Getaways to the authentic Florida
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.)
The best Southwest Florida camping can be found in public parks, beaches and forests where the costs are low and experience is wild.
Disney’s Fort Wilderness Campground is more of a natural experience than you might expect in a land of fantasy and magic. But it’s not cheap.
The Okeechobee KOA is the largest KOA campground in U.S. with 750 campsites on Lake Okeechobee, Florida’s fishing mecca.
You don’t have to dig deep or look very hard to find a shark’s tooth on the beaches of Venice, so every year this Florida city celebrates its unique place in the world with the Venice Sharks Tooth Festival.
The best road food along the Overseas Highway is served out of a handful of iconic kitchens, legendary Florida Keys diners and dive bars.
This weekend’s St. Augustine Lions Club Spring Festival has reimagined its seafood festival past.
Gamble Rogers State Recreation Area is an oceanfront jewel with a beachfront campground, backcountry paddle trails and prime viewing for whales who spend the winter off-shore.
A reclaimed phosphate mine has been restored to a beautiful park in Hardee County, offering exceptional camping, boating and a dozen trails perfect for hiking, off-road bicycles and e-bikes.
Baseball spring training tickets are a great idea for a last minute gift! Our Spring Training Guide points you to tickets and team schedules, as well as things to do and see nearby so you can build an itinerary.
Colt Creek State Park is a former cattle ranch tucked into a corner of the massive Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve near Lakeland with camping, hiking, fishing, bicycle trails and an equestrian campground.
The state’s coastal waters, natural harbors and islands have a colorful history of pirates, smugglers and other miscreants.