Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, our last Florida park this winter

It always such a pleasure to find new parks in areas we have traveled through but did not stay in the last time we came this way. Especially when they have all the things we love, like great large sites removed from each other, hiking trails, water near the park and a short drive to services like grocery stores and entertainment, and to top it off, a low cost to stay. This park has it all and at this time of year, it also has nice weather! Rocky Bayou sets across the Choctawhatchee Bay from Destin and Henderson Beach, our last campground, near the Elgin Air Force Base but far enough removed so the occasional explosion of ordinance does not shake the rig. The campground is otherwise peaceful and the bay full of birds including a reminder from home, loons. If it weren't for the sign reminding us that alligators can be found in these waters, you would think you were on a lake in MN.