The Solo Woman's Florida Camping Survival Guide: Safety, Wildlife, Accessibility and Confidence for Women 50+

You already know you want to do this. What you need is someone who has actually done it to tell you the truth about what to expect.

Most camping advice was written for somebody else. A younger body, a travelling partner, a different state. This one was not.

Written by Jolene MacFadden, founder of the Solo Sojourn Project and a former full-time RVer with six years of volunteer workamping at Florida State Parks, this is Florida-specific, hard-won knowledge for women over 50 who are ready to go out on their own terms.

What is inside

Emergency preparedness and survival skills. Fire starting, navigation when the phone is useless, the knots worth knowing, and a Florida storm safety section that names which trees to get away from in a thunderstorm and why.

Safety for solo women in Florida. Crime data for 2024 to 2025, areas to approach with caution, human threat protocols, and the wildlife that actually matters here: alligators, black bears, venomous snakes, fire ants. Plus heat, flash floods, and rip currents, which hurt more Florida visitors than any animal does.

Accessibility in Florida State Parks. Mobility-friendly features available statewide, the parks that genuinely lead on access, and how to arrange adaptive equipment and services before you arrive instead of discovering the gap at the gate.

The Solo Sojourn community and the Solo Sojourn Trail app, in development, which will rank Florida public campgrounds by safety, accessibility, and how they treat a woman travelling alone.

Workamping for solo women in Florida. Which program types suit a solo applicant, what makes solo applications succeed, and a curated resource list to start from.

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Written for women who are done hesitating and ready to go.