Pensacola Camping Offers the Camping Style Sure to Please

Pensacola camping and RV-ing is a cost effective way to stretch your vacation dollars. When you are visiting the area and are planning some Pensacola camping, check out these places. I'm sure you will find a suitable for a more pleasant stay.

Several of the state parks offer camping and camper hook-ups if you would like to stay in a park to soak up what it has to offer

Big Lagoon Park has a lot to offer. From the junction of hwy. 292 and hwy. 292a, go 2 miles east on hwy. 292a. Facilities: 75 sites, 45 with water and electricity, 26 have no hook-ups. There is tenting, dump station fixed and portable, grills. Recreation: pavillion, saltwater swimming, boating, canoeing, ramp, dock, saltwater and pond fishing, playground, planned activities, hiking trails. 850.492.1595

If you don't mind a bit of a drive, about 35 miles northeast of Pensacola, you'll arrive at Bear Lake. This is a well established fishing lake with a very nice Pensacola camping area and lake view. Bring the fishing gear.

If you like beach camping, you might try out Ft. Pickens primitive camping. There are some 150 or so sites available. They provide portable toilets but you must bring your own water. Make it 1 gallon/day/person. The cost for a campsite is $10.00 per night and campers must register at the Fort Pickens Ranger Station between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00. Pensacola camping is great.

Some others I'll mention are Heritage Oaks RV Park, 1523 Gulf Beach Hwy. 850.455.8738, and Drifters RV Park, 9110 Untreiner Ave. in Pensacola, 850.484.2488. All are located around the area allowing you to get closer to the attractions you came for. Prices will vary so check before you reserve. For more on Pensacola camping, read on.

For the military: Oak Grove Family Camp, Pensacola NAS. I-10 exit 2, south on Pine Forest Road ( Hwy. 297 ) to Mobile Hwy. Go left on Mobile Hwy. stay on Hwy. 297, it will become Blue Angel Parkway and follow to base. Facilities: 57 sites, 42 water and electric, 15 no hook-ups, 10 pull through, tenting, dump station, ice, fire rings, grills. Recreation: pavillion, saltwater fishing, play equipment, hiking trails, open all year. Military use only, ID required. Pensacola camping is also great for the military.

Playa del Rio: I-10 exit 7, 2 1/2 miles south on HWY 297, 10 miles SW on HWY 173 ( Blue Angel Parkway), 10 1/4 miles west on HWY 292, on the right. Facilities: 30 sites with full hook-up, some extended stay sites (in winter), dump station, laundry, tables, patios: Recreation: rec. hall, saltwater swimming, saltwater fishing, boating, canoeing, dock, planned activities. Pet restrictions, no tents, open all year, group activities(winter only), internet friendly. 888.200.0904, 850.492.0904, 16990 Perdido Key Dr.

Adventures Unlimited, Follow I-10 to the Avalon Beach exit and go toward Milton, Fl. for about 5 miles. Turn right at the Hwy. 90 light and follow 'til you get to the Burger King on left. Turn left at that light onto Stewart Street and follow to Munson Hwy. It's across from the Milton High School. Turn right onto Munson Hwy. and go for about 10 miles and you will see Adventures Unlimited sign on left. Turn left, go about 3 miles to next sign, turn left and follow to camping and canoe rentals. Facilities: 24 sites, 22 with water and electric (30 amp), 2 no hook-ups, tenting, dump station, ice, tables, fire rings, grills, and wood. Recreation: river swimming, canoe rentals and canoeing, river fishing, play equipment, sports field, hiking trails, and v-ball. No Pets, open all year. Member ARVC 800.239.6864, 850.623.6197, 8974 Tomahawk Landing Rd.

On your next camping trip whether it be here or elsewhere, you will want to relax and take it easy at some point. Myself, I do that at any chance I get. Relaxing outside is always great and I have found a great way to do that, a hammock. Tropical Siesta™ Mayan Mexican Hammocks are handmade in the Yucatan Peninsula. Each string of cotton is threaded by hand meticulously to form the signature diamond weave that ensures comfort and strength. Because each hammock is handmade, this means that no two hammocks are alike. So, enjoy your next Pensacola camping trip from the shade.

Gulf Pines KOA in Milton, Florida, located at exit 26 on I-10. Go toward Milton for 1 block, turn right at sign and follow to grounds. Facilities: 131 sites, 100 with full hook-ups, 7 with water and electric, 24 with no hook-ups, some extended stay, 100 pull through, cable tv, wireless internet, tenting, cabins, RV storage, dump station, laundry, groceries, RV supplies, LP gas by weight, ice, tables, and patios. Recreation: rec hall, pavillion, coin games, pool, wading pool, mini golf, 10 bike rentals, basketball, playground, planned activities, horseshoes, sports field, hiking trails, v-ball. Pet restrictions, Open all year, big rigs welcome. 850.623.0808, 8700 Gulf Pines Dr., Milton

The Farmer's Opry offers a campground also. It's a bit out of the way but quiet and peaceful. From Pensacola, go east on Hwy. 90 to Pace, Florida. Go left at McDonalds onto Woodbine Rd. Keep straight through the next light, now you're on Chumuckla Hwy. Follow for another 10 miles. You'll see a water tower on the right, go about 1 mile or so and turn left onto Byrom Campbell Rd., grouds are ahead. There is a yearly Bluegrass Festival here. Facilities: 158 sites with full hook-ups on 30, 128 have water and electric, 11 pull through, dump station, and ice. Recreation: rec hall, hiking trails, every weekend there is live music in the rec hall. Pet restrictions, no tents. 850.994.6000 With all there is to offer, you gotta love Pensacola camping.

With travel trailers, the sky's the limit. Your travel trailer has no boundries on where and how long you stay. Enjoy the comforts of your RV while at your favorite boating or fishing spot. From an RV park to the backwoods, you can do it. Come on, let's go RVing! Trailer and RV Camping.

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