This is a great place to camp with many great waterfront sites. We camp there a lot all year round. Sit your chair in the water and kick back, kayak, fish, watch the shore bird catch fish. It's a short drive to the one of the most beautiful white sandy beaches Fort De Soto Beach. It's free to get on the beach it's included in your campsite fee.  Nice sunsets and love watching a good storm roll in off the gulf. 

Book in advance it's hard to get in this campground. Every Friday at 7 am they list 10 or 20 sites they hold back but you have to grab it quick they are gone within minutes. 

There are so many shore birds, Dolphins, Manatees especially if you Kayak or Canoe and yes there are Racoon's so don't leave anything out even in the daytime. Saw a guy setting up a tent with the back of his SUV open and guess what was in there checking out his food. 

We love to kayak and watch the manatee play they are curious and will come itch their backs and bellies in your kayak. While paddling along the cormorants will follow you to catch small fish when the the paddles dig in the water it stirs up the fish. The Raccoons eat dead horseshoe crabs and dig for fiddler crabs. It’s all fun to watch. For anyone that believes Raccoons only come out at night you will learn that's not true.

The restrooms are nice,  the only problem they clean them around 8 or 9 am they close them so you may have to go to another one in the campground. There are 2 dump stations and a little  camp store, you can rent a fire pit or bring your own. A big boat ramp close less than a 5 minute drive. 

Several restaurants with in a 5 minute drive, Tony and Nello's, Billy's stone crab, Island Grill, Marco's Pizza (Marcos Pizza delivers to the campsite), and Sushi Rock grill maybe 10 minute drive.

Ft De Soto beach is beautiful white soft sand, 2 fishing piers, concession stands, great views and an old fort free to tour. Egmont key is off the tip of the beach well worth taking the ferry over to spend the day. Pack a cooler there isn’t anywhere on Egmont to buy anything. St. Petersburg beach, Treasure Island beach and others close by. Down town St Pete fun times and good eats, shopping and museums.

Heading towards the beach after the pay station there's a building where the big American Flag is that has some neat artifacts that were found out there along with  different shells to look at & sometimes a photo contest is up on the wall. As you drive towards the fort there is a fishing pier there off the same parking lot as the Fort that has a little museum (looks like a little house) has some great things in it. It's free to walk through and enjoy.