Received this info below from a friend. Would appreciate any info from people with info concerning any of the comments below. Such as; Is there a map or chart locating any of these platforms? Thanks in advance, Arthur "The area we were in, south of Everglades City, is prime area for canoe and sea kayakers. Meet people on trips camping while we were anchored and motoring in the dingy. The park builds platforms, not connected to land for paddlers to climb on and sleep, complete with portolets. There are also shell beaches people can camp on. But there are restricted areas, marked "NO CAMPING." They look like great spots. Not sure why camping is not allowed." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Everglades City is one of two prime embarkation points for paddling the 10,000 Islands area of South Florida. Flamingo is the other and the Everglades Water Trail connects the two. This time of year the mosquitoes are starting to be a problem and you'll also get deer flies in Flamingo and possibly Everglades City. You can safely leave your car at the ranger station in Everglades City and there are B&Bs there as well as camp sites for staging. It's a fair carry, from the parking lot to the put in so bring wheels or a friend. If you want, I can e-mail you the Park Service map of the area showing the various Chickees. This time of year it's not necessary to reserve a spot. Just leave your itinerary in a drop box in the ranger station. The platforms referred to are Chickees, which are built in areas where a dry campsite is not practical. I usually camp on the keys which are less buggy. Cya *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Jonnie Molloy has a relatively new book called something like Paddling the Florida Everglades (it's at home - let me know if you haven't located it). sandy kramer who is now back from caracas and will start plowing through accummulated emails.....if you need an urgent response use sandykayak_at_aol.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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