| If you feel like getting back to nature and are too | | | | Brooke in Tampa to Fort King in present-day |
| sunburned to spend more time at the beach, this | | | | Ocala. There were skirmishes here, but no major |
| great 3400-acre state park (813-987-6771; 15402 | | | | battles, and over the years the original fort |
| N US 301; 8am-Sunset) offers inexpensive | | | | deteriorated and was vandalized. The fort, the |
| camping and canoeing. Camping at the 112 sites | | | | east side of US 301, is only open for guided tours |
| including use of the pool; each site has a fire ring, | | | | at 2pm and 11am Sunday. |
| picnic table and a water source; there are also hot | | | | The river's current isn't challenging and you can |
| showers. You'll find picnic facilities, 8 miles of trails | | | | rent canoes at the park for an easy paddle. The |
| and half-acre swimming pool. | | | | best time for abundant wildlife sightings is early |
| Within the park, visit the reconstructed Fort | | | | morning or around dusk. Keep eyes peeled for |
| Foster, which was originally built as a bridge | | | | bobcats, white-tailed deer, opossums, raccoons, |
| defense during the Second Seminole War, as the | | | | gray foxes, red-tailed hawks, ospreys, armadillos, |
| are was on a supply trail running from Fort | | | | water birds and alligators. |