State Parks

Historic Blakeley State Park – Apalachee Campground – Spanish Fort, AL February 21 – March 6, 2024

We left Stay N Go RV park in Marianna, FL around 9:30 am on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 to drive 3 hours to the Apalachee Campground inside Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort, Alabama for a 14-night stay. 172 miles of the 176 mile trip were on Interstate 10, so not much sightseeing along […]

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Stay N Go RV Park – Florida Caverns – Marianna, FL – February 14 -21, 2024

We had planned on leaving Torreya State Park at 1 pm on Wednesday, February 14th to drive to Florida Caverns State Park in Marianna, Florida for a 7-night stay. We had been planning this stop for several months. Amber needed to drive up from Orlando on the upcoming Presidents Day 3-day weekend to take care

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Torreya State Park – Weeping Ridge Campground – Bristol, Florida February 7 – 14, 2024

We left Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park around 11:30 am on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 and drove a little more than 200 miles northwest to Torreya State Park just outside of Bristol, Florida for a 7-night stay in the Weeping Ridge Campground. Torreya State Park was a project that was developed by the Civilian Conservation

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Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park – Micanopy, FL – January 26 to February 7, 2024 (Part One)

We were quite busy during our stay at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park so I’ve divided our posts into parts one and two. We left the Cypress Glen Campground outside of Brooksville on Friday, January 26, 2024 at the very last minute – check out is 1 pm – for a short 84 mile drive

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Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park – Okeechobee, FL – January 12 – 19, 2024

We left Colt Creek State Park on Friday, January 12, 2024 and drove about 3 hours south and east to Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in Okeechobee County, Florida for a 7-night stay. This park is comprised of 54,000 acres of Florida prairie. In fact, it is the second-largest state park in Florida. Only the

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Colt Creek State Park – Lakeland, FL – January 5 – 12, 2024

We left Wekiva Springs State Park in Apopka, Florida around 1 pm on Friday, January 5, 2024 and drove about 90 minutes south to Colt Creek State Park in Lakeland, Florida arriving around 2:30 pm. By 4 pm we were all set up and shortly after that I was making homemade pizza. We enjoyed the

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Wekiva Springs State Park – Apopka, FL – December 22, 2023 to January 5, 2024

We left Lake Griffin State Park in Fruitland Park, FL on Friday, December 22, 2023 and drove a little over an hour southeast to Wekiva Springs State Park in Apopka, FL, just north of Orlando. We like to be at this campground during the holidays as it is not too far from our Florida kids/grandkids.

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Lake Griffin State Park – Fruitland Park, FL – December 8 – 22, 2023

On Friday, December 8, 2023 we left Lake Louisia State Park in Clermont to drive a little less than an hour north to Lake Griffen State Park in Fruitland Park, FL for a 14-night stay. This would be our first time camping in Lake Griffen State Park and we were curious what it would be

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Lake Louisa State Park-Clermont, Florida- November 24 to December 8, 2023

Friday, November 24th we left Wekiva Springs State Park and drove about 40 miles to Lake Louisa State Park in Clermont for another 14-night stay. That is the limit every 30 days at Florida State Parks so… We’re staying in a different loop and site this time, one we haven’t been in before. It was

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Wekiva Springs State Park – Wekiva Springs, FL – November 10 – 24, 2023

As I mentioned in the previous post, on Friday, November 10, 2023 we left Lake Louisa State Park in Clermont, Florida and drove one hour north to Wekiwa (Wekiva) Springs State Park in Wekiva Springs, just outside of Apopka, Florida. That night I dropped Cindy off at her daughter Amber’s house. The original plan had

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