Silver River State Park

We have spent the past two nights at Silver River State Park, just east of Ocala, FL.  The weather has been cool and damp, with our first rain the evening we arrived.  Yesterday was overcast, but we were able to sit outside and read and later to hike the Swamp Trail, which took us to the Silver River where we saw quite a few birds. We've been seeing common moorhens, ibises, egrets, herons, and anhingas, as well as a variety of warblers and woodpeckers. 

Last night we were able to have our first campfire----there was a burn ban in northeastern Florida---so we really felt like campers.  This park is relatively small but the facilities seem to be quite new: clean showers with heatlamps in the dressing area plus a washer and dryer!