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Fort Pickens Recreation Area Campground Gulf Islands National Seashore Florida

Fort Pickens Recreation Area Overview

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Fort Pickens Recreation Area campground has 200 single-family campsites and is located on Santa Rosa Island, a part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. There are 137 sites with water and electric hookups, as well as 41 standard tent sites. A group campsite is also available. Each campsite also has a table, fire ring and grill.

Campground amenities include drinking water, flush toilets and hot showers. There’s also a laundry, visitor center, swim beach, mixed-used trails and satellite TV access. Firewood is also available for sale from the camp host.

Fort Pickens Recreation Area – Area Recreation

Fort Pickens offers white sand beaches to explore and a variety of outdoor recreation. Visitors can tour the historic Fort Pickents, a pentagonal fort built to defend Pensacola Bay in 1834. Outdoor recreation includes beach combing, swimming, boating, kayaking, swimming, fishing, snorkeling, hiking, biking, picnicking and wildlife viewing.

There’s also restaurants and shops a short distance from the campground in downtown Pensacola.

You may also like Big Lagoon State Park, Rocky Bayou State Park, Henderson Beach State Park, Topsail Hill Preserve State Park, Blackwater River State Park or Grayton Beach State Park.

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Amenities
  • Bathhouse
  • BBQ Grills
  • Camp Store
  • Campground Host
  • Campsite Tables
  • Cell Service Fair
  • Drinking Water
  • Electrical Hookup
  • Fire Pit
  • Fire Rings
  • Firewood Available
  • Fishing Pier
  • Golden Age & Access Passports accepted
  • Grills
  • Group Camping
  • Group Pavilion
  • Laundromat
  • Pets OK
  • Picnic Tables
  • Ranger Station
  • Restrooms (Flush Toilets)
  • RV Hookups
  • Showers
  • Visitor Center
Activities
  • Beach
  • Beach Access
  • Beach Combing
  • Biking
  • Bird Watching
  • Boating
  • Boating (non motorized)
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Historic Sites
  • Interpretive Programs
  • Kayaking
  • Nature Trails
  • Ocean
  • Photography
  • Picnicking
  • Scuba Diving
  • Snorkeling
  • Stargazing
  • Surf Fish
  • Swimming
  • Visitor Center
  • Walking Trails
  • Water Sports
  • Wildlife Viewing
1400 Ft. Pickens Road
Gulf Breeze, Florida 32561
850 677-1089
Lat / Long:

30.3197, -87.2703

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Campsite Types
  • ADA
  • Electric & Water Hookup
  • Group
  • RV
  • Tent
  • Trailer
# of Campsites:

200 + 1 Group

# of RV Hookup Campsites:

137 w/ Water & Electric

Campsite Vehicle Size:

Up to 50 feet.

Season:

Year Round

Elevation:

4

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Fort Pickens Recreation Area Comments & Reviews

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11 Comments on “Fort Pickens Recreation Area”

  1. Carl Hodges says:
    Dec 17 2013 at 9:08 am

    A1 with us we have camped there the last two years and looking forward to going back this year

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  2. Carl Hodges says:
    Dec 17 2013 at 9:09 am

    We love it right on the beach on Santa Rosa Island

    Reply
  3. TechiePhil says:
    Dec 26 2020 at 1:19 pm

    Beautiful natural beaches, fairly isolated from the main tourist areas of Pensacola Beach. Located across the bay from the Naval Air Station, home to the Blue Angels, which you’re likely to see practicing overhead in season. If you need amenities and activities, it’s not your kind of place. If you like natural beaches, hiking and biking, Gulf fishing, it is! Here in December 2020, area still recovering from hurricane Sally.

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  4. Susan Brown says:
    Dec 31 2021 at 10:43 am

    E30 is not a good campsite. Please don’t say it is one of the 2 best. It is full Sun, not by the beach, and right by a transformer. Anything in A loop is what you want. Nice shaded sites, across the street from the beach, and you can hear the ocean from your campsite. Costs more, but there’s a reason. We love this campground! (And we are more boondocking type of people).

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  5. Carissa says:
    May 21 2022 at 11:13 am

    We have a very large tent. What is the best site for a huge tent? We would like a site with electricity

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    • Campsite Photos says:
      May 23 2022 at 4:11 am

      Hi Carissa,
      Unfortunately we don’t have anyone on site (at Fort Pickens Rec Area), so not sure which would be the best for a very large tent. Hopefully browsing the photos will give you an idea, or perhaps someone can comment with suggestions.

      Reply
  6. Gary says:
    Jul 20 2022 at 12:30 pm

    When were these photos of Fort Pickens Campground taken? Thanks.

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  7. Susan Bates says:
    Jul 27 2024 at 3:52 pm

    Does Fort Pickens Campground have cabins?

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