Florida Camping
Myakka River State Park in a Rented Pop-Up
November 13, 2025Three nights over Veterans Day in a delivered pop-up: alligators along the river, the canopy walkway and our first nights off the ground.
The First Cool Front: When Camping Season Really Starts in South Florida
October 28, 2025The calendar says fall in September. The real start is the first front that drops the dew point into the 50s. What we watch for, and book.
Camping Through Hurricane Season Without Pretending It Isn't Happening
August 27, 2025From June to November we plan around the tropics. How we watch forecasts, pick refundable bookings and decide when to stay home.
The 70 Rule: How We Decide It's Too Muggy to Tent Camp
July 30, 2025Dana's rule uses the dew point, not the temperature. Why it works for Florida tent camping and how it decides our summer plans.
Ichetucknee Tubing and Two Sweaty Nights at O'Leno
July 24, 2025Seventy-three-degree spring water by day, a tent that stayed at 84 by night. A July springs weekend in North Florida, with numbers.
Curry Hammock in a Spring Break Wind: Three Nights in Marathon
April 3, 2025Twenty-mph wind, a tent staked with every rock we could find, kayaking at sunrise and what three nights in the Middle Keys cost us.
Manatees, Fog and Cold Toes at Blue Spring State Park
February 20, 2025Presidents' Day weekend at Blue Spring meant hundreds of manatees in the run, a foggy boardwalk at dawn and a tent that never quite dried.
Long Pine Key on MLK Weekend: 47 Degrees and a Dead Battery
January 23, 2025A cold front, a tailgate light left on all night and a kind neighbor with jumper cables. Two nights in the Everglades pinelands with the kids.