I know nothing about campsite leases, but I am a FL native, so I have a couple of comments. First, Tallahassee is northwest Florida, in what we call the panhandle. It is a beautiful area, in my opinion, but definitely not middle or southern. And not the typical "palm-tree and beaches" Florida, either. Somewhat hilly, lots of pine woods. Probably an hour from the beaches, though.

Middle Florida is usually somewhere around Orlando or Ocala. I despise the Orlando area, but the Ocala area is outstanding, in my opinion. Lots of lakes, heavily forested, fresh-water springs, wildlife. What I call the "real Florida".

Southern is West Palm Beach, Miami, Naples or Ft. Myers, depending on if you're on the Atlantic or Gulf Coast. Mostly retirees or high rollers here. Great weather, IF you're on the coast. Otherwise it's stifling.

This doesn't really answer your question, but perhaps it helps.

Bettina

I'm a Florida native too. Still living here, even after being hit by 3 storms last year. Anyway, please think about something for a minute. Like bettinahildegard said above me there are so many different places to check out in Florida I don't know why anyone would lock themselves into staying at the same place everytime you go camping. Sounds boring. There are beautiful pine forests, awesome hammocks, and winding rivers. I don't know of any camps for sale or lease, but before you make a permanent decision you need to check out the different areas of Florida. Ginny Springs is near Gainsville (North Fla) and is beautiful. 7 springs to swim in and lots of woods to explore. They even have people cave diving there. In Sabastian (Central - East Coast) there is a campground called Long Point. It's on the intercoastal river and close to the beach. Very little shade so it's hot in the summertime. Lots of sunshine if that's what you're looking for. You have to decide when you will be doing your camping. North Florida is really cold camping in the winter time. We tent camp and we love it but it does go below freezing there in the winter. South Florida is much warmer in the winter (and summer too!) And if you're a Disney fan and like the idea of pretend camping (Strange lack of wildlife as wooded as it is. Almost spooky.) you can camp at Disney World (Central Fla). Buses take you everywhere and they have activities for the kiddies. If you're a tent camper you can canoe down the Wekiva River (Central Fla) and pitch tent on the side of the river with almost no one else around. BEAUTIFUL! So there are lots of options depending on what you like to do when you're camping. And lets not forget the Everglades (South Fla) So please check out all the different kinds of Florida. I'm sure there are some places here that you'll love. Happy camping!

Wow! Thanks for all the good information on Florida. We were planning a trip week before last, but decided to go to the Ozarks instead. (A storm was brewing in our path).

We decided to go to Florida in September.