Lake Kissimmee State Park offers something for everyone. The campgrounds are well maintained and each site has plenty of room. Most of the sites are located in an old growth oak hammock forest. Pretty cool. It is surrounded on three sides by Lake Kissimmee, Tiger Lake and Lake Rosalie. With so much water, you can imagine this is popular with boaters and fisherman. It is a big park, with 5,930 acres.

I spent one night at the park as a stop over. I biked the roads and and hiked a few of the shorter trails. I would love to try the Buster Island Paddling Trail. The park is cut in half via the Zipper Canal, which joins Lake Rosalie with Lake Kissimmee. There are also creeks that flow from Lake Rosalie into Tiger Lake and then from Tiger Lake into Lake Kissimmee. These various waterways create a circle around the southern portion of the park. This gives rise to the name Buster Island. The Buster Island Paddling Trails is an 11 mile loop via this circle. It is recommended as an all day experience.

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After leaving the Park, I stopped for a nice paddle on Arbuckle Creek. While researching for my trip, I found information recommending this. There is a put-in-point about 3 miles downstream from a US military base (bombing range). It is a beautiful and peaceful ride upstream and then back. It is a leisurely 3 hour paddle. A person could extend the paddle further downstream.

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