I love the weather we are having lately! It's cool in the mornings and evenings but during the middle of the day the temperatures are perfect for a swim. That's a perfect Florida combination - and when I think about the best Florida state parks for camping, these five are at the top of my list…
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By Phil Tatman Just before summer is a slow time at Pine Log State Forest, a 7,129-acre tract in Northwest Florida’s Bay and Washington counties. That’s when Warren Allen packs his RV (and two mountain bikes) and heads for state parks and forests all over Florida. Bradenton resident Allen is a…
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Colorful places and people – from Old-Florida towns and traditional fishing camps to Florida cowboys and Native Americans – surround Lake O. The most prominent feature on a Florida map, Lake Okeechobee is the rural heart of South Florida. Surrounded by vast cattle ranches and sugar cane fields…
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OK I just had to share this photo! A few days ago we shot one of my VISIT FLORIDA Insider videos at Anclote Key Preserve State Park and after everything was all done I spent the night camping on the beach by myself. The next morning I paddled back across to Anclote River Park stopping at several…
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Who doesn't like October? The humidity has let up a little the evenings are heavenly and the daytime temperatures are just right for all sorts of outdoors activities. Heck you can even hit up the beach or a freshwater spring and still have an excellent time. It seems like everywhere you go there…
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