A28
Campsite #A28 at Fort Pickens Campground, FL
$40
Campsite #A28
| Drive-In | 8 people |
| 22 ft | Back-In |
| 1 | good |
4/19
Campsite #A28 Features: Drive-In access, Back-in parking, 22ft driveway, 50 amp hookup, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed, Drinking Water
Campsite Reviews (25)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 76% |
| 4 star | | 20% |
| 3 star | | 4% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@EricS9376768 · Camped on Dec 25, 2025 at Campsite #A28
Beautiful park and the friendliest staff!
@AlE2651308 · Camped on Dec 9, 2025 at Campsite #A28
Met a nice couple from Pensacola that shared some photos of their lifetime enjoying the park.
@RobertB6182770 · Camped on Aug 8, 2025 at Campsite #A28
We have stayed at Fort Pickens several times and have had a wonderful time each time we stayed. We absolutely love the camp grounds. The whole setting is just awesome! Wish the store that used to be there was available. But other than that not a bad thing to say. Hope to visit many more times in the future!
Good
@JessieZ4837F8D · Camped on Feb 15, 2025 at Campsite #A28
I love this park. The campground was clean and it was easy to check in! I will be back as often as possible!
Excellent
@JoeV6E0C4895A4 · Camped on Feb 9, 2025 at Campsite #A28
Love this place. Always stay here when in the arean
Good
@AlE2651308 · Camped on Dec 2, 2024 at Campsite #A28
Love the smaller length campsites that give small rigs like mine a chance to use this park
@Christoph82403 · Camped on Oct 23, 2024 at Campsite #A28
Immaculate campground and Park. Compared to the gateway national park and the old fort up here in New Jersey. It looks like the hurricane was here and not down there. Great job, cant wait to come back!
@PhyllisH186276 · Camped on Mar 24, 2024 at Campsite #A28
Beautiful area. The campground is isolated as it is quite a drive to any stores or restaurants but its nice to be away from the crowds.
@JasonH5601399 · Camped on Nov 24, 2023 at Campsite #A28
Great location to walk across the road to get to the beach area. Camping spots were good. Campground was very quiet. Bathrooms were a little dated.
Good
@JasonB8429005 · Camped on Jun 5, 2023 at Campsite #A28
Beautiful and clean campground. Some sites are a bit stacked on top of another but incredible location and value.
Good
@MarkG5733121 · Camped on Jan 19, 2023 at Campsite #A28
Campground loop A is a short walk to the beautiful beach. Very quiet place and nice bathhouse. Some sites are short and have trees overhead so check site specs before reserving. Fort Tour was great. Download the NPS App for guided tour. Staff in the park office were friendly and helpful.
@CharlesR973079 · Camped on Jan 11, 2023 at Campsite #A28
Excellent stay. Easy access to large and very nice beach, walkable from campground. Bathrooms and showers very clean.
@CathyW5299700 · Camped on Dec 14, 2022 at Campsite #A28
Beautiful campground! We used the bike trails to ride out to the fort. All very well maintained! Camp also had laundry facilities, very handy. Looking forward to a return trip some day!
@GeorgeC007DA80 · Camped on Nov 13, 2022 at Campsite #A28
The park has long stretches of white sandy empty beaches which at times makes you feel you need to drive as though it was snow. Great camping spots in loop a. Easy access to trails and the beach. Great history and fort ruins.
@WilliamC221307 · Camped on Oct 16, 2022 at Campsite #A28
Watch the Blue Angles practice from the fort
@JackDO66FB0938 · Camped on Aug 24, 2022 at Campsite #A28
Fort Pickens is my wife and Is go to Beach location. My parents took my sister than I to Fort Pickens when we were little. It was always one of my favorite places. The first vacation after my wife and I were married was at Fort Pickens in 1987. it was her first time to camp and she loved it. Weve been there many times since then. There are many activities to keep you busy. The walking/bike trails, Old Fort Pickens, the world war two installations, the Bayside swimming and snorkeling, fishing at the Fort Pickens Pier, crabbing, surf fishing gulf side, And of course a crystal clear waters at the four different easy access beaches. If you go to the beach early more times than the Dolphins will be swimming up and down the coast line. Theres almost always a breeze while you sit on the beach during the day. The evening sunsets can be spectacular! The campgrounds are well-kept and quiet. Bathrooms are kept clean and theres always plenty of hot water for the showers.Campground staff are considerate and kind and willing to help you if you need it. You cant go wrong by choosing Fort Pickens for your vacations!
@PhyllisH186276 · Camped on Mar 29, 2022 at Campsite #A28
The campground is very clean. The not criticism is that 50% of the showers in our loop were not working.
@BobG3666609 · Camped on Feb 19, 2022 at Campsite #A28
Friendly staff, very nice beach.
@KittyM3820528 · Camped on Feb 13, 2022 at Campsite #A28
We loved visiting this jewel on the Gulf Coast of Florida in the winter. There are interesting inland hikes as well as gorgeous Gulf and Bay walking, quite campsites, and uncrowded facilities.
@paulab454 · Camped on Dec 31, 2021 at Campsite #A28
This was our first time here and absolutely loved it. Stayed 8 nights and hope to stay 2 weeks the next time. Sand, beautifully white, beaches, simply gorgeous, shelling, fantastic. Joe Patties seafood, the freshest. Need I say more, one of our BEST camping trips ever!!
Good
@BrianH698 · Camped on Dec 27, 2021 at Campsite #A28
Raw beauty - this is what Florida was like before development. Awesome area with epic beaches. Well managed and clean campgrounds and facilities. We will be back!!!
Good
@CeleneS449 · Camped on Dec 18, 2021 at Campsite #A28
Bathrooms in loop A were not well maintained.
@LarryM518 · Camped on Jul 22, 2021 at Campsite #A28
If you want to go to sugar white Gulf beaches, this is the place. The campground is rather large and sites are closer together than many other public campgrounds, but you cannot beat the distance to the beach. Paved sites, some sunny, others covered by hurricane battered and flattened live oaks. Sites often with a chunky drop off on the living side from the asphalt to the ground. Cannot understand why the NPS cannot achieve level limestone gravel with the plain of the asphalt. Great ankle twister and lots of potential for falling. Lots of trails (including the westernmost beginning of the Florida National Scenic Trail). Can hike or bicycle. Birdwatching can be excellent in October and March/April. A loop is more woodsy. B-E loops are more open. You need to be careful about the length of your site when you reserve. There is little fudge room in terms of RV length. There are low branches in the A loop, too. Big rigs and fivers do it, but if you reserve the wrong site... Very difficult to get reservations, always packed year-round. Caution: The road to the camping areas is near sea level among sand dunes. If a tropical storm, hurricane, or winter storm goes by and kicks up the Gulf, the water will cross the roadway, cover it with sand, and it can be days (has been months after hurricanes) before the roads are plowed and campgrounds reopen. Your long reserved and planned vacation could be ruined by these events. A $1 bridge toll is charged to get on the beach. You can do tag and bill, or purchase a Florida SunPass for your vehicle to avoid the $2.50 admin fee on top of the tolls. There is a $25 fee to enter the park for 7 days in addition to camping fees unless you are using interagency cards. There are also strict limits on annual stays. Hitch inserts have been stolen before, so lock your valuables. There are water moccasins in the wetlands, so stay on the trails. And, yes, Fort Pickens and the nature center are great.
Excellent
@StaceyP334 · Camped on Jul 17, 2021 at Campsite #A28
Excellent location, walking distance to beach. Beach is remote and uncrowded. Trails were fun - we biked them and walked a short loop. Saw several birds. An osprey would perch near our campsite every evening. Camp host was friendly. Didn’t use bathhouse this time but they are individual private rooms that appear clean. Returning next year.
Good
@TameraH721 · Camped on May 23, 2021 at Campsite #A28
We absolutely love camping at Fort Pickens! Beautiful beaches, great fort to export, quiet campground and loved that washers and dryers have been added again. Definitely will be back!
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