Topsail Campground; Florida State Parks

[mapleskoff]

We left Topsail yesterday and moved further west to a commercial campground for the month of February. Our stay at Topsail was really very nice. Full service, ample spaces, quiet surroundings; all in all, a pleasure. Downsides: little sunlight in the area we were in, many lovely trees. A number of spaces are under construction/rebuild. Our space had a great deal of broken concrete, easy to trip on at night. Light standards by every space, though not all were working. Found two weeks there to be more costly than one month where we are now. Would stay there again.

Prior to staying at Topsail we visited Grayton State Park, about eight miles from Topsail. We were there for a week. Smaller campground and our site had water, electric, and sewer. Some spaces don't have sewer. Nice place to kick back for a while and we'd stay there again.

Thanks for the Topsail recommend. Now working on next winter stay. Alabama? Mississippi? Texas? Back to Florida? We'll see.

Doc MIke

[kaypsmith]

If you are going to be staying in that area, east of Panama city, about 35 miles, Port St Joe Peninsula is a nice park, a Fl. State Park less pricey than Top Sail, then 25 miles east of there is St George Island, another Fl State park same price as St Joe, but much harder to make reservations this time of year, both can be checked and reserved through Reserve America.

If you decide to travel to Alabama, Deer Run RV park north of Troy is a very nice private park that I stay two or three times a year.

Also at Eufaula Al., White Oak Creek camp, an Army Corp of engineers park, very large beautiful, over a hundred fifty sites with many right on the waterfront of Lake Eufaula, well manicured, cement slabs on every site, full service.

Many happy travels, Kay

[manholt]

Where in Florida is Top Sail and are they big rig park?

[mapleskoff]

Topsail is not too far from Panama City to the south/east, and Destin to the norht/west. When we visited the last couple of weeks, there were a number of big rigs; motor homes and fivers. Most of those were in back-in sites with ample room for tow dolly or toad. Shopping, restaurants, supermarkets very close by. Park is quiet, and really quite nice. Only downside, for us, was the cost, as we found it on the high side, though the upsides far outweigh that one thing.

The week before we went to Topsail, we stayed at Grayton State Park, about 8-10 miles away. Smaller park, some without sewer. Comfortable, quiet, and pleasant. Also reasonably close to shopping, etc. Our site was level, pea gravel, electric, water, and sewer, picnic table and enough room to stow our dolly. Big rigs seemed to be there as well. Would stay at either of these nice places again.

Hope this info helps. Safe travels.

Doc Mike