Camping

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My camping sreadsheet

Note: Only camp in central FL October through April

Fl State Park Campground

Look in FAQs too!!

FL State Parks reservation information

Reserving

• Login here
• Click into the "Search by City or Park Name" field and select "Search All"
• Enter your Arrival & End date
• Don't select anything for "Select Site Type"
• Click Show Results

to determine if a state park has canoe rentals, ctl-f for "paddling" and then click on "paddling". floridastateparks.org appears to have 2 different pages for "Experiences" and "Amenities"

• canoing - Experience
• fishing - Experience
• playground - Amenity
• biking - Experience
• hiking - They all have hiking

Canceling

Look in FAQs too!!

• within 24 hours of booking the reservation - All monies will be refunded to you including the $6.70 reservation fee

  • might have to call 800-326-3521 to request the fees be waived
• more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled check-in time/date

  • $17.75 cancellation fee
  • Loose the $6.70 booking/service fee - All other monies will be refunded to you.
• within 24 hours of your scheduled check-in time/date

  • Must call 800-326-3521
  • $17.75 cancellation fee
  • Loose the $6.70 booking/service fee
  • Loose the cost of the first night of stay
  •  All other monies will be refunded to you.
• After the day of arrival

  • Must call 800-326-3521 to obtain a refund
• No Shows

  • Park staff will hold reserved campsites or cabins until the applicable check-out time, one day after the scheduled arrival date
  • In the event that campers do not arrive for their reservation and the camper does not call the park directly to cancel, the remainder of the reservation will be canceled as a no-show.

Non FL State Campgrounds

I rated campgrounds 1-5 (1 worst, 5 best) based on canopy trees, trip advisor reviews, google pics, youtube walk-throughs

Not in my spreadsheet

• Silver Lake Campground

  • camp site rating: 3
• Big Buck Camp (not fl state)

  • camp site rating: 3
• Hog Island Recreation Area (not fl state)

  • Campground & Kayak Launch (maybe not family friendly)
  • camp site rating: 3

Didn't look that good - rating: 2

(not fl state)

• Walk in Water Campground
• Lake Rosalie Park and Campground
• Lake Arbuckle Park and Campground
• Huckleberry Island Campsite
• Magnolia Park Campground
• Kings Landing Campground
• Kelly Park Campground
• Indian Mound Camp Ground
• Big Fork Campsite

Looked bad - rating: 1

• Manatee Hammock Campground (not fl state)
• Jetty Park Campground (not fl state)
• Manatee Cove Family Campground (not fl state)
• Savannas Recreation Area (not fl state)

average high/low temperatures and precipitation chances during the day and night for Central Florida