Fort Pickens National Park Campground | Established Campground

April 2nd, 2024 by gilles.bri7

Beautiful Campground near the ocean. Quiet!
Peninsula entrance is $20 for a week (free with America the Beautiful card). $30/day no service. Lots of 2-3 services sites. Parking pads are exactly as stated on the web site. Some are short. You have to fit in there. No cheating.
Beware: closest supermarket is 30 min. away. 25 mph limit in the park. Planning required.

November 18th, 2023 by eagle000001

Huge Federal campground with facilities for Tents ($26, no water or power), and RV’s (~$40). Fills quick. Must make reservations online. Saturdays are nearly impossible to get a spot. They have a FF site, First-Come-First-Served, which is solely at the discretion of “Bob”, apparently the head honcho here. Office opens at 11am. Scramble to the office to see if you can get the FF, B08 camp site if you want to extend your stay. Gate code included in the reservation confirmation email, easy to miss. The beaches on both sides are simply amazing, with crystal clear, emerald waters. Bring umbrella. Not at the beach, and no shade at all for some of the tent side sites. The fort is huge, and walkable. Great biking, and windsurfing, with shallow Ocean side, and flat as a pancake water.

July 13th, 2023 by instagram.com/overlandtn

Campground is nice, close to neighbors but offers primitive and electric/water sites. Short bike ride to Fort Pickens which was the highlight of my trip. Fort Pickens is an old star Fort that allegedly dates to the 1834, but an old Dutch map from the 1669 then a French map from 1752 clearly show and describe the Fort here 165 years before it was alleged to have been built. With that said, weather can be extreme on this island with it raining from 8AM to 3PM for all 6 days we stayed. after 3 it was beautiful every day. If you are into history, and enjoy questioning the historic narrative we've been told, this is a great spot to spend a week and explore the self guided tours of this area. Strong cell service, animals are allowed but not permitted on any nearby beaches. Facilities include hot showers, restrooms and a washer and dryer. Must reserve online before coming.

April 12th, 2023 by transformative2020

Huge campground and little privacy but surprisingly quiet (until the Blue Angels started practicing; check their schedule online). We got an available spot in the C loop a couple of weeks in advance, and which was mostly RVs. Free hot showers, $2 to wash/dry laundry, electric and water hookups, dumpsters and a dump. Close to the Florida National Scenic Trail, which we hiked to explore the Nature Loop in the area. Such a beautiful spot with so much wildlife!

February 20th, 2023 by drdj17

Nice campground with everything I need- electric hookups, water, good shower and restrooms. Since I have Lifetime Senior Park Pass, I did not pay to enter the park, and paid $20 instead of $40 for my one night stay. The white sand beaches are amazing.

February 15th, 2023 by SolInvictus

Managed to nab four days in this beautiful place with good weather. No mosquitoes or other annoying bugs. Plenty of quiet space in Loop D - perfect for vans that don't require electricity or water; choose another loop if you are bigger or need to plug in. Drive into the campground and check it out to see where you fit (some sites are shorter and only suitable for tents and cars), then book your own site on recreation.gov as the visitor center must check you in but they are not so good at booking you a spot, claiming the campground is full. All the site posts that are not occupied have a "RESERVED" placard on them - they are not reserved, the campground hosts "voted" to tag things this way in order to reduce their workload. Availability is clear on recreation.gov though cell service is a little weak this far out on the island. Clean bathrooms, hot showers, nice bike trails, and beautiful white sand like you can't imagine! $26 (non-electric), $40 (electric) plus your NPS entry fee, of course.

February 12th, 2023 by KeweenawYota

Just a lovely stay on the white beaches of the Gulf National Shoreline! The bathrooms need some serious updating and a bit pricey but overall a breathtaking experience.

March 7th, 2022 by snakeman4ever13

absolutely beautiful place. if you have a national park pass it's free to enter and camping is priced right. 10/10 recommend

February 23rd, 2022 by personage.august

Camped in B loop. Like others have mentioned, this is a popular campsite, and it's mostly full. Not a lot of privacy, but I found it to be quiet at night with respectful neighbors. Not a ton of light pollution, no loud music. Just the sounds of the surf.

I was a bit confused with all the costs. In short, a tent campsite in B or D loop costs around $26. You need to purchase a park pass for Gulf Shores as well; $25 for a car, good for a week.

January 27th, 2022 by Cubby Van Life

Beautiful campground in the National Gulf. Seashore Park. Great hikes to Batteries, with views of water. A must if you like history or forts. This location is close to beach and bay (but dogs are not allowed on beaches). But there are 2 dog small beaches in Pensacola Beach. Loop B is primitive, no electric and sites are $26 or $13 with a pass. The night stargazing is incredible and the dunes are like a winter paradise, resembling magical, snow drifts. The sunset skies are a gorgeous orange and the color lasts for an hour. In loop B and D, there are hot trickle showers, super low pressure. If you are in B or D loop, it is a short walk to E loop (big rig loop) where the showers are real hot showers, spraying, and they have a paid laundromat in loop A.

November 14th, 2021 by JimboAvery

Spectacular place. I was worried about coming here after reading some of the comments. The drive in from Pensacola Beach was as if you were on another planet. There is nothing but flat beautiful beaches and tons of sand. I loved everything about the campsites and no they are not too close together. The campsites were super quiet. The only complaint I have is - why do campers have outside lights on? You can’t see the stars. Rude!!

November 14th, 2021 by JimboAvery

Spectacular place. I was worried about coming here after reading some of the comments. The drive in from Pensacola Beach was as if you were on another planet. There is nothing but flat beautiful beaches and tons of sand. I loved everything about the campsites and no they are not too close together. The campsites were super quiet. The only complaint I have is - why do campers have outside lights on? You can’t see the stars. Rude!!

September 29th, 2021 by Gypsyrose

I came upon this National Seashore Park by trying to find a secluded quite place to camp for a few days. I have been to many beaches in the United States , however, I must say, This is one of the most beaches beaches I have ever been to in the U.S.

February 12th, 2021 by onehappykombi

This is a national park so if you have the pass you only have to pay camping, but if you do not you have to pay park entry as well as camping. Both fees are 26. It is insanely beautiful at the end of white sand beaches. It is an old military fort, there is a long walk through the historic area as well as a blue heron roostery! The campsite is great with clean bathrooms, warm showers, no hookup.

January 20th, 2021 by nathandrillot

Nice campground. Spaces are pretty tight next to each other but the area is pretty with an amazing beach. There’s not really any boondocking in these parts so it is what it is. Close to a military base so lots of gun shots and fighter jets

December 23rd, 2020 by SolInvictus

Pretty wide open campground with a few trees, mostly along the perimeter. Many open sites (just before Christmas). Parked our Class B in a D Loop site w/o electricity for $13 (NP senior pass). Short walk to white sandy beach. Several woodsy trails.

January 30th, 2020 by plutoncool

a very nice Park, lot of trees, white sand beaches.

With the National Park and Recreational Pass (20$ for one year, good across USA) you save half of the price, 20$for one night instead of 40$. and the intrance in the park is free.

we save 140$ for 6 nights, a must have this pass.

January 26th, 2020 by cattailcapers

National Park Campground on peninsula in Panhandle

December 30th, 2019 by owenie2865

Of course beautiful...but extremely busy campground

May 13th, 2018 by freespiritcoelhos

Cost gone up 40 per night and guard for national park also asked 20 to enter the park where campground is ( valid for 7 days) we didn’t stay way too expensive for it.

December 15th, 2017 by Gina & Micha

White sandy beach and beautiful dunes. Operated by the National Park Service 15 $ fee for the park (valid 7 days to go in and out) lot of sites, all paved with electricity and water 26$ some are to short for big rigs.
Just few trees, no privacy
No pets at the beach