Camping veterans know that planning a successful Florida camping trip in any season, but especially the busy winter season, takes advance planning and a lot of patience.
Author: Bob Rountree
Fort Pierce breathes new life into Old Florida
Fort Pierce engages you in its history, home of the famed “Highwaymen” artists and the scene of a gunfight that rocked its downtown.
Gold Head Branch State Park: Unsung treasure with cabins, camping not far from Gainesville
Gold Head Branch State Park has long been on my radar, a small dot on the map with a curious name in the middle of nowhere — yet close enough to Gainesville to be a camping option on game weekends. (We found dozens of campsite and cabin openings for every game this year.)
It’s that time of year: Sargassum seaweed returns to our beaches
April marks the annual return of sargassum seaweed to our beaches, and watch your step — the seaweed may be carrying Portuguese man o’ war ashore, as I found out while at the beach this morning.
Affordable camping found in Florida’s beautiful county parks
County park campgrounds are increasingly on our radar as campers get shut out of crowded state parks or face skyrocketing rates at private campgrounds.