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From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
frosty
We found this place on Cedar Key* last year and liked it so much we made reservations for this year when we left, so here we are again. It’s got to be the funkiest little RV park I’ve ever seen. Five motel rooms and nine RV sites (full hookups) all of them with a view of the water and great sunsets out the back. And let’s not forget the Tiki Bar which does a pretty good business, judging from the cars, pickups, and Harleys parked along the street in front of the place. I can attest that the barkeep makes a mean Rum Manhattan.
* Not one of “the” Keys, this is on the Gulf Coast north of Tampa.

This is it, the entire site!

Our campsite

The motel

Entrance to the Tiki Bar

Tiki Bar, exterior

View from our site, low tide.

Sunset from our site, high tide.
JPL
Amazing view of the sunset..Wow!
Betty Cracker
I’ve passed by the pictured Tiki Bar many times but have never stopped — looks like a pleasant place to camp! We like Cedar Key and visit regularly, but when staying overnight, we rent places within easy walking distance of Dock St. and/or rent golf carts that aren’t allowed to cross the bridge on Hwy 24.
Ancestors on my dad’s side were among the early settlers in Levy County, mostly Irish immigrants lured by land grants that the government doled out to displace native populations in the 1840s. I sometimes wonder what they’d think of the place if they could see it today. ;-)
mrmoshpotato
From your pictures, who cares! Looks great! Hopefully they had some local restaurants with great food to make it even better.
raven
Ya’ll may want read “The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea”
frosty
@raven: Yep, that book is on my list. I’m waiting until I’m back on the Gulf again.
raven
@frosty:
Dorothy A. Winsor
It looks homey.
HinTN
@frosty: What’s that vehicle you’re using to pull that Sonic?
Beautiful water and sunset!
@raven: I read that on your previous recommendation. Excellent
ETA: Sometimes the plot goes a little off the rails but Randy Wayne White captures Florida history and geography well in his Doc Ford novels.
Betty
Those pictures really do give the feel of Old Florida. Seems much friendlier than DeSantis Florida.
HinTN
@Betty: There are some funky places in the panhandle where the folks can be really friendly and, at the same time, the hardest of hard core Rs.
eclare
Why are there bicycles on the roof?
pieceofpeace
The pictures reflect 1000 words that describe the feelings of kinda-funky homey Florida and dynamite sunsets.
Old School
Nice pictures. The Gulf Coast of Florida was hit by a tsunami last week.
anitamargarita
Thanks for posting this, I love Cedar Key, haven’t been there for years