Fort Pickens Campground
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- Right now
- Closedrecreation.gov lists every site closed this weekend, read 16:43 UTC
- A night
- $26–$40When it reopens, per site
- Sites
- 201In the agency’s record
- Season
- Year-roundOpen year-round
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 12 notices
In the agency’s own words
Fort Pickens Campground is situated on Santa Rosa Island, a part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore south of Pensacola and Gulf Breeze, Florida. Visitors are drawn to the Gulf Islands National Seashore's emerald coast waters, magnificent white beaches, fertile marshes and historical landscapes. Come explore with us today! Each camp site offers a fire pit, picnic table, and a paved pad to park on. There are heated showers and flush toilets. We offer electric and non-electric sites. Many of our sites have restrictions from low limbs or bushes so be sure you will fit. Keep reading
Limited overflow parking is available but not guaranteed. Choose a site that will accommodate all of your equipment. You must be 18 yrs old to reserve a campsite. Campers may not stay in the campground more than 14 consecutive days. This policy is strictly enforced. Entrance fees are required for the Fort Pickens area and are good for seven consecutive days from purchase. Pets are NOT allowed on ferries, piers, in forts, batteries, pavilions, or inside any of the facilities. Cancellation fees and Modification fees are non-refundable. Pets are not allowed on any beach within Gulf Islands National Seashore. Cutting of trees, limbs, or branches will result in a fine and a non-refundable cancelation of all reservations. A fire may be ignited and maintained only by using fuel sources designed and commonly used for warmth or the preparation of food, such as charcoal briquettes or natural firewood. Lighting or maintaining a fire with other materials including, but not limited to, flammable liquids, garbage, fireworks, plastics, aerosol canisters, batteries, or other manufactured or synthetic materials, is prohibited.
Recreation
Many visitors young and old come to Fort Pickens to enjoy its scenic location on the beach. The white sands of Gulf Islands National Seashore are the perfect place for a long walk or an afternoon on the beach. The warm ocean waters are great for swimming and snorkeling. You will find a fishing pier just a short distance from Fort Pickens and can be used by visitors without a Florida fishing license. Hiking trails provide beautiful views and hours of exploration. Historic Fort Pickens, a pentagonal fort built to defend Pensacola Bay in 1834, is just 1 mile from the campground. The structure was fortified after the War of 1812 and was one of four forts in the South never occupied by Confederates during the Civil War. Pets are not allowed on the beach, ferries, piers, in forts, batteries, pavilions, or inside any of the facilities.
Facilities
This campground is open for reservations year-round. It contains 137 family sites with electricity (20, 30 & 50 amp) and water hookups, as well as 40 non-electric tent sites, one non-electric tent only group site with water hookup is also available. Fort Pickens also has 6 wheelchair accessible sites with electricity and 2 wheelchair accessible sites without electricity. Amenities include flush toilets, showers, drinking water and a dump station in each campground . There are no boat ramps in the Fort Pickens area. All Fort Pickens campsites are available for reservations up to 6 months in advance. Fort Pickens does not have a wait list. You can set up alerts with your rec.gov account to be notified when a site opens.
Natural Features
The campground is located on a barrier island between the Gulf of America and Pensacola Bay. Groves of live oak trees are scattered across the island, providing shelter for resident and migrating bird populations, as well as shade for park visitors. The Gulf Islands National Seashore is home to sparkling blue waters, white beaches and coastal marshes. However, more than 80% of the national park is underwater, as it's a vital protective habitat to marine life. Pets are NOT allowed on beaches, ferries, piers, in forts, batteries, pavilions, or inside any of the facilities.
Nearby Attractions
The campground is a short distance from restaurants and beach nightlife, downtown Pensacola, the Pensacola Naval Air Station and Naval Aviation Museum, the Pensacola Lighthouse and other historic sites. Campsites are within 1/4 mile of the beaches.
Charges & Cancellations
Cancellation and modification fees are non-refundable.
What the agency tells you
Pets are not allowed on the beach, on the pier, in the fort, batteries, paviliions, or inside any of the facilities.
Cancelation Fees and Modification Fees are non-refundable. Cutting of trees, limbs, or branches will result in a fine and a non-refundable cancelation of all reservations. In an effort to improve our check in process at Fort Pickens Campground, we have implemented a “straight to your site” process. * Campers can proceed directly to their reserved site after 1 p.m. * Staff will check you in during rounds – no need to stop at the campground office. Please have a copy of your reservation available for verification * Your vehicle tag will be attached to the post at your site. Please place the tag on your vehicle dashboard. If additional vehicle tags are needed, let the camp host know. Reminder - Campground regulations are sent to you through your email. It is your responsibility to read and understand those regulations. Campground hosts are present in the campgrounds to ensure an enjoyable stay and that regulations are followed. If you need park maps, vehicle tags, etc. please talk to your hosts.
ATTENTION: Delivery of RVs is allowed by companies that have a CUA (Commercial Use Authorization) only. If a company arrives at the entrance gate to deliver an RV without a CUA they will be refused entrance. For your own benefit, please be sure the company that you are renting from has a CUA with Gulf Islands National Seashore.
Everything else this campground posts · 9
When choosing a site through recreation.gov, your total length is the vehicle plus trailer or RV plus tow vehicle. Only one RV unit is allowed per site. If you choose a site that does not fit your total length, the Park reserves the right to cancel your reservation upon arrival, please read ALL restrictions posted at each site. All wheels, including truck or car, must fit in a line on the pavement at the site. ALL campers are limited to ONE RV (motorhome or trailer), one tent, and one vehicle, or two tents and two vehicles.
Campers can stay a maximum of 14 nights from March 1 through Labor Day (to include individuals, families, groups), and no more than 14 consecutive nights at any time of the year. A minimum two-night absence is required between camping stays during the off season (Labor Day through March 1), and the stay limits apply to ALL occupants. Campers are limited to 42 nights in a calendar year.
Electric Vehicle Charging. While the campgrounds at Gulf Islands have sites equipped with 20, 30 and 50 amp electrical service, our systems can not currently support the charging of electric vehicles.
Campground Rules and Regulations: It is your responsibility to abide by all posted campground rules and regulations. Failure to comply with these items may result in a fine or cancelation. You are responsible for measuring your equipment, reading the site alerts and booking a site that will accommodate ALL your equipment fully backed in.
Generators are allowed in D loop only. Run hours are 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. (60-decibel limit).
ENTRANCE FEES are NOT included in the cost of your reservation. Gulf Isalnd entrance fees are $25/private vehicle or $20/private motorcycle, good for 7 days; annual passes can be purchased for $45.
Gates close at sunset; registered campers arriving late; the entrance code for the gate is in your confirmation email.
Do not hang/ string anything from trees (hammocks, lights, clothes lines, etc). Portable air conditioning units used for tents or outside are not allowed. Shower tents or portable potty tents are not allowed. Hot tubs and other non-camping equipment is not allowed
Golf Carts are not allowed in the Fort Pickens Campground with the exception of disabled persons accessing the restroom facilities. Use by any other persons is prohibited.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 201 · 14 tent-only, 1 group
- Hookups
- 144 electric, 158 water
- Longest rig
- 49 ft
- Paved pads
- 200 of 201
- Accessible sites
- 9
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - year round
- Showers
- Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind
- SHOWERS on 1 of 201 campsite records, Shower/Bath Type states a shower on 1 campsite record(s) that are not a cabin, of this campground's 201
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Firewood
- Sold here
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
- Stay limit
- 42 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Beach, Coast
- Biking
- Boating
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Historic site
- Ranger programs
- Kayaking
- Picnicking
- Scuba Diving
- Snorkeling
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Visitor center
- Water sports
- Night sky · 53rd darkest of 60 in FL
- Bortle 5
Nothing to book until it reopensread 16:43 UTC
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Every line of the receipt · 13
What you actually pay
“Cancellation and modification fees are non-refundable.” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 5
Why this page can’t say why
recreation.gov lists every site at Fort Pickens Campground closed this Friday and Saturday night. The National Park Service has published no closure notice we hold, so this page can’t say why, and it won’t fill the gap with a guess. A closed night isn’t a sold-out one: the reservations its record still carries were taken before the sites were closed.
There’s no notice to quote and no reason to argue with, so this page offers you the watch and the list below, and no letter.
Open within 60 miles · 1
The agency’s own word that these are open, not our reading of a season.
- Naval Live Oaks Youth Group CampingGulf Islands National Seashore · 8.5 mi · walk-up · 1 site
recreation.gov availability, read 16:43 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
201 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 187 mapped sitesAll 201 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 171 of the 201 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| Group Site | GRP1 | group standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 824 ft | 179 ft | |||
| LOOP A | A001 | standard electric | 40 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 69 ft | 1,134 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A002 | standard electric | 45 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 69 ft | 1,076 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A003 | standard electric | 42 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 61 ft | 1,097 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A004 | tent only nonelectric | 25 ft | 53 ft | 1,010 ft | $26 | ||
| LOOP A | A005 | standard electric | 30 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 61 ft | 1,049 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A006 | standard electric | 46 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 39 ft | 975 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A007 | standard electric | 44 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 39 ft | 971 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A008 | standard electric | 47 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 41 ft | 976 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A009 | standard electric | 42 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 54 ft | 1,032 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A010 | standard electric | 46 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 56 ft | 1,001 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A011 | standard electric | 41 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 54 ft | 1,065 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A012 | standard electric | 46 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 52 ft | 1,034 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A013 | type not stated | 45 ft | 20/30/50 amp | yes | 1,101 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A014 | standard electric | 44 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 33 ft | 1,070 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A015 | standard electric | 43 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 33 ft | 1,086 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A016 | standard electric | 49 ft | 20/30/50 amp | yes | 73 ft | 1,143 ft | $40 |
| LOOP A | A017 | type not stated | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 1,253 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP A | A018 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 40 ft | 1,210 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A019 | standard electric | 29 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 34 ft | 1,320 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A020 | standard electric | 46 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 40 ft | 1,238 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A021 | standard electric | 31 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 34 ft | 1,350 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A022 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 1,282 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A023 | standard electric | 30 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 1,312 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A024 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 41 ft | 1,387 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A025 | standard electric | 46 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 50 ft | 1,352 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A026 | standard electric | 25 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 29 ft | 1,461 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A027 | standard electric | 44 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 50 ft | 1,399 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A028 | standard electric | 30 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 29 ft | 1,454 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A029 | standard electric | 39 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 29 ft | 1,483 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A030 | standard electric | 46 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 49 ft | 1,541 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A031 | standard electric | 31 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 49 ft | 1,536 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A032 | standard electric | 33 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 29 ft | 1,469 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A033 | standard electric | 40 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 1,442 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A034 | standard electric | 34 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 73 ft | 1,477 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A035 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 79 ft | 1,401 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A036 | standard electric | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | yes | 65 ft | 1,282 ft | $40 |
| LOOP A | A037 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 65 ft | 1,340 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A038 | standard electric | 32 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 68 ft | 1,241 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A039 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 1,209 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A040 | standard electric | 40 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 59 ft | 1,267 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A041 | standard electric | 40 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 1,185 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A042 | standard electric | 39 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 63 ft | 1,227 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP A | A043 | standard electric | 40 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 61 ft | 1,147 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP B | B001 | tent only nonelectric | 14 ft | 46 ft | 2,814 ft | $26 | ||
| LOOP B | B002 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 56 ft | 2,808 ft | $26 | ||
| LOOP B | B003 | tent only nonelectric | 20 ft | 46 ft | 2,857 ft | $26 | ||
| LOOP B | B004 | tent only nonelectric | 17 ft | 61 ft | 3,014 ft | $26 | ||
| LOOP B | B005 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 34 ft | 3,072 ft | $26 | ||
| LOOP B | B006 | tent only nonelectric | 13 ft | 48 ft | 3,114 ft | $26 | ||
| LOOP B | B007 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 34 ft | 3,084 ft | $26 | ||
| LOOP B | B008 | type not stated | 1 ft | 3,076 ft | $40 | |||
| LOOP B | B009 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | yes | 62 ft | 2,974 ft | $26 | |
| LOOP B | B010 | tent only nonelectric | 13 ft | 32 ft | 2,902 ft | $26 | ||
| LOOP B | B011 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 32 ft | 2,871 ft | $26 | ||
| LOOP B | B012 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 34 ft | 2,837 ft | $26 | ||
| LOOP B | B013 | tent only nonelectric | 17 ft | 48 ft | 2,747 ft | $26 | ||
| LOOP C | C001 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 37 ft | 2,633 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C002 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 37 ft | 2,596 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C003 | standard electric | 25 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 2,538 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C004 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 2,498 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C005 | standard electric | 24 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 55 ft | 2,453 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C006 | standard electric | 27 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 72 ft | 2,377 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C007 | standard electric | 23 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 50 ft | 2,316 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C008 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 2,276 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C009 | standard electric | 20 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 25 ft | 2,235 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C010 | standard electric | 28 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 47 ft | 2,214 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C011 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 25 ft | 2,211 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C012 | standard electric | 29 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 2,171 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C013 | standard electric | 29 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 2,143 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C014 | standard electric | 27 ft | 20/30/50 amp | yes | 30 ft | 2,195 ft | $40 |
| LOOP C | C015 | standard electric | 27 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 31 ft | 2,232 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C016 | standard electric | 40 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 63 ft | 2,194 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C017 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 31 ft | 2,257 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C018 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 35 ft | 2,290 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C019 | standard electric | 34 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 32 ft | 2,296 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C020 | standard electric | 30 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 41 ft | 2,389 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C021 | standard electric | 27 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 41 ft | 2,427 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C022 | standard electric | 26 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 2,476 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C023 | standard electric | 37 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 2,517 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C024 | standard electric | 29 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 34 ft | 2,588 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C025 | standard electric | 33 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 34 ft | 2,622 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C026 | type not stated | 40 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 2,089 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP C | C027 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | yes | 95 ft | 2,003 ft | $40 |
| LOOP C | C028 | type not stated | 41 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 1,969 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP C | C029 | type not stated | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 1,945 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP C | C030 | standard electric | 39 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 40 ft | 1,911 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C031 | standard electric | 40 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 39 ft | 1,883 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C032 | standard electric | 39 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 40 ft | 1,872 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C033 | standard electric | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 39 ft | 1,845 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C034 | standard electric | 45 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 46 ft | 1,827 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C035 | type not stated | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 1,794 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP C | C036 | standard electric | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 49 ft | 1,780 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C037 | standard electric | 39 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 49 ft | 1,744 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C038 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 51 ft | 1,728 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C039 | standard electric | 37 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 49 ft | 1,696 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C040 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 33 ft | 1,677 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C041 | standard electric | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 33 ft | 1,644 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C042 | standard electric | 31 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 48 ft | 1,614 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C043 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 1,566 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C044 | standard electric | 34 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 49 ft | 1,578 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C045 | standard electric | 29 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 37 ft | 1,527 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C046 | standard electric | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 37 ft | 1,492 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C047 | standard electric | 29 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 39 ft | 1,486 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C048 | standard electric | 32 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 39 ft | 1,489 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP C | C049 | standard electric | 28 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 49 ft | 1,540 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP D | D001 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 54 ft | 2,673 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D002 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 40 ft | 2,658 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D003 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 40 ft | 2,643 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D004 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 55 ft | 2,618 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D005 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 43 ft | 2,660 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D006 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 43 ft | 2,642 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D007 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 43 ft | 2,683 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D008 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 43 ft | 2,668 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D009 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 43 ft | 2,708 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D010 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 43 ft | 2,727 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D011 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 52 ft | 2,697 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D012 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 57 ft | 2,767 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D013 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 56 ft | 2,735 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D014 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 40 ft | 2,788 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D015 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 40 ft | 2,808 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D016 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 47 ft | 2,862 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D017 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 47 ft | 2,884 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D018 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 46 ft | 2,915 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D019 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 46 ft | 2,961 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D020 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 59 ft | 2,995 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D021 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 75 ft | 3,039 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D022 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 45 ft | 2,980 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D023 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 45 ft | 2,961 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D024 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 48 ft | 2,964 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D025 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | yes | 62 ft | 2,963 ft | ||
| LOOP D | D026 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 35 ft | 2,870 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D027 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 35 ft | 2,836 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D028 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 50 ft | 2,787 ft | |||
| LOOP D | D029 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 48 ft | 2,735 ft | |||
| LOOP E | E001 | standard electric | 34 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 56 ft | 2,582 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E002 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 56 ft | 2,557 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E003 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 59 ft | 2,548 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E004 | standard electric | 34 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 49 ft | 2,545 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E005 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 49 ft | 2,524 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E006 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 2,497 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E007 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 27 ft | 2,476 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E008 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 2,455 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E009 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 27 ft | 2,450 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E010 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 53 ft | 2,384 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E011 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 31 ft | 2,371 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E012 | standard electric | 34 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 53 ft | 2,331 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E013 | standard electric | 33 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 31 ft | 2,340 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E014 | type not stated | 34 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 2,311 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP E | E015 | type not stated | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 2,283 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP E | E016 | standard electric | 25 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 47 ft | 2,238 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E017 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 40 ft | 2,224 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E018 | standard electric | 37 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 40 ft | 2,185 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E019 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 47 ft | 2,191 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E020 | standard electric | 32 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 56 ft | 2,131 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E021 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 56 ft | 2,137 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E022 | tent only electric | 20/30/50 amp | 34 ft | 2,062 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP E | E023 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 62 ft | 2,067 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E024 | standard electric | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 34 ft | 2,029 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E025 | standard electric | 36 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 53 ft | 1,982 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E026 | standard electric | 28 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 45 ft | 1,958 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E027 | standard electric | 34 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 51 ft | 1,930 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E028 | standard electric | 28 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 1,914 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E029 | standard electric | 27 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 51 ft | 1,879 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E030 | standard electric | 26 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 1,872 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E031 | standard electric | 29 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 57 ft | 1,817 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E032 | standard electric | 28 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 1,779 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E033 | standard electric | 29 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 1,739 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E034 | standard electric | 28 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 57 ft | 1,665 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E035 | standard electric | 27 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 59 ft | 1,602 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E036 | standard electric | 28 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 40 ft | 1,594 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E037 | standard electric | 29 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 40 ft | 1,632 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E038 | standard electric | 28 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 57 ft | 1,682 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E039 | standard electric | 23 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 55 ft | 1,695 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E040 | standard electric | 33 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 57 ft | 1,762 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E041 | standard electric | 30 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 44 ft | 1,747 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E042 | standard electric | 30 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 39 ft | 1,790 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E043 | standard electric | 31 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 57 ft | 1,818 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E044 | standard electric | 31 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 39 ft | 1,829 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E045 | standard electric | 26 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 55 ft | 1,895 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E046 | standard electric | 28 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 53 ft | 1,902 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E047 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 39 ft | 1,953 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E048 | standard electric | 28 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 48 ft | 1,954 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E049 | standard electric | 34 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 39 ft | 1,992 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E050 | type not stated | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 1,997 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP E | E051 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 2,034 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E052 | type not stated | 34 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 2,040 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP E | E053 | type not stated | 37 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 2,065 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP E | E054 | type not stated | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 2,087 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP E | E055 | type not stated | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 2,147 ft | $40 | ||
| LOOP E | E056 | standard electric | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 30 ft | 2,157 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E057 | standard electric | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 30 ft | 2,187 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E058 | standard electric | 39 ft | 20/30/50 amp | yes | 51 ft | 2,238 ft | $40 |
| LOOP E | E059 | standard electric | 37 ft | 20/30/50 amp | yes | 38 ft | 2,299 ft | $40 |
| LOOP E | E060 | standard electric | 38 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 32 ft | 2,303 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E061 | standard electric | 33 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 38 ft | 2,336 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E062 | standard electric | 26 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 47 ft | 2,382 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E063 | standard electric | 34 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 47 ft | 2,446 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E064 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 47 ft | 2,493 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E065 | standard electric | 35 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 52 ft | 2,565 ft | $40 | |
| LOOP E | E066 | standard electric | 37 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 52 ft | 2,617 ft | $40 |
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Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Fort Pickens Group CampgroundGulf Islands National Seashore · 0.2 mi
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Davis Bayou Group CampgroundGulf Islands National Seashore · 91 mi
Isaac Creek91 mi
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Lock 197 miPhysical Address (NO MAIL SERVICE): 1400 Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach, FL 32561
From I10W:
1. At Exit 12, head right on the ramp for I-110 South toward Pensacola Bch / Pensacola; 6.2 mi
2. Take the ramp on the left for FL-30 / E Chase St; 0.6 mi
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Pensacola Station, FL
Typical weather
Typical October night 60°F, day 79°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 42°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land

Fort Pickens Campground is in Florida’s 1st congressional district. Its representative, Jimmy Patronis (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: D-. See every public-lands vote →