Lovers Key State Park

If you are a regular reader of Stretchingittotravel you know we love activities that are low cost.  State parks are great places to visit due to their cheap cost and many activities.

We spent a few nights at Fort Myers Beach with the intention of visiting Lovers Key State Park.  We arrived around 9am Christmas morning to a rapidly filling parking lot.  Admission for the day is $8 a car and the park is open from 8am to sunset daily.

 

 

 

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Lovers Key State Park

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We waited a bit for a trolley to drop us near the waterfront.  There was some confusion as to if the trolley ran on Christmas so we ended up walking the short path to the beach.

What place draws you back?

I have been several places, I have even more on my list.  But one place keeps drawing me back over the years.  What is that place for you, where is it?  What about it pulls you back?

The early morning solitude before the other campers wake up.

The memories of spending time there each summer and then being able to watch my daughter do the same thing.

Ludington State Park in Michigan, one of the best places on earth.