The Best in Tent Camping: Florida: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos

By Johnny Molloy

Book Overview

Away from the urban landscapes and man-made attractions lie what the Division of State Parks calls the real Florida--rolling sandhills of the central ridge, sugar white beaches of the Gulf Coast, vast mangrove stands of the Everglades, incredible rivers, and pine flatwoods whose needles perfume the air. This image of Florida includes not only natural preserves, but also the human history of Florida: the original cowboys in a living history demonstration at Lake Kissimmee; the Timucuan Indian artifacts at Tomoka; a pioneer homestead at Highlands Hammock; and more. The Best in Tent Camping: Florida leads campers to the finest tent camping sites coupled with the most interesting scenic locales so they can experience the natural beauty of the Sunshine State.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897325621
• ISBN13: 9780897325622
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

as a professional nature photographer i travel throughout florida frequently [...]. this book gives you some of the top spots in florida to camp with details to help you plan trips

Great Resource

A lot of the information in the book can be obtained elswhere, however, the author makes reccomendations to particular sites and desirable areas in the campground, which I have found to be very helpful and accurate. These recommendations make the book priceless. There's nothing worse than reserving a campsite, and then finding out has no shade or has other issues.

Native Know-how

As a native Floridian who has lived as far south as the FL Keys and as far north as the Pan Handle, I turned critical eye on Johnny Molloy's "The Best in Tenting Camping:Florida". I was delighted to see included some of my favorite destinations as well as places other locals have long prized as remnants of the "real Florida". As an experienced kayak camper I particularly appreciated Mr. Molloy's inclusion of information on paddling opportunities. He has provided new information on put-in destinations as well as coaxed me into my many new trail hiking experiences. I find this book accurate in it's assesements and helpful in it's suggestions. When in Florida, keep your sunscreen, fishing pole and copy of "The Best in Tent Camping: Florida" close at hand.Thanks Johnny for teaching a local few new tricks!

Planning on car camping in FL? You must have this book!

Planning a trip through FL can lead you through an overwhelming amount of where to stay options. Fortunately,"The Best in Tent Camping Florida" is the perfect guide to help you sift through all your choices and narrow down your search for that perfect place to stay. He has a great rating system for each campground and it is based on beauty, site privacy, spaciousness, quiet, security and cleanliness. He even gives advice on interesting sites worth seeing while you are there. He has really picked out the best of the best Florida has to offer for us "tenters".

Firsthand knowlegde & a frank discussion on each campground.

The person that wrote this book would make a great campground neighbor! He gives a frank review that allow realistic expectations for the prospective camper. Also suggests site #'s that would be less likely to be placed next to a noisy RV. I use this book along with Campers Guide to Florida (2nd Edition), by Mickey Little before I take any camp trip. The Tent Camping book has all the information, but the Campers Guide has campground maps. Makes a great combination!