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The following are map cooridantes in Delorme's Florida Atlas & Gazetteer.
Bahia Hondo State Park (Florida Keys) 124/C2
Boca Chita (Biscayne National Park)
Buck Bay 104/D1
Cape Haze Aquatic Preserve
Capitiva Island (seashells) (Fort Meyers Area) 104/D1
Cayo Costa (Fort Meyers Area) 104/C1
Charlotte County Blueway 104/C1
Charlotte Harbor 104/C1
Elliot Key (Biscayne National Park)
Florida Bay (Florida Keys) 121/D2
Indian Key State Historic Site (Florida Keys) 123/D2
Lee Island Coast Paddling Trail 110/A3
Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Site (Florida Keys) 123/D2
Lovers Key State Park (Fort Meyers Area)
Matlacha Pass (Fort Meyers Area) 104/C2
Myrtle Creek 104/A3
National Key Deer Refuge 124/C2
Pine Island (Fort Meyers Area) 104/C2
Placida Harbor 103/A3
Prairie Creek 104/A3
Rookery Bay National Reserve 111/D2 (Wading Birds)
Sanibel Bayou 110/A2
Shell Creek 104/A3
Tarpon Bay 104/A2
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Overnight parking and camping not permitted at rest areas. 3 hour stay limit.
Florida state forest & state parks offer 50 percent discount to Florida residents over 65.
Big Cypress National Preserve:
FL 997/US 41 junction is 4 or 5 miles west of Miami.
Shark Valley section of Everglades National Park is 17 miles west of the junction on US 41.
Ochopee
50 mile Bend Campground
Big Cypress National Preserve
22 miles E of Ochopee on US41 (Tamiami Trail). Free?, 10 day limit, no facilities, all year
Ochopee
Bear Island Campground
Big Cypress National Preserve
From Shark Valley follow US 41 west 30.9 miles and turn right onto CR839 and continue on this washer board dirt road 20 miles to the campground. Open all year, primitive camping no facilities, all year. Three designated, primitive campgrounds: Bear Island (40 sites), Pink Jeep (9 sites) and Gator Pit (9 sites). Pink Jeep and Gator Pit require an Off-Road Vehicle Permit to access. Access to the Bear Island area is along a secondary gravel road. more info.
Ochopee
Burns Lake Campground
Big Cypress National Preserve
From Shark Valley follow US 41 west 28.9 miles and turn right onto Burns Road and continue .9 miles to the campground on the left. 9/1 thru 1/6. primitive camping, no water, vault toilet near day use area. more info.
Ochopee
Donna Drive Campground
Big Cypress National Preserve
At Ochopee on US41 (Tamiami Trail) S side of Road. $4?, 10 day limit, toilets, no drinking water, dump, all year.
Ochopee
Loop Road Campground
Big Cypress National Preserve
12 miles E of Ochopee on US41 (Tamiami Trail) to Monroe Station, S on US94 (Loop Road) to camp. Free?, 10 day limit, no facilities, all year
Ochopee
Midway Campground
Big Cypress National Preserve
From Shark Valley follow US 41 west 14.5 miles and turn left into the campground. 26 RV sites $19, 10 tent sites, $16, dump, all year. more info.
Ochopee
Mitchell Landing
Big Cypress National Preserve
From Shark Valley follow US 41 west 3.6 miles and turn left at the smallish sign for the Loop Road. Follow the Loop Road 6.2 miles and turn left into the Mitchell's Landing camping area. Free, 15 sites, Porti-Potti, trash bins, airboat launch, all year. Note: There is an artesian well after turning onto Loop Road. There is a boat ramp on the right side of US 41 just past Loop Road. more info.
Ochopee
Monument Lake Campground
Big Cypress National Preserve
From Shark Valley follow US 41 west 22.0 miles and turn left into the campground or from it's junction with SR 29/CR29 (3 miles north of Everglades City) take US 41 east 15.4 miles and turn left into the campground. restrooms, drinking water, RV and Tent sites $16.00 per night / $8.00 with Senior or Access Pass. Campers are allowed to use the Dona Drive or Midway Campground dump station at no cost, while staying in preserve. 26 RV sites $19, 10 tent sites, $16, dump 12/15 thru 4/15, otherwise free, flush toilets, water, cold showers (outside), trash bins, Turner River is about 9 miles away, Halfway Creek about 12 miles and Everglades City about 20 miles. more info.
Ochopee
Pinecrest
Big Cypress National Preserve
From Shark Valley follow US 41 west 3.6 miles and turn left at the smallish sign for the Loop Road. Follow the Loop Road 5.5 miles and turn right camping area. Free, 10 primitive sites, Porti-Potti, trash bins. more info.
Boat Launches:
Turner River: From Shark Valley follow US 41 west 28.9 miles and turn right at the boat launch sign at mile marker 50 or from it's junction with SR 29/CR29 (3 miles north of Everglades City) take US 41 east 5.4 miles and turn left.
Halfway Creek: From Shark Valley follow US 41 west 31.7 miles (.2 miles past park headquarters) and turn left or from it's junction with SR 29/CR29 (3 miles north of Everglades City) take US 41 east 2.3 miles and turn left. Follow road .5 miles to end and launch area.
Halfway Creek: From Everglades City, launch at the canoe launch behind the Everglades National Park Visitor Center, turn east (left) and go .5 miles to the bridge over CR 29.
Biscayne National Park:
No entrance fee. Concession boat to ferry kayak, $35.95 round trip.
Permit required from park services. Snorkel tour, $35, 3 hours, equipment included.
Camping Areas:
Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Campground is 25 miles from Biscayne National Park. See below.
Biscayne National Park, Boca Chita Key & Elliot Key,
Launches:
Biscayne National Park Visitor Center.
Dry Tortugas National Park:
(fly from Key West, boat from? Ferry from Key West, probably not kayak)
Notes:
Definitely go to the Dry Tortugas. check www.yankeefleet.com 305-294-7009
of toll-free 877-327-8228 The twin-hull ferry charges $109 for campers (no water available there), $35 to take your yak, and take some singles to put
$3.00/night in the campsite "honor box". If you're taking a glass boat, watch it carefully as they put it in the storage bin (they kind of throw the plastic boats in).
Sunny Days 305-296-5556 are a bit faster, charge about the same, don't have a special place for yaks, but I have seen them tie on a glass yak to the roof www.drytortugas.com
Jabour's Campground in downtown Key West (can walk to Duval St.) is pretty good, though their rates must be about $50 now. 305-294-5723
www.kwcamp.com
There's Capt. Bob's (or something like that - don't have info here) campground on, I think Sugarloaf Key.
Camping Areas:
Dry Tortugas NP, Garden Key (Primitive)
Launches:
Everglades National Park:
Flamingo
Flamingo Campground
Everglades National Park
From US 1: the main park entrance is 12 miles southwest of Homestead/Florida City. Follow state road 9336 to the park entrance. Flamingo campground is 38 miles southwest of the main park entrance. $16, 234 drive-in sites, 65 pull-through sites, no hookups, 64 walk-in sites, drinking water, flush toilets, dump, boat ramps, all year. more info.
Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key, 5 miles from Homestead park entrance. $16/night, flush toilets, water, dumpster.
See park map for boat launches and trailheads.
Wilderness Waterway:
8-10 days - 99 miles
Parking & shuttle, maybe self-storage
Camping Areas:
Launches:
Fisheating Creek:
Camping Areas:
Palmdale, Fisheating Creek Resort, from its junction with SR 29 take US 27 .9 miles north and turn into the camping area. $20/night full hook-ups, $15/night primitive on water, $10/night primitive off water. Shuttle $20 for 1 day trip pickup, $25 for 2 day trip pickup. $2/person boat ramp charge. Train noise and highway noise from US 27.
See also Okkaoachoochee Slough State Forest below.
Fort Meyers Area:
Sanibel Island, $6 fee to cross causeway to island. Beaches $2/hour to park.
Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge: Parking fee at visitor center, entrance fee to scenic drive and at least one canoe launch.
Camping Areas:
Alva, Caloosahatchee Regional Park, from it's junction with FL 29, follow FL 80 12 east miles to Alva. Turn left on Broadway and cross the Calooshahatchee River. Turn left again on FL 78 and follow 2.5 miles to the park's main entrance. Walk in tent sites only, $12/night, flush toilets, water, cold showers outside, some enclosed, some not, hot showers by restrooms, trash cans, dumpster, boat launch. A large group had the kayak area by the launch for 2 months and you weren't allowed to drive back
there. Horrendous airport noise all night long. I slept in van in parking lot. Sanibel Island is 35 miles away,
Boat Launches:
Alva, Franklin Locks, Hickey River, continue on FL 78 past Caloosahatchee Regional Park (above) for another 2.7 miles. $24/night (RV park), $3 to launch boat.
Alva, Telegraph Creek, continue past Franklin Locks (above) for another .5 miles and park and put in on the far side of the bridge over the creek.
Alva, Caloosahatchee River, from it's junction with FL 29, follow FL 80 12 east miles to Alva. Turn right on Broadway and cross the Calooshahatchee River. Turn right at the boat ramp sign and continue .2 miles to boat ramp.
Fort Myers, Orange River, Manatee Park is on FL 80 just west of Fort Myers and 22 miles east of LaBelle on FL 80.
Alva, Franklin Locks is 5.4 miles east of Manatee Park on FL 80.
Alva. Caloosahatchee Regional Park, the turn off FL 80 for the park is 10.1 miles from Manatee Park.
Jensen Beach/Jupiter Inlet Aquatic Preserve:
Camping Areas:
Fort Pierce, Road Runner Travel Resort $25 (pay phone jack). Wasted a lot of money trying to establish and maintain a connection at a maximum of 14.4, most often connected at 12,000.
Hobe Sound, Jonathon Dickinson State Park
Jupiter, West Jupiter Campgrounds $23 (modem)
John Pennkamp Coral Reef State Park:
Day use fee = 3.50 for one person, more for each additional person. Snorkel trips: $28.95 - 1 hour out and back, 1.5 hours in the water. Swim about 100 feet to reef, waves 1.5 feet, wind 15mph.
Snorkel, mask, flippers $6, half wetsuit $6.
Camping Areas:
Key Largo, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Reservations www.reserveamerica.com only.
Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Campground is 35 miles from John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.. See above.
Boat Launches:
Check at park if you like mangroves.
Lake Okeechobee:
Okeechobee
Indian Prairie Campground
Okeechobee Waterway
Army Corps of Engineers
15 miles W of Okeechobee on SR78, E to camp. Free, 42 primitive sites, 14 day limit, toilets, no drinking water, boating,Oct-Apr.
Labelle
Moore Haven Campground
Ortona South
8 mi E of LaBelle on SR 80 to Dalton Lane. Turn north on Dalton Lane following signs into the campground. $24, 45 sites w/hookups, drinking water, flush toilets, showers, laundry, dump, all year. more info.
Stuart
Phipps Park Campground
Okeechobee Waterway
Martin County Parks
The campground is near I95 & close to the St. Lucie Lock. 50 sites, only a few have water &electric. 30 day limit at one site over a year. more info.
Stuart
St Lucie South Recreation Area
Okeechobee Waterway
Martin County Parks
From I-95, take Exit 101 (Stuart/Indiantown), following SR 76 W for 0.5 miles to Locks Road. Turn right onto Locks Road and follow signs at the Canal Street intersection into the campground. $12, 3 tent sites, $16, 9 RV/tent w/electric & water, toilets, drinking water, hot showers, dump, boat ramp. more info.
Alva
W.P. Franklin Campground
Lake Okeechobee
From I-75, take Exit 143, following Bayshore Boulevard E to SR 31. Turn on SR 31 N and travel 1.5 mi to SR 78. Turn E on SR 78 for 3 mi to North Franklin Lock Rd. Follow signs into campground. $24, 28 sites w/hookups, drinking water, flush toilets, showers, laundry, boat ramp, dump, all year. more info.
Loxahatchee River Wild Life Refuge:
Camping Areas:
Hobe Sound,
Jonathon Dickinson State Park $18
Rating:
Campgrounds - Good Noise - Fair
Weekends booked solid. Got weekend via cancellation. Train noise.
Launches:
Jonathon Dickinson
State Park
Oklaoachoochee Slough State Forest:
Labelle
Okaloacoochee Slough
Wildlife Management Area
10 miles S of LaBelle on SR29, 3.5 miles E on CR832, 2-3 miles S on Wild Cow ROad. Free? 3 primitive camping areas, 1 open all year, 2 by state forest permit only, no facilities.
Labelle
Ortona Lock & Dam South
Corps of Engieers
Okeechobee Waterway
8 miles E of LaBelle on SR80, then N (left) on Dalton Lane. $16? 51 sites w/electric & water, 14 day limit, flush toilets, drinking water, dump, showers, all year.
Picayune Strand State Forest:
Permit for forest camping probably required. Contact: Picayune Strand State Forest, 2121 52nd Avenue, Naples, FL 34117 (239) 348-7557.
Suwannee River:
Notes: River 230 miles long & Some class 5 rapids. Sturgeon appear June through August.
Camping Areas:
Live Oak, Suwannee River State Campgrounds $10
Rating: Camping Areas: Good Noise:
Poor
Trains going by 3-5 times a night just outside the park. 11+ miles of hiking trails.
Mayo, Jim Hollis' Suwannee River Rendezvous $5/person
Launches:
Suwannee River State Campground
SR 249 Bridge over Suwannee River
SR 51 bridge over Suwannee River
Jim Hollis' Suwannee River Rendezvous
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