Free and paid camping in Florida
144 camps in Florida: 120 free, 24 charge a fee. Every camp that charges is marked fee in the list below — or press Free only to hide them.
Every camp we have found on public land in Florida, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →
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National Forests in Florida55 camps
- 52 Landing
- Alexander Springs
- Big Bass
- Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
- Big Scrub
- Brown House Hunt Camp
- Buck Lake
- Buckhorn Hunt Camp
- Camel Lake Recreation Area Apalachicola National Forest
- Clay Lake Hunt Camp
- Clearwater Lake
- Cliff Lake Hunt Camp
- Cobb Hunt Camp
- Cotton Landing Hunt Camp
- Davenport Landing
- Davenport Landing
- Doe Lake
- Dog Lake Day Use Area
- East Tower
- Farles Prairie Hunt Camp
- Fore Lake
- Grassy pond
- Hickory Landing Campground
- Hitchcock Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
- Hog Pen Landing
- Hopkins Prairie
- Juniper Springs
- Lake Delancy East
- Lake Delancy West Recreation Area
- Lake Dorr Cg
- Lake Eaton
- Lake Shore Group Camp
- Little Lake Bryant
- Mack Landing Campground
- Magnolia Hunt Camp
- Moore Lake
- Ocean Pond Campground
- Otter Hunt Camp
- Pine Creek Hunt Camp
- Pope Still Hunt Camp
- Porter Hunt Camp & Trailhead
- River Forest Group Site
- Salt Springs
- Seventeen Mile
- Shanty Pond Recreation Area
- Silver Lake
- South Tower Hunt Camp
- The Landing
- Turkey Run Primitive Camp
- Twin Poles Hunt Camp
- West Tower
- Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp
- Wiggins Campground
- Wood Lake Campground
- Wright Lake Campground
St. Johns River Water Management District53 camps
- 6777 Lake Winona Road (Heart Island Conservation Area)
- Banjo Camp (Blue Cypress Conservation Area)
- Barrs Hammock group campsite (Lake George Conservation Area)
- Bass Camp - Boat Access Only (Blue Cypress Conservation Area)
- Bayard Conservation Area group campsite
- Bayard Conservation Area primitive campsite
- Bayard Conservation Area primitive campsite
- Black Creek Ravines Conservation Area group campsite
- Black Creek Ravines Conservation Area primitive campsite
- Buck Lake Conservation Area group campsite
- Buck Lake Conservation Area primitive campsite
- Bulldozer Cabin (Three Forks Conservation Area)
- Buzzard's Roost Camp (River Lakes Conservation Area)
- Crescent Lake group campsite (Crescent Lake Conservation Area)
- Deepwater Campsite (River Lakes Conservation Area)
- Dunns Creek Conservation Area group campsite
- East Union Cypress Camp (Three Forks Conservation Area)
- Fort Drum Group (Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area)
- Garcia Camp (Blue Cypress Conservation Area)
- Great Egret Camp (Three Forks Conservation Area)
- Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park group site with shelter
- Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park primitive campsite
- Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park primitive campsite
- Highwater Camp (River Lakes Conservation Area)
- Hog Island White (Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area)
- Hog Island Yellow (Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area)
- Jumping Gully group campsite (Lake George Conservation Area)
- Lake Monroe Conservation Area group site with shelter
- Lake Monroe Conservation Area primitive campsite
- Lake Poinsett Camp (River Lakes Conservation Area)
- Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve group site with shelter
- Mallow Point Camp (River Lakes Conservation Area)
- Murphy Creek Conservation Area group campsite
- North Camp (Blue Cypress Conservation Area)
- North Indian Field Camp (Three Forks Conservation Area)
- Ocklawaha Prairie primitive campsite (Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area)
- Orange Creek Restoration Area group site with shelter
- Palm Bluff Conservation Area group campsite
- Palms Camp (River Lakes Conservation Area)
- Persimmon Mound Camp (River Lakes Conservation Area)
- Pine Island group campsite (Lake George Conservation Area)
- Pontoon Camp (River Lakes Conservation Area)
- Reynolds Cabin (Three Forks Conservation Area)
- Rice Creek Conservation Area individual site with shelter
- Seminole Ranch Conservation Area group site with shelter
- Seminole Ranch Conservation Area primitive campsite
- Spade Island Camp (Three Forks Conservation Area)
- Spike Camp (River Lakes Conservation Area)
- Sunnyhill group campsite (Sunnyhill Restoration Area)
- Winder Mound (River Lakes Conservation Area)
- Winter N Camp (Blue Cypress Conservation Area)
- Winter S Camp (Blue Cypress Conservation Area)
- Wolf's Head Camp (River Lakes Conservation Area)
Southwest Florida Water Management District26 camps
- Alston (Upper Hillsborough Preserve - Alston Tract)
- Ashley (Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - West Tract)
- Boy Scout (Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - West Tract)
- Compressco 1 (Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - West Tract)
- Concession Stand (Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - West Tract)
- Eastern Amberwing (Potts Preserve)
- Foster Bridge (Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - West Tract)
- Gator Hole (Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - West Tract)
- Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - East Tract equestrian/primitive
- High Bluff (Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - West Tract)
- Holly Tree (Potts Preserve)
- Lake Panasoffkee Equestrian-12 (Lake Panasoffkee)
- McNeil (Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - West Tract)
- Mott Hammock (Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - East Tract)
- Oak Hammock (Potts Preserve)
- Oak Hammock (Potts Preserve)
- Oakridge (Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve)
- Pine Flats (Cypress Creek Preserve)
- Pine Flats primitive (Cypress Creek Preserve)
- Potts - River Primitive (Potts Preserve)
- SR-52 (Starkey Wilderness Preserve - Serenova Tract)
- Tillman (Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - East Tract)
- Trail Ford (Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - East Tract)
- UH Backcountry (Upper Hillsborough Preserve)
- UH Primitive (Upper Hillsborough Preserve)
- Washburn (Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve)
U.S. Forest Service9 camps
- Bootleggers Campground
- County Line Camp
- Fern Camp
- Hog Island Campground
- Joshua Camp
- Picayune Strand Horseshoe Primitive Campground
- Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
- thru-hiker camp zone
- Withlacoochee State Forest Mutual Mine Recreation Area