a floridays journey

a floridays journey

Category: Florida County Park

Loxahatchee Slough

Loxahatchee Slough

Palm Beach County FL has many areas to kayak and one of our favorites is Loxahatchee Slough in Palm Beach Gardens. The 4 mile trail (out-n-back) is never crowded and you feel as though you are in the Everglades. We often bring a lunch or […]

Trip 5 – Long Point

Trip 5 – Long Point

Dates: Aug 29 – Sept 2, 2024 Campsite: 157 Amenities Water, Electric What we learned: Taking bikes and kayaks was not bad Would we go back: Yes Website: Long Point Campground Wayne and I escaped for the Labor Day weekend. The trip was unexpected and […]

Trip 1b – Jacksonville, FL

Trip 1b – Jacksonville, FL

Dates: April 17 – 20, 2024 Campground: Huguenot Campground Site: 20 Amenities: Electric, water What we learned: We picked a good site Would we go back? Yes Website: Jacksonville parks Our the way to our second stop on our trip we stopped at Fort Clinch […]

Trip 13 – Trimble Park

Trip 13 – Trimble Park

Dates: Nov 9 – 12, 2023 Campsite: #15 Amenities: Water, Electric What we learned: Ask if there is a water site available due to cancellation Would we go back: Yes, try to get a water site Website: Trimble Park Wayne and I have wanted to […]

Trip 11 – Loxahatchee Slough

Trip 11 – Loxahatchee Slough

As much as we would like too, we cannot go away every weekend. Palm Beach country has many outdoor parks to explore. One of the parks is Loxahatchee Slough. This is a 12,957 acre site that has many habitats. You can bike, hike, fish, kayak […]

Trip 9a – Bull Creek Fish Camp

Trip 9a – Bull Creek Fish Camp

Dates: Sept 2-3, 2023 Campsite: 18 Amenities: Electric, water, sewer What we learned: It’s nice to be the only people at the campground. Would we go back? Yes Website: Flagler County Labor Day weekend must be lucky for us as we scored 2 nights at […]

Trip 02-2023 – Istokpoga Canal Campsite

Trip 02-2023 – Istokpoga Canal Campsite

Date Feb 17 – 19, 2023 Campsite: 1 Features: boon-docking What we learned: If your battery runs down your van wont start Would we go back? yes Website: https://secure.rzda.net/sfwmd/list.cfm Floridays is 1 year old and we have come back to our first campsite to boondock […]

Trip 12 – Fort De Soto

Trip 12 – Fort De Soto

Date: Sept 23 – 26, 2022 Location: Ft De Soto, St Petersburg, FL Type: 30 amp, water Mileage: 430 miles Campsite: 211 What did we learn: To watch the weather Would we go back? Yes Website: Pinellas County FL We finally got to stay at […]

Trip 11a – Bull Creek Fish Camp, Bulow Creek State Park

Trip 11a – Bull Creek Fish Camp, Bulow Creek State Park

Date: Sept 2 – 4, 2022 Location Bull Creek Fish Camp Type: water, 30 amp, sewer Mileage: 256 miles Campsite: Bull Creek #13 then #14 What did we learn 1 – To always look at where you are going to park prior to back in. […]

Trip 1 – Istokpoga Canal Campsite

Trip 1 – Istokpoga Canal Campsite

Date: February 12-13, 2022 Location: Istokpoga Canal Campsite, Lorida, FL Type: boon-dock Mileage 215 miles What we learned That we need a checklist Would we go back? Yes, and bring kayaks next time web site for reservations https://secure.rzda.net/sfwmd/list.cfm Wayne and I were so excited when […]