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Public land camping

National Park Campgrounds in Florida

15 places to camp in Florida run by the National Park Service.

15
federal places to camp
15 Park Service
10
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
17 ft
at the highest of them
Gator Head Campground. The lowest, Burns Lake Campground, sits at 3 ft
448
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 50 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

National park campgrounds in Florida

15 places

  1. Bear Island Campground Park Service · Big Cypress National Preserve n/aelevation 40sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Burns Lake Campground Park Service · Big Cypress National Preserve · Collier County 3 ftelevation 14sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Elliot Key Campground Park Service · Biscayne National Park · Miami-Dade County -2 ftelevation 99sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Flamingo Campground Park Service · Everglades National Park · Monroe County 2 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  5. Fort Pickens Campground Park Service · Gulf Islands National Seashore · Escambia County 7 ftelevation 187sites 49 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Fort Pickens Group Campground group campground Park Service · Gulf Islands National Seashore · Escambia County 5 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  7. Gator Head Campground Park Service · Big Cypress National Preserve · Collier County 17 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Long Pine Key Campground Park Service · Everglades National Park · Miami-Dade County 4 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  9. Middle Dredge Campsite Park Service · Canaveral National Seashore · Volusia County 2 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  10. Midway Campground Park Service · Big Cypress National Preserve · Collier County 6 ftelevation 36sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Mitchell Landing Campground Park Service · Big Cypress National Preserve · Monroe County 9 ftelevation 12sites 14 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Monument Lake Campground Park Service · Big Cypress National Preserve · Collier County 8 ftelevation 38sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Naval Live Oaks Youth Group Camping group campground Park Service · Gulf Islands National Seashore · Santa Rosa County 4 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  14. Pinecrest Group Campground group campground Park Service · Big Cypress National Preserve · Monroe County 8 ftelevation 4sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Pink Jeep Campground Park Service · Big Cypress National Preserve · Collier County 9 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov