st joseph pennisula and st george island state parks

The beach at St Josephs is beautiful, the beach at St George is not as pretty but is wide, has great shells, and is deserted for the most part. You will not be able to go outside in the CG at St George without serious bug repellent for mosquitos. The number of mosquitos there is astounding and they want your blood. Dining in Apalachicola is easy, lots of choices

Why the secret? Come on folks and let everybody know just where these places are please.

crabbin cabin wrote:
Why the secret? Come on folks and let everybody know just where these places are please.

Florida panhandle

crabbin cabin wrote:
Why the secret? Come on folks and let everybody know just where these places are please.

sorry dont know really, have not been there yet but looks to be about 60 miles east of panama city on the florida panhandle

Just south of Appalachicola, FL. Lots of great places to eat there. It is my understanding that there are no pets allowed in these campgrounds, so you might want to check if you have one.

The area along the coastal road, Hwy 98, in the panhandle of Florida from Mexico Bch on the west to St. Marks lighthouse on the east is known as Florida's "Forgotten Coast". It's reminiscent of much of the Florida coastline 50-60 years ago. You won't find hi-rise condominiums and a lot of development. Many of the homes along the coastline are built on stilts.

It's a drive through sleepy little fishing villages, intersperse with miles and miles of white sandy beaches. You are on the boundary of the Apalachicola National Forest from Apalachicola to St. Marks. The area has a small working waterfront that supplies the local dives and residents with fresh seafood; shrimp, oysters, fish, and even gator tail in season. Numerous road-side stands carry in-season fresh fruits and produce, along with local gourmet sauces and preserves. If you enjoy honey, be sure to pick up some Tupelo honey. Indigenous to the area and derived from the white blossom of the Tupelo tree, it's high grade table honey and highly resistant to granulation.

The pace is super slow and the traffic is relatively light. Take it from a life long native, it's "old Florida" at it's best... and worst when you consider the mosquitoes this time of year.:B

bamagirl wrote:
Just south of Appalachicola, FL. Lots of great places to eat there. It is my understanding that there are no pets allowed in these campgrounds, so you might want to check if you have one.

Wrong! We've had our dog at both state park campgrounds for two weeks at at time for the last few years.

We avoid FL during heat and bug season so haven't had any problems with either during our visits. There are many excellent places to eat in the Florida panhandle. Best advice is ask a local! They know where the good food is!

Peg

We found they allow dogs but they aren't allowed on the beach.

The last time I was down on Cape San Blas at St. Joe State Park (10 years ago), pets were allowed, but as mentioned, not allowed on the beach. I did not see any more than a dozen or so dogs on the beach. Must be some sort of special permit.

For years many Florida State Parks did not allow pets but several years ago they changed the policy and now most allow pets with some restriction's.