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Camping at Dry Tortugas — Seventy Miles Off the Mainland, No Cell Service, Bring Water
There are ten tent sites on a small island reachable only by ferry or seaplane, surrounded by a 19th-century brick fortress and one of the most intact reef systems in the Caribbean. It's the most remote place in the continental U.S. you can sleep without backpacking. Here's how it actually works.
Florida Camping — Permits, Best Public Campgrounds, and How to Book
Florida has 175 state parks, three national forests, and four national park units that take campers. Each runs on its own booking system, price ladder, and permit rules. Here's the practical breakdown — windows, top ten campgrounds, wildlife, bugs, what it isn't.
Fort De Soto — Florida's 7-Mile Beach, a Spanish-American Fort, and Pinellas's Best-Kept Secret
Seven miles of beach, a 1898 coastal artillery fort with the only 12-inch mortars still mounted in the U.S., one of Florida's best campgrounds, and a ferry to Egmont Key — all in a Pinellas County park, not a state park. Most Florida tourists never make it down here.