Florida Keys

Originally posted by rpodD2 I agree with Grandpod whole heartly. Camping is tight in the Keys this time of year.  Ferry is a good bet, because parking and driveing around Key West is not fun. Money spent by taking ferry (Key West Express) offsets aggravation of driving into Key West-- Just my opinion. Regards

If you make it down, this is a great gathering south of Marathon:
http://scas.org/winter-star-party/

Watch out for those fire ants!

Robert
Around ft. Myers there is Koreasan State Park, also quite a few private campground; the one I like the best is on Ft. Myers Beach called "Red Coconut" it has sites right on the beach. Unfortunately due to the high winter population of tourist it is hard to find any places. I would have reservations before coming to this area. Also the same for the Fla Key .
There is a boat that runs from Ft. Myers Beach to Key West and back every day. Called Key West Express, cost around $100 round trip. You could go down and stay a day or two in a hotel and come back on the Boat.
Check ReserveAmerica.com for campground availability.

We have stayed at the KOA at Sugarloaf key. It was in the off season so it was really quiet. There was a great restaurant name Mangrove Mamma's across the street. It was either 18 or 20 miles to Key West. Great campground!!