Gold Head Branch State Park Campground Florida
6239 State Road 21Keystone Heights, Florida 32656
352 473-4701
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Mike Roess – Gold Head Branch State Park includes 2,000 acres of rolling Sandhills, marshes and lakes. The campground has 74 campsites and 16 cabins. RV electric hookups are available at some sites. Group and primitive tent campsites are also available.
Gold Head Branch State Park campground has drinking water, flush toilets, hot showers, and a RV dump station. Firewood is also available for sale from the friendly campground host. Each campsite has a table, fire ring and grill. The Park also has campfire programs, a picnic areas, interpretive trails, playground, historic sites, nature trails and viewing areas, equestrian trails and lakes.
Gold Branch State Park – Area Recreation
Wildlife viewing is a popular attraction with opportunities to see fox squirrels, tortoises, bald eagles, hawks and other birds like the famous red cockaded woodpecker. You may also catch a glimpse of the legendary Moss Man.
Outdoor activities include hiking, biking, horseback riding, swimming, fishing, star gazing and photography.
A few other campgrounds in the area include Rodman Campground, O’Leno State Park and Paynes Prairie State Park.
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Create Campsite Availability AlertBest Campsites
1, 3, 4, 7, 16, 17, 21, 25, 31, 36, 39, 46, 71, 72
Regions
Campsite Types
- ADA
- Cabin
- RV
- Tent
- Trailer
Season:
Year Round
Elevation:
128
# of Campsites:
74 + 16 Cabins
Amenities
- Amphitheater
- BBQ Grills
- Campground Host
- Campsite Tables
- Drinking Water
- Dump Station
- Electrical Hookup
- Equestrian trail
- Fire Pit
- Fire Rings
- Firewood Available
- Grills
- Group Camping
- Group Pavilion
- Pets OK
- Picnic Tables
- Ranger Station
- Restrooms (Flush Toilets)
- RV Hookups
- Showers
- Visitor Center
Activities
- Biking
- Bird Watching
- Boating (non motorized)
- Canoeing
- Creek
- Fishing
- Geocaching
- Hiking
- Historic Sites
- Horseback riding
- Interpretive Programs
- Kayaking
- Lake
- Mountain Biking
- Nature Trails
- Photography
- Picnicking
- Playground
- Stargazing
- Swimming
- Walking Trails
- Water Sports
- Wildlife Viewing
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Stayed in site 73, which was very level, but none of the trees shown in the picture are there. The entire back of our site had either been destroyed by a storm or just mowed down by the park. They do a LOT of controlled burns so the park looks unhealthy and not pretty at all.
Hi Michael,
Yes, unfortunately most of the trees were blown away by a hurricane. We hope to reshoot Gold Head Branch State Park later this year
I was there earlier this year and noticed they were cutting down century old healthy oak trees. Apparently from the email Kevin Patton sent me, “ The oaks and Sand Pines are offsite species and were removed to restore the Sand Hill ecosystem in areas where human activity has caused habitat degradation.” It was a shame. I loved walking under those old oak trees near the cabins.
We stay for two weeks every year because of nearby family. Hard to get reservations because weekend families from Jacksonville tend to book every weekend. Weekdays are pretty quiet but the weekends can have kids running wild all over.
Thank you for sharing. We are retired and have our son and grand babies living with us and we get away once a month and love the quiet time! Safe camping!
My family have been camping here for almost14 years. We have always had a great time. Lots of good stories and fun memories. I would most defiantly recommend camping here.
We stayed for a weekend in the Sandhill Loop. The site was nice, with a picnic table and fire ring (grate needed replacing). Florida State Parks are popular and hard to get into so you take what you can get (sometimes it works out😊😊)! I suspect we will stay here often.