Camel Lake Campground

The campground was great! Our site (8) was right next to the bathroom, which was great for my children. We enjoyed the sunset at the lake and swam most of our time there. There are great trails for hiking with your kids, too! Can’t wait to go again!

A beautiful place and quiet setting. Space was huge and view of lake spectacular. Host was very nice and helpful.

When we arrived, we found that the site we had booked was occupied by other people. The campground host was friendly but unhelpful. He told us he couldn’t locate those people and that it wasn’t his responsibility to make sure everyone stayed at their reserved campsite. In the end, we had to leave and find alternative, more expensive accommodation. We requested a refund, but recreation.gov is unwilling to process it in a way that works for us. So we ended up paying $38 for a site we couldn’t stay at, which caused us a lot of trouble during our vacation.

The only reason I don’t give this campground 5 stars it’s because of the 2 mi unimproved road to reach the campground and that there’s no dump station on site, otherwise it would be a 5, magnificent views and the Lake with a beach is great.

Beautiful spot, off of a dirt road so there isn’t a ton of traffic. Very clean campground, saw a ton of wildlife on the hike around the lake. Will be back for sure!

Very beautiful location with lots of ways to enjoy the outdoors. Great views, wonderful swimming area and access to great nearby trails/hiking... including the amazing Florida National Scenic Trail!

The entrance road needs work. Need frequent trash pick up. Campsite great and bathrooms cleaned.

Impressed by the large, well-spaced campsites with mature trees and shade, clear swimmable lake steps away, clean facilities, and it’s situated along the Florida Trail making for easy hiking. (Be prepared for wet swampy stretches of trail especially if you’re heading West out of the campground past Memery Island). Also enjoyed the shorter loop trail that goes around Camel Lake.

Also only about an hour from Apalachicola/Eastpoint if you want to check out the coast.

As far as campgrounds go this is a total winner!

Love it, would stay two weeks if sewer was available.

Cozy little campground and well maintained. There is quick access to swimming beach, fishing points, and hiking trails. The only downside is no dump station. It is more than 15 mi to the north or to the south to access a dump station. The road in, FS 105, is dirt, but easily navigated. The campsites and loop road are dirt too, but all level and well maintained. Restrooms were spotless and camp host very friendly and helpful. Sites 1 - 4 have water and electric service, the rest do not.