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Originally Posted by fng
In a couple of weeks, my daughter and I will spend a few days camping from somewhere just north of Miami down to the Keys.
What would be suggested sites that have good, clean, safe campgrounds close to reasonably good, moderately attended kite boarding areas?
Going to relax and work on basic skills with the daughter so a high traffic/skill area is not as important as a less than perfect area lightly attended.
Restaurants, nightlife, tourism and shopping are not the priority for this trip.
Appreciate any input on this one.
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Some of the State Parks with camping are excellent in many respects. Unfortunately, I understand that they have a several month waiting list if not longer as a rule. Still you could check with some of them. Failing that there are a number of commercial campgrounds, KOA, etc. down through the Keys that should serve. Links to web resources for campgrounds appear in the Guide to Florida at:
http://fksa.org/showthread.php?t=2278
The guide also details viable wind directions for some of the launches.
Some of the well known areas that come to mind include Whale Harbor in Islamorada and Smathers Beach in Key West. Both have restrictions and I believe there is a nominal registration fee at Whale Harbor. Bahia Honda State Park offers some excellent riding conditions with the right winds off the north end of the park, well away from the swim areas. They have camping there but it could be sold out at this point. There are a number of municipal beaches at points through the Keys, i.e. Ann's Beach where you should be able to walk out into the shallows away from the swimming area to launch and land.