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Fort Clinch State Park 'Sea Oats on dunes' © Ed Taylor
The Sea Oats on Ft. Clinchs Dunes.
The Sea Oats on Ft. Clinchs Dunes.
Those wishing to discover a rewarding destination off the beaten trail while visiting Florida would be well advised to consider the appeal of Fanning Springs State Park, strikingly situated slightly inland from...more
Peaceful Camping - This one our favorite camp sites near Hurricane Lake and Bear Lake around Munson Florida.If you like quite, beautiful sceniery then you should try this location. 
Awesome place to visit!!! - Really great in all ways - Outstanding museum, working bell tower, gift shop, craft shops, Christmas light show, hiking ,friendly rangers, and on and on. Love awakening to the sound of the chimes in the tower. Probably stayed 15 times great park - 200+ Manatees the other day coming in to spring, wonderful and helpful rangers, beautiful boardwalk hike the entire run from the spring to the St Johns river just teeming with water critters, cruises, tubing for the grand kids, and a nice swimming area. What more could you want. One of our Favorite Parks! - This was one of the best trips we have had. We chose to just stay at Cayo Costa while others went on to lunch. We pretty much had the island to ourselves. The most shells I have ever seen! And whole and beautiful! Pristine! lots of sightings - In only a one hour walk along the Black Island trail, we saw a gopher turtle, right near the sign for them; osprey, near their sign; buzzards; and a huge grey fluted tail whale-like creature diving and surfacing at the 2-mile point in the river which we learned, by calling Brian at the park office the next day, was a manatee. Our first. Such a delightful park.
What a disappointment! - We had gone to this park before and truly enjoyed the manatee program. Not so now. No longer were manatees available to be seen through the underwater viewing windows. No longer was there the interactive feeding of the manatees during the program. The manatees were only able to be seen in a small, cramped, dirty enclosure where they could barely be discerned. We had out of state visitors and all were terribly disappointed. We would no longer recommend this to visitors.
Open up to Equestrians - You need to open this up for equestrians..we would love to be able to ride back there A superb state park - Blackwater River is about the nicest overall state park ever. Well maintained facility, nice river, playground for kids, nice shaded sites, great rangers and hosts. And SITE septic! clear cutting - There are thousands of acres to clear of trees. Readers Digest version...Why are the clear cuts being done in the small horse back riding community of Altoona/Pitman area? We riders from around the world use twenty square miles.....why decimate the public lands where the boomers have spent good moneyto buy homes in these towns hoping to retire by the was... Pristine forest. Got any intelligent feed back for the destruction of our forested trails that have been used for generations? Yours truly, Nanci Sullivan Fish. Reservations - I feel the same way about having to make reservations so far in advance. I too live locally and would like to use our park more often. We like to go camping on the spur of the moment. This is so unfair to the people of Flordia that like to go camping. some spots should be left open for the local camper that likes to camp. This is to include some of the HANDICAP spots. - very nice place and fiendly administration higly recommended ,gooood fishing place. Serene - I have visted this place several times and each time i find something that i hadnt noticed before. the constant of ms. rawlings typewritter on the porch is reassuring, and one can feel her spirt there. i try to imagine living there in that period of time, and tho life was hard, and the people tough there is a sense of peace and being one with nature. long time unhappy hunter - the deer and hog hunting both are real bad. i think that is partially due to the fact that the timber companies have been allowed to cut down most of the hard woods that produce mast. thank you fwc for trapping and getting rid of the hogs. the only thing worth going there to hunt!!!!! u Rock - its great - Not for biking or hiking - the trails are terrible, deep sand, horrible bugs just a big palmetto area that has been deforested. Great views of the marsh from Tiger-Betz Park and a nice park area but the trails are also very, very sandy.
Beautiful - Beautiful all during the year, wonderful ranger/visitor building, nice shaded trails for hiking, views of the St. George River. Fort area nicely kept up. Camping is wonderful - The 2 sets of camp host are promblematic. One is in everyone's business the other is real nice but will use you against the other host Excellent place to see - I love the hikes here, and the view of the river is just fantastic. An intriguing look at American history - Beautiful mansion; wonderful history lesson.
Cedar Key Scrub Walks - Check out www.cedarkeyscrubwalks.com for a step-by-step description of two walks in the Reserve. Great park! - Bathrooms, showers, electricity, good camping, not too busy. Mountain Biking!!!!! - Many miles of single track biking, whoopdidoos and all sorts of interesting challenging terrain. Only open when dry though. check out website to see if its open or not. http://www.leeparks.org/facility-info/facility-details.cfm?Project_Num=0253 a nice park with a lot of history - Fort Cooper State park is 700 acres of Florida back country, located on the edge of Inverness. The wildlife is abundant, the park is well maintained and a pleasure to visit Deer/Hog Hunting - Very low amount of deer and hog and so much land. I have hunted there the past two years and have only seen a handful of does and no hog. Love camping at ocean pond but hunting sucks. I can;t afford to hunt anywhere else so I am kind of stuck. my first camping experience - i have never been camping and decided to for a week. the caverns was perfect. the camping bathrooms/showers was the most amazing of cleanliness, washer and dryer there too. the whole park was so clean, canoeing was awesome with a spring to jump in at the end of it (if you dare that deep and cold) the swimming hole was closed but it was fine. caves were amazing and staff so outrageously friendly. we met so may friends there camping with kids and my kids loved it. very pet friendly place too. will definately be back and my photos there are amazing. plenty of animals and insects to admire around camp ground. ONE OF MY FAVORITES CAMPING AREAS - WENT CAMPING THERE FOR A COUPLE DAYS IN JUNE HAD SPOT 60 IT WAS NICE GOOD FISHING AT LAKE MANATEE I WILL GO BACK THERE Ok park for hiking - If you like histroy and like hiking this park is grate for you Awesome vacation - If you are looking for a great family place with a fantastic beach and quiet nights - this is the place. The surrounding area has plenty to see and do. We will be going back. Love the North end!! - Very nice park, me and the kids LOVE the north end but remember not to get in the water on the south end of the beach due to very strong and dangerous currents. love the view from the top - highest point on the backbay awsome park - this is the best place in the world im 10 years old and im having my 11th birthday here on july 6th!! 2011. This place is fabulous. - This is a photographers paradise. The spring, the trails it is all worth the visit. We will return. A bit of Heaven on Earth! - My husband and I and our daughter and Grands got lost on the Sopchoppy River and the Park Ranger and his son came and recued us!! There are still saints on Earth. We thank them so much. May God BLess them from our hearts to yours! simply the best, great staff - we have had the best of memories here - great place My Families favorite place to go! - We Live in Georgia and go to Little Talbot every chance we get. The campgrounds are great, my kids never get bored. It is the best beach around for the family. No Loud music to disturb you while you relax. Always very clean!! I love just to walk up and down the beach to find all kinds of different shells. I tell everyone about this park! EXCELLENT PLACE! - I LOVE GOLDHEAD IT IS AWSOME MY NANA LOVES IT ITS MAGNIFICENT ITS AN AWSOME GETAWAY!! :) peace ..... fresh air ... silence ... so - I go to the forest 3 or 5 times a year , at least for a few hrs .... when I return home ( orlando ) I feel new ....WHY IS THAT ? ... I think that we , like human we need silence ..we make too much noise with ours cars and industries ( painfully we need our cars and industries ) ...Ocala Forest is a place were we can find the sound of nature .... and the fresh air from the trees .... and just the look of only trees , the sound of the thunders and rain , the colors of the sky ..... I return from Ocala with new energy , with a deeper understand of myself and our world ..Ocala Forest make me think that WE MUST build our civilization in harmony with nature . WHY people go there to hunt the so few animals left ? . I believe that the animals in Ocala are part of that beauty ... I can see more animals and birds in Orlando that Ocala Forest probably because is SOOOOOOO many hunting there .... is not time to stop the hunting ? and let the animals and birds live there without fear of human so we can enjoy their beauty ? is not better watch an alive animal that see them in the agony of death ? Please stop the hunting of the few animals left .... I guess lots of people like guns for nature , problem is ...is so few animals left that is like use your credit card to the limit .... No info on Lee County area - The Park encompasses both Charlotte and Lee Counties yet there is very little info on Lee County trails. We went to the Aquatic Center on Pine Island Rd. No trail maps for Lee County trails. Staff knew nothing about Lee County. Trail maps are not posted at gates (Lee County entrance points). No info on kayaking opportunities in Lee county portion of the Park - very disappointing! Offers stress relief - I have ridden horses in the southern part of the ONF, near the Big Bass Campsite and find it so enjoyable & relaxing. On several occassions I have seen deer, eagles, turtles, bear footprints, etc. There are trails and wide open spaces to ride in with various types of plants and trees to see. It is truly beautiful. You could spend days out there, discovering new things everyday. So thankful for this National Forest! - Great Location - Great Staff! - Had a fantastic time freezing caming in January and we are really looking forward to our next camp there in April! We are taking 17 new campers to paddle the river, fish the lakes and hike the trails! Clean bathrooms, helpful staff. I sure hope we get some rain soon so we can have a campfire! Excellent park worth returning to! - Staffed by knowlegable and friendly people. Clean campgrounds, Excellent youth camping. Visited last year with Boy Scout Troop and heading back in March. Water Bottling Plant proposed for ONF -
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neighbor hood located in the middle of Ocala National Forest and will be overlooking Lake George! diverse, interesting, wild - A botanists garden of diversity, expanding and decreasing associations of plants during the drought and high water stages. Especially abundant in the herb layer are the sedges with edges, triangular stems that hold the seeds in papery sacs. A nice walk - The park has a nice blacktopped street that makes for easy walking; trees are loosely labeled, however, there is no sure way to identify which tree the label refers to. A nature trail leads through the trees to a nice overlook of a body of water that looks quite still. Madison Blue Springs State Park. - One of the best spring water rivers i ever been in too. Is in the little town call lee in madison florida. Thanks Deer/Hog Hunting - Although you have lots of room to roam so do the few deer and hogs. If you like very low game populations and room to roam, then this is the hunt for you. This was one of my favorite places when - We tubed and partied down the river with friends and family. I took my son down the river when he was just a baby. He was about 3 months old. Great Place then they made it a state park and all the people came. Beautiful Park! - VERY RELAXING - THE SANDCRANES ARE AWESOME, GREAT HIKING TRAILS, YOU HAVE TO SEE THE REVINE Serene - I spent Thanksgiving 2010 at Long Key. Camped, kayaked and swam right from my camp site. You can rent kayaks and canoes there. Rest rooms and showers are clean. Great place to kick back and relax. FAVORITE PARK BY FAR! - I have been camping at Gold Head Park since i was a child and it has never lost its charm and sense of real camping it is a great family park as well as a couple camping trip or with friends it is by far the best state park i have ever been too! awesome and beautiful, surfing - this is one of the best parks in the country. quiet. great camping, some of the best surfing on the east coast (competitions held here); fishing in the ocean or the river; i wish i could live here good experience - Very nice, I start the trail about 7:40 am stop few times for pictures ,went all the way to parkland I had the opportunity to see many birds species about 12 deers couples aligators, I came back around 11:20 am.I really enjoy it.
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Sunsets ! - The sunsets are one of a kind...we go every year for Thanksgiving and have a wonderful time. American Crocodile - Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1980 to protect critical breeding and nesting areas for wildlife, American crocodile and endangered others. The refuge is located in north Key Largo and is currently composed of 6,700 hectares, 650 hectares of open water. Contains a mosaic of habitat types including tropical hardwood hammocks, mangroves and marshes. These habitats is essential for hundreds of plants and animals, including six federally listed species.
http://www.wildlifeworld360.com/amazing-american-crocodile.html I think you should have better photos - I have taken some very beatiful photos of your state park.I would love to share them with you I believe if you have better photos .you would get more atraction .I have a photo with the clouds showing on the shore.I go there all the time and always taken photos I must say they are beatiful.there so much to see in a photo to atract more people.that means more money for the state park .but your photos are what well bring them there.sincerly Tammy Kanne Real deal for Florida wildlife - Did the 2.5 mile backpack and camp. I never knew a place so remote like this existed in Florida. It was excellent. The camp sites were great and we saw tons of wild life including deer, exotic looking birds, coyote tracks, and amazing land formations. Took awhile to drive out there but it was well worth it. One of my favorite parks - Cedar Key Scrub is a wonderful State Park to visit. We take horses and have found the trails wide with markers all along the route. Park personnel really try to accommodate visitors and are multi-use friendly and particularly equestrian friendly. There are wonderful communities of Scrub Jay that can be watched from the trail. A real variety of bird, animal and plant life for those who are informed in those areas. Its another Florida gem among many others. one of floridas finest parks - this is one of floridas finest state parks, i was able to take some of my best photos to date here. Very Serene and quiet - Trails are great, clean facilities, one of my favorite State parks, super place for jogging/walking! fav. forest - this is where i always go hiking and caving
(im a professional caver) Great for outdoor activities - Great campsites, wonderful trails, and close to PCB. Great for a weekend campout. Lots of fun, great fishing - This is one of our favorite campsites. The sites are close to the beach and the fishing was great. The facilities are clean and the staff is friendly and helpful. Shopping close by, so you can conveniently pick up anything you forgot to pack. I love this park! A place of solitude - When the high visitor times are not happening (Monarch Butterfly Festival, Whooping Crane Flyover, etc.), my family and I find this to be a very quiet and peaceful place. We love to go there to get away from Tallahassee as often as we can. Even when it is busy it is a beautiful place. My Favorite Park - I have never and will never go to a park in my life that compares to this one. My memories of this wonderful beach are never going to be replaced! A new favorite - Had very good hiking trails. The site was very well maintained. Nothing Special - The park is really for fishing, not for swimming. It is a man made inlet that has a huge bridge and a lot of fisherman, which makes it difficult for someone who just wants quiet, relaxation and swimming. The Rangers are nice, the camping is good, bathrooms and showers clean. There is a lagoon for swimmers, but that is only reached by car across the bridge. Gods Country - The most beautiful beach on earth. You dont need the Carribean. I LOVE THE PARK, BUT........ - Having to make reservations so far in advance is very inconvenient. I live locally and love to camp often but cannot at my favorite park because of the reservations. Does not seem fair. Had a great weekend! - Went over the 4th holiday. Ended up staying an extra night. Loved the quietness, the hiking trails and the history. Everyone was so friendly. Bathrooms were VERY well kept. Will definately be back. What happened to the trails? - A good trail is now not much good. My favorite camping spot in Florida - I have been camping at Koreshan since 1987. On my first visit, I was greeted by a bunny on Easter morning, who happened to be right outside my tent. I love this park and everything it has to offer, for someone like me who loves nature and outdoor adventure. Great State Park - A large state park with an abundance of trails and shell roads for hiking and bicycling. Miles of waterfront and canals for canoeing, kayaking and boating not to mention the fishing. Scenery is beautiful and the park is very well kept. Camping sites are spacious and for the most part spread out with plenty of shade. You will have to look hard for a sunny campsite. Park staff is friendly and efficient as they are in all Florida State Parks, but at Tomoka they are especially good. There is also a lot of history within the park. There is no swimming for the kids but the beach is not far away. We will visit this park several times a year. Best place for family fun - We come to the springs about every weekend and our family just have a wonderful time. It is great for swimming and having a picnic. peaceful getaway - i stayed there with a couple of my friends and we loved it . It was so peaceful and we like how its far back in the woods. i would recommend to everyone who wants to get away for a nice and quiet get away to go there. Great Park! - Loved It! Cracker Homesteaders Lived Simple - The Cracker Homestead and Museum are well maintained. It provides a very nice introduction to that era of time. The display on local forest products is informative.
I would recommend it to locals wanting to learn more about their area and to those who want a safe mini-break while traveling. One of the most beautiful springs - The beauty of the natural spring is breathtaking and the natural surrounding vegetation is well cared for and inviting to stroll through. The ammenities are everything you could ask for at a park and the drive to and from is easy. All in all one of the best state parks we have visited. Absolutly Wonderful - very easy, called, got a permit no hassle, low cost, very beautiful and well kept camp sites. Loved every minute of my stay there Great reserve - I love it! my mom and i bike through the blue trail every weekend. I would recommend a mountain bike because some of the way is bumpy. The roads are good For sight seeing and the trails are good for a rough experience and sightseeing. For people who want to see nothing but plains with trees few and far between, this is your place to be. Had a blast - Great time at this refuge! - This is a great park for vacation. My wife and I had fun swimming, snorkeling and just admiring the atlantic ocean. If you are going to walk along the shore line bring water shoes becuase part of the shore line is rocky. The park staff was very helpful especally Beverly they helped make it a great vacation, Thank you all Mr. W. Love A must for families - This park has it all. And everything is close by. For smaller children or snorkeling, the water by the jetty is awesome. It only gets up to about 3 foot and no waves to splash the young kids. But just on the other side of the sand dunes is the beach on the gulf. So if you want waves, you got them. All kinds of shelter and shade for eating, showers, biking, and nature trails. So awesome for a family vacation. Oh and did I mention it has a pier? Not for bike riding - too much sand. not a biker friendly place. One of our Favorites for Horse Camping - Great place to PRIMITIVE camp with your equines. Nice barn, bath house and wash rack! Definitely recommend, but go HEAVY on the bug repellant, ticks are plentiful here!! mostly off-limits, but a beautiful place - I spent last week in Key West, we took our PWC out to a shallow sand flat just east of ballast Key.. it was a very pretty place, I now discovered that PWCs are not allowed.. in the Key West National Wildlife refuge .. this makes no-sense whereas they will permit boats with OBs that can be very destructive to the grass beds and wildlife.. PWCs are less destructive to the shallow environment out there. If I go back down I will look into a Special use permit for the PWC.. else I will just go to the Bahamas where there are more freedoms and much fewer rules. Please open this Area to responsible PWC owners. Jet drives do not hurt turtles or grass beds. POOR Park Management - Silver Glen Springs management over the last year has been rude, unfriendly and down right disrespectful. The female who manages the park are is one of the rudest people I have ever come in contact with. I visited the park on several occasions last year and on each over heard her being cruel or rude to others in the park and boaters as well as two times with my own family. Went this past weekend and experienced the same, we will not return bad beach - i paid 7 dollars to go to long key state park the beach looked pretty good , untill i walked in the water the sand was like mud i sank up to my ankels and could not walk in it it was nasty. i wasted my money going there i di d not stay i turned around and left Beautiful park - Quiet and beautiful area. Beautiful and handy!! - We have stayed in Henderson, Topsail and Grayton. Henderson is by far our top pick!!
(The other 2 are wonderful as well)
Hard to believe you are in the heart of town, while you are in this park!!
Crystal clear water, beautiful beach and very few people.... Wow - a great place to find shark teeth - We visited the beach 3 times the second week of April and found hundreds of shark teeth! The view and serenity were great. Found some good shells too. Walking the beach to the point was cool! Take water shoes or sandals tho as some places are more shells than sand and tough on feet. My local getaway! - A beautiful place with trails going thru the woods, around a portion of Lake Powell, or to the beach. I go there for a piece of serenity. My dog is allowed there too; but not on the beach. Love it! Once a year retreat! - This is a beautiful and well maintained park that I am lucky enough to visit at least once a year. This year I am making 2 trips here. The trails are very nice and the river is indescribably beautiful. You will enjoy the peace and quit....and the music of the river flowing by. Rejuvenates the soul - I would stay at one of the Ocala National Forest campgrounds every weekend if I could. Yes there is a 10pm quiet restriction but that is just for generators and other loud noises. Was never told to put out fire at 10pm - just to be quiet which was refreshing especially with 6 children! We have stayed at 3 campgrounds and all were well maintained and very peaceful! Best Camp I ever had - We took the Cub Scouts camping here and had a blast. From the lakes made from old phosphate mines to the caves, to the nature trails. This place was awesome! Volunteer paradise - Overall I was disappointed in the park. Last couple of times park volunteers held small campfire events for the visitors. This visit I was feeling the urgency for them to claim spots of no shows. The camper next me was told there were no spots available and could not stay only to have that spot taken by volunteer that night. The overall friendly atmosphere was not there and instead our party felt as though we were intruding. My party and myself understand the value of having these volunteer workers but it should be guests first.
Stephen Allums
PS the ranger was very professional but seemed unaware of the of the happenings Canoe Launch -
Says there are two but I was not allowed to use the one on lake Eden. The one at the other location was not handicap accessible I can not carry a canoe from the top of a car and must use a launch ramp from a trailer. Very disappointing. Favorite place to visit - I have one complaint and that is that dogs are allowed (supposedly on leash). I have witnessed dogs running free weith their owners nearby. I have also seen two gopher tortoises found dead of very obvious dog predation in the past two years. Of course they could have been killed by coyotes but they were definitely victims of canine teeth and tracks were seen nearby. In my humble opinion, Dog have no business on nature poreserves, leashed or not Great place to get away from it all - Many pathways that go though the Everglades. Lots of wildlife to be seen. I go at least once a month to be in natural surrounding. White Deer and White Squarrells - We went to this campsite 4 years ago and saw the white squirrels - these are not albino squirrels and saw a picture of the white deer - again not albino deer. The park is beautiful and very quiet Juniper Springs - I have lived in this area of Juniper Springs for nearly 20 years. I have camped at the springs many times. I always love this place. I however can not stand the management here at Juniper Springs. I have friends coming to camp this weekend and I am told I must pay a daily entrance fee to just visit them at the campsight. Is this fair to anyone but the receivers of the $5.50? I also feel that the annual pass should cover all of the springs in this forest. I have an annual pass but it does not cover Juniper Springs. Call Rick Lint to get this changed. He is the head Forester in this area. something for everyone! - play or rest, this place is the best. Excellent Hiking - Yes there are White Water Rapids in Florda. Great trail not many people know about this park. Make sure you start from Big Shoals entrance - Little Shoals not that exciting. When I was there 3/7/2010 Rapids were Class 3. Will be there for July 4th Weekend.Make sure to visit Stephen Foster Park right down the road. A wonderful place - Picnic, sun bath, swim, take a quiet walk along the mangrove lined paths, read a book, rent a b icycle for 2, 4 OR 6 and cruise along the miles and miles of paths, check out the vistas looking back to Miami or out to sea, have lunch or a drink at No Name Harbor or the famous Light House Point, or bring an easel and paints and capture the beauty forever. A NATURAL and welcome departure from the artificial life making up Miami Beach and Ft. Lauderdale. One of our favorite parks to trail ride - My family and I love to bring the horses to the preserve and trail ride. The park has well maintained trails, good visual markers so it is easy to follow the trail, and even in the middle of the summer the trails are mostly covered by trees so it is cooler. A big plus is that you can camp with your horses, they have stalls right next to the campsite. My daughter loves it and so do I. Also there are so many trails so it is hard to get bored. favorite park - My favourite park I go every year , it is the best place to chill out away from the hectic places in Orlando and the Disney parks.Swimming walking plus canoeing and lots to see or just do nothing just sit there and enjoy , just unwind ( I am from the UK ) Restore the trail. We miss it! - A very nice little park - Avalon has beautiful ocean views, nice deserted beach and clean rest rooms. The perfect place to spend the day. Picnic facilitie were nice and beach well kept. There is sufficient parking but a new $2.00 per day fee was a downer. It is worth this amount easily, but I hate to see the State of Florida start nickle and diming visitors to our parks on the east coast. Also you need exact change which can be a problem. I Luv Lovers Key - Lovers Key is an ecological paradise. There is something special for everyone who enjoys the great outdoors, beach style. The beach itself is clean and pristine, with miles of shelling possibilities. One has the opportunity to fish, swim, or kayak in the clean gulf waters. The shaded hiking trails provide hours of enjoyable and peaceful exercize and offer an education about local plant life for all. It is uncommon to find osprey hawks and bald eages anywhere, but they can be found, to my amazement, here at Lovers Key. The park facilities are clean and pleasant and the employees both helpful and friendly. we lovethis park - quiet and out of the crowds Tropical paradise with Natural Beauty - We were on our way to the east coast comming from the west coast with our 30 ft fifth wheel and found the park very pretty and nice and quiet.The nature trails were fun! Know when deer hunting season ends. - Be sure you know when hunting season is. We just went camping last weekend, and hiked to a primitive location. Hunters were driving around in their trucks with dogs. We even heard gunshots at night. Did not think night hunting was legal. Anyway just checked the dates before you plan your trip. - We have been to the park seven or eight times and have loved it more each time. The last time we went, we had friends camping next door. We had a ball, even though it was a bit cool. We are going back really soon and they are going too. Don and Pat in TN Best ever 4th of july!!!!! - We were there in 09 4th of july weekend! had a wonderful time! Aswom staf! Wonderful place to stay. Hot showers and even a washer and dryer, did not have to go home with sand filled clothes!!!! Kids had a great time to. - Most magnificent array of endangered and threatened plants in the country. Good for wildlife and cooling off. - I have been to this park in the summer when it is crowded and full of people looking to cool off in the springs and in the winter when mostly it is left to the vultures, manatees, and the braver swimmers. Nice playground for kids. Cypress stands add to beauty. Boardwalk to river is great. I will always stop here when around this part of the state. Come early for best beach. - This is the best beach in the Keys. Shallow and warm. Fine, shaded tent sites. Watch out for the biting midges at night in the summer. Sometimes they close when parking is full so arrive early. Beautiful sunset! - I like the shaded beach and the view of the Gulf sunset is the best in the Keys. The fort is a nice break form the crowded beach. From atop fort you can see Key West. relaxing walks - Every year when we are in fl we check out the parks and we enjoy the progress of this park and what it stands for. Great cool weather campground - This is really a very nice CG in the winter season as there is very little shade to get out of the hot florida sun in the summer. about 1/2 of the sites are semi circle type pull throughs. facilities were very clean 45 min drive to Orlando. I give 3 stars just because its so seasonal. A Very nice park for beachies - We live in Florida and have a Florida State Park passport book as we camp often. we visited Curry Hammock 2 years ago in April and like all Florida parks is clean as can be. A small and very new facility right next to the beach, it was very warm but if your a beachy person you will enjoy it Beautiful North Florida - Right on the Suwannee. Large spring for swimming and natural beauty, bicycling trail across the street from park; canoeing, hiking, fabulous cabins; peaceful, quiet area. Many springs in this area of the state so go spring hopping. The best! - Lovers Key State Park is the greatest! The beaches have beautiful fine white sand and the shelling is some of the best anywhere. The trails are great for walking or biking. Manatee, Bald Eagles, Osprey, Gopher Tortoise and Alligators can easily be spotted on any visit to the park. If I could visit only one spot in Florida...Lovers Key State Park would be my pick every time! Very nice park - Wonderful day trip during our Florida vacation! Stunning beauty, and lots of wildlife. Play in the gulf surf one minute, then search for urchins and marine hermit crabs in the bay the next minute. Highly recommend adding this to your list of locations to visit! Amazing - Wonderful Natural Heritage Site for anyone to Visit. Picturesque spot worth going to again and again. Wonderful Site Seeing - I wish it was a longer walk - very interesting and beautiful. Oasis in a concrete jungle - I was blown away by the fact that the park sits in the middle of the greater Miami area. The staff was both courteous and professional. Thank you Steve Dale for all the information about the park and local area. I will be back! artists inspiration - the beauty of primitive america inspires for me creativity and my new book; the adventures of the london detectives- from publish america,com includes a story about floridas central area, favorite park - my family and i love this park. there is so much to do and it has been great therapy for my special needs daughter. she just gets a big grin on her face everytime we go. the trails are easy walk for me with ms and its just so gorgeous and wonderful year round. - I lived there all my life and NEVER was taught the history of this place...I cannot imagine why not...Makes me sick that I missed this.l BEST PLACE TO SEE F16 DROP BOMBSSS - we go hunting near the naval range and it best thing to see and here the jets and bombs so COOL!!!!!!! So far our absolute favorite State Park! - Atv riders - This park belongs to everyone not just the good ole boy hunters its a darn shame that all the damage has been blamed on 4 wheelers and not the 4000 lb 4 wheel drives that are actually making the damage out there. The forest needs to be divided in half for riding and hunting get used to it, its coming Away from the city - A beautiful peaceful place to walk clean white sandy beaches, view deep blue water and be memorized by the sound and the site of crashing waves. No crowds, No bars, No bright lights! Like Tahiti, for $5 - Incredible beaches. Almost Heaven - My husband and I are snowbirds. We love this park to walk in, read, and just veg out. We have seen some wonderful wild life. When our daughters visit in Feb. they love to spend a few days there Excellent experience. - Lovely gardens and nature trails, although map and signage are poor, so you have to look around for the trails. Beach with coquina rock is interesting. Very nicely maintained. Great canoeing - Awesome place to go canoeing! Lots of wild life like alligator and blue heron. We really enjoyed ourselves on the rive. Highly recommended! Photo ops - I am a photographer and give Koreshan State Park two thumbs up for excellent photo ops of all different kinds. Beautiful place for still life, wildlife, nature photography. I was there in the morning and would like to revisit later in the day for better light on some the buildings. Beautiful park and very well maintained. Outstanding Park - I used to live 15 miles from this park and never visited it - what a mistake that was. When I was there I camped for two days, and my site was visitd by a bobcat, three turkeys and two deer. It was unbelivable! The facilities are first rate, clean restrooms and showers, large shaded camp sites. You actually are camping in the woods instead of a level treeless lot. The layout is two circles with a bathhouse and laundry facilites in the center. So everyting is close except for the person in the next campsite. It makes me feel as a floridian that I am getting something good for my tax dollars. - One of the most beautiful places in Florida! Beautiful - A little bit of heaven!!!! real florida fantastic - found this place after visiting kennedy ran out off time,to see much but cant wait to go back next year. a must see if in florida. never seen so many spiders in one place. great place, great people - I have three four wheelers and a motor home. I moved to North Carolina last year and have made three trips back to Crooms. I LOVE IT! Wildlife Abounds! - I camped for 3 days on site 14 last December. I enjoyed the beauty of the park while walking and driving around. Mostly, I relaxed and read several books I borrowed from the park office library. Most of the time during the day, there were eagles soaring overhead and it was so quiet that I could hear the swoooosh of air over their wings. I was visited on my site by deer, squirrels, lots of birds, wild hogs, many turkies, sand hill cranes, and, of course, armidillos. I got amazing photos with my digital camera. The bath house was modern and clean and conveniently located. I am just waiting now till cooler weather in November or December to spend a week at Kissimmee State Park, my favorite park in Florida. - My husband, daughter and I went for extra credit for a school project. I was pleasantly surprised by all the information that was given by all the volunteers and a movie at the information center. The park had free admission and many walking trails. I really liked all the thatched huts. The mosquitoes were bad though. hunting management - there are lots of deer, hogs ext...
need to open doe permits du to the fact there are so many... Wow what a spring run!!! - This is our favorite Spring Run. Everytime you go it changes. In our opinion not for the first timer (go to Alexander Springs for that)Going again tomorrow!!! 8-29-09 Best sites ever! - I love go camping. I go everywhere and this place has been fun for everyone - we planned a trip for a bunch of coworkers and their families, some for the first time and some returning for more fun. we had a blast there was 13 of us and we went down the 1 hour trip 3 times and we cooked out and enjoyed the get away from our everyday routine. i recommend it for everyone. we will be back, as long as there is no snakes or gators, ha ha. see you next year. Great Place for Families - I large variety of inexpensive family entertainment amongst a group of nice people. Be still to enjoy - The point of visiting a place of natural beauty such as this is to be quiet AT ALL TIMES to enjoy the sound of the wind, birds, creatures in the undergrowth. It is not recommended for those who crave the racket of roller coasters or, at night, to relive keg parties in the frat. Be still and appreciate. Fun to explore - I went on a bike and explored the buildings - many are closed but you can look in the glassed-in entrances and see what is there. Well-done exhibits explain what these (rather odd) people were like and how their beliefs started. - - no maps no info NO OPEN VISITOR STATION - It is absolutely BEAUTIFUL but you will be discovering trails
on your own unless you arrive on a weekend when the sign said the office would be open. HINT: The Park Service Office is in the shopping complex down from the Black Bear Market at Salt Springs on 19. Nobody around knows anything while they sit amid great beauty but everyone is friendly. The Black Bear Market did sell us maps and gave us info on The Yearling Trail. The trailhead is south on 19 appx 4 miles down from the closed Park Service Office & the trail needs maintenance but who cares-- what a fantastic place!!! Definitely roughing it on the trails-- would not take small kids. Small Park - Beware of sea weed in ocean. Made water not clear. Park was fine. Staff very nice. We just got back. Went week of June 13th 2009. Great state Park - We vacation there since 1972 and when the hurricane took it out we were very disappointed. So glad to hear it is reopened. Our favorite vacation spot! - We have been coming to Fort Pickens since 1993 and my husband came as a small child.This is the place that my family always wants to go. We came Memorial day weekend of this year and camped and we had a great time. We look forward the campground being fully opened. Breathtakingly beautiful! - Went to visit Ft Pickens as it is only an hour away.I am getting a yearly pass as it was beautiful,clean,quiet and peaceful...even the beach..an amazing day trip! - I have many happy memories camping at Fort Pikens State park growing up,, and moving back to alabama glad to hear it is opening again to be able take my family there on vacations. Fort Pickens is coming back again - I grew up near fort pickens and have always loved it. I am very happy it is opening again this friday.. Thanx Our favorite camping site! We love it!! - The park is beautiful. We love the primative camping and the park rangers are awesome! first time here - My son and I camped at Delancy east and had a great time, we saw and heard gators, ran several of the forest trails in the north end of the park, swam in the Oklawaha, and got to see a black bear and a wild turkey! An awesome start, we will definitely come back! A Campers Dream Come True - Salt Springs National Park is one of the most beautiful campgrounds we have ever visited. The sites are very spacious and the bathrooms and shower houses are always very clean.While we were there the workcampers were very friendly and helpful,especially one named Larry. We have told all our friends about this wonderful park. This is one that you have to visit to believe. We hope to return again next Spring. home lot`s of goodoboys steeal my stuff - hog vally is not to good on road 19 steeal all the time park is top`s Great state park camp grounds - Very clean,great value,camp sites are great.not excellent yet very close.park host were kind and helpful. this is a great place for family time! - great outdoorin the great state of florida! have fun in the sun with your family year round! this trip was so fun! - i loved it there! it is a great place for familys and friends!!! it was so fun! when i was there i was so tired and strest!,but when i was there for days i was so relaxed! and when i left i was sad that i had to leave!!! A gem and a surprise - I came to Florida in March for the Shuttle launch and was looking for a non-theme park experience while I was there. Merritt Island was a great surprise! The abundance of flora and fauna was wonderful to see - especially liked the Black Point wildlife drive. Wonderful and worth additional trips. hidden trails - if you like primitive camping there is alot to offer in this forest just stick to the river and enjoy...dont be afaid to jump in. Beautiful, unspoiled, quite, paradise - I have camped may places, but, this place is absolutly the most beautiful place. Never crowded, always quiet, clean. I always feel safe camping here. I like the idea of the park rangers riding around. Have actually thrown a blanket down on the beach with my husband and fell asleep. Woke up at 1:00 a.m. I highly recommend this place to everyone that is looking for a safe, quite family area. Be prepared - Enjoyable time, but make sure to stop at a Visitors Station. Evidently the Visitor Station is the only place allowed to give out trail maps. The park employees we encountered knew very little about the trails at the area they worked and nothing about other areas of the park. We ended up wasting a lot of time because of the lack of information. Quiet Time - Wow, Quiet Time... Medication Time, Medication TIme Home, sweet home - I live here sometimes and I love it. Quiet time appreciated and welcomed - We are bombarded daily by loud noise and inconsiderate actions of others. Listening to the quiet of nature after 10pm is a welcomed relief. For those that want noise, there are plenty of other places to go. i love this park - it has everything you could possibily want to see. i see something different every time i go Canoe or Kayak access only. - Paddle the Great Calusa Blueway. Matlacha to Saint James City. www.GreatCalusaBlueway..com right on the lake - Right on the lake. New marina, club house, pool just about finished, very cute cabins. Favorite Park - This is a great park for snorkeling. visitors usually take a sea plan or fast cat (boat) for a day visit. Camping is permitted outside of the fort. Terrific Change from typical Attractions - Enjoyed our day in the park. The water was beautiful, hiking trials were well-maintained and the park rangers were friendly and helpful. Get away from the theme parks for a pleasant change. Family Favorite - We love this park. We have our family reunion there every year. Its neat and clean and well kept. Lost treaure - A hauntingly beautiful place. Hard to find but worth the trouble. If you make to Fort Gadsden go on the trail behind where the arsonal once stood to visit the sunken gravesites of the 270 souls who lost their lives the tragic day the arsonal was blown up. Well worth the search.
Is our favorite parks - Eurika borrow pit - The Ocala national forest needs to open the Eurika borrow pit and attach it to the atv trail system. This would give atv riders a place to play and increase the enjoyment of riding the trails. This would help also in preventing the destruction of the trails Great way to spend the day! - We didnt see the whole park but we did go on the 15 mile nature drive. I LOVED it! Being new to Florida it was a great chance for me to see a wide variety of plant and animal life in a natural setting. I am also an amateur photographer and this was a great chance to practice my skills. I plan to visit again soon. Rangers and dispatch - They are wonderful and helped my boyfriend out of the forest safely when there were a few brush fires in the area. They called him & made sure that he was OK. Thanks!
great bird watching - We went past the usual marsh trail to a bicycle trail along a canal, we bicycled for 3 hrs and we saw 50 sightings of blue herons, 8 large alligators, 2 armadillos and a lot of other birds. Most peaceful place ever been. - Beautiful, peaceful, quiet, relaxing, joyful place we want to come back to year after year. MY SECOND HOME - I simply love it down there! I have spotted a pair of bald eagles, numerous alligators, cranes and many black bears. I have a friend who lives on the edge of the forest and while spending one year there, we had a nesting pair of sandhill cranes and a resident black bear that would weigh in around 400lbs. Road conditions - I love driving the forest roads in the Ocala National Forest.
First timers though, need to be aware of their surroundings and local road conditions. Some of the smaller roads are all but impassable unless you have a 4X4 vehicle AND know how to drive in sand.
Going by yourself can result in your being stuck way back in the boonies. Very impressive - I have one suggestion. You need some kind of hand rails inside the caverns. The floors are slippery and with nothing to hold on to makes it very scary to walk through. I was kinda surprised that they were not required. The young man that was our guide did an excellent job. I was with a group from the Gulf Breeze Methodist Church, GB, FL. We really enjoy the visit. Beautiful for a kayak trip - our favorite place - awesome - wicked 10PM quiet time is just too early. - Expecting campers to put out campfires and zip themselves into their tents at 10PM is really taking it too far. Midnight would be more reasonable. - Great park - Great camp site, Quite(except for the bells) over all we had a great trip. The canoeing was as good as it gets. INCREDIBLE - I LIKE THIS PARTICULAR PLACE BECAUSE OF NATURE ITSELF ,MOST OF THE PARK IS INTACT OF NEW ADVANCES SO IT REMINDED ME HOW THINS USED TO BE ,OLD SCHOOL Excellent park, Excellent Location - Most private campground in greater Jacksonville. Fantastic fishing. Best beach north of Anastasia. Also visit Big Talbot Island and Ft. George Island. Very nice park - We really enjoyed our 3 night stay at Grayton Beach S.P. The campground was quiet and very clean. The sites are secluded from each other. The beach is a very short distance from camping. I look forward to returning there soon. For nature lovers - We enjoyed this park greatly, spending several days camped there in our RV. Very large, roomy, shaded campsite; restrooms close and clean; varied and plentiful wildlife; huge live oaks; good bicycling; the lake itself a long walk unless you had a boat. We will return. More than just a park - Spending 3 hours at the park in the company of the park volunteer has been one of the treasured memories of this trip. There is so much history to learn. Yet another example of the way plantation owners murered slaves. Hard to believe one of our Presidents ordered the act. Our families favorite camping spot. - We use Anastasia Park 4 to 5 times a year. We have seven children that range from 9 to 26 years of age. We have used this park for the last 10 years as our home away from home. All the attractions and shopping needs are very close.The Park Rangers and the Camp Host keep the sites and facilities exceptionally clean. favorite place to spend my week end - allows you to really feel the nature and just be in AWE of all of it Peace and Quiet - This was our first visit to the park and we absolutely loved it. It was clean, quiet and just what we needed for a weekend getaway. The sites were very spacious and private. Everyone was very friendly. Will be back again - beautiful blue springs - The Real Florida - This park has it all. History, beautiful scenery both driving and walking, water, fishing, wildlife, birds. Great place - A quiet place to enjoy the water and nature. Research Project - I AM WORKING ON A RESEARCH PROJECT ON PUBLIC PARKS DURING 1949-1969. WOULD YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON FT. PICKENS PARK DURING THIS TIME? HOW DID FORT PICKENS GET IT NAME? WHEN DID THE PARK OPEN? WHO WAS THE PARK OWNER(S) DURING 49-69. DO YOU HAVE ANY BROCHURES OR OTHER MATERIAL ON THE PARK DOING THE SPECIFIC TIME FRAME?
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CW GRAHAM FAB. TIME - tent only perfect, nice large private camp site, best time i ever had wow - The BEST - I recently spent three nights at the Park with my companion. This was my third trip there and I enjoy it more with each trip. And I will return. The camp sites are immaculate. Best beach anywhere - The beautiful beach here is perfect for long walks - on clean white sand. We camped here in April this year, and loved every minute of it. 50 people were the most we ever saw on the campground end of the beach, and we could walk for miles. We saw pods of dolphins, stingrays, and enjoyed chatting to the fishermen who seemed to have great success. We liked the campsites with some screening from neighbours, and the facilites were very clean. great park rangers - soak up he rays - Enjoy the quiet beauty of one of the the most beautiful places on earth. Very Nice Park - This is a very nice park located close to Oralndo. I have pictures at www.nicecamps.com Great 5 days.... - Park was well maintained and friendly staff. Alot of history surrounds the premises and makes for some interesting ventures. - Old Florida a must see - The park has a vast eco system. From sand dunes on the east to the marsh and mangroves on the west. The cabins allow a wonderful camping experience for the heat of the summer and give you ample time to enjoy the park during the day and then the amazing view in the evening sky. We have spotted many animals; deer, hogs, tourtisues, squirls, bats, woodpeckers, and other birds we did not know the names of. The park has a nice playground and wonderful rental items from boats, to canoes and kayaks, the guided river tour is a plus as it takes up thru the winding river to an amazing landmark of old florida. trapper nelsons camp. As you come into the park make sure to ask for the audio tour. It is another amazing free feature where you can learn as you drive in the ac:) amazing facts and the kids enjoyed the sound effects as well as the facts we got to learn and discuss along the way. For those of you with bikes, there is a lovely trail for you to enjoy and then the more edge of the bikers they even have a mountian biking lesson trail with many options to work your skills on. A great park for the whole family or a lovers getaway. A Msst See in Florida - Very tranquil, yet fun and exciting!!! You can tube in crystal clear water as you float down the spring. We saw a lot of turtles and raccoons. The scenery is peaceful, and there were not very many people (like I had first imagined.) We are going back this August for our second time!! I would reccommend this for adults and children! Just beware: The water is COLD. (Even in the heat of summer.) Wildlife Abounds in Spotless Park - The weekend of July 11, 2008 gave us an opportuinty to camp at LKSP. In the two days we camped at the park, we saw more wildlife than I have seen in the 30 years I have lived in Florida. A simple walk to the marina or restroom brought views of deer, turkeys, and even a Cypress squirrel, not to mention the various fish and fowl we spotted while boating out to Lake Kissimmee. After an exhausting day of biking, hiking, and boating we were more than impressed by the cleanliness of the public facilities. Campsites were kept tidy, picnic areas were well groomed, and the restroom was cleaner than my own! We will certainly be returning for another excursion through the park! a beautiful park, - washrooms etc. spotless, staff very helpful
great trails Pretty Nice - I only had the chance to stay one night. I camped with friends and their family. It was a great park from what I saw. Kayaking available to and you chose your own campsite. Prices were great I dont know many specifics yet since I wasnt there long but I plan to go back within the week. Public restrooms and a pier as well and trails of course. Definately check it out. kids favorite getaway - my kids love this park!!! the nature trails are very well kept, the playgrounds are clean & there is always somewhere beautiful to have a family picnic! we have celebrated a total of 10 birthday parties there & never have been disapointed!! Best Florida state park for camping - Beautiful waterfront sights, modern bath houses (1 for each 20 sites) and friendly staff. natural beauty/ easy entertainment - this is a beautiful natural park with spread out amenities...but amenities. it is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy your family. the caverns are awsome but if you are staying there these are far from the big attraction of the park. Peaceful, Quiet, and very clean!!! - My Family and I enjoyed a beautiful sunny day at the picnic tables near the pool. It was wonderful! We brought lots of food and had a cook out. The children played at the pool all day, and later in the evening we walked the trails enjoying the scenery. Its lots of fun and a great place to hang out with family and friends. Great For EVERYONE - One on the most BEAUTIFUL beaches in the US. I have visited Caladesi many times before.
I highly recommend Caladesi for Family Fun. A Great place for you to relax and get away from the daily grind. Much to do... This was a beautiful Park, - The park was well maintained and very clean. The volunteers and rangers were very helpful and nice. The campground was very good. - Huge area with tons to do! - The Ocala National forest is a gem in this part of Florida. From camping, boating, and hiking, a person can always find something to enjoy about this beautiful area. Waterfront camping - This is a fun park. Each site fronts the water, there are no bad views. However, there are sites with rocks in the water that will keep you from swimming, wadding or launching a kayak directly from in front of your site (mid 30s through mid 40s). We were not on the rocks, but still needed water shoes to cushion the pebbles while fishing and wadding. Sunrises are spectacular. If you are a tent camper, I suggest sites 9 and 10. Bath houses are modern and kept very clean. All in all we had a most enjoyable time.
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