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Get away to a state park cabin this fall 

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Do you enjoy camping but long for a vacation with air conditioning and beds? Then a cabin at one of Florida’s state parks might fit the bill. Fourteen state parks offer cabins, from primitive to modern in style, to help you vacation in a variety of natural settings. Listed below are five ways to enjoy Florida’s natural beauty.

Go to the beach. Florida’s sugar white sands can be found on its Gulf coast sandy shores. Grayton Beach, St. Joseph Peninsula, Three Rivers and Topsail Hill Preserve state parks are ideal for beach lovers.

Enjoy a paddling excursion on the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail. Cabins are available at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center, Suwannee River, Lafayette Blue Springs and Fanning Springs state parks. Some parks or outfitters offer rental equipment, so visitors need not own a canoe or kayak to enjoy the rivers.

Be dazzled by natural beauty while resting in the shadows of Orlando’s theme parks. At Lake Louisa State Park, you can see Disney’s fireworks from the comfort of your wrap-around porch on the lake shore. Fishing, hiking, swimming and bird-watching are popular activities here.

For a historic experience, stay in cabins built in the 1930s at Myakka River State Park. The hard-working men of the Civilian Conservation Corps built these cabins made of hand-hewn pine and oak logs and the trunks of cabbage palms.

Modern conveniences such as air conditioning, stove, refrigerator and bathroom with shower have been added over the years but these cabins remain true to their heritage.

Visit Jonathan Dickinson State Park south of Stuart for boating, canoeing and kayaking on the Loxahatchee, a nationally-designated Wild and Scenic River. Twelve cabins provide comfort while you explore nature and the Elsa Kimbell Environmental Education and Research Center at the park.

Nightly cabin rentals range from $25 for primitive cabins to $120 for modern cabins. Each cabin accommodates four to six people. Some have a kitchen and include linens.

To reserve a campsite or cabin, call Reserve America at 1-800-326-3521 or visit www.ReserveAmerica.com

 
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