Jenn...you can check out the info on the mat by going to CGEAR.com and there is a you tube video by NRS demonstrating what it is about. The 10 x 10 size is fantastic and ultra lightweight and folds up small...18" x 18" x 8". Works great IF your shoes are dry...wet sand/dirt doesn't fall thru the "openings". At the same time, wet sand/dirt doesn't come up thru to the surface. Check it out online. Walmart had them priced shipped to store for about $78.
Dewey Crew...pictures please!
fpoole, you are right...most of our state parks are in the jungle with a short walk to the beaches, rivers, lakes and prairies. But they are nice, semi-private, clean and inexpensive with water and electric. Hot showers are free and some parks have laundry facilities too. It is worth a visit to Florida but I would suggest the late fall/winter/early spring for Florida camping. We will be enjoying the Christmas lights at the Stephen Foster Memorial State Park in White Springs, Florida next week and YOU, ahem, will hopefully be thawing out from this weeks blast of blizzard!! I'll take the trees and bushes over the cold any day!!! Hee, Hee, Hee