hoytedow wrote:Hey, Cajun Lady!
Have you camped at Ft DeSoto County Park in Pinellas County at southern end on Mullet Key?
It is pricey at $35 per night but there are back-in and drive-through sites with shade, water and electric. The pavilions and accommodations are great. There is a Spanish-American vintage fort on the key. The park has a fine boat ramp on the Gulf of Mexico and 2 fishing piers. Bicycles are popular but stay off the sand-spurs or you'll have flat tires. The beach is also very popular and gets a lot of visitors and also has nice facilities. Just south of Mullet Key you will find Egmont Key which has remains of another fort of same era. The Mullet Key/Egmont Key line form the boundary between Gulf and Tampa Bay.
Hi Hoyt!
Yes I've camped at Ft. Desoto a few times and you are right about it being pricey! It's over $40 with tax...a little rich for my blood.
But it
is a really nice place to camp,
IF you can get a campsite! The snowbirds slam that place down and make it difficult to get a weekend in. The beaches are beautiful! Love their beaches and picnic areas. I've never been to Egmont Key but heard how pretty it is out there.
The boat ramp is top-notch! I used it many times to go crabbing.
If only it wasn't so pricey, but it's always packed so people are willing to pay the price.