a floridays journey

a floridays journey

Category: RV Camping

Trip 4d-2023 – Lake Kissimmee State Park

Trip 4d-2023 – Lake Kissimmee State Park

Dates: March 31 – April 2, 2023 Campsite: 36 Amenities: Water, electricity What did we learn? to sit under the awning Would we come back? yes Website: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/lake-kissimmee-state-park After checking in with the ranger it is a 3-mile drive into the park to the campground. […]

Trip 4c-2023 – Lake Louisa State Park

Trip 4c-2023 – Lake Louisa State Park

Dates: March 28 – 31, 2023 Campsite: 50 Amenities Water, electricity What did we learn? to relax Would we come back? maybe, and bring bikes Website: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/lake-louisa-state-park After check-in, it is a 3-mile drive to the campsite area. This park is hilly and you can […]

Trip 4b-2023 – Salt Springs Recreation Area

Trip 4b-2023 – Salt Springs Recreation Area

Dates: March 27 – 28, 2023 Campsite: 73 Amenities Water, electricity, sewer What did we learn? Always try something new Would we go back? Yes Website: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233920 Salt Spring Recreation Park is operated by National Park Service and they hold a few spots open on […]

Trip 04a-2023 – Tomoka State Park

Trip 04a-2023 – Tomoka State Park

Dates: March 25-26, 2023 Campsite: 80 Amenities: water, electric What we learned: It is ok to quit kayaking early Would we go back? maybe Website: https://www.floridastateparks.org/Tomoka We arrived on Saturday afternoon, it was easy to get into the park and easy to find our campsite. […]

Trip03-2023 – Venice FL

Trip03-2023 – Venice FL

Dates: March 8 – 12, 2023 Miles: 340 Campsite: 22 Amenities: Water, Electric What did we learn? The Verizon gateway works on the road, no need to take a vacation day Would we go back? Yes Website: http://venicecampground.com Wayne had a seminar he had to […]

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 01-2023 – Kissimmee Prairie State Park

Trip 01-2023 – Kissimmee Prairie State Park

Date: Feb 11-12, 2023 Mileage: 196 Campsite: 33 What we learned: Take advantage of Ranger-led programs Would we go back: Yes Website: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/kissimmee-prairie-preserve-state-park 2023 has started out slow on the RV camping front. We spent most of January working on the house so it is […]

2022 Recap

2022 Recap

WOW, what a year. Purchasing Floridays in February was one of the best decisions we have made. As I reflect back on 2022 most end-of-year posts have lists so here is ours: Number of trips – Goal 11 Number of trips – Actual 14 Number […]

Trip 15 – Everglades National Park

Trip 15 – Everglades National Park

Dates: Dec 23 – 26, 2022 Campground & site Flamingo, #40 Amenities 30amp What we learned: Found a good seafood market in Homestead to get stone crab claws. Would we go back? Yes Website: https://flamingoeverglades.com/ Going away for Christmas is new for us. We usually […]

Trip 14e – Paynes Prarie Preserve State Park

Trip 14e – Paynes Prarie Preserve State Park

Date: Nov 28 – 29, 2022 Campsite: #46 Amenities: 20 amp, water What we learned: Maximize your time at a park you are only there for a short time Would we go back? Yes Website: Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park Since traffic usually is bad […]