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
Tom A
VerifiedMarch 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 42 (shared site), Loop: OSOU
Very nice, small, quiet park. Chance to relax, see some astonishing wildlife. Park is a bit distant from a city for shopping or food. Be prepared to drive. We prefer just to hang and relax. Choice fishing on the river. We did drive to Okeechobee one night for a wonderful seafood dinner.
KEN L
VerifiedMarch 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 29, Loop: OSOU
Beautiful area, clean and comfortable. Made for a very restful visit
Brian D
VerifiedMarch 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 32, Loop: OSOU
The second time we camped at Ortona on this trip and it was again excellent. David and Mary Lynne are great camp hosts and the camp was clean and in great shape as always!!! We've now camped in both the "upper" and "lower" sections and can't wait to come back next year.
William C
VerifiedMarch 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: OSOU
Great time quiet camping and great fishing
Eve S
VerifiedMarch 8, 2024 • Stayed at: 47, Loop: OSOU
Ortona South is a beautiful campground with clean, level sites and very clean restrooms. Potable (but not great tasting) water is available at all sites. Hosts and rangers are friendly, as are the engineers who work at the locks. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. one can watch boats pass through the locks or walk across the dam and lock bridges when no boats are crossing. There are quiet country roads for bike rides on the far side of the dam. Also, several trailheads are available within a 1 hour drive to ride bicycles or walk part of the 100 miles around Lake Okeechobee. At first glance, these paved trails appear closed by a gate, but that is only to stop motor vehicles. There is a pathway for bicycles and walkers to enter.
john m
VerifiedMarch 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 35, Loop: OSOU
The camp host could have been more friendly.
Ed K
VerifiedMarch 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 26, Loop: OSOU
We love this COE park. The only improvements that we think need to be made are to have the road coming in swept and pot holes filled. The dump trucks hauling sand/dirt really leave behind a lot of sand and have caused potholes in the road coming into the park. The other improvement that needs to be made are to update the bathrooms and showers. Also, there is not a trashcan in the restrooms which make it difficult to throw anything away.
We enjoy biking in the park and out of the park to 80. Also, we ride across the dam and explore the subdivisions across the way.
It is great watching the boats & yachts coming thru the locks. It is a treat to spot an eagle, too.
This is our favorite COE park in Florida.
Lorraine C
VerifiedMarch 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: OSOU
Campground andSite was quite clean and peaceful!
Paul I
VerifiedMarch 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: OSOU
This is a great campground very well-maintained watching the boats go through the lock is really cool fishing is fun here and checking out all the birds in the wildlife is amazing. Sunsets and sunrise are perfect. I would highly recommend easy and easy out.
darryl s
VerifiedMarch 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: OSOU
Park is beautiful. Clean and quiet with the locks and the dam it a must see. The staff are very friendly and helpful.
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
