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During the winter months, all sites are first-come, first served. Beginning on 1 March reservations can be made through the government recreation web site. There were lots of empty sites; we chose A-35 because of its sunny orientation. Date of visit: Jan 2011 |
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As you enter Loop A, which is a separate campground, you'll see sites 1-8 straight ahead. |
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Sites A12-A17. |
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Sites A17-A25. |
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Campground A has one centrally-located bathhouse. Although a bit dated, they are clean, heated and offer free hot showers. |
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A much larger campground with four loops is located a few hundred yards down the beyond Loop A. It is much more open than Loop A, apparently from tree damage from Hurricanes Ivan and Dennis. This view is looking at sites C-28 to C-44. |
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There are a few shady sites left, however. Sites D-2 - D-4 are on the left, with sites E-2 and E-3 on the right. |
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Loops C and D are obviously intended for tent campers, although they do have hookups. The paved areas are only large enough for a car. Here we're looking down from Site D-28 on the left. |
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B-9 is a unique site with raised tent platform and table/fire-ring areas. |
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Located at the entrance to the larger campground loop is the camp store, which is closed during the winter months. |
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Puddy Tat loved our site here - she sat in the back windows for hours at a time staring up into the live oak right outside. |
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Armadillos abound in the campgrounds and are very tame. One came along and went right under Liz's chair while she was sitting there and was rooting around in the dirt right beside her feet. |
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Newly-built boardwalks lead from the campground loops to the Gulf beach shore. |
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At the end of the walkway is the snow-like white sand of the beach. |
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There is a hard-packed bike and hike trail along the northern side of the park, from the pay station west to the fort. Opposite the Loop A campground we saw this little passage on a huge old beam through the grass and couldn't resist going to see where it led. |
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Here's what we found after a short walk over a grassy hillock - a beach on the bay-side looking across to Pensacola. |
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It's an enjoyable walk out to the beach to catch another Gulf sunset. |
210 sites with E(30/50A)/W Dump station available Verizon Broadband Access (EVDO) service Rates: $20 (50% discount with Golden Age Pass) Coord: 30.32064 N, 87.27171 W |
Activities/Nearby Attractions Fishing/swimming Fort Pickens and associated batteries Pensacola Beach
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