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Welcome to Topsail Hill Preserve State Park
Topsail Hill is named for its dunes, which rise like a ship's sails over soft sand beaches and the emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Those same white quartz dunes are responsible for a rare coastal ecosystem — freshwater dune lakes — which teem with aquatic wildlife. Walkers will pass through old-growth pine forests, sandy scrubland, dunes and wetlands, where they may see some of the 13 imperiled species that find refuge here, like the Choctawhatchee beach mouse and otherworldly-looking pitcher plants.
Topsail Hill offers three miles of pristine beaches and is a bird-watching and hiking paradise.
Located in Santa Rosa Beach, 10 miles east of Destin, FL. Take I-10 to Exit 85 (Defuniak Springs) and follow U.S. Highway 331 south. Travel 27 miles to U.S. Highway 98. Turn right and travel approximately five miles west to scenic Highway 30A. Turn left and go one quarter mile to the entrance on the right.
RV campsites $42 per night plus tax, plus a nonrefundable $6.70 reservation fee and a $7 nightly utility fee. Includes water, electricity, cable connection and sewer.
Tent campsites $24 per night plus tax, plus a nonrefundable $6.70 reservation fee. Utility fee does not apply to tent camping.
Excellent place for a variety of outdoor entertainment. Hike, bike, fish, swim. Has a large section of preserved natural beach & lakes. Friendly and courteous employees. Cabin beds are not the best, ac velocity a little loud, door window has no blind/curtain, limited TV channels with a screen about the size of a computer monitor. No dogs on the beach and 6' leashes elsewhere. Enjoyed the resonable priced stay and spent most of the time outside. Would do it again
We have camped at Topsail Hill Preserve numerous times over the last 16 years.
Pros- Incredible private RV sites with full hookups. It's hike or tram ride (or bike ride in our case) down to the beach, bit worth it. Most beautiful and secluded beach in the area. Sugar fine sand beach. The place also has a very nice pool, shuffleboard, a coffee shop and general store. There is a 30 mile bike path that runs along highway 30a that will take you to Grayton Beach, Seaside, and Rosemary. This is the most popular area in Florida.
Cons? Very hard to get a reservation here.