Florida Beach Real Estate

Leave the laptop at home on your desk. Plug your cellphone into the wall charger. Dust off those old college sleeping bags and load up the family car for a Florida beach getaways day. Clouds may be forming on the economic front but the sun always shines on Florida’s beaches. With over nine hundred campgrounds and more than one hundred thousand campsites, many of the nicest and most favored bivouacs are on the beach. As American families face the most trying times since The Great Depression and the workforce shrinks from unemployment, downsizing, and layoff after layoff, everyone is forced to be budget conscious, even if they’re still employed. But that shouldn’t stop anyone from getting away from it all, especially when you search and find those wonderful bargain Florida beach getaways. Be it South Florida and the Keys, the Gulf Coast, Northwest Florida, or Central and Northern Atlantic, Florida state parks are strung up and down the coast like rare jewels providing hundreds of budget Florida beach getaways at campsites, isolated cabins, or star gazing nights inside a cozy tent. In the off season, the Florida Keys are a magnet to camping vagabonds because of fewer insects and low humidity. Long, thin beaches with stretches of shallow water make for great shell hunting and snorkeling. In the summer, Northwest Florida lures seekers looking for Florida beach getaways because of a cooler climate, making winter beach camping a little on the chilly side. And of course summer is the busiest time of the year for Florida beach getaways. Those seeking unique and educational Florida beach getaways should visit Canaveral National Seashore. Fixed on a barrier island along Florida’s east coast, you and your family can explore immaculately clean beaches, dunes and reef waters resplendent with plants and animals where you can surf, hike, fish, boat, and canoe. A must-see is The Eldora Statehouse, located in Canaveral National Seashore’s Apollo district. The Statehouse is a living historical testament to life along Mosquito Lagoon. And while you’re there, what Florida beach getaways day would be complete unless you checked out Seminole Rest, the famous historic Native American site dating back thousands of years. But as inexpensive Florida beach getaways go, none would be complete without visiting Caladesi Island State Park beach near Tampa. Caladesi Island beach is on “America’s Top Best Beaches List” according to Doctor Beach, also known as Stephen P. Leatherman. Caladesi Island is only accessible by a fifteen minute ferry ride and the only signs of civilization on the island are a ranger station, gift shop, and concessions building——the perfect island find for those on the ultimate quest of Florida Beach getaways. Budget or no budget, those in search of Florida beach getaways should always remember to plan ahead and make reservations. In the off-season weekday reservations may not be necessary, but as the old saying goes, better safe than sorry. It goes without saying that during holidays and peak seasons reservation are a must. Be sure to check with the Florida State Parks reservation system. Happy camping!