A forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups.
The surrounding landscape is classic Big Cypress: low, freshwater swamp country where tropical and temperate plant communities mingle and support a wide variety of wildlife, including the endangered Florida panther. com for regulations).
Length limits vary by campsite.
Not listed — confirm before booking: Max RV length isn't listed.
Availability on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $10 |
| 2 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $10 |
| 3 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $10 |
| 4 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $10 |
| 6 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $10 |
| 8 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $10 |
| 5 standard nonelectric | ✓ | R | $10 |
| 7 standard nonelectric | ✓ | R | $10 |
| 9 standard nonelectric | R | R | $10 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Hookups (individual campsites): 9 no-hookup individual sites.
33100 Tamiami Trail East
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“Very clean and natural. Please do not modernize. Simple is best for a wilderness style campground .”
“Nice and quiet place to camp. Everything was in order and properly maintained.”
“I almost don’t want to rate it so it can stay my perfect secret. ”
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights34 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights26 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights13 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. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.
Travel trailer · 33 ft · sleeps 10 · 41 mi from campground
$110/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 30 ft · sleeps 8 · 47 mi from campground
$99/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Class C motorhome · 24 ft · sleeps 6 · 49 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
57 mi · 2.5 hr · from $70/person
57 mi · 2 hr · from $52/person
57 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 | 88% | 12% | 0% |
| Dec 2026 | 95% | 5% | 0% |
For December weekends, book about 14 days ahead. Three in four December Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 3 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 | 3 days ahead | 9 days ahead | — | — |
| February | 4 days ahead | 10 days ahead | — | — |
| March | 2 days ahead | 12 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 20 days ahead |
| December | 3 days ahead | 14 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 (439 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.
9 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent, van or small RV, no power
9 sites · $10/night
6 open Nov 13–Nov 15
57 mi · 4 hr–5 hr · from $83/person
57 mi · 45 min · from $42/person
57 mi · 1.3 hr · from $30/person
57 mi · 1.5 hr–2 hr · from $50/person
57 mi · 1 hr · from $45/person