If you are looking for a unique place to hike and camp you may want to check out Hontoon Island State Park, located in DeLand in Volusia County. Hontoon Island is, well, an island! You take a short free pontoon boat ride across to the island. Once you park the... Read more →

I'm a tree lover! Numerous times I had drove by this gorgeous tree in Orlando, across from Loch Haven Park. I finally pulled in to take a look and it and it didn't disappoint! This old Southern Live Oak is located across from Loch Haven Park, out in front of... Read more →

Located in the Orlando area in Apopka, you will find Wekiwa Springs State Park. It's a great place for camping and swimming in the springs, but it's also a wonderful place to take a hike! I like to go hiking on my birthday every January, so this year we went... Read more →

Over Thanksgiving week, we camped at Lazydays RV Resort in the Tampa area. We wanted to stay there so that we could do things in Tampa. One of the things we did was to take the sunset boat tour that is offered by Tampa Bay Fun Boat. We reserved our... Read more →

Let me say that when we go camping, we like to stay in state parks and other places that are nature oriented. However, we wanted to spend some time in Tampa over Thanksgiving, and it's hard to find something with a full hookup in the Tampa area. The state parks... Read more →