Description
Book SynopsisBest Tent Camping: Florida will guide you to the quietest, most beautiful, most secure, and best managed campgrounds in Florida. Painstakingly selected from more than 1,000 campgrounds in the forest, in the swamps, and on the coast, each campsite is rated for beauty, noise, privacy, security, spaciousness, and cleanliness. Each campground profile provides essential details on facilities, reservations, fees, and restrictions, as well as an accurate, easy-to-read map, making the campground easily accessible. Well-traveled outdoors writer Johnny Molloy has used his wealth of experience and scoured the entirety of Florida for this updated edition -- choosing only the most pristine campgrounds that include great locales for tent campers and feature fun outdoors activities nearby, most as close as your tent door. Whether you are a native Floridian in search of new territory or an out-of-state vacationer, Best Tent Camping unlocks the secrets to finding and enjoying the best tent-camping experiences in Florida.
Table of ContentsOverview-Map Key
Florida Campground Locator Map
Map Legend
Best Campgrounds
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
FLORIDA PANHANDLE
1. Big Lagoon State Park Campground
2. Blackwater River State Park Campground
3. Camel Lake Campground
4. Dead Lakes Park Campground
5. Falling Waters State Park Campground
6. Florida Caverns State Park Campground
7. Grayton Beach State Park Campground
8. High Bluff Campground
9. Ochlockonee River State Park Campground
10. Pine Log State Forest Campground
11. Rocky Bayou State Park Campground
12. St. Andrews State Park Campground
13. St. George Island State Park Campground
14. St. Joseph Peninsula State Park Campground
15. Torreya State Park Campground
16. Wright Lake Recreation Area Campground
NORTHERN FLORIDA
17. Anastasia State Park Campground
18. Fort Clinch State Park Campground
19. Gold Head Branch State Park Campground
20. Hammock Campground at Jennings State Forest
21. Little Talbot Island State Park Campground
22. Manatee Springs State Park Campground
23. O’Leno State Park Campground
24. Ocean Pond Campground
25. Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park Campground
26. Suwannee River State Park Campground
CENTRAL FLORIDA
27. Alexander Springs Recreation Area Campground
28. Blue Spring State Park Campground
29. Chassahowitzka River Campground: Indian Ridge Loop
30. Clearwater Lake Campground
31. Hillsborough River State Park Campground
32. Hog Island Recreation Area Campground
33. Hopkins Prairie Campground
34. Juniper Springs Recreation Area Campground
35. Lake Eaton Campground
36. Lithia Springs Park Campground
37. Mutual Mine Recreation Area Campground
38. Starkey Wilderness Park Campground
SOUTH FLORIDA
39. Bahia Honda State Park Campground
40. Bear Island Campground
41. Caloosahatchee Regional Park Campground
42. Cayo Costa State Park Campground
43. DuPuis Campground
44. Elliott Key Campground
45. Flamingo Campground
46. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Campground
47. Jonathan Dickinson State Park Campground
48. Long Key State Park Campground
49. Long Pine Key Campground
50. Oscar Scherer State Park Campground
APPENDIXES AND INDEX
Appendix A: Camping-Equipment Checklist
Appendix B: Sources of Information
Index
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