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Photos of a Beautiful Florida East Coast Sunset

We were lucky to see this amazing sunset right from our campsite on a recent trip down to Melbourne.

While we were camping at Long Point campground we were lucky to witness this beautiful Florida sunset. We were on Florida’s east coast but our campsite faced west. The sun was setting over the Indian River and put on a lovely show.

sunset
Sunset begins
florida sunset
From inside the camper

Usually I can only see glimpses of a sunset through the trees in my neighborhood, so this was a special treat. It is why I have dedicated this page to the very long lasting sunset.

The camper window over the dinette looked right out toward the river and I could sit inside and watch this display.

sunset
sunset

We were in the process of packing our truck, with the bike, grill and kayak, to head home the next day, but took time out to get photos. Every time we looked, it was even brighter and more beautiful.

orange sunset
orange sunset

The bugs were awful, so being outside was not fun. Check out time at Long Point is 11:00am so we tried to get mostly packed the night before.

This sunset view made the chore a lot nicer!

beautiful bright orange sunset
Sunset across the Indian River on Florida’s east coast

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Tent Camping in Florida

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Camping Review of Long Point Campground in Melbourne

Camping in Florida right on the salt water river in Melbourne. Long Point offers water access sites and we stayed for two nights in March.

In March 2023 my sons and I went camping at Long Point campground in Melbourne, Florida. When I first saw the images of this campground I was very excited to go there. Many of the campsites are set around the edge of the island and have water access. The cost of a stay is also reasonable, so I went online and found a spot for us. This was our third camping trip with the 28 foot long Imagine.

Our Site #14

We chose site #14 because of the beautiful view, and it certainly was a beautiful view in person. However, the site itself was a bit difficult for maneuvering our 28 ft. trailer. The ground slanted downward toward the water and we had to lower the front of the camper all the way down to level it. Also, that open water access was set between two campsites, so the little beach area was shared with site #13. You can’t tell any of that from the online picture when making the reservation.

Long Point Campground Site number 14
Site #14
Long Point campground site #14
Site #14 is pretty small

If we’d had a smaller camper like the ones beside us, this site would have been plenty big. As you can see in the photos below they just drove in and parked.

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