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Need a Vacation? Great Vacation Spot in Fort DeSoto FL

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Managing Real Estate Broker with Lakeland Real Estate Group, Inc. BK646565

Need a Vacation? Great Vacation Spot in Fort DeSoto FL

Living in Central Florida and love to go camping using our travel trailer, it is not hard to find a spot to get away for a weekend or take a vacation.  My husband and I were in need of a vacation near the water and this year we decided camping over at Fort DeSoto Park's campground.  

Fort DeSoto Campground

Living in Lakeland FL, our weekend camping destinations are always less than two hours away and the State Parks, County Parks or Private Parks are a great get-a-ways for RVing and Camping in Florida.  Fort DeSoto's Park is located in Tierra Verde near St. Petersburg, Fl and it's park is being managed by Pinellas County, Florida Parks and Recreation.  

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Ft. DeSoto Park brings lots of amenities such as canoeing, fishing of the pier, swimming (Fort DeSoto Beach named America's Top Beach in 2009), dog park, biking, fitness trail and much, much, more...

During our vacation, we drove to St. Petersburg for the 4th of July fireworks, rented a boat to cruise, a jet ski to watch dolphins up close and personal, and fished near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. 

Body, Mind, Spirit came to mind when I took these pictures watching the sunset over Fort DeSoto Beach at the Pier.

Sunset over Fort DeSoto Park


Sunset over Fort DeSoto Park


Sunset over Fort DeSoto Park

Next time you need a vacation, whether it is just for the weekend, a vacation or just to get away, consider the outdoors..... well not quite the outdoors since we graduated from a tent to a travel trailer.

Brown Pelican at Fort DeSoto

Greetings from Fort DeSoto - View of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge while fishing

 

Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Comments(7)

Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Petra, that's some beautiful scenery!  Ft. DeSoto sounds like a great place for a camping trip.

Jul 20, 2010 10:08 AM
Petra Norris
Lakeland Real Estate Group, Inc. - Lakeland, FL
Realtor, Lakeland FL Homes for Sale

Silvia - Ft. Desoto has a lot to offer for campers, especially being a county park.  I've been to various State Parks and some are in need of improvement.  

Jul 20, 2010 10:26 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Hi Petra!  I need a vacation and what a gorgeous place that would be to go!  Love the photos and the Magic Artist one too!

Jul 20, 2010 04:22 PM
Lisa Hill
Florida Property Experts - Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Beach Real Estate

Great photos! And I see you've been using some photo program that TLW was talking about on Facebook recently. Now how is it that I'm a Daytona Beach native, and actually lived in Lake County for a while, but I don't know where this is? I don't even recognize the map :-/

Jul 20, 2010 04:52 PM
Petra Norris
Lakeland Real Estate Group, Inc. - Lakeland, FL
Realtor, Lakeland FL Homes for Sale

Debe - C'mon down to Florida, there are plenty of things to do, to stay and what a great place Fort DeSoto is.

Lisa - TLW is right using Silent Magic for scenery further away is best.  Fort DeSoto is located in Pinellas County next to St. Petersburg Beach.

Jul 20, 2010 11:49 PM
Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant
Retired BC Realtor - Victoria, BC
Accredited Real Estate Consultant

Hi Petra...looks like you have some great RVing spots for Folks to vacation in central Florida..sounds like you both both had fun on your vacation.

Love your Sunset Photo..Wow!

Jul 22, 2010 01:00 PM
Jeanean Gendron
The Address Realty - Redding, CA
Specializing in Selling Unique Properties

Hello Petra, what wonderful photos. Your vacation looks like it was wonderful. I love anything that is near the water. including Lakes, oceans, rivers....just water. Florida must be a wonderful place to live and work. We always head to Hawaii when we vacation, but Florida could work! Love those photos!

Aug 05, 2010 02:28 AM