Topsail Florida - Flooding Pics

jolooote wrote:
Starting to sound like this park SUCKS.

Yes it does....please start spreading the word....then maybe it will be easier to get reservations for the rest of us... ;)

Starting to sound like this park SUCKS.

Been in plenty of parks after a day of heavy rains - last time was at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park in June. Never have seen flooding or standing water.

Don't care about beach. Feb/Mar is to cold for beach and I don't use beaches I have a shower in my home and need only to shower once a day. Beach is for those wanting skin cancer.(lol) I'm as white as Casper the Ghost.

car2900 wrote:

Duck wrote:
To the original poster: how long did it take the water to go down? We can get a lot of rain here in Florida but in a several hours it will be gone or close to gone.
Don

I was at Topsail during the spring 2014 flood. It only took a day after it stopped raining, for the water to go down from over the road around Pompas Loop. But there was standing water in the low areas after two weeks. Water was flowing from the tent site area across Pampas Grass Blvd, down Weeping Willow for probably 5 or 6 days. This is what rutted the road out in that area of the park. They brought in some gravel to cover all the mud. Made it difficult to ride your bike down Weeping Willow.

After a week you still had to go through standing water over ankle deep in three or four places to get to the beach on Baytree Lane (the road to the beach access). You just needed to watch out as you may see a snake swim through too.

Duck wrote:
To the original poster: how long did it take the water to go down? We can get a lot of rain here in Florida but in a several hours it will be gone or close to gone.
Don

Don after it stopped raining it took one day for the water disappear off the roads

bigred1cav wrote:
Was told that by a Ranger. 60 days at 42 per day hits damn hard on the wallet plus propane for heat.

wbwood wrote:

bigred1cav wrote:
Spent 6 weeks at Topsail never saw anything near this. That must have been several inches of rain. My only dislike about topsail is cost. 1/2 price for in state people bust your wallet for we travelers.

Was a lot of rain in a short period of time...as mentioned before, gone very quickly due to the sandy soil...

Not sure about the half-price comment, but as a non florida resident, I have no issue with it. I mean at $42 and with what you get, I think it's a bargain... Just looked at their fee page and see no mention of half price for Florida residents. Is it posted elsewhere?

Cheaper than private parks with access to the beach...

Duck wrote:
To the original poster: how long did it take the water to go down? We can get a lot of rain here in Florida but in a several hours it will be gone or close to gone.
Don

I was at Topsail during the spring 2014 flood. It only took a day after it stopped raining, for the water to go down from over the road around Pompas Loop. But there was standing water in the low areas after two weeks. Water was flowing from the tent site area across Pampas Grass Blvd, down Weeping Willow for probably 5 or 6 days. This is what rutted the road out in that area of the park. They brought in some gravel to cover all the mud. Made it difficult to ride your bike down Weeping Willow.

After a week you still had to go through standing water over ankle deep in three or four places to get to the beach on Baytree Lane (the road to the beach access). You just needed to watch out as you may see a snake swim through too.

I know this is an old thread, but we have been to topsail many times and we were surprised at some of the flood damage that was not fixed as late as October 2014. Sites 57-91 were in really bad shape, with the pavement pretty much missing on the road and many of the sites had heavy heaving in the concrete. The ranger told me it was leaks from the sewer system and from the flooding. I'm not sure we will go back unless we can stay in the 100's.

hmmm ... do the sewer pipes overflow when flooded? Ya may not wanna play in that water.

To the original poster: how long did it take the water to go down? We can get a lot of rain here in Florida but in a several hours it will be gone or close to gone.
Don