Florida Camping Site Named Best in America by Reader’s Digest
Camping season is upon us, and now is a great time to start planning your camping adventures. One Florida camping site has been named the best in America by the experts at Reader’s Digest. It’s great to see this Florida spot get national attention. What’s extra cool is that the camp sites featured in this article are all tried and true by Reader’s Digest, so they did their homework.
Florida Camping Site Named Best by Reader’s Digest
In Reader’s Digest‘s new story, they note, “There’s no better way to appreciate the awesome splendor of our national and state parks than by spending a night under the stars.” If you’re a camping enthusiast, then this is very true. I love nature, and one of the best ways to enjoy nature is by camping.
Before we get to the Florida camping site, let’s look at the No. 1 camping spot in America, according to the experts at Reader’s Digest. They gave Arches National Park in Utah that honor. They note that camping around Moab brings “incredible scenery, ranging from mountains and canyons to rivers.” They also add that even though there are a “limited number of campsites,” there are lots of places to “backpack your way through this park if the challenge entices you.” One of my good friends lives in Utah, and I often marveling at the photos she posts from Arches National Park and other beautiful spots. No. 2 on their tally is Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, which gives visitors a chance to see two of the world’s most active volcanoes: Kīlauea and Mauna Loa. I studied volcanoes in school and would absolutely love to visit Volcanoes National Park in the future. No. 3 on their tally is the famed Joshua Tree National Park in California.
So, which Florida camping site was named one of the best in America by Reader’s Digest? It’s Cayo Costa State Park, which came in at No. 14 on the tally. They call this “car-less accessible camping experience” an “island paradise,” which offers “nine miles of beaches alongside the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.” They also note that this is a special Florida camping site for swimmers, snorkelers and scuba drivers, as there are plenty of spots to get your swim on. You can access Cayo Costa Primitive Campground by taking a boat at one of the five spots with passenger service to the island: Punta Gorda, Pine Island, Fort Myers, Sanibel Island, or Captiva Island. I think it’s wonderful to see this Florida spot get the national acclaim.
