C-Los Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 hi all, I am planning to fish with a friend in ENP this Saturday and we are driving in separate cars, but would like to find a meeting place where we can leave a car for the day without issues. Any suggestions? Thanks! C-los Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawg Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 FWIW, In the past, I have had friends leave their car at the ENP Flamingo visitors center parking lot for the entire day without any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Los Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 ok, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conocean Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Remove ALL valuables from vehicle that you park at Flamingo visitors ctr. Dont ask me how I know this. Have a great trip!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Los Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telltail Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Yes, anywhere in South Florida the mantra is "out of sight, out of mind". I've left my truck at the Cracker Barrel in Florida City without issues…tight lines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Los Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Hi all, I thought I would report back.......I parked my car this weekend (Saturday) at the visitor center with no incident. We had an action packed day with lots of small snook's in Hells Bay. It was my first time in that area and WOW it was very cool. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubble Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Did you boat in to HB from ramp/marina? Is that area pretty accessable by boat? Looks pretty skinny on maps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donh Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 As I recall can be a little skinny getting in but don’t remember any problems once inside. I wouldn’t take a Pathfinder in there but just my opinion. The biggest problem was not running into the dead ends running the river to get in. That was back before we had all the toys, ie gps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawg Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 If you're using a Garmin GPS to find your way back into Hell's Bay, you might have some difficulty. Garmin's charts are extremely inaccurate in that area. In the past, I have used Google Earth to plot waypoints into Hell's Bay and manually transferred those coordinates into my Garmin GPS. It works very well if you create a waypoint at each turn along your intended route. Don't be concerned that your Garmin chart shows your waypoints to be up in the forrest, it's the inaccuracy of their charts which causes this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conocean Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Don't use a GPS at all. Using a compass & accurate map will keep you from getting lost! I've been stuck in HB & LB when I had an HPXT so yes it can get rather skinny back there. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatsdoctor Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 I've had friends coming from the north, meet me at the Turnpike Plaza on SW 120 street and leave their vehicle there. Again, don't leave valuables in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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