camping gear florida
Does anyone know where to go tent camping in sw Florida?
I moved here recently. Most of the places that I have looked around at here are heavily geared towards RVs. I know I can tent camp at these places but I would rather go somewhere a little more like a campground than a resort.
In your part of the state your best choices probably are state or Corps campgrounds. Here are two links to state campgrounds and one for the Corps.
http://www.floridastateparks.org/
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/parks/
http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/states.cfm?state=FL
If you don’t mind driving a distance the Ocala National Forest allows dispersed camping outside of campgrounds. It also has a lot of small primitive campgrounds. Here’s the link.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/florida/
You probably don’t need reservations this time of the year but during tourist season it’s almost a must.
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