Florida Panhandle ocean front camping

We stayed at Ho Hum RV park in Carrabelle, would not stay again and would never describe it as nice. It is right on the water but is really designed for fishing. There is no beach but great views. We drove through Carrabelle RV park, it is much nicer and just across the street from a nice sandy beach.

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We stayed at an Carrabelle Beach RV Park last February. Right out in front is a lovely beach (run by the city, I believe) - all you have to do is cross the road. Dogs allowed. A good mid-way point to stay to take advantage of all the places of interest that have been mentioned previously.

Henderson Beach State park in Destin is ocean front. The campsites are not right on the beach in that you get to the water via boardwalks for protection of the dunes and foliage.

They have nice facilities, i.e. restrooms and shelters.

We go to Emerald Beach often because it's on the sound across from the best beaches we've ever been on. Check it.

I love Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Al. It is a short drive from the beach, but the campground is very new(old one was destroyed by hurricane a few years ago) and very nice.

magnusfide wrote:

northmeck0255 wrote:
Do you guys not worry about excessive corrosion to the rig from being so exposed to salt spray? I have enough problems with rust on a 1989 bus that parking it directly on the beach is the LAST thing I'd want to do. We love to go to Edisto, Ocean Lakes, etc. but in those places there is a buffer between the campsite and the ocean.

You generally aren't parked there long enough for the salt spray to cause a problem. The chloride salts used to de-ice roadways cause far more problems than salt spray from a vacation. Just wash your rig down and don't park it in standing salt water.

St. Mark's is a great place to visit. Terrific seafood and a nice, quiet, relaxing place to go beach combing. I highly recommend it.

I am experiencing the joy of road salt damage as we speak. Our bus was previously located in Upstate NY and the damage repair is in progress.

Camp Gulf does have beach front sites, but Labor Day weekend and the first week of October is is pretty well booked up.

northmeck0255 wrote:
Do you guys not worry about excessive corrosion to the rig from being so exposed to salt spray? I have enough problems with rust on a 1989 bus that parking it directly on the beach is the LAST thing I'd want to do. We love to go to Edisto, Ocean Lakes, etc. but in those places there is a buffer between the campsite and the ocean.

You generally aren't parked there long enough for the salt spray to cause a problem. The chloride salts used to de-ice roadways cause far more problems than salt spray from a vacation. Just wash your rig down and don't park it in standing salt water.

St. Mark's is a great place to visit. Terrific seafood and a nice, quiet, relaxing place to go beach combing. I highly recommend it.