Getaways to the authentic Florida
Things to do in Tampa Bay, including St. Petersburg, Sarasota and the wider Tampa Bay area, RV and tent camping, kayaking, beaches, festivals.
In Dunedin, we love bicycling the Pinellas Trail, but this charming Tampa Bay area town has more to offer, with eight breweries plus great restaurants and coffee shops in its walkable historic downtown. Twenty minutes away are two excellent state parks with award-winning beaches.
Nearly half of the 236 campsites at Fort DeSoto are waterfront, allowing you to launch a kayak from your back yard. And while these sites are hard to get, the price is right.
J. B. Starkey Wilderness Park flies under the radar for most people planning Florida trips. It’s not a state park and it’s not near a population center. But this vast water-management preserve offers tent sites in the woods and rustic cabins you can rent quite cheaply. There are miles of trails, including an excellent paved bike trail.
Hillsborough River State Park has been closed since October after getting slammed by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Fort De Soto’s award-winning North Beach has finally reopened after a hurricane double-whammy this fall.
