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Secluded Southern Beach Vacations: Camp Helen State Park
Photo: Courtesy Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Camp Helen State Park

Panama City, Florida

 The Panhandle crowds don’t know about the pristine beaches at this day-use state park, just west of Panama City between Rosemary and Carillon beaches. Here you’ll find one of the largest coastal lakes in the state―Lake Powell. floridastateparks.org/camphelen
  


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