PLACES TO STAY

Motels/B&B's:
Those shown in RED below are the only accommodations that we currently know we will be servicing with both shuttle and baggage service. For a printable word format of this list, please click here. Distances to

Hotel Luggage Service:
Bike Florida is not providing the hotel baggage service for the ride. If the motel/hotel/B&B is listed in RED it will be served with both baggage and shuttle service. If not, it will be your responsibility to be sure that the baggage vendor, Bubba's Pampered Pedalers (www.bubbaspamperedpedalers.com/Bike%20Florida.htm) is providing service to the facility that you are staying at. No bicycles will be allowed on the baggage shuttle. For more information on Bubba's baggage service for Bike Florida 2005 and a registration form, click here.

Rider Shuttle Service:
Bike Florida will be providing this service through Rayland Productions. The shuttles will circulate between the camp site and the hotel/motels listed in RED. They will begin running in the early afternoon and continue through the evening.

There will be a fee for this service for the week. Riders wishing to utilize this service will sign up in January when the ads letters are sent out with information on ordering meal plans, jerseys, etc.

For safety purposes, no bicycles or baggage will be allowed on the rider shuttle.

Monticello, Saturday, March 19th
Overnight Site: "Old" Monticello High School
555 S. Water St.
Monticello, FL 32344

For personalized directions to the starting point from your departure address, enter the "Old" Monticello High School address above as the "ending address" into any driving directions search engine (Mapquest is one example).
For general Mapquest Maps of the starting location (and overnight parking), please visit the following link:

General Location of starting point. Use the zoom feature to the right of the map to view a more general or specific map of the location.

Quincy, Sunday, March 20th
Overnight Site: James Shanks Middle School
1400 W King Street
Quincy, FL

Blountstown - Monday, March 21st
Overnight Site: Blountstown High School
17586 Main Street
Blountstown, FL

For the overnight in Blountstown, riders will also need to use motels in Marianna, which is 23 miles away:

Airport Motel Post Office Box 575 21901 SR 20 West Blountstown, FL 32424 850/674-8168, Harry Amin 850/674-4808, fax 4.0 miles to overnight camp		Hampton Inn 2185 HWY 71 SOUTH Marianna, FL 32448 850-526-1006
		Holiday Inn Express 2222 Highway 71 North Marianna, FL  32448 850-526-2900
Comfort Inn 2175 Hwy 71 South Marianna, FL 850-526-5600
		Best Western Marianna 2086 Highway 71 Marianna, FL 32448-5357 850-526-5666

Apalachicola - Tuesday, Wednesday March 22nd, 23rd
Overnight Site: Battery Park
Bay Avenue (Between 4th and 6th Streets)
Apalachicola, FL

Because the distances to the accommodations listed in red below are all less than one mile from the overnight camp we will not be running the shuttle service to these locations.

Sopchoppy - Thursday, March 24th
Overnight Site: Sopchoppy Historic High School Gymnasium
Municipal Way and Summer Street
Sopchoppy, FL

There are no motel rooms in Sopchoppy. Riders desiring rooms will need to stay in Panacea (10 miles) or Carrabelle (20 - 25 miles from Sopchoppy) during the Sopchoppy overnight.

 

The Landings Panacea, FL 850-984-0180 10.0 miles to overnight camp		The Moorings* 1000 U.S. Highway 98 P.O. Box M Carrabelle, Florida 32322-1213 850-697-2800 website: www.mooringscarrabelle.com
Island View Inn* 11714 Hwy. 98 East Carrabelle, FL 32322 850-697-2050 Email: innkeeper@islandviewinn.com
		The Old Carrabelle Hotel B&B* 201 Tallahassee Street Carrabelle, Florida 32322 Telephone: 850-697-9010 website: http://www.oldcarrabellehotel.com/
Georgian Motel* Located on US Hwy 98 (A1A West) Carrabelle, FL 850-697-3410
		C Quarters Marina* 501 St. James Ave. Carrabelle, FL 32322 850-697-8400

* Accommodations in Carabelle are approximately 25 miles from overnight camp.