Hi all! I’m camping at Kissimmee Prairie soon on the astronomy pad and I’m stoked! I’m wondering if you have recommendations for lighting. They said, “After dark, all lights must be red spectrum”, so does that mean any red bulb is fine? Like even the bike-light kind of red? I just want to make sure I get the right thing. Thanks!

Hi there. I’m not sure if this is even a good place to ask this question, but here we are…

I would consider myself a very inexperienced camper. I’ve been on a couple camping/hiking trips with an old friend along a few northern parts of the Florida Trail and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Unfortunately, that friend moved and it’s no longer convenient for us to go together anymore, but I’m worried about going by myself simply because I don’t have enough experience to make me feel confident enough to go by myself.

I’ve got 2 young sons and I’d like to be able to take them camping as well as they get older, but I feel like I need a tutor or someone willing to show me the ropes.

Are there any guys on here that might be able to provide any insight or might be willing to help?

Thanks y’all!

Hey y'all! A few friends and I (all experienced campers, we're a bunch of Eagle Scouts) are looking for a haunted campground to stay during Halloween season. Ideally not primitive camping. Let me know if you have any recommendations! Thank you so much!

Hi there, My name is Meghan with WUSF. I am writing to see if anyone wants to talk about your Florida camping experience and how you feel about the FL Parks Department extending the resident reservation to 11 months in advance. Please message me!

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I'm working on a creative project that involves filming and nudity (that isn't porn) and I'm looking for someplace to set up camp that has plumbing and showers, but is otherwise private. Does anyone know of someplace like this?

Any good camping trails that are adequate for amateur astronomy in the Ocala/Gainesville area?

Hey! So Im starting to realize that Florida doesn't exactly camp like Canada. LOL

I'm on the hunt for a cool place to camp where I can bring a small camper, pet friendly, ideally has power hookup but not a huge concern. I'm really trying to avoid RV parks and being stuck 3 inches next to a neighbour. I just wanna be smack in the trees with my husband and our two special needs cats! LOL I just keep seeing primitive tent camping OR insane RV parks. Wheres the middle ground??

Bonus Question: I'm building a super lightweight teardrop camper (solar)...is there a place we could yeet the little thing on to the beach and camp??

Thank yooou!

Thinking of heading down to camp at multiple locations in northern Florida or the Panhandle area. Preferably free/cheap and easily accessible! Any recommendations

I usually camp at Wekiwa Springs because they're the only springs near me that seems to offer primitive camping sites that aren't on a loop with a bunch of neighboring campers. These primitive sites require hiking, horse back ride, or canoeing to and they're $5 per person per night. I'd like to take my two dogs too.

I am looking for some recommendations for tent beach camping the second or third week of January. I checked the state park website, and it seems the pickings are slim. I would like to stay anywhere in the state North of the general Fort Meyers/Palm Beach area, but would be willing to make exceptions for especially spectacular opportunities.

Any ideas/recommendations of where to look?

Does anyone have any books or websites to find some good hiking trails or campsites? I live in Miami and want to explore Florida more, but feel overwhelmed on where to start. I also like biking so that is a bonus camping site.

Hey all! I'm trying to plan out some paddling adventures throughout the next few months. I'm wondering how to tell when/if I can do some backcountry camping. For example, from what I understand on the Peace River in the 19.5 mile gap between Zolfo Springs and Gardner you are able to camp riverside along the way overnight. Another example would be in Econolockhatchee you may primitive camp in Little Big Econ State Forest. In general, are you allowed to set up camp riverside while canoeing? Like, if I see that I see access points 15 or more miles apart, can I assume that I should be able to camp over night between the two? Or do I need to find specific info for each and every trip I plan?

I’m from the central FL area and have hiked a lot of the most popular trails around. However, most seem to be heavily trafficked which loses a bit of the appeal that comes with getting lost in the woods somewhere.

I’ve recently checked out the trails in the Lower Wekiva River Basin, and although they seem to be little more than fire trails, they’re pretty remote and serene. Does anyone know of any others in the area which would offer the same sort of experience?