Finding Our Way
Midway Park Campground is an Army Corp of Engineers (COE) campground in Waco, Texas and it sits on Lake Waco. It is a small campground with 38 sites (including tent sites). Some of the sites are on the lake, some sites have lake views, and other sites are near the
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Purtis Creek is a 355-acre fishing lake southwest of Dallas where you can also swim, paddle, boat, hike, bike, camp, and just enjoy the area. There are 59 campsites with water and electricity along with some tent sites and walk in primitive sites. There is a dump station on site.
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Caddo Lake in Karnack, Texas sits on the Texas and Louisiana border and is known for its Cypress trees, bogs, bayous, and sloughs. It is Texas’ only natural lake and is home to the largest bald cypress tree forest in the world. It is quite mysterious with its Cypress knees,
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We departed Stockton, Alabama on I-65 and heading west and crossed over the Tensaw River where our last night’s campground was located. We then continued on to Mississippi to the city of Hattiesburg (population around 50,000) which is home to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). Camp Shelby is located
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We departed from the Tallahassee area and drove west through the Florida panhandle and passed into Central Time zone along the Apalachicola River. On we went heading west and left Florida (sob, sob….) and entered into Alabama. We spent over a month in Florida and we had a terrific time.
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Welcome to Coe Landing. No, not COE Landing (i.e., Army Corps of Engineers – COE). It is a Leon County campground in southwest Tallahassee with about 20 sites. Campground: Coe LandingLocation: Tallahassee, FloridaSite: 5 (pull thru – waterview)Cost: $27Services: E/W (30AMP)Comments: A lovely little campground with nice views to the
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Silver Springs State Park is known for its blue, crystal clear water and glass bottom boats. The area used to be a tourist attraction called Silver Springs which started in the 1870’s. The state took over operations of the area in 2013 and along with the acquired state land nearby
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Collier-Seminole State Park is located on US 41 (Tamiami Trail) and is about 20 minutes southwest of Naples, Florida. It is situated in a mangrove swamp, cypress swamps, salt marshes, and pine flatwoods. There are a few hiking trails, a boat ramp, a canoe trail, a boardwalk, and a variety
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Flamingo Campground is just under 40 miles from the entrance to Everglades National Park and about 36 miles from the Long Pine Key campground. Camping at Flamingo as opposed to Long Pine Key provides easy access to activities in the Flamingo area. Campground: Flamingo Campground – Everglades National ParkLocation: Southern
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Welcome to the Everglades National Park in southern Florida! Everglades National Park is comprised of 1.5 million acres in southern Florida and has 3 entrances, Flamingo, Shark Valley, and Gulf Coast. We entered in the main entrance for Flamingo near Homestead southwest of Miami. The Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center
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