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Small campground with nothing to do within it. It is clean and well ran. Price is cheap at $24 per night. No water or electricity or cell phone signal (on most carriers).
It closes in the summer wet season.
This was an easy one hour drive for us. We prefer very primitive dispersed camping away from humans entirely but this was quick and unplanned.
The campground is clean and well maintained. The camp manager was friendly and helpful. Garbage appeared to be collected twice/day. The bathrooms were clean enough- you get what you get with a pit toilet. The floors were clean and there was toilet paper.
There is very little privacy at the campground - so be aware. We stayed at site 7 which offered relative privacy, especially if you park your vehicle(s) between the site and the road. You can drive to loop road and head west to check out wildlife, once you get to the unpaved section. If you are traveling with children, there is really no place they can take off to roam and explore. Ours were 12 but I didn’t feel comfortable sending them off to explore because they would have to bike about to 1-2 miles on a narrow paved road to the unpaved section.
Bring your own firewood and water. There are poles to hang lanterns and garbage bags (place your bags in the secure cans when not attending your camp). Quiet time is 10pm - 7am and the people there were respectful of that.
If we had clear skies, I imagine the stars would have been fantastic.
This has to be one of my favorite camp grounds I've visited so far. There is $24 service charge to rent the campground online. I recommend reserving ahead of time because some the campground spots don't have as much privacy as others. I stayed in camp site number 4 and enjoyed the privacy we got from using our car as a blockade. There were lots of bugs, which is typical for south Florida around this time of year. The campground is spacious, and allowed for us to sent up a ten person tent. Each camp site comes with a lantern post, a bbq bit with a "grill" and picnic table. There was a bathroom available near by but it is gross and full of flies. My friends and I had a great time and would recommend this spot if you are looking to get away from the city and disconnect for a while.
