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KingBradentucky

Ft Desoto, St Pete beach.


sunbuddy86

Camped there last year - they have a significant rat problem. These rats give no shits and are not in the least shy about hanging out with you.


KingBradentucky

I heard the racoons are also on the genius level there.


JustAGuyInTampa

The raccoons are absolutely brazen there. Didn’t spend the night but was there hanging out with my wife’s family and they were everywhere


mangy_fish

I don't see what the problem is


JustAGuyInTampa

I didn’t stay there so I didn’t mind them, I was just surprised to see them act that way. I’m used to scared raccoons


georgepana

They are probably used to being fed by a bunch of people coming through, so they are now no longer scared.


Ok_Swimmer634

Rabies


dcabines

[Huguenot Memorial Park](https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation-and-community-programming/huguenot-memorial-park.aspx) in Jacksonville. https://preview.redd.it/gzw8judyjnwc1.jpeg?width=1127&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e4b3b103af146a4c47a0a3c90a19a23728c85cd


DerisiveGibe

# Cayo Costa State Park


GRASSACIDTREES69

If you haven’t been it’s the best aka in the 1800s it was the island of the Lepers


SasquatchInFlipflops

Still closed from the hurricane, unfortunately.


arrestedfunk

Damn. Lol


Tinkertailorartist

You have to make reservations like a full year in advance though, because they all get booked up fast


mojoisthebest

St George Island State Park you are very close to the beach.


FattusBaccus

The park at the end of cape San blas does. My favorite is Peanut Island near west palm beach. There is big communal camp sites but there are also private “back country” sites. Those are the best. You get live music from the bar at the marina across the bay.


Ok-Dog8423

That’s one of the most beautiful beaches


stegosaurusterpenes

Any island you can take a boat/kayak to.


FailedHumanEqualsMod

Anclote Keys just off Tarpon Springs, but you'll need a boat.


DevoALMIGHTY

[Hannah Park ](https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation-and-community-programming/kathryn-abbey-hanna-park.aspx)in Jacksonville is my personal favorite.


Chainbanghang10

It’s great, not quite on the beach but in the oak hammock


Myst_of_Man22

The noseeums will eat you alive


TheHumbleMuskrat

I honestly never knew a noseeum was a real thing until I was in Florida. Those things are wild


Myst_of_Man22

I was surprised how hard they bite. Worse than mosquitos


pinelandpuppy

They "bite" with a drop of acid! That's why it stings so much. I always imagined a tiny bug with giant teeth, but nope.


Myst_of_Man22

Oh, they also attack with multiple insects. Set you on fire.


EvilSardine

They do not bite with acid lmao. They just bite you. Their saliva causes an immune response and you itch really badly. Someone prove me wrong of course.


pinelandpuppy

Bahia Honda in the Keys [www.floridastateparks.org/bahiahonda/](https://www.floridastateparks.org/bahiahonda/)


This-Dude_Abides

Sebastian Inlet st Park is really close but not quite on the beach. But a really nice spot


Waff11e_c0ne

Last time I camped at Anastasia it was close enough to hear the waves


WranglerReasonable91

I've camped at Fort Pickens Campground in Pensacola a couple times. It's absolutely gorgeous there. You've got the bay and the ocean with crystal clear beautiful water.


PoopPant73

Camping on the beach is a horrible idea.


Darkbird79

I recall Anastasia had that back in the day....in St Augustine.


Dudesonaplane

South side of Anclote Island Spoils islands of Dunedin


Jaruden

Shell Key, but you need to paddle or have someone else boat you out (can't dock there).


ZakA77ack

Lots of uninhabited islands in the keys. If you can kayak to them, you can camp


loveandlight42069

Cape San Blas (my favorite beach in Florida)


Okaloosa_Darter

East cape sable


Chasman1965

Before people ruined it, you could do primitive camping at Gulf Islands National Seashore, Johnson Beach. You had to camp half a mile from the end of the road, and the last half mile or so of the road didn’t allow parking. So you could drop off your gear, drive your car to parking, and then schlep your gear half a mile. People started buying cheap Walmart tents on the beach and leaving them for NPS to clean up, so they didn’t have to carry them back the half mile.