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Lane Bay is one of my favorite sites. It is a single chickee located next to a tropical hardwood hammock. Unlike the
mangrove lined shoreline throughout most of the coastal area, Lane Bay and Hells Bay are surrounded by a maze of hardwoods,
small mangrove and sawgrass. There are usually fewer salt marsh mosquitoes in Lane Bay than in other areas. At the Hells Bay
chickee only 3 miles away, they will hold you prisoner in your tent at night.
Navigation in this area is tricky. You need
to be comfortable navigating by map and compass. Aerial photographs are helpful here. See Microsoft's Terraserver website
for aerial photos. Click Advanced Search, enter a place name such as Shark River or Hell's Bay; state, Florida, and
type of place, Park.
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Oyster Bay chickee on a moonlit night.
This is another nice campsite. I have always seen dolphins here.
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or unloading a kayak at low tide can be difficult here. It is also possible for a canoe or kayak to drift up under the chickee
at low tide and become trapped under the structure and swamped by the incoming tide. Be sure to tie your boat out so this
cannot happen.
| Panorama, Roberts River in the morning |
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Roberts River chickee
Try fishing the shoreline here. The afternoon sun warms the water of this shallow cove which can
attract fish from the cooler water of the open river. Ladyfish can provide nonstop action with the chance of getting a snook
or seatrout.
Rogers River Bay chickee
Do you wonder what it's like on a chickee at night? Play the sounds of wind and small waves at the Plate Creek chickee.
click here to
play sound
5.7 MB mp3 file. Approximately 6 minutes.
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