Larry & Penny Thompson Park
12451 S.W. 184th St.
Miami, FL
Situated in confines of the busy city, the park offers 270 acres of picnic shelters, a jogging and bike trail, a freshwater lake and seasonal water slide. There are plenty of campsites for all flavors of camping. Escape the city and enjoy all this park has to offer, and if that's not enough, the Metrozoo is close by.
Markham Park
16001 W. State Rd. 84, Sunrise, FL 33326
(954) 389-2000 � Fax: (954) 389-2019
You name it, this park has it. Campsites galore, hiking trails, Mountain Bike trails, model airplane field, Canoe trails, Paintball, pool, picnic area, shooting range, observatory! This park should serve as a model for the rest.Camp in under the shade with water/electric and picnic table or choose the primitive camping or youth camping. Youth camping comes with a fire ring. All this for a dollar!(campsites and rentals not included.)
Long Key State Park
P.O. Box 776, Long Key, FL 33001
(305) 664-4815.
This park does not have a great beach
but it is one of the few that offer
beachfront camping. Restrooms and hot
showers are close-by. Mellow and relax
with the sound of pounding waves and Atlantic
breezes. A long fishing bridge
is about a mile further along US1. Can be buggy
in the summer.
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