Big Lagoon State Park Campground
Mary S.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2018

Narrowest campground ever, but it works!

Check out the photo of the site map to see how narrow this campground is. Fortunately, it really doesn't feel that way when you're at your site. I thought it was a cozy feeling, and it didn't feel like lots of sites were crowded in a small area. Despite the small footprint of the campground, it was very quiet.

If you look at the site map, it looks like all the sites are back in sites that aren't very wide. That's not really what they look like...at all. We had site 68 and many campers on that side of the loop had parked a vehicle parallel to the road because some sites are actually longer along the road than deep. This is not a complaint...it works. We did pull our vehicle in beside our teardrop but could have parked parallel to the road. I've included photos of several sites to show how people set up.

Good Separation Between Sites: I liked the amount of separation with heavy brush between most sites. I preferred the sites on the outside of the loop.

Lots of Restrooms: This campground only has about 75 sites, and there are 3 restrooms (not counting the one in the group camp area). Two are handicapped accessible with concrete pads for sites 7, 8, 10, 56 and 57.  There are showers in each restroom.

Boats? Many people were able to fit a boat on their site, but there were also boats parked near the end of the loop in the area before the group camping area. I don't know if this area is open to everyone or just for hosts/volunteers.

Great Area for Easy Hiking: Sand Pine and Estuary Trails are 3.5 and 2 miles, respectively, but you can easily do a combination and cover it all. There's a tower out by Big Lagoon that's worth the view on a sunny day. We saw turtles, snakes and a heron while hiking, but no alligators.

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  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018
  • Review photo of Big Lagoon State Park Campground by Mary S., October 28, 2018