Florida Spectacular

Episode 166: Tin Can Tourists, Lance Campers, and Florida State Parks

Cathy Salustri Season 4 Episode 166

Send us your Florida questions!

Campers, listen up! From Tin Can Tourist to air conditioned cabins, Florida's a camper's paradise. Rick and Cathy talk about the origins of Tin Can tourists in Tampa, which state parks have the best camping, and how to camp in comfort at them.

Links We Mentioned

Lance Campers (2565)

Lazy Days RVs

Desoto Park in Tampa 

Tin Can Tourist websites

Briny Breezes

In Her Shoes


Photo by Britt Fuller/public domain

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