mcmanigle
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John McManigle
So, after meaning to go for a long time, I finally flew to Ocean City NJ this weekend. Great little airport, easy 15-minute walk to the beach and boardwalk, etc.
Now I'm looking for similar places to fly in. And by "similar," I mean "outdoor fun to be had without renting a car." Beaches are easy to find on the sectional (Ocracoke is another good one from my NC days), but it's harder to use that strategy to find hiking trails, lake kayaking, etc. My best efforts to find these places have been googling and google-mapping town names from the sectional that look promising, but perhaps this is a good time for Crowdsourcing.
So, please speak up if you know of any airports that pass this three-part test:
1. Within about 150nm of Baltimore/Washington. (Flexible on this, and maybe others will care about destinations near them, so feel free to ignore this one.)
2. Outdoor-type things to do: hiking, walking, running, bicycle rentals, swimming (though a bit late for that), small boat / kayak rentals.
3. You don't need to rent a car to get there. Walking distance (and happy to walk a couple of miles if it's not on a highway or through a swamp), or friendly FBO folks who drop you off, or friendly outdoor-stuff-rental-people who pick you up, or reliable taxi people and a short-ish ride.
Thoughts?
Now I'm looking for similar places to fly in. And by "similar," I mean "outdoor fun to be had without renting a car." Beaches are easy to find on the sectional (Ocracoke is another good one from my NC days), but it's harder to use that strategy to find hiking trails, lake kayaking, etc. My best efforts to find these places have been googling and google-mapping town names from the sectional that look promising, but perhaps this is a good time for Crowdsourcing.
So, please speak up if you know of any airports that pass this three-part test:
1. Within about 150nm of Baltimore/Washington. (Flexible on this, and maybe others will care about destinations near them, so feel free to ignore this one.)
2. Outdoor-type things to do: hiking, walking, running, bicycle rentals, swimming (though a bit late for that), small boat / kayak rentals.
3. You don't need to rent a car to get there. Walking distance (and happy to walk a couple of miles if it's not on a highway or through a swamp), or friendly FBO folks who drop you off, or friendly outdoor-stuff-rental-people who pick you up, or reliable taxi people and a short-ish ride.
Thoughts?
