A forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.
Because Monument Lake is centrally located in Big Cypress, it's a handy base for the preserve's wide range of outdoor pursuits: fishing and hiking close to the campground, boardwalk exploration, and access to longer biking and auto-tour routes across the preserve. The broader Big Cypress landscape supports a mix of tropical and temperate plant communities and abundant wildlife wildlife viewing and photography are common pursuits here, and the preserve is also home to the endangered Florida panther.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Showers on site.
Availability on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 tent only nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 6 tent only nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 9 tent only nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 8 tent only nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 13 tent only nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 12 tent only nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 10 tent only nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 37 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 38 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 27 rv nonelectric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 38 no-hookup individual sites.
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Managed by National Park Service (Big Cypress National Preserve). Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.
Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (516 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.
“Nice campground. Also enjoyed the ranger program about the night sky ”
“Well kept campground. Conveniently located. Soft grass! Wish we had stayed even longer. ”
| ✓ |
| $28 |
| 28 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 1 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 33 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 23 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 32 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 31 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 24 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 29 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 26 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 2 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 3 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 25 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 34 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 18 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 19 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 21 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 16 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 36 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 15 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 22 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 17 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 30 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 14 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 35 rv nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 4 tent only nonelectric | R | R | $24 |
| 5 tent only nonelectric | R | R | $24 |
| 11 tent only nonelectric | ✓ | R | $24 |
| 20 rv nonelectric | R | R | $28 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights13 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights6 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights26 sites open for every nightAn idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.
Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 45 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.
Travel trailer · 33 ft · sleeps 10 · 44 mi from campground
$110/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 30 ft · sleeps 8 · 46 mi from campground
$99/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Class C motorhome · 24 ft · sleeps 6 · 46 mi from campground
$180/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalPaid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.
46 mi · 1.5 hr · from $70/person
58 mi · 2.5 hr · from $70/person
58 mi · 2 hr · from $52/person
58 mi · 2 hr–5 hr · from $199/person
Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.
| Month | Open | Booked | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 93% | 7% | 0% |
| Dec 2026 | 88% | 12% | 0% |
| Jan 2027 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| Feb 2027 | 71% | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 2027 | 94% | 6% | 0% |
| Apr 2027 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
For January weekends, book about 53 days ahead. Three in four January Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 13 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 days ahead | 53 days ahead | 8 days ahead | 46 days ahead |
| February | 22 days ahead | 52 days ahead | 11 days ahead | 42 days ahead |
| March | 8 days ahead | 29 days ahead | 4 days ahead | 22 days ahead |
| April | 8 days ahead | 30 days ahead | 7 days ahead | 31 days ahead |
| August | 9 days ahead | 38 days ahead | — | — |
| September | 3 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 16 days ahead |
| October | 2 days ahead | 8 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 62 days ahead |
| November | 4 days ahead | 15 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 11 days ahead |
| December | 6 days ahead | 27 days ahead | 3 days ahead | 19 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (11,795 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
38 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
28 sites · $28/night
Loops: Monument Lake Campground (28)
27 open Nov 13–Nov 15
Tents only, no power
10 sites · $24/night
Loops: Monument Lake Campground (10)
7 open Nov 13–Nov 15
58 mi · 4 hr–5 hr · from $83/person
58 mi · 45 min · from $42/person
58 mi · 1.3 hr · from $30/person
58 mi · 1.5 hr–2 hr · from $50/person
58 mi · 1 hr · from $45/person