We pulled in to Ortona South Campground on December 28th after a 200 mile drive from the Keys. We landed in Site 19 which was reserved about six months earlier. This is a Corp of Engineers Park that is very clean with concrete pads and a covered picnic table. This is in a pretty remote area on the Okeechobee waterway with a lock and dam to control water flow and boat traffic. Our spot was across the road from the water and out are back was a few palms and a grass field.
At first I wasn't sure I was going to like it here after just leaving our most wonderful site on the Atlantic at the Curry Hammock State Park, I decide not to draw any quick conclusions and give it some time.
We decided this would be a good time to do some cleaning and maintenance and so we washed everything down to get that salt residue off and I took the hitch apart and cleaned and lubed it.
As time went on here we really started to appreciate the simplicity and laid back feeling of this place. Also this was probably the friendliest campground that we had ever been to. We met a lot of really nice people and listened and learned from some seasoned fulltimers with 15 yrs on the road!
And wildlife, we saw a family of otters, turtles, an armadillo and I caught 3 really beautiful snook.
After 12 days of camping here I would say I would most definitely return here.
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