Fortunatley I am retired military and the naval air station has a huge overflow camping area if regular sites are full, which they probably will be, but there are a number of civilian retail campgrounds, but I would only go down with an advanced reservation, but I THINK you can get one if you try,,,, ENJOY, I am so stooooooked to leave!
The state parks nearest to Key West seems to be full, will check some pvt. ones, i guess....oh wait, ur on the road today, right ? safe trip!!! and have a blast !
You can try Curry Hammick St.Pk. in Marathon Key. About an hour from Key West or Bahia Honda St. Pk. Also in the Panhandle check out Topsail Hill Preserve St. Pk. Henderson used to be our favorite until we found this gem. Fort clinche near Jacksonville is nice too. St. Joseph used to be nice too. Haven't been there for a few years.
Thanks for the suggestions.......I hear Topsail is nice, but, i am going to st. andrews tomorrow for a couple of days.......then maybe st. joe's.
will definitely check curry hammick and bahia honda .......right now as a matter of fact,,,,,,ha
Yes, so beautiful, I am a bit saddened to leave today, but, I am sure there are many other beautiful parks ahead, also! And thanks, I hope I am not boring people with all the pics.
Oh, you are not boring us!! We are heading down in May and are right now sitting looking out the window at the snow coming down. Only 17 degrees here in Ohio. Another park, although private, is Periwinkle on Sanibel Island. How are you liking your AFrame. We have the A122 also and love it. Keep up the pictures and posts!!
Be safe
I've been away from the computer all week and am just now catching up. Nice to see you've landed in Florida! Great pics btw, keep 'em coming I love the panhandle, but there is sooooo much more Florida to see!
Getting to Key West is slow going so allow at least 4 hours drive time from Homestead, I kid you not. It isn't far miles-wise but, because of the varying (slow) speed limits, driving it takes much longer (think "island time") than you'd estimate. Watch out for Key deer and, for goodness sakes, don't speed! They take hitting a deer or speeding very seriously on Highway 1.
Deb
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Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike._ John Muir
Oh, you are not boring us!! We are heading down in May and are right now sitting looking out the window at the snow coming down. Only 17 degrees here in Ohio. Another park, although private, is Periwinkle on Sanibel Island. How are you liking your AFrame. We have the A122 also and love it. Keep up the pictures and posts!!
Be safe
I LOVE the a122.....having a blast on the Emerald coast, slowlyyyyyy working my way east from henderson sp, was there 4 days..(not sure i really want to go to the "other florida" now ~!..left st. andrews state park yesterday, 2 days there, was lovely, amazing sugar sand beach, little deer so tame that one walked right up to me!, same with the great blue herons and white egrets (not sure i got those species correct, haha). I camped 15 feet from the beach at st. andrews! great campground had a great local seafood dinner at a place right down the street for only 10 bucks too.
st. joseph's state park is incredible.......already extended my stay here two extra days til friday !!....its so nice and quiet , which i love..but, lots of things to do and see, also...staying at sandy pines campground in the park, which, is at the end of a longggggg penisula way out in st. joseph's bay. well, actually, at the very END of the penisula is a 7 mile long wilderness preserve where I think you can actually hike the beach and trails, and even tent camp in, with a permit! Everyone at the campground is so nice, especially the rangers and employees in the office, who go out of their way to welcome and accomodate the campers! I may stay here even longer, so many trails to explore. It's like fantasy island, I am almost expecting to see Ricardo Montalbam any minute
anyways, there is a couple dozen pelicans on the peer next to the marina i want to get a pic of, so, will upload pics i took of st. andrews and st. joes now...... ps: the first three pics are of st. andrews, the last two are st. joe's (many for st. joe's pics to follow, yay!)
What a great adventure you are having in your Aframe! Wonderful that you are enjoying life!
It's funny, when I saw the white sand I was thinking of white snow. Not!
Deb
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Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike._ John Muir
Got up early, made my coffee and had my walk around both sections of the campground, and the beach, pics of the beach and a video attached, so lovely. Spoke to a few people, my Boston accent got a chuckle from another camper, from Ohio, haha.
Now at the Marina, within the park , to use the internet access, oh, also took some pics of birds, not sure what they are, maybe pelicans ?
Supposed to be nice today, yet, its almost 11, and the fog hasn't lifted yet, more rain tomorrow......so, I think i will do the nature trail on the lagoon side of the penisula first, then, a much longer beach walk this afternoon.
oh, one of the rangers i met shoveling sand off the beach boardwalk this morning, identified pics of a turtle I had taken pics of yesterday......Eastern box turtle.........pics attached.
What a great adventure you are having in your Aframe! Wonderful that you are enjoying life!
It's funny, when I saw the white sand I was thinking of white snow. Not!
Deb
Life is grand, so are my a122 and the Florida emerald coast and the Florida state parks, they really do parks right here !
Lotsip, does it look like those SP's handle large rigs? Like 40'?
Below is a link to the area lotsip has been staying in.
Mouse over and click on "St. Andrews"
then scroll down (items on left) and click: "camping full facility"
then scroll down the page to the "camping full facility" info to read about the campground:
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2021 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5 EcoBoost, 2021 Flagstaff 22FBS
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike._ John Muir
ENJOY, I am so stooooooked to leave!
I love the panhandle, but there is sooooo much more Florida to see! 
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