Heading out on our first long trip this week. It will be us and Fuji the dog. Going to be about 1,200-1,300 miles
We are hoping to stay pretty close to the coast. Any good spots you have been along the way, We should visit ? I hope to take 4-5 days to get there.
-- Edited by Rusty on Friday 17th of June 2011 02:08:50 PM
RVRon said
05:28 PM Jun 17, 2011
Once you reach Florida I'd suggest a couple of places:
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in the panhandle near Destin is probably the nicest SP in Florida. It used to be a full amenity private RV park and to prevent development the state bought it. Full hookups (including cable) and a shuttle to the beach all at state park prices.
Another state park would be St. George Island SP just off the coast of Apalachicola. It's a barrier island completely devoid of commercialization and the entire eastern of the island is nature preserve. You'll find the perfect white sand beach and cobalt blue water and beach all to yourself if you're interested.
Cedar Key is a quaint artsy town down the west coast a ways and is great to visit for a few days. Be sure to take the very inexpensive plane ride to see all of the keys from the air. Last time we were there we stayed at Sunset Isle RV Park.
As far as routing is concerned, if you're not in a hurry, stick to US 98 from the panhandle all the way to Tampa. It'll take you as close as you can get to the Gulf of Mexico as you can get.
Rusty said
10:31 PM Jun 20, 2011
thanks for the input. I really look forward to this trip
Heading out on our first long trip this week. It will be us and Fuji the dog. Going to be about 1,200-1,300 miles
We are hoping to stay pretty close to the coast. Any good spots you have been along the way, We should visit ? I hope to take 4-5 days to get there.
-- Edited by Rusty on Friday 17th of June 2011 02:08:50 PM
Once you reach Florida I'd suggest a couple of places:
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in the panhandle near Destin is probably the nicest SP in Florida. It used to be a full amenity private RV park and to prevent development the state bought it. Full hookups (including cable) and a shuttle to the beach all at state park prices.
Another state park would be St. George Island SP just off the coast of Apalachicola. It's a barrier island completely devoid of commercialization and the entire eastern of the island is nature preserve. You'll find the perfect white sand beach and cobalt blue water and beach all to yourself if you're interested.
Cedar Key is a quaint artsy town down the west coast a ways and is great to visit for a few days. Be sure to take the very inexpensive plane ride to see all of the keys from the air. Last time we were there we stayed at Sunset Isle RV Park.
As far as routing is concerned, if you're not in a hurry, stick to US 98 from the panhandle all the way to Tampa. It'll take you as close as you can get to the Gulf of Mexico as you can get.