Overnight camping trips in the Everglades National Park are a great way to see the "Real Florida". There are many camping spots in the western Everglades among the 10,000 islands. There are isolated sandy beaches, ground sites(along the river), and above the water chickee platfoms(nestled among hidden coves). This area is still old Florida and it is preserved unlike a lot of Florida. From the moment you drive into our town with no stop lights until you end up at your sandy beach paradise, this is really getting away from it all. I have to say that my favorite sites our the beach sites. There are many things to do on the islands such as tide pooling, bird watching, fishing, reading books, and again just getting away from it all. One overnight in the Everglades and you will feel like you have been gone for days. The trip to the islands take anyway from 2 to 5 hours depending on the weather, wind, tides, and campsites. On our trips we have a shuttle boat carry all of our gear so that you don't have to carry all of your gear on the boat, we call this GLAMPING (glamorous camping). The journey out to the island is great as you weave in and out of the 10,000 islands passing many different birds, dolphings, and sometimes the elusive Florida Manatee. So next time you are thinking of what to do for vacation, please remember to give yourself a break and hangout in paradise for a night or two.
