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Wickham Park
2500 Parkway Drive
Melbourne, FL 32935
(321) 255-4307
Wickham Park
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April 7th, 2006 ~ April 8th, 2006
Site # 8
Cost per night $19.98
Our Rating 8 out of 10
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Today is the day we start our longest trip yet, 9 days and four parks.
We arrived at Wickham Park around 6:30pm. Our site was large and wooded
and backed up to a pond with geese in it.
On Saturday, Oh what a day! We headed out early and did 2 Geocaches.
Then, we went to see all the homes and schools of my childhood.
Then, we visited one of my favorite childhood beaches and played in the waves.
Next, we headed back to Wickham Park to swim in the lake.
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While Jacob was swimming,
Jon noticed smoke in the direction of the campground. We could see flames at first
on the other side of Wickham Road and then realized the fire had crossed the road
and was in Wickham Park where we were camping. We headed back to the camper and started
getting it ready to leave. Moments later, a ranger on a bull horn drove through the
campground informing everyone it was a mandatory evacuation and to get out.
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We headed down the road not knowing where we were going. We decided to head toward
our next destination in Titisville. It was after hours for our next campground but we
pulled in to see if they had anything available and they did. That night on the news, we saw
the Wickham Park fire. It said that over 200 acres had burned. It went on to say that
tents and campers were damaged or burned in the campground because they were not moved in time.
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