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John_S2
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Nov 12, 2012

St Augustine, FL - places to stay?

My DW would like to escape to the St. Augustine, FL area for a few weeks this winter if possible. Any suggestions for places to stay and things to do? Debating driving our class C down or trying to find a place to rent in that area. Would appreciate any and all suggestions.

Thanks, John S.

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  • I live not too far from St. Augustine, about 30 miles. My DW is from there. If you like shopping the Outlet Mall is over at State Rd 16 and I-95. Camping World also has a location near the mall. On Wednesday morning there is a farmers Market at the St. Augustine beach pier and Saturday there is a farmers market at the St. Augustine amphitheater by the lighthouse, I think it is open 8-noon. There is also the St. Johns River Farmer's Market on State Rd 13 near Switzerland in Alpine Grove Park, open 10-2.
    To eat where the locals eat, go to Aunt Kate's on A1A at Vilano Beach next to North Beach Camp, O'Steens on A1A on the island near the bridge of Lions, Nalu's Tropical Takeout at the SurfStation parking lot which is at the entrance of Anastasia State Park. Try the Baja Fish Tacos, best in town. Sunset Grille south of the pier, Conch House too. I could go on and on there is a lot to do here, come on down.
  • We stayed at Stagecoach RV Park and liked it. There are two large outlet malls nearby. We also liked Crooked River SP, but were eaten alive by the bugs.
  • JoeH's avatar
    JoeH
    Explorer III
    We stay at North Beach Camp.
    It's just a bit north of town. For things to do, check out the historic district, take a buggy ride, go to the alligator farm, visit the fort, take a ghost tour, the segway tour is a pretty cool way to explore teh town, it leaves from the Fountain of Youth park. Lots of good restaurants in town too.
  • We have stayed for a few days at Stagecoach RV Park & Indian Forest Campground, both were nice basic Rv parks. We've also stayed one night at Anastasia State Park and then fled the mosquito infested "Florida Hammock" type loop we were assigned.

    At the time my many medications made me a virtual buffet for the pests. In the 5-6 minutes it took for me to do the outside "blue jobs" in setup, I was bitten over 15 times. No thanks to a return trip for us.
  • Some folks will chime in here for that area that know it better than me. But, don't miss Crooked River State Park just off I-95 at Kingsland, GA right on the Georgia / Florida border about sixty miles north of St Augustine - a nice stop over, some great hikes along the river, and then a short drive down the coast the St Aug. St Mary's historic town is worth a day too, right near Crooked River.

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