Campground Host Experiences Letter From Rainbow Springs State Park jolenemac455, May 7, 2014 We received this letter in response to our email inquiry about volunteer live on-site positions available at Rainbow Springs State Park. Like most of the Florida State Parks we have emailed in the last week or so they are in desperate need of late spring through early fall volunteers. To… Continue Reading
Park Info Our Vacation Ends at Manatee Springs jolenemac455, May 2, 2014 Our vacation ends at Manatee Springs State Park and we have arrived at our new assignment. Due the flooding down the Suwannee River the Manager for the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail River Camps has placed us at the Woods Ferry River Camp instead of Adams Tract. It seems the road… Continue Reading
Lessons in Camping Next Three State Parks jolenemac455, April 18, 2014 The next three state parks on our list is Alafia River State Park, Hillsborough River State Park and Lake Louisa State Park. Information for Campers: Alafia River State Park is located just off County Road 39 in Lithia, Florida. They have a relatively small campground with about 20 spaces designated… Continue Reading
First Three State Parks jolenemac455, April 11, 2014 Our First Three State Parks have been great to visit and it would be nice to be able to stay more than 3 days at each one. So far, in our 10 Florida State Parks Vacation, we have visited Oscar Scherer State Park, Lake Manatee State Park and Little Manatee… Continue Reading
Campground Host Experiences Myakka River State Park WrapUp jolenemac455, April 3, 2014 Our last week as campground hosts at Myakka River State Park went about like you would expect. We got a wide variety of unexpected problems that week such as a tornado warning, loud camper complaint after 11:00pm, and a water warning. Of course, about three-fourths of the campground checked out… Continue Reading
Campground Host Experiences Its Heating Up Here jolenemac455, March 12, 2014 It’s Heating Up Here folks! Not only is the weather staying warmer longer and getting a little warmer everyday we are seeing more birds, more people and doing more work. The campgrounds here at Myakka River State Park are full everyday since we got here but with the warmer weather… Continue Reading