using my second week after the 20th and then going to the Keys for about
a month after that. Have reservations at Long Key and Curry Hammock. Made all those reservations on the computer at 7am in the morning a year ago to the date. Got lucky again.
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Camp gulf is a favorite of our's, but you have to book it early.
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Has anyone stayed at a camp ground near or within walking distance to the beaches? We may take a trip from Ohio in March and would possibly like to stay near a beach. Sure would beat the hotel cost.

Destin RV Beach Resort.
They have their own beach access point and discounts on the chair/umbrella rentals.

Destin West RV Resort. (Actually in Fort Walton)
They give you amenities access to the Ramada Beach Resort which is across the highway from them right on the beach.
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