Florida gulf coast campgrounds

When traveling west to the "Forgotten Coast", exit I-10 at SR 59. This road goes to US 98 through beautiful backwoods country. If you have time, drive down to Wacissa Springs (plenty of room to turn an RV around). After turning west on 98 you will cross the Aucilla River and the St. Marks River, the entrance to the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, and the Wakulla River. At the community of Medart you can choose to take a short cut on US 319, passing Ochlockonee River State Park, and rejoining US 98 at St. Theresa. If you pass on the short-cut, you will cross the Ochlockonee Bay Bridge and the entrance to Bald Point State Park. (no camping, but beautiful beaches). Either way, you are enroute to Carrabelle, Eastpoint, and the St. George Island bridge. Come on down. lizzie

2012Coleman wrote:
How long was the drive from Ft Clinch to St. George? This SP is on my bucket list. What site are you in?

Fort Clinch to St. George - 277 miles. We made liberal stops in between for gas and lunch. Left FC at 9:30AM and arrived in SG by 4PM. It was raining and/or foggy most of the ride, so it could be faster. We took 10 to some back roads to 98. Easy going...

On edit, most of the sites on St. G. are pretty much the same. Fort Clinch has nice but tight and hard to get beach sites. The River sites are better spaced and more private, but stay on the left side (bottom on the RA map) as the road to get to them is better.

magnusfide, we're with you. Thinking of heading to St Andrews, then to our fav Grayton Beach. Many of the interior parks, not on the gulf, are great also. So many to list and each different in it's own unique way.

dahkota wrote:
We camp in Florida State Parks. In fact, we are in St. George Island State Park right now. Absolutely beautiful, far away from all the tourist stuff, no squishy/on top of each other sites. Yesterday, we were in Fort Clinch State Park, another beautiful location but on the Atlantic Coast. Next week, we are moving to Fort Pickens, a federal park on the Gulf with miles of beautiful beaches...

Honestly, the Florida State park system is pretty amazing as far as beach camping goes...

Love state parks. It's our kind of camping!:W

dahkota wrote:
We camp in Florida State Parks. In fact, we are in St. George Island State Park right now. Absolutely beautiful, far away from all the tourist stuff, no squishy/on top of each other sites. Yesterday, we were in Fort Clinch State Park, another beautiful location but on the Atlantic Coast. Next week, we are moving to Fort Pickens, a federal park on the Gulf with miles of beautiful beaches...

Honestly, the Florida State park system is pretty amazing as far as beach camping goes...

How long was the drive from Ft Clinch to St. George? This SP is on my bucket list. What site are you in?

2012Coleman wrote:

lizzie wrote:
If you want to see the "real" Florida forget about RV resorts in the southern part of the state. The only real thing left down there are the alligators and mosquitoes. Real Florida is along the Gulf Coast from about Crystal River to Pensacola, mid-state from Ocala to Milton, and north Florida from St Augustine to Fernandino Beach. You can camp on rivers with huge white sandbars that rival any beach, explore beautiful springs, drive on canopied roadways, visit quaint little towns, the whole nine yards. Deep in the Everglades is still "real" but hard to get to. lizzie

X 2!!! Forget about resorts and consider state parks along the Gulf caost.

Go to THIS LINK and click on the regions to see the parks on the coast. The only one to stay away from is Topsail - INMO.

The real Florida is still alive and well, you just have to know where to look. Hint: it's not in South Florida apart from 4 state parks in the keys and a big swamp they call the Everglades.

We camp in Florida State Parks. In fact, we are in St. George Island State Park right now. Absolutely beautiful, far away from all the tourist stuff, no squishy/on top of each other sites. Yesterday, we were in Fort Clinch State Park, another beautiful location but on the Atlantic Coast. Next week, we are moving to Fort Pickens, a federal park on the Gulf with miles of beautiful beaches...

Honestly, the Florida State park system is pretty amazing as far as beach camping goes...

lizzie wrote:
If you want to see the "real" Florida forget about RV resorts in the southern part of the state. The only real thing left down there are the alligators and mosquitoes. Real Florida is along the Gulf Coast from about Crystal River to Pensacola, mid-state from Ocala to Milton, and north Florida from St Augustine to Fernandino Beach. You can camp on rivers with huge white sandbars that rival any beach, explore beautiful springs, drive on canopied roadways, visit quaint little towns, the whole nine yards. Deep in the Everglades is still "real" but hard to get to. lizzie

X 2!!! Forget about resorts and consider state parks along the Gulf caost.

Go to THIS LINK and click on the regions to see the parks on the coast. The only one to stay away from is Topsail - INMO.

You can deduct about $400 a month from all the examples I quoted if you are coming to SW Florida after everyone else leaves. Sorry, I thought you were talking about coming down here in the winter.

Ft. DeSoto in St. Petersburg has waterfront sites. This beach was rated #1 last 2 years.