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Expect the Unexpected While Camping in Florida
from: TRBCamping in Florida is a year-round activity in this state blessed with warm, humid summers and mild, dry winters. The state's subtropical coastal, uplands, marine and freshwater ecosystems offer unique opportunities for camping, fishing, boating, hiking and wildlife viewing. Many federal and state parks in Florida also include heritage and cultural resources.
Whether you prefer a summer tent or a well-ventilated 3-season tent, the rich biodiversity of the state's national forests, parks and seashores will bring you into close contact with plant and animal species found nowhere else in the world.
State Parks
The State Division of Recreation and Parks administers 723,000 acres in 159 parks, many of which offer sites for great camping in Florida. Swim and scuba dive at the nation's first underwater park, the John Pennekamp Coral Reef, north of Key Largo. Explore wooded trails at the Alafia River State Park southeast of Tampa. Swim or search for wildlife in the pine flatwoods of Big Lagoon southwest of Pensacola or amongst the islands of Curry Hammock between Little Crawl Key and Long Key. You can visit their website at www.dep.state.fl.us/parks.
National Forests
The Apalachicola (Tallahassee), Osceola (Lake City), and Ocala (Silver Springs) National Forests offer 1.2 million acres of longleaf, slash, sand and loblolly pine forests mixed with savannahs, swamps and bogs. Some of the developed campgrounds require reservations while most are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you want a back-to-basics solitude camping experience, you can pitch your tent almost anywhere within national forest boundaries except during the hunting seasons. Online information is available at www.fs.fed.us/r8/florida.
National Parks and Seashores
Camping in Florida is permitted at 7 units of the National Park System. For a map and links to each where you can find directions, operating hours, fee and permit details, and habitat and recreational information, visit their website at http://home.nps.gov/applications/parksearch/state.cfm?st=fl
* Big Cypress National Preserve, Ochopee
* Biscayne National Park, Miami, Key Biscayne and Homestead
* Canaveral National Seashore, Titusville and New Smyrna Beach
* Dry Tortugas National Park, Key West
* Everglades National Park, Miami, Naples, and Homestead
* Gulf Islands National Seashore, Gulf Breeze, Florida and Ocean Springs, Mississippi
* Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Jacksonville
When you go camping in Florida, expect the unusual from hiking to habitats and recreation to wildlife. Look for Manatees, American Crocodiles and the Florida Panther in the Everglades National Park, the nation's largest subtropical wilderness area. The adjacent Big Cypress National Preserve offers more hiking, camping and wildlife.
If you want to explore coral reefs, take a seaplane or boat to the islands of the Dry Tortugas National Park. At Gulf Islands National Seashore, you can go swimming, snorkelling, fishing, and boating and explore the old coastal fortifications of Fort Barrancas, Fort Pickens, and Fort McRee. Camp at the Canaveral National Seashore and take a tour of the Kennedy Space Center.
While you may experience a sudden shower in the "Sunshine State," take your sunglasses and plenty of sunscreen along with your Florida camping equipment. You won't run out of things to see and do while camping in Florida.
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