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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Florida

Apalachicola National Forest

8 federal campgrounds, 6 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

8Campgrounds
6With first-come sites
11Sites, from 1
30–110 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 8 of these 8 campgrounds

Where they are

8 of 8 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 8

8 campgrounds
Reservable
Camel Lake Campground
Apalachicola National Forest · FL
11 sitesrigs to 80 ft80 fttoiletshookups
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Brown House Hunt CampApalachicola National Forest · FL80 ftFirst-comeBuckhorn Hunt CampApalachicola National Forest · FL110 ftFirst-comeCamel Lake Recreation AreaApalachicola National Forest · FL80 ftCliff Lake Hunt CampApalachicola National Forest · FL60 ftFirst-comeOtter Hunt CampApalachicola National Forest · FL60 ftFirst-comePorter LakeApalachicola National Forest · FL30 ftFirst-comeTwin Poles Hunt CampApalachicola National Forest · FL60 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Long Bay5,726 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Clear Lake5,592 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Savannah1,927 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Gum Bay11,645 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Foster Bridge fire · 1.5 mi from the nearest campground here · 675 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Mill Pond fire · 11 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,760 acres · 100% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Aug 26, 2026

Who answers for this land

Apalachicola National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Neal Dunn (R)FL 2nd · 8 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly