This is a friendly reminder of a smart camping tip for folks arriving at Ft DeSoto for the first time, and for camping along the EC route amongst the RACCOONS...Be Raccoon Safe.
Zippers Up...Keep your zippers on your tent at the highest point. This prevents the very intelligent and dextrous raccoons from opening your tent zippers that are close to the ground.
Secure your food...Also do no leave food unattended around your campsite. The raccoons will quickly gang-up on you and grab your food, open your containers to get food, and then revisit your site with more raccoon friends.
I recently camped at Ft DeSoto when a neighboring camper group was visited by these raccoons and then began...well, it just did not turn out well and ended in the people causing vehicle damage to their own van while they tried to fight off the raccoons.