Does anyone know of tent camping places near NW Florida?
March 16th, 2010 | by admin |I would like to go camping this spring, but instead of a lodge or cabin, use a tent. I live near Pensacola, FL and don’t really want to travel more than 300 miles. Thanks!
Many of Florida’s state parks in the panhandle are geared more towards tent camping than big RV’s. I expecially liked Blackwater River State Park when I was up there. There’s a fantastic canoe livery just outside the park. The trip down the Blackwater River is also fantastic.
Reservations are made through Reserve America, a branch of Ticketmaster. So many sites are held back for drive up accomadations, about 10%, all others must be made through Reserve America.
http://www.reserveamerica.com/
At the above site you can look at various Florida state parks, even scout the campgrounds for a site you might like.
Another state park I like, near you, is the Suwannee River State Park, near Live Oak. You mat drive over to the Spirit of the Suwannee RV Park to catch a canoe ride down the Suwannee River.
Florida Caverns and Falling Waters State Parks are also nice for tent camping. As you look through the park system on Reserve America’s web site, I feel you’ll agree that there are many state parks with-in your 300 mile range.
Good luck & happy camping
2 Responses to “Does anyone know of tent camping places near NW Florida?”
By Arthur R on Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
Many of Florida’s state parks in the panhandle are geared more towards tent camping than big RV’s. I expecially liked Blackwater River State Park when I was up there. There’s a fantastic canoe livery just outside the park. The trip down the Blackwater River is also fantastic.
Reservations are made through Reserve America, a branch of Ticketmaster. So many sites are held back for drive up accomadations, about 10%, all others must be made through Reserve America.
http://www.reserveamerica.com/
At the above site you can look at various Florida state parks, even scout the campgrounds for a site you might like.
Another state park I like, near you, is the Suwannee River State Park, near Live Oak. You mat drive over to the Spirit of the Suwannee RV Park to catch a canoe ride down the Suwannee River.
Florida Caverns and Falling Waters State Parks are also nice for tent camping. As you look through the park system on Reserve America’s web site, I feel you’ll agree that there are many state parks with-in your 300 mile range.
Good luck & happy camping
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Florida state park volunteer
65+ year Florida resident
By happy_southernlady on Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
Went camping in June at Florida Caverns State Park – great place to camp and visited the Falling Waters State Park – did not camp there, but such a lovely area. There are alot of camping areas in that part of Florida – enjoy.
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