Warning
GeneralThe Wooden fishing pier and the wooden bridge are closed because of safety issues.
About Ortona South
Number of accommodations: 49
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Boating
Fishing
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Showers
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (610)
What Guests Are Saying
Ortona South Campground is praised for its beautiful location, cleanliness, and friendly, helpful staff, creating a peaceful atmosphere for visitors. Many campers enjoy watching the boats and wildlife, with stunning sunrises and sunsets enhancing their experience. While some facilities, such as the bathrooms and fishing pier, could use improvements, the overall ambiance and well-maintained grounds make it a favorite spot for many returning campers.
What Guests Are Saying
Ortona South Campground is praised for its beautiful location, cleanliness, and friendly, helpful staff, creating a peaceful atmosphere for visitors. Many campers enjoy watching the boats and wildlife, with stunning sunrises and sunsets enhancing their experience. While some facilities, such as the bathrooms and fishing pier, could use improvements, the overall ambiance and well-maintained grounds make it a favorite spot for many returning campers.
Review Summary
Paulette W
VerifiedMarch 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: OSOU
Wonderful campground and the staff was great. They texted us to let us know when our site was available because we moved sites. The park was clean and so were the bathrooms. We will come back again.
Mark T
VerifiedMarch 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: OSOU
We LOVED this RV Location... the lock was fun to watch...quiet and clean...concrete pads and great people we met while there
Brian D
VerifiedMarch 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 38, Loop: OSOU
Quiet location away from a lot of noise and light pollution. Our second year staying at Ortona and will try again next year. It was disappointing that the fishing pier and the footbridge over the canal were closed. No issues getting Amazon deliveries there.
Alejandro C
VerifiedMarch 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 44, Loop: OSOU
Excellent support from the volunteers. For future improvement, we suggest to add coin washer and dryer.
Nancy B
VerifiedMarch 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: OSOU
Although the pier on the campground side of the waterway is closed, this campground is still great! The bathrooms are clean, the grounds are well kept, the ranger is great and the volunteers are very helpful and friendly. We always look for to camping here.
Jeff K
VerifiedMarch 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: OSOU
I love this campground and I try to stay there every year. But this year my daughter and granddaughter stayed with us for a few days. They went to the bath house to shower and when they were done the one female host was standing there asked how the shower water pressure was, my daughter replied it was ok. the Host very rude said well I had no water in my camper to wash my hair.
Harold B
VerifiedMarch 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: OSOU
Ortona was very nice except for barking dogs in the site across from ours. The lock was interesting to watch.
Dwight P
VerifiedMarch 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 37, Loop: OSOU
The reviews are correct, this place is great, good star gazing
Fern N
VerifiedMarch 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 51, Loop: OSOU
Site 51 was fantastic. Close to restrooms. Paved site. Close to locks, which we enjoyed watching the boats go through.
Jennifer L
VerifiedMarch 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 30, Loop: OSOU
Ortona is magical. Excellent hosts, rangers and clean facilities. A beautiful mix of fog rising off the Caloosahatchee River, canals with otter, alligators, Heron, Limpkin, and Cormorant, fields with egret sitting on well kept cattle, surround the campground. Nice large paved sites with gravel around the picnic tables. Lots of places to walk and ride a bike.
Location Ortona South
Address:
2410 Dalton Lane Sw
Moore Haven, FL, 33471
United States
From LaBelle, Florida, travel SR 80 8 mi east to Dalton Lane. Turn north
on Dalton Lane and follow the road into the campground.
Ortona South is accessible via State Road 78, which connects to US Highway 27 approximately 15 miles to the west.
Latitude & Longitude: 26.7872 / -81.3086
Elevation: 4 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
12PM
Check out time
11AM
General
- Ortona South Campground and St. Lucie South Campground are part of the same water resource project. Both campgrounds fall under the same 14 day maximum in any 30-consecutive day period regulation. Campers cannot stay at Ortona South for 14 days and then camp St. Lucie South for 14 days without camping elsewhere for 16 days. Campers also cannot use different names to get around this regulation.
- The campground entrance gate is opened at 7:30 a.m. and closed at sunset.
- Campground quiet hours are;
- Check-out time is;
- Check-in time is;
- RV site 41 and RV site 42 are pull-through sites that share the same camp pad driveway and are recommended for two RVs travelling together. Site 41 may require you to back-in to the site.
- Assistive mobility devices, such as a powered wheel chair, electric scooter, or golf cart, are permitted for use by individuals with mobility impairments for necessary transportation within the campgrounds. Individual must provide one of the following: a valid, State-issued disability parking placard or card, State-issued proof of disability, or similar document.
- Arriving campers that require the use of the trailer dump station prior to occupying their campsite will be charged the $20.00 use fee as the waste being dumped was not generated on site.
- Campers are limited to one RV/trailer sewage dump per week of stay, maximum two in a 14-day period. Portable holding tanks may dumped as often as necessarry during each stay.
- Campsites have maximum occupancy of 8 people per site.
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralThe Wooden fishing pier and the wooden bridge are closed because of safety issues.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
