Bissette Bay — Canaveral National Seashore

There's no direct access to reach this primitive campground here in Bissette Bay.  But if you can manage to get here (it doesn't take much to get a local fisherman to take you to the western head of this little island), you will find uninhibited paradise that very few venture to.

I struck camp here late afternoon, having brokered a deal with a boat chocked full of gents from South Carolina who had come down for the long weekend.  They dropped me off around 4pm, I set up camp near the water's edge, got a fire up and running and had my fishing line in the water by 5pm.  By 6pm, I had 3 different fish being fired up on my campsite - red drum, silver mullet and spotted sea trout.  After filleting the fish, I had smoked the meat for a good hour and then let the bounty lie across my grill for a good 12 minutes on both side after first bathing in olive oil and herbs d' Provence, finished off with a few lemons I had brought with me.

The greatest compliment was paid by the group of fisherman who had dropped me off at the site in the first place, who texted me that they hadn't caught anything of interest, but would like to stop by in to check on me (which I greatly appreciated). Upon arriving, they cracked open a bottle of rum (Zacapa, one of my favorites!), some tonic and asked if I had any limes (which I had a few) and sat down to tell me how their day went, when they looked upon my grilling feast and declared that I did in spades what the four of them had failed to do.  I shared the bounty (while 2 of them split from the group to catch more fish) and we enjoyed quite an amazing meal underneath the twilight of a star-speckled sky with a half moon to boot.

I'd recommend this spot in spades - as long as you are OK with the primitive surroundings.

Happy Camping!