Big Lagoon State Park Campground

HURRICANE SALLY UPDATE 

Park staff continue to work diligently on hurricane recovery efforts at Big Lagoon State Park from Hurricane Sally. The majority of the park is reopened but the following areas remain closed: the East Beach Day-use area, small portion of the Estuary Nature Trail, hand kayak launch and observation tower. Please adhere to all posted signage and avoid closed areas.

Campground is nice with private sites. A large part of the park is still closed due to hurricane damages.

Gravel site. Electric and water. Some vegetation to block some of the other campers. Florida state parks are so reasonable.

We liked the campsite. Unfortunately the beach access is not usable because of Hurricane Sally destroying the boardwalks.

The parking itself is beautiful wrapped around the water the employees are very nice very understanding and the people that are coming in to obtain their new spots are very nice and helpful. I definitely recommend staying a few nights hooking up and walk in the park and visiting the people that are camping everyone is very hospitable and also Abrahams a very good atmosphere to the rest of the park. I am a native of Pensacola and I’ve been coming to the park for years so this is my first time actually camping as an RV’er! As I have to say I definitely do it again and again and again search for those that are looking for a great spot for camping with the kiddos or nightlife with the adults this is definitely the place to go is plenty to do and lots to see!

Big Lagoon is ALWAYS available. On the Gulf Coast, that's just unheard of.

Typical great facilities, well maintained, as with all Florida State Parks, and a nightly rate of $20...I've been coming here for years, and will continue to do so!

Perfect beaches at Perdido Key SP that are free to campers are 5 miles away.

We often get a sitter at Big Lagoon. Very private rv spaces lots of shade. Great for pop up campers.

Nice state park, as we've come to expect from all Florida State Parks.

There are nice walking trails throughout but currently portions of the park are closed due to damage from Hurricane Sally.

There was a Mardi Gras boat parade while we were there, which was fun, but we couldn't believe how much of the throws just plopped straight into the water, just adding to the ocean garbage.

The showers are nice and hot and free. No laundry here.

There are a lot of activities here: ranger talks, bird watching walks with a ranger, stargazing groups, etc.

Hosts do a good job of maintaining the sites.

Each site was pretty private. Some are paved and some are not. Our site (#56) was paved and the fire pit looked to have been moved aside for paving and forgotten about, because it was in the bushes and unusable.

Overall a nice basic campground and we'd stay again.

Unfortunately when we were at Big Lagoon most of the trails were closed. Very slow clean up from the hurricane the year before. Sites were quiet and private. Lots of shade trees.

We stayed over the weekend. The campsites ranged from extra small to large so be sure to check out the map. Good views and nice trails. Unfortunately, some trails were closed due to the hurricane damage. Looking forward to the opening, it’s looks like it could be amazing. The area was well kept. Only has one dump station so there was a wait. Overall good place to visit.

Stayed at Big Lagoon 7/8/2021 for 4 nights in 24” travel trailer. There is a mixture of sites that have dirt, gravel, sand, fully paved, partial paved drives.

Our first site: # 45 was a back in and was in low area, near a marshy area. Entire site was muddy, and caked on to your shoes. (It had been pretty rainy the previous day, but we stayed at this site 2 nights and never really dried out.

Went to Ranger who was very helpful and moved us, 1 site over: # 46. This site had a paved area for Trailer and wide cement area to walk in and out of.. a much better site. With the heavy foliage through out the park, sites are pretty private.

If you look at the campground map, you will see the sites on the north side are a bit higher and elevation and did not seem to have any issue with water. When booking, read the description of the site, carefully, some are tent only, or very short drive so limited what you can put where.

Campground is gated, and you are given a code for “off hours” entrance. Used rest rooms and shower. Very clean and really hot water. No water views, short walk to water BUT, board walk was still closed due to last hurricane. Looks very close to being done.

Lastly: Campers: if you do not plan on keeping your reservation, please be kind and formally cancel. We wanted to move the first night but sign at Ranger stated “campground full” so we did not ask.. next morning there were at least 5 or 6 sites where people did not show nor cancelled.

Price is right for this campground. 1 Dump location. Saw 3 snakes in 3 days. Beach was closed w/no access early 2021. Bath houses were clean. High water on many campsites when it rained.

We stayed in three sites in April 2021: 27, 6, and 64. This campground is in a nice location and has many good features: many beautiful trees and plants, spacing between sites, clean bathhouses, etc. Unfortunately , many of the trails are closed long-term, probably since Hurricane Sally. Moreover, it’s an older campground and many of the sites aren’t level and are sandy. That made big trouble for us in site 64: our sprinter van got stuck in the sand and he had to call AAA to get a tow truck to get us out. We aren’t the only ones: I saw another family’s vehicle stuck with spinning tires the night before and there were other sites with tread marks from possibly similar situations. The park has recognized the problem and has cement pads or better hard surface leveling in some sites, but not all. Bummer.

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We stayed at Big Lagoon for two nights in late January - site 55. The campsites are not as nice as other FL State Parks we have stayed in. The site was sand and was not level - we needed leveling blocks for our 21’ RV. Some of the sites looked more level than others - as long as you have blocks, you should be fine. The site was not as private as we’ve had in other parks - separation on only one side. We could clearly see our neighbors in the other side, as well as the folks across the road from us. Again, some sites are more private than others. What this park does have, however, are beautiful boardwalks. Most of them are closed right now due to hurricane damage, but there are a couple you can walk on a little. And they have a great sand hiking path - again, one section is closed due to a bridge being out, but it was a nice hike nonetheless. When the repairs are complete of the boardwalks and trails, this would be an amazing state park with a pretty good campground.

Located only a short 10 minute drive from Pensacola, Florida this is a great state park! Despite damage left from hurricane sally, the trails around the campground are gorgeous and covered in white sand. There is one main dump station and the sites have electric and water. All sites are private and spacious, tucked in the woods. There are plenty of bathrooms scattered throughout the park and they’re clean. The price is always right for state parks! I believe it cost $20 per night and half off for seniors.

This campground reminds me of the Florida I knew when I was younger. Smaller, uneven sights. Nice that they've updated the bathhouses and electrical hookups. These sites are friendly to smaller campers and tents. Be sure to bring a boat or kayak, there's a great launch into the bay!

Nice secluded campground with easy access to the beach and surrounding forms of entertainment. Awesome area to walk, hike, and ride bikes. Nice clean bathrooms/shower houses (3). All site pads are not level. Some trails and parts of the campground were closed due to damage from hurricane Sally.

Typical Florida state park. Beautiful, spacious and clean. Close to the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, home of the Blue Angles and a great aviation museum. Check out Joe Patties for the freshest seafood on the gulf coast.

We came to watch Blue Angels. Covid and Hurricane Sally messed up our plans but we were so thankful our reservation wasn’t cancelled. We were able to fish and enjoy nearby Johnson Beach and had a wonderful time.

We visited 9/7 through 9/11/2020. This was our first time here. It was great, the site we chose #74 was one of the smaller ones but close to the bathhouse. We had full hookups and good cell phone coverage with Verizon. The park rangers and camp hosts were very friendly . Bathroom and showers were very clean ! We enjoyed the park and area surrounding Pensacola, Florida . We definitely will be back, rate was $20 per night with a $6.70 reservation fee thru reserve America .

very nice and clean bath houses.   Excellent scenery including turtles, gators,  water access and water views with observation towers.  Roads in campgrounds narrow and run down.  Wooden walkways as well.  Fishing, kayaking, hiking, biking, etc.   No sewer hookup but covienient dump station.   Good value

Every good facility, rangers also very helpful during after hours checkin plenty of bathrooms and showers all clean. Spaces are very close together yet have decent privacy.

I loved this campsite. Bathrooms were super clean. Water ran both hot and cold. The trail on site was beautiful. The only reason why I didn’t rate 5 stars is the restrictions on dogs at the beaches. It was super hot the weekend we went and my poor pooch was dying to go swimming.

Lots of great camping, fishing, kayak rentals, and boat ramps. Beautiful pavilion for weddings and other gatherings. Lots of trails and awesome animal sightings! Took the dogs and kids here often and loved it!

Had a wonderful time with the kids and the dogs, even while fighting the biting flys, only downfall was one extremely ride park ranger. Overall a great time and we are planning a return trip!

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Location is close to many local tourist spots. Great areas to fish or launch a boat at the park. The sites are small and ours was very sandy making leveling a little difficult.

Edged up against the heavily commercialized coast is the Big Lagoon State Park. Located only a few minutes away from some popular attractions, this park provides contrast to the retail area. There are a lot of outdoor activities to do here. We especially enjoyed the boardwalk trails. If you are not from the area and want to see a different landscape, the boardwalk trails provide you with that option. The cost to enter the state park for the purpose of day-use is $4.00 per vehicle/1 person, or $6.00 per vehicle/2-8 people.

We live close enough to camp here often. It’s beautiful. Lots of trails to hike. Bring your kayak and bikes.