Campground Host Experiences Help Needed at OLeno State Park and River Rise Preserve State Park jolenemac455, May 15, 2014 We have camped at OLeno State Parks twice in the last two years. However, timing and circumstances prevented us from visiting the River Rise Preserve State Park. We did ride by it and it looked like an interesting place to check out and we may still get a chance over… Continue Reading
Campground Host Experiences DeLeon Springs State Park In the Summer Time jolenemac455, May 14, 2014 Deleon Springs State Park in the summer time may be hot and muggy but, hey, you got a nice cool spring you can jump into after working every single day. Now, Deleon Springs should not be confused with Ponce DeLeon Springs State Park. Ponce DeLeon Springs State Park is located… Continue Reading
Campground Host Experiences Letter From Wekiva River Basin State Parks jolenemac455, May 13, 2014 We really enjoyed our short stay at Wekiwa Springs State Park over the Easter weekend. However, we just didn’t have time to check out the Lower Wekiva River or Rock Springs Run State Parks while we were there. We spent some time at Rock Springs when I was in high… Continue Reading
Campground Host Experiences Spend the Summer at Savannas Preserve State Park jolenemac455, May 12, 2014 https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Savannas http://www.friendsofsavannas.org/ Hello, Savannas preserve is a 7,000 acre preserve with fire dependent habitat in the heart of Port St. Lucie; we manage several day use areas and an amazing education center which houses over 195 different programs a year to all age brackets. We have a lot going on… Continue Reading
Campground Host Experiences Horse Lovers and Handipeople Needed jolenemac455, May 11, 2014 In response to some emails we sent out to all of the Florida State Parks about Campground Hosts and Park/Residential Hosts positions that get a campsite with amenities in exchange for working; most were what you would expect but this one struck me as different. I mean, how many parks… Continue Reading
Campground Host Experiences Cedar Key Museum State Park Volunteers Needed jolenemac455, May 10, 2014 Spend 16 weeks in OLD FLORIDA! Cedar Key and the surrounding area has remained unchanged for decades. Rural Levy County is still one of the most remote areas in Florida- no fast food restaurants and no chain grocery stores, just untamed wilderness and old town charm. Cedar Key Museum State… Continue Reading