March 9th, 2010
This park has a very nice camping area that happened to be full, so that tells me that if you want to camp at this particular state park I would make reservations first. Reservations may be made up to 11 months in advance through ReserveAmerica. Book Online or call (800) 326-3521 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.) or TDD (888) 433-0287. This state park offers full facility camping, as well as primative. There are also three primative youth group sites that will accomodate up to 20 people. Available at these sites are, open air showers, restroom, ground grill and picnic tables. To make a reservation for one of these sites call the park @ 407-884-2009. Well behaved pets are welcome at this park. I did notice that certain area’s, like down near the spring, no pets are allowed.
Read More about our trip to Wekiwa Springs State Park
March 4th, 2010
Well we’re a little slow these days but I just noticed that the Official Florida State Park Website got an overhaul and it looks great they really did an awesome job. The old site was hideous and a mess in my opinion and this was long overdue. Now if only we could get them to provide some sort of an API for access to some of their data, namely upcoming events, that would be awesome but there’s also so much more information that could be used to build a bigger community around Florida State Parks and everything that they have to offer. All in all though, i think they’re on the right track with the redesign and if they want to give me temporary access i’ll even help build the API to share and gather data from the community but i don’t see that happening as it’s a government agency and there would be a ton of hoops to jump through in order for that to happen so we’ll leave it up to them and see what they do with it. If you disagree with this model or even if you do agree with us, feel free to comment and let us know what you think.
Side note after the jump
September 17th, 2009
Last weekend we packed our bags, grabbed our cameras, and headed out to Myakka River State Park for a day filled with adventure and family fun. They say first impressions are everything and well, we loved it. The park is actually pretty big and there’s a ton of things to do that will keep you and your loved ones occupied.
Upon arriving we stopped in at the Welcome Center’s Interpretive Exhibit and checked it out for a few. There’s some pretty interesting things in there and a lot of information on some of the wildlife that you might encounter while visiting the park. On display they have some birds, a Florida Panther, Bald Eagle, a few turtles and this really ugly huge slimy thing that is actually called a two toed something and it’s pretty weird. Looks kind of like a giant slug/snake. Anyway, from there we headed on down the road where we stopped to check out some of the cabins that you can rent if you choose to stay at the park overnight. The cabins are pretty decently sized in my opinion though we did not get a chance to actually look inside of one. The cabins are tucked away in their own little areas which is nice and means that they are not right on-top of one another.
Read More about our trip to Myakka River State Park
August 6th, 2009
If you happen to be looking for something to do this Saturday, August 8th 2009, why not stop in at Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park and lend a helping hand for a couple hours? This beautiful State Park is inviting the public to come show some love and help prune back the overgrowth on the Lake Overstreet Trails. If you’re interested in helping you can contact Ken Lewis at (850) 487-4115 and let him know you would like to help. It probably goes without saying but dress appropriately. wear a comfortable pair of closed toe shoes bring some pruning shears or any other tools you think you might need. If you do not have any the park can provide you with some to use for the day. Also you might want to pack a cooler of water or something depending on how long you think you might be there.
As for us we haven’t been to any parks as of lately but we have plans to visit a spring or something here in the coming weeks. You can be sure that we will let you know when we do. If we live din the area we’d come out and help ourselves but unfortunately that’s a bit of a drive at the moment so we won’t be able to attend.
Happy shooting, have fun and be safe.
This park has a very nice camping area that happened to be full, so that tells me that if you want to camp at this particular state park I would make reservations first. Reservations may be made up to 11 months in advance through ReserveAmerica. Book Online or call (800) 326-3521 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.) or TDD (888) 433-0287. This state park offers full facility camping, as well as primative. There are also three primative youth group sites that will accomodate up to 20 people. Available at these sites are, open air showers, restroom, ground grill and picnic tables. To make a reservation for one of these sites call the park @ 407-884-2009. Well behaved pets are welcome at this park. I did notice that certain area’s, like down near the spring, no pets are allowed.