> A small boat and a couple of day's supplies will bring you to any number =
> of deserted islands with natural beaches, coconut trees, stone crab, no =
> road sounds, no people, no tourists, no Jimmy Buffett music, etc.

Most of what people think of as key backcountry is now contained
within the Great White Heron wildlife refugee. Day visits to
the islands are allowed, but no overnight camping. This is a recent
change caused by misbehaving campers disturbing the nature.

The two areas where backcountry camping is allowed are Biscayne
Nat. Park between Key Largo and Miami and three of the islands
within the Everglades NP part of FLorida Bay. I've canoed,
sailed and camped in both of these areas, and I agree with
Dane that this is real back country, quite different from what
the average windshield turon sees.

I have some pictures and stories on:

        http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/adventures/EvergladesNP.html

and

        http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/adventures/biscayneNP.html

/Martin
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