Re: Florida Get Together 2010
I looked up Yellow Jacket State Park(Old Town Fl. 32680). Real nice spot,and have allot to offer. But for me it's over 200 miles away and close to 300 for CheapboatKev.
I went up to Yellow Jacket today and checked it out, they were really nice and I would rate the park an 8 on the 1-10 scale......they are pretty much the only game in town, trust me when I say you better off in a tent that any of the 2 local 40 year old roach motels...lol
I was gonna post up some pics, but the pics on the website are just about what is there in real life.
While I basically live next to Crystal Isle ( Crystal River ) and that would be my first choice. I think this place was definately better than LG, but there are a couple of things that bummed me out :
We spoke to the lady in the office ( very helpful ) and a guy worker on a tractor, asked the same questions to both of them and both made some of the same comments that make you go hummm
water and possible air temps in April = can be cold
chance of flooding from early spring rains up northern parts of river = possibly
group discount = NO ( only $ 2 off RV sites only )
ramp conditions : limerock/dirt ( actually just the bank ) evidence a lot of guys spin tires and get stuck, they have a tractor to help drag you out, but it wasn't a paved ramp.
Docks area is nice, I should have taken a pic of the setup, but camera was in the truck, its a basic long 50 + foot ... "
T " dock with galv metal dividers between each slip with a roller bumper on the end ??? but you will need a ton of fenders to tie up, also there is
NO no wake zone, while I was on the dock getting rocked by wake I noticed this.
...should make launching fun too
fees for firewood and Ice are hefty, there is no camp store or anything either
well if those issues are not a huge concern, the pavilion use is Free and not an issue keeping it all weekend for large events, the cooking area-kitchen facilities at the pavilion are awesome, gas grill , extra gas burners, sinks, tables, and the pavilion is about twice the size of Lake G's pavilion and equipped with ceiling fans and lights.....
site are really nice soft grass, but only about 15 tent camping sites ( with H20 and elec ), she said no tents in the RV area, large pets are fine, cabins are nice, but they said they frown on 2 families each with pets sharing cabins ??? WTH ??
pool area is awesome, nice deck area covered with lots of tables + chairs.... I think there is a hot tub, that solves the swimming issue, bath house and showers were 9 + on the ratings scale, but there are only 2 of them ?...park is only a couple hundred yds long, the longest walk is from the tent camping area to the ramp maybe 200 yds, lots of shade trees and wildlife
this place is out in the middle of no where ( BTW no cell phone recept. anywhere ), even if you go back 9 miles north to Old Town there still isn't much, 2 gas station with fuel about .20 cent a gal higher, No real hotels or restaurants, so you almost have to stay at the resort or drive in for the day from Chiefland ( and there really isn't much there either )
.......for the location of this place its about 2.5 hours north from Tampa if that helps ( HWY US 19 is 60-65 MPH speed limit most of the way, except thru 2-3 small towns the speed drops....
I think more people would come, stay put and do the Friday to Sunday afternoon thing, given the remoteness of this location, but having been the LG last time this place has it beat hands down, but the comforts like back at LG ( Sleep Inn, Walmart and restaurants ) just are not there......I have a few pics, camera is out in the car I can post up tomorrow.....BTW I can get more info from
Crystal Isles on Monday too, did I say that would be my first choice ...........lol
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EDITING TO ADD PICS OF YELLOW JACKET
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first 2 are of the tent camping area and the last of the ramp, better pics are on the website.
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