Florida Panhandle ocean front camping

[jimwooster]

After leaving New Orleans we want to spend a few days at a nice campground in the panhandle of Florida. Would like something ocean front and close to beaches. Any thoughts?

[magnusfide]

NORM WADDELL wrote:
There are NO campgrounds ON the gulf BEACH.
Condos have taken all that space. There ARE
good campgrounds on the SOUND (protected by
off shore islands, so no surf).
Start by considering Gulf Shores AL.
Luxury R V is 2 blocks inland
Fort Pickens at Pensacola is between 2
beaches (inland and GULF) but it's a short
walk to each.
Navarre Florida has 3 on the (Sound) Beach
which are good campgrounds.

Do NOT expect ANY shade at gulf beach campgrounds.

P M me for more.

Excellent suggestions.

[4huskers]

It's not the Florida Panhandle, but close. Try Gulf State Park at Gulf Shore, AL. Less than a mile from the beach.

[roam1]

Camp Gulf Campground is on the beach in Destin
Fort Pickins on Pensacola Beach is nice
Top Sail is nice

[TheBlackCloudFa]

rbtglove wrote:
The coast near Port St Joe is really great. Not as congested as further west toward Pensacola. The St Park out on the Peninsula is right on the Beach and the sunsets are amazing. Kinda Far from stores and resturants bu we like that.

We LOVE this area...going there in Oct for fall break...last Oct we stayed at St. George Island...the only draw back there is that you have to drive to the beach...you can go to the guard shack and get a pass to go out to the very end of the island (there are only 20 parking spots)...awesome fishing out there....we saw pods of dolphins every time we were out there...caught several bonnet head sharks...if you do go to this area, drive over to Apalachicola and go to Up the Creek Raw Oyster Bar...it overlooks the bay and has AWESOME food!!!!

[sch911]

Topsail Hill SP - Santa Rosa Beach

Sites are 1/3 mile from the surf, and no condo's in the way!
And there is transportation to/from. Plus it's resort style with FHU.

[rbtglove]

The coast near Port St Joe is really great. Not as congested as further west toward Pensacola. The St Park out on the Peninsula is right on the Beach and the sunsets are amazing. Kinda Far from stores and resturants bu we like that.

[NORM_WADDELL]

There are NO campgrounds ON the gulf BEACH.
Condos have taken all that space. There ARE
good campgrounds on the SOUND (protected by
off shore islands, so no surf).
Start by considering Gulf Shores AL.
Luxury R V is 2 blocks inland
Fort Pickens at Pensacola is between 2
beaches (inland and GULF) but it's a short
walk to each.
Navarre Florida has 3 on the (Sound) Beach
which are good campgrounds.

Do NOT expect ANY shade at gulf beach campgrounds.

P M me for more.

[sdianel_-acct_c]

Emerald Beach RV park in Navarre is not "oceanfront" but does have a beach and pool. http://www.emeraldbeachrvpark.com/index.htm

Anotherone Pensacola Beach Resort, not on the Gulf, but has a walkway across the road to the gulf beach. http://www.pensacolabeachrvresort.com/our-resort.html

Topsail Hill Resort State Park has tram to beach.

[Poppa_Clay]

Heading to Camp Gulf onthe 13th for a week. Have never been there but from what I have heard it is very nice. Our site is right on the beach.

[mleekamp]

We stayed this year at Ft. Pickens (south of Pensacola) on Santa Rosa Island. Was not beachfront exactly, but we walked to the beach every day....several hundred feet.

[sdianel_-acct_c]

Not many beachfront options in the panhandle or the entire state of Florida for that matter. There are lots of state parks in the panhandle that are nice and some with full hookups, but there is a drive, walk or bike ride to the beach. Camp Gulf is the only one that comes to mind that is actually beachfront.

[Brandon327]

Depends in what you call ocean front. Me personally I like the beachfront site at campgulf in destin. But they are expensive and narrow is the only draw back.