florida keys cheap camping?

hyrum

I am planning a trip to the florida keys to be a bum for a week or so. Is it legal to sleep on the beach, if not where are some good places to camp? By good I mean cheap, I saw one place they wanted 60 bucks a night for a campsite!!! I am lookin at like maybe 5 or 10 bucks a night or better yet FREE!!!! Any suggestions?

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Great timing on the question as I just came back from a weekend campout in the Keys this past Sunday.

The road to Key West from the mainland is basically just a two-way highway, in many places with beach and ocean access directly on either side of this highway. You will not be able to sleep in any of these locations right on the beach as there are prominent signs prohibiting this all the way down along the road.

For cheap camping your best bet is going to be one of the four state parks located along the way. These are, in order from north to south:

John Pennekamp in Key Largo: http://www.floridastateparks.org/pennekamp/default.cfm

Long Key State Park:
http://www.floridastateparks.org/longkey/default.cfm

Curry Hammock State Park by Marathon:
http://www.floridastateparks.org/curryhammock/default.cfm

And Bahia Honda State Park in Big Pine Key, the closest state park to Key West:
http://www.floridastateparks.org/bahiahonda/default.cfm

You can just show up and hope for an available site, which kind of sounds like what you want to do. This is the off-season so it is not quite as busy as usual...and when I was down there this weekend it was really quiet everywhere I went so you might have a chance at a site this way, especially if you try to arrive at the campground early in the day. They always keep some sites available for walk-in campers on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you did want to play it safe you could try and make a reservation through Reserve America: (here is the link for Bahia Honda)

http://www.reserveamerica.com/Camping/BAHIA%20HONDA%20SP/r/campgroundDetails.do?subTabIndex=campDetail&contractCode=FL&parkId=281005

There are a few KOAs and private campgrounds along the way, but the state parks are going to be cheapest and they are still about $26 per night. You might also be able to root around the internet some and dig up some cheap fishing camps with little to no amenities, that might allow you to stay overnight. I found the Big Pine Key Fishing Lodge, but I could not find any rates for it (they do have tent camping sites). I suspect that it is more expensive than the state parks though.

There is a boy scout camp down in West Summerland Key and if you are affiliated with the scouts and they have the room at the time you are there, you might be able to get a really cheap place to put up your tent there...but they will not just let anyone stop and camp there.

The bottom line is I don't recommend that you camp or sleep on the side of the road or on the beach...it is prohibited and you might end up with some free overnight lodging...the kind you really didn't want!!

Cheap places to camp in or near Key West?

Eric F

Me and some buddies are going down to Key West next week but don't have enough money to pay for hotels (Cheapest I could find was upwards of 200 dollars) so we are looking to find a cheap place to camp out near Key West so we can go into town during the day. Any recommendations and rates? We don't have an RV, just a car and tent. Any help is greatly appreciated as we are leaving in a few days!

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nothing is cheap in the keys including campgrounds try boyds they run like 900.00 a week there is a koa down there also

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Does anyone know of a cheap campground in MIami?

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Taylor J

My boyfriend and I are going to Miami. We're on a budget, and figured that camping would be cheaper than getting a hotel, but every time i look online, they keep taking me to day camp sites for children. does anyone know if there is a nice cheap campground in Miami?

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Larry Penny Thompson park, look it up, its a very nice park with all paved roads , a very nice tent area are R V sites, has 4 shower houses, its a county park and located close to the Miami zoo, and about 15 miles from Miami Beach, can go on a 4 lane road to the beach, think its $38 dollars a night R V and 17 Tent, its located south west of Miami off there Florida turnpike, if you go get on the Florida turnpike north of Palm Beach , that is where I 95 turn,s into about six lanes one way so you will miss that, , take turn pike to Exit 13 turn rt at that exit and park is about two miles and on your right, do not get off turnpike at Miami, take the Key west part then to Exit 13,

where is the cheapest place to camp in the florida keys?

Q. if you are aware of a certain place that is cheaper than others let me know. I plan on going late december or early january

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Camping seems to be extremely popular in the Florida Keys. It sounds like a brink of paradise. Florida Keys also offers various types of camping, ranging from private campsites to RV parks. Camping fees also vary, depending on camping types, on-site amenities and the time of the year (off-season or peak-season).

To find cheap camping, the best option is to choose one of the state park campgrounds. Compared with private campgrounds, like Key Largo Kampground & Marina or Boydâs Key West Campground, campground fees for the state park system are much lower. Several state park campgrounds in Florida Keys are listed as follows:

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
102601 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037

Itâs one the best campgrounds in Florida Keys. The park is ideal for boat camping, group camping, youth camping and RV camping. To find more info on camping fees, please visit online or call 800-326-3521.

http://www.floridastateparks.org/pennekamp/activities.cfm

Long Key State Park (Mile Marker 67.5, Overseas Highway, FL)
Bahia Honda State Park (36850 Overseas Hwy, Bahia Honda Key Big Pine Key, FL)

Now, the summer months are not peak-season. I suppose you can get some great deals for camping in these state parks.

If youâre planning tent camping, I know that Everglades National Park is free for tent campers during summer months. If youâre not bothered by the mosquitoes, you can have a free campsite in the park. To learn more park info, the following website can help you a lot.

http://www.miamihotelsadvisor.com/hotels-travel/everglades-national-park.html

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