CLOCK OUT AND TRAVEL

700-acre reservoir used for boating, canoeing and fishing! If you love to go camping, canoeing, hiking, fishing, frisbee golf and/or look for gators, this is the place to go to have fun or relax! This park has something for everyone including your pets to sniff around!  As you enter the park, be sure to ask for any updates on pricing and availability. As of 6/4/2022 the camp sites include a picnic table, fire ring, electricity (30 amps and 14 sites in addition have 50-amp service) and water.  Nice public restrooms with showers, plus a dump station :-) It is first come first serve with the sites. Sites range from 30 feet in length to 60 feet, most between 32-55 feet. Regular rate is $24 per night, 55+ $18 per night and if you are 65+ and a Hillsborough County resident $12 per night.  Pricing includes up to 8 people with 1 RV/Trailer or 2 tents.

This past weekend was a blast at Anna Maria Island, Florida!  :D  This 7 mile stretch of island is a tourist delight!  The island is at the mouth of Tampa Bay just north of Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach with a population of around 1800. We toured the island and our first stop was the City Pier, which looked out over the Bay.  You can see in the Distance a lighthouse on Egmont Key as well as Fort Desoto Park in St. Petersburg, FL.  For best viewing of the lighthouse check it out with the “view scope” at the pier. Here at the North City Pier you have the opportunity to fish as well as take a break and enjoy the City Pier restaurant catching a full view of the Skyway Bridge in the distance… You can also take advantage and catch the “FREE” trolley!  Here you can sit back and tour or jump from one beach to the next.  This trolley extends to Coquina Public Beach with several stops in between.   You won’t find a chain of hotels!  What you will find … unique, clea