Florida State Parks Urban Legend - Debunked
After reading several posters give the advice that using a tote for hauling black water was illeagal in Florida's state parks, I decided to ask the source. Below is my email to the Florida Park Servi...
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2012Coleman wrote:fla-gypsy wrote:I have replied asking specifically about St Andrews state park in Panama City Beach. Will post the reply - as I have researched camping there. Looks real nice.
I have been to specific parks where they have posted that it is not allowed, like St Andrews state park in PCB. There is a sign at the check in, stating so! Local ordinances or environmental conditions may supercede general park regulations so the answer is, "Maybe".
It will be real interesting to see what they say. I distinctly remember the sign. I will check the brochure when I get home to see if it is in there too.
This park is a great beach park but has potentially the worst park manager of any major FSP out there. This is a very busy park, one of the top 3 visitor totals in the system and the lack of maintenance is killing it. I was so frustrated with what I saw when there that I filled out the feedback form and received a response from the park manager that was all excuses about a lack of funds and the torrential rain they experienced this summer. The reply was bogus because the same issues have been noted for several years now by myself and friends of ours who visit there. The problem has become so bad I am moving to a different park next year for my summer gulfside camping trip.
My observations lead me to think that the management has come up with this park specific (non official) policy just to avoid having to deal with a potential problem. The park management (not the workers/volunteers) reeks of incompetency.
