Friday, February 18, 2005

Long Key State Park - Florida

We explored Long Key State Park today and although there is not much to it, the beach and campground areas are beautiful. I have attached a few pictures for your viewing. This along with Bahia Honda State Park are very popular as they are quite reasonable relative to camping and access. Costs are about a third of everything else down here and they are full all the time. Reservations have to be made exactly 11 months in advance in order to get in. We hope to get in for a period of time this next year. Whats really nice is the fact that your on the beach with only 30 to 50 feet between the campsite and the water. There are a few trails and a canoe trail through the back mangrove areas. We wandered the beach a little and the water is quite shallow with egrets and wading birds everywhere. You would also probably see sunsets nitely.

Marge checking a campsite out


Typical campsite on the Ocean


Area between camping and picnic area