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Tampa Bay on the Cheap: Outdoors
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Visit Our Friends at:
VacationFunFlorida.com
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The Tampa Bay Area has everything from the Gulf of Mexico to rivers, swamps, beaches, hiking, biking, walking, riding, you-name-it, and all just minutes away. We'll be adding items ourselves but feel free to suggest some too. Visit our Contact page to do that.
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Tampa: USF Botanical Gardens
Where: Botanical Gardens, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue NES107
Mapquest address: 12210 USF Pine Drive, Tampa, FL 33612
When: Gardens are open Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday, noon - 4:00 p.m. We are closed for major holidays.
Phone: (813) 910-3274
Web: http://www.cas.usf.edu/garden
Admission: Adults $5 Seniors (65+) $4 Children (6-13) $3 Students $1 (must present valid ID) Admission is free for USF Botanical Garden members and children under 6.
Notes: Hours and admission prices may vary for special events. See the web site. |
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Florida State Parks are celebrating their 75th anniversary in 2010 with a variety of events throughout the year. From their beginning in 1935 they have grown from eight to 160 parks scattered throughout Florida. In the last fiscal year (July, 2008-July, 2009) over 21.4 million visitors enjoyed one of the most economical vacations in the state.
What better way to fill the urge to get outdoors for little money, than a GO PLAY WEEKDAY for 75 cents entry fee on Monday through Thursday?
Our friends at VacationFunFlorida.com have the schedule for those 75-cents admission days/parks. |
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For more information about Florida State Parks, visit www.floridastateparks.org |
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'Will Work for Campsite': Love the outdoors? Want to do your part in preserving the state’s environment? The Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Florida Park Service has joined with Volunteer USA Adventures to offer families, organized groups, and individuals, an affordable holiday while conserving outdoor recreation areas. In exchange for helping on such projects as clearing trails and waterways, volunteers will be given complimentary entrance to the park and campsite space, if available. To see what, where, and when current projects are available, click on www.volunteerUSAdventures.com |
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Single? Want to go Sailing?
Bay Sailors is one fantastic outdoor-activity entertainment bargain. Membership entitles you to go sailing twice a month, all day, overnights, and they have longer trips too.
You must be single. If you don't know how to sail they will teach you. A full-year membership is $100, new members pay a $30 initiation fee, and prices are prorated through the year, so check the web site for details.
In the interests of full disclosure, we have been members for years. Best money we spend on outdoor activities each year. So get out on the water, feel the wind in your hair!
More info at: http://www.baysailors.org |
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March 4, 2010
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