Forum Discussion

pamie50's avatar
pamie50
Explorer
Jul 16, 2013

st george island state park florida

what would be the best sites and how far of a walk to the beach, thank you

7 Replies

  • As I recall there is only one pull through site, and we were lucky enough to get it when we were there. It was way at the far end near the playground area.
  • Mosquitos are horrible! I absolutley love the place! We like site 32 and have it reserved for the first of August.
  • But November and December are not winter at St. George Island. The mosquitoes will eat you alive if you do not wear repellent and they will immediately come right in your RV when the door is opened.

    They do not spray very often due to budget cuts.

    I sprayed so much repellent around the entrance door of our trailer that the repellent ran down the side of my trailer and dissolved part of the decals.

    But a great beach and tremendous sea shell hunting after a storm.
  • Gulf side sites are the largest and back up to sand dunes. Check the ReserveAmerica reservation site for descriptions of each site. You can walk to the beach from the campground but it's quite a hike. The campground is set back off the road. Riding bikes is easier. Also, there are many places to access the beach, some with facilities and some without. Most you'll need to drive to. We walked out the back of the campground on the trail all the way to the boardwalk that comes out at the road and then walked back to our campsite from there on the road -- almost 7 miles! Whew. We LOVE St. George Island State Park. Their 9 miles of private beach is great and the bay is beautiful. We enjoyed walking to the bay at the end of the campground via a very short easy trail during low tide several mornings. Everybody will tell you to take plenty of bug spray but that only applies during late spring and summer. If you go during winter there are no bugs and Feb./March are our favorite times to be there. Perfect weather.
  • We like sit 50, close to bath house and large size.
    http://floridastateparks.reserveamerica.com/campsiteDetails.do?siteId=2275&contractCode=FL&parkId=281068

    At the entrance to the campground road there is a beach access no restrooms. There are beach access with restrooms and sheltered tables but not walking distance. If your carrying beach stuff you will need to drive. If not much stuff, bring a bike along. Enjoy the park it's nice.