Myakka River State Park is also suffering from hurricane damage. The park has no potable water but the ranger station has free 1 gallon jugs of drinking water. The famous canopy walk and bird boardwalk are damaged and undergoing repair. We did not let this […]

Oscar Scherer State Park is located in Osprey FL. Other campers have said this is one of their favorite parks and we found out why. We paddled, hiked, and biked. The launch for South Creek is in the park and we kayked the creek and […]

The land for Koreshan State Park was deeded to the state in 1966 by the remaining members of the Koreshan Unity Community. Dr Cyrus Teed was the founder of the group and he established a Planatary Council made up of 7 women to rule the […]

What better place to start taking it easy and slowing down than the Florida Keys. We will have to learn how to sit still and relax as these are not our strong points. Our first campground was the southern most state park you can stay […]

Dates: Nov 23-24, 2024 Campsite: 33 Amenities: Water, Electric What we learned: Get up early to see the manatees Would we go back: Yes Website: Blue Springs State Park Breaking up the drive home was a great idea. I wonder who thought of that? We […]

Dates: Nov 8 – 11, 2024 Campsite: 105 Amenities: Water, Electric What we learned: Keep checking website for canceled campsites Would we go back: Yes Website: Anastasia State Park Anastasia State Park is one of the more difficult state parks to get a reservation at […]

Dates: July 18-21, 2024 Campsite: 40 Amenities: Water, Electric What we learned: get on the water early Would we go back: yes, but in the spring Website: Silver Springs State Park This is the second time we have been to Silver Springs. Though we had […]

Dates: July 12-14, 2024 Campsite: 12 Amenities: Electric, water What we learned: It is good to have friends that can assist in booking a tough campsite Would we go back: Yes Website: Bahia Honda Our friends go to Bahia Honda every summer for 2 weeks […]

Dates: April 20-21, 2024 Campsite: 22 Amenities: Water, Electric What we learned: We do not have to go to all the state parks Would we go back: No Website: Faver Dykes State Park We drove A1A from Jacksonville and stopped in St Augustine to check […]

We did not travel as much as we wanted to in 2023. Mostly due to the campgrounds being booked in the winter and spring, so we took that time and redesigned our front yard with native plants and added a driveway so Floridays will have […]