The Coke Zero 400 coming up in late August and Biketoberfest in October, Here’s our guide to the best campgrounds near Daytona Beach International Speedway.
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Travel tips for lighthouse lovers for National Lighthouse Day, Aug. 7
Florida lighthouses offer unmatched history and beauty. There are 30 lighthouses and about 10 are open to visitors; others are beauty spots to admire.
Popular Panhandle beach now requires day visitors to have reservations
Henderson Beach State Park is consistently ranked as one of America’s best beaches.
7 favorite secluded beaches in South Florida
It’s easy to find a beach in Florida. It’s harder to find a hidden beach, a beach where you experience a sense of discovery and delicious isolation. Here, however, I share my favorites, discovered over many years.
Favorite places to paddleboard near Tampa Bay
For paddle boarding, it would be hard to find a better destination than Tampa Bay. In addition to beaches and bays, you can paddle amid mangrove islands, in tannic rivers with alligators and, within a two hour drive, one of the most spectacular clear spring runs in Florida.
Beach camping in Florida: Living the dream
What could be better than this? Camping within earshot of the surf, soft breezes and soaring seagulls. If you insist on camping in a Florida summer, then you might find the answer here…
Visiting Jacksonville: This neighborhood is a charming getaway
Just five minutes off I-95, we discovered the perfect stop on a roadtrip or weekend getaway destination: a lovely and intriguing historic district in Jacksonville.
Florida spiny lobster season opens August 6
The annual two-day lobster sport mini-season is history as the Keys turns its attention to the regular season, which opens on August 6.
The Essential Milepost-to-Milepost Guide to the Florida Keys
Our Florida Keys Overseas Highway Mile-Marker Guide is your travel companion across these islands with notes on things to do, historic points of interest, tiki bars, restaurants and places to launch a kayak or take a hike.
6 ways to experience Key West, Hemingway style
Ernest Hemingway’s stay in Key West is the stuff of legends, and we can all revel in his spirit when we visit.
Florida Keys and Key West
6 ways to experience Key West, Hemingway style
Ernest Hemingway’s stay in Key West is the stuff of legends, and we can all revel in his spirit when we visit.
Springs
Favorite places to paddleboard near Tampa Bay
For paddle boarding, it would be hard to find a better destination than Tampa Bay. In addition to beaches and bays, you can paddle amid mangrove islands, in tannic rivers with alligators and, within a two hour drive, one of the most spectacular clear spring runs in Florida.
Best Beaches
The best little beach town
Travel and Leisure magazine calls New Smyrna Beach “Florida’s most underrated seaside city”. We think it is “Florida’s best little beach town.”
Go Snorkeling!
Peanut Island is an exceptional park for snorkeling, camping, kayaking
Peanut Island, reached only by boat in Riviera Beach, has clear turquoise water full of visible sea life. It’s great for a picnic at the beach — even camping. It’s an exceptional county park.
Florida’s Panhandle
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park: Towering dunes, perfect beach, rare lakes
Topsail Hill State Park preserves 3 miles of pristine beach, magnificent white sand dunes and sparkling coastal lakes. With lots of camping and cabin sites, it’s a gem in the Panhandle. The park is one targeted for development by the state with the addition of a 350-room hotel.
