st. George island florida state park

Mosquitoes are horrendous, even in the cooler months

Watch out for the Diamondback Rattlesnakes. We went last August and the place was crawling in them. One was after our Pomeranian. The Rangers get made if you kill them!! Loved the place until last year, probably been there at least 10 times. Do not know if I can get my wife to go back. Also watch out for the yellow flies. Other than that I love it there.

Sites 43 & 44 are very large. I think 44 has a bit more shade. It's a fairly long walk to the beach. There is parking close to the beach. 2 small convenient stores on the Island with limited selection. Across the bridge into Apalachicola there's an IGA. The raccoons are determined little pests so be careful with trash. If you're in pretty good shape the long, long walk along the beach toward the point with Dog Island (I think) is an amazing hike for the shells and just the Robinson Crusoe feeling of being abandoned on a deserted isle. Some locals and folks in the know drive thru the interior of the island to reach the point due to the great fishing but the "road" is just loose sand and brush and requires 4WD and experience. If you like something different hike behind the CG into the interior toward the bay and look for Osprey nest and learn about the turpentine.
There was 0 cell phone service when we were there 4 yrs ago. If you enjoy being connected to the world be prepared for isolation.

Mark and Linda wrote:
Hey, was in Dunnellon several times over the past month or so. We have a house in Ocala that we are working on..went to the Blue Gator and Swampy's a few times plus did the river tour out of Dunnellon. Nice town...

thank you we have been here 20 years. Love blue gator not so much on swamps our state park here is on the rainbow river very nice all our parks in Florida are great if you like blue gator you need to go to ozela and go to pecks off state Road 19

We were there a few years ago in August. Loved the State Park, the beach is long and few people. It would be a bit of a walk from the campground. You can park near the beach. Other people camping said that if you walked the beach along the East side of the island you could find shells. You cannot drive the road is gated. I reserved one of the sites with the low numbers. There was a lot of vegetation and hidden puddles breeding mosquitoes. Maybe the higher numbered sites with the dunes behind the sites wouldn't have so many mosquitoes. Less chance of puddles. Don't think "Oh the mosquitoes can't be that bad." They are so be prepared. We would go back and I recommend camping at the park. Apalachicola is a nice town with grocery stores and shops, etc. It is 12 miles away.
Marcia

Hey, was in Dunnellon several times over the past month or so. We have a house in Ocala that we are working on..went to the Blue Gator and Swampy's a few times plus did the river tour out of Dunnellon. Nice town...

Thank u thinking for June 2017

Nice place, good shelling and mosquitos in force

Take plenty of bug spray. Mosquitoes are horrendous. But I like it here.