The Peace River Campgrounds are finally reopening in Arcadia more than three months after hurricane Ian flooded the place with more than 25 feet of water. ARCADIA, Fla. — The Peace River ...

Surrounded by floodwater from nearby the Peace River, Summer Lempanau uses a kayak to deliver food to workers at her business, the Peace River Campground, in the wake of Hurricane Irma on ...

In addition to flooding homes, the waters engulfed a gas station and the Peace River Campground, where about 150 people lived year-round, officials said.

He owns the Peace River Campground and had been shuttling supplies to rescue workers in his green, military-issued Hummer. Lempenau said he doesn’t know of many people still trapped in homes.

Catastrophic flooding from the Peace River in Arcadia left the Peace River Campground under water on Sept. 30, 2022. Officials warned that the river had not crested yet, and waters were still rising.

Catastrophic flooding from the Peace River in Arcadia left the Peace River Campground under water on Sept. 30, 2022. Officials warned that the river had not crested yet, and waters were still rising.

At the 160-acre Peace River Campground just west of Arcadia, the DeSoto County seat, the river crested far beyond its banks, reaching the roofs of the campground bathrooms.

Olson's brother, who he rode out Hurricane Ian with, lives just past the flooding that has covered Peace River Campground since Hurricane Ian made landfall. The flooding has dissipated, but slowly.

The overflowing Peace River had already flooded to historic levels, swamping Arcadia in DeSoto County — a poor, agricultural region often known as Florida’s Heartland.

The overflowing Peace River had already flooded to historic levels, swamping Arcadia in DeSoto County — a poor, agricultural region often known as Florida’s Heartland.

The overflowing Peace River had already flooded to historic levels, swamping Arcadia in DeSoto County — a poor, agricultural region often known as Florida’s Heartland.

The overflowing Peace River had already flooded to historic levels, swamping Arcadia in DeSoto County — a poor, agricultural region often known as Florida’s Heartland.