Fort DeSota Park
Fort Despots is a county park at the mouth of Tampa Bay. It was built to protect the bay in the Spanish American War
(When Nancy was a little girl). The Fort was later abandoned and then purchased by the county as a park. It about 500
acres and has a 250 site campground which is very nice and wooded. We have always wanted to stay here and it
worked out well with our plans to RV about one week a month until our next "big" trip. It is about 150 miles from our
house. We will stay here a couple of days and then got to Myaka River State Park. All in all it was a great trip here and
very interesting. Park had 50 amp service and WiFi at the ranger station. We were located about 5 miles from
Tropicana Stadium where they were playing the first game of the 2008 World Series. The Rays lost on a very bad call
from the Ref.
(When Nancy was a little girl). The Fort was later abandoned and then purchased by the county as a park. It about 500
acres and has a 250 site campground which is very nice and wooded. We have always wanted to stay here and it
worked out well with our plans to RV about one week a month until our next "big" trip. It is about 150 miles from our
house. We will stay here a couple of days and then got to Myaka River State Park. All in all it was a great trip here and
very interesting. Park had 50 amp service and WiFi at the ranger station. We were located about 5 miles from
Tropicana Stadium where they were playing the first game of the 2008 World Series. The Rays lost on a very bad call
from the Ref.
Views from our site
Our coach.
Wood Nymph in our site.
Sunshine State Skyway Bridge.
Pier for ferry to Egmont Key
Thousand of shinners boiling in the water. right next to the pier.
Nancy's bird closeups.
Caught about a 3 pound whitting.
Tourist shot
Mortars from Fort Desota
Egmont Key ferry. It is a 4 hour round trip with about 3
hours free time on the key.
hours free time on the key.