About Camel Lake Campground
Number of accommodations: 10
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
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Pet friendly
Water Access
- Lake Access
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (286)
What Guests Are Saying
Camel Lake Campground offers a peaceful and picturesque setting with spacious, well-maintained sites and a friendly camp host. Visitors appreciate the beautiful lake views, hiking trails, and quiet atmosphere, making it ideal for relaxation. However, some guests noted issues with restroom cleanliness and a rough access road, along with occasional reservation challenges.
What Guests Are Saying
Camel Lake Campground offers a peaceful and picturesque setting with spacious, well-maintained sites and a friendly camp host. Visitors appreciate the beautiful lake views, hiking trails, and quiet atmosphere, making it ideal for relaxation. However, some guests noted issues with restroom cleanliness and a rough access road, along with occasional reservation challenges.
Review Summary
Gillie L
VerifiedJanuary 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: CAMEL LAKE CAMPGROUND
Camp hosts were wonderful! I enjoyed being away from the city. Lots of road/trails to explore!
Barb G
VerifiedJanuary 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: CAMEL LAKE CAMPGROUND
Quiet, relaxing small campground. Enjoyed the walk around the lake. Chose not to swim in the lake with reported alligators. Did not see any alligators! Campground hosts, very helpful,
Mary A
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: CAMEL LAKE CAMPGROUND
Great place to stay - Great trail to walk around the lake but watch for the gnomes (LOL) - one of the host set some along the trail. They have a beach if you like to swim with the gators. They do have gators. the restroom and showers are dated but the host keep them clean. The only thing to beware of is the road into the campground from the main road - lots of pot holes and hunters during hunter season who like to use the road since they can hunt from the road (they use dogs to bring the game to them) - Other wise a great place to stay and we will keep this one in our list to use again. All sites are pretty level or semi level and about half have electric/water and the other do not.
Angela G
VerifiedJanuary 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: CAMEL LAKE CAMPGROUND
Have stayed here many times and love it.
Jason W
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: CAMEL LAKE CAMPGROUND
Clean, quiet can't asked for much more.
David C
VerifiedJanuary 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: CAMEL LAKE CAMPGROUND
Best camp hosts ever and I’ve been going there for 40yrs
Sean T
VerifiedJanuary 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: CAMEL LAKE CAMPGROUND
This was a great, quit campground with several walking trails available nearby
Diane E
VerifiedDecember 18, 2022 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: CAMEL LAKE CAMPGROUND
The road going into the camp is very rough and needs some work. I am now just noticing all these hidden charges in my bill. I stayed two nights! They charged $48! They charge $10 per day for electric! They charge an $8 bogus fee regardless of how long you stay. When you are booking, you don't notice all the hidden fees. Surprise! And the camp hosts manning the place are volunteers. Our government profiting off of our national parks. What a shame.
Dan M
VerifiedDecember 13, 2022 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: CAMEL LAKE CAMPGROUND
Clean campground. Plenty of room to set up. Bathroom was clean. It was worth the money for a one night stay. No more, no less.
John O
VerifiedDecember 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: CAMEL LAKE CAMPGROUND
Nice campground. Bathrooms clean & maintained. Nice trail around lake, plus Florida Trail runs behind campground. Beach at lake has nice facilities also. Nice sand at beach. Volunteer hosts pleasant and helpful.
Location Camel Lake Campground
Address:
23239 Nw Camel Lake Rd
Bristol, FL, 32321
United States
Take SR 20 west from Tallahassee through Hosford to Bristol. Turn south on SR 12. Continue south to the Apalachicola National Forest boundary sign and look for a sign for Camel Lake soon after you pass the work station and trailhead on the left. Turn left on Forest Road 105, which is an unpaved road. Drive 2 miles to the recreation area entrance on the right.
Camel Lake Campground is accessible via State Road 20 and State Road 12, which provide connections to the surrounding areas.
Latitude & Longitude: 30.2771 / -84.9866
Elevation: 25 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- No motor boats permitted on the lake.
- CAUTION: Bears and other animals frequent the area. All food must be kept in approved containers.
- There are no walk in only sites. All sites at this facility can be reserved. Tent camping is allowed at all the sites.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
