Relaxing site.

Every morning I drank coffee and watched dolphins play 10-15 feet away from me. Waterfront campsites are amazing. Tons of fish and Manatees. All the amenities you need plus spectacular scenario. Make a trip to Sandollar island, hike the fort or just find your own stretch of private beach. 4 days of lifetime memories...can't wait to go back

Really nice campground, beautiful area with many hikes and easy walks, the beach, historic sites, really nice camp store and well maintained sites! But so many raccoons!! Oh my gosh like they are not afraid of people and will come and take the s’mores right off your plate! Late while our family was asleep, the raccoons broke into their tent and took all our marshmallows & hot dog buns! So warning ⚠︎︎ the raccoons run that place!!
It’s still a really nice campground!

Lots of day visitors to this park so mornings and evenings are nice and quiet. Have to drive to beach but it is close. Nice "space ship" pavilions...must have been built in the 50s. Everything you could want, including water taxis, is close and convenient. Kayak and canoe rental onsite. TMobile service works too!

If you like quiet camping, fishing from your site, biking, kayaking from your site, and great beaches, then reserve your spot now. The spots are hard to book, so book well in advance.

This is a great place to stay if you like quiet, fishing from your campsite, kayak rentals dropped off at your site, biking and great beaches.

My favorite spot to camp because the spots are secluded from one another with trees and brush. This campground is well maintained.

Such a great place to camp with the family. Water front sites so we could take 10 steps out the camper and be in the water with the kayak. The park also has some of the best natural beaches in FL. The store is great and employees were super friendly. Only drawbacks was dust from roadways as it was windy and had not rained in a bit. No fire rings you have to bring an acceptable one or rent one from them. And the raccoons are everywhere so keep your trash put away.

Es super lindo ver el atardecer y disfrutar de las estrellas en la noche junto al fuego. Tiene un área de playa muy buena para los niños. Tu mascota también es bien recibida. Puedes traer baras para pescar, bote o kayak o simplemente rentarlos en el lugar. La reservacion se hace online y con tiempo de antelación siempre está lleno. Sin dudas volveremos pronto

Translation by Dyrt Staff: It is super nice to watch the sunset and enjoy the stars at night by the fire. It has a very good beach area for children. Your pet is also well received. You can bring rods to fish, boat or kayak or simply rent them on the spot. The reservation is made online and in advance it is always full. We will definitely be back soon

Beautiful spot with plenty of activities. Easy to set up, most sites relatively private. Bath room facilities are relatively clean but not great - 6/10. You can have a fire but fire pits aren’t provided.

The real problem is the rats and raccoons. The trash here is not secured and the place is crawling with rats and raccoons. Hundreds of raccoons - not one or two. They are in every trash can. They are in every bush, growling when you go by, and they’re up in trees during the day.

Nice place to scape with wild and beautiful surroundings!

Large campsite with privacy. Very good option in the Tampa Bay

We were lucky to get a last-minute reservation. The site (#45) was spacious, level, and clean. Easy to back a van into, but I'm not sure about a larger RV or a trailer. We could see the neighbors on either side, but the vegetation helps to provide some privacy. The bathrooms were clean, and the showers looked decent (we didn't use them). There's a wide lawn and path separating the site from the water, and the view of the water was limited, but there was a nice breeze. Surprisingly, we saw no mosquitoes. Be careful of the raccoons, though. They're pretty fearless and active in the daytime. We came back from biking and found one checking out our water hose. At night I saw some rats in the bushes, but they stayed away from us. Just make sure your food is inaccessible. Will definitely go back.

There are tolls to get to Fort De Soto Campground, but worth it.

I camped here for 1 night, and loved it so much. I hope to stay at least 2 nights next time.

Easy check in and out. Such a beautiful, waterfront campsite. Very clean campground, campsite, & bathhouse. The bathhouse was walking distance to my campsite.

I explored North Beach & took a ferry to Egmont Key during my stay. A must do for both places.

I explored the area in mid February. It was warm and in the high 70s, but two 1 hour storms rolled through during the night. No big deal for me though. I want to go back in a couple months for warmer and not as breezy weather to enjoy North Beach a bit more.

Beautiful site very close to bathrooms/showers and gorgeous views.

However, be super weary of rats and raccoons (possibly rabid). PLEASE DO NOT FEED THEM.

If you want a very clean park, lots to do like kayaking, sandy beaches, short island excursions with picturesque views, then this is the place! It’s very hard to get a reservation for a reason. It’s more expensive for a reason. Just wat h out for the raccoons as they will steal the food out of your hands if you let them, they are not scared of anything.

We enjoyed our one night stay here outside of St. Petersburg! Secluded from town but not too far! The waterfront sites looked beautiful, especially if you have a kayak or paddle board to use! We stayed on the other side where the trail wraps all the way around for biking or walking. I do have to mention there seems to be a big critter problem here, raccoons kept us up for a good part of the night. I usually don’t mind wildlife but they seemed a bit rabid and aggressive, I was afraid to use the community garbages they had placed every 30 feet!

Really beautiful area. Sites w/grills that can fit 2 cars. Foliage between sites so they are visually private but can get loud depending on your neighbors. Plenty of space for hammocks.

Camp store on site has firewood, bug spray, sunscreen, all the basics.

We tent camped in July and it was truly the hottest I've ever been. Character building.

Beautiful , sites nice amenities all very nice kinda crowded when I went but still nice.

Here’s a few pics of our stay.

We’ve been here numerous times whether it is just plain leisure and special holidays. Love the waterfront view. Clear view of the stars and moon at night. Any time we get, we book it here.

We had a great weekend even though it rained most of it our site was higher so we didn’t flood plenty of shade trees the facilities are clean with the beaches close by we will be looking to go camping there again

Great park with days worth of activities! The historic fort, scenic beaches, trails for hiking or biking, etc made for a great visit! Tons of wildlife - we saw raccoons, dolphin, manatee, tons oftons of Birds!

I've been camping here for 30 years. Never needed a reservation. Now, it seems people plant roots down at the waterfront sites and never leave goving anyone else a chance to enjoy this beautiful campground. We were lucky enough to get a reservation during the week & had to split the qeek between 2 different sites. Packing up & moving across the campground is annoying but we did what we had to do to be able to stay here. Absolutely love this campground. Will always be my 2nd home.

Great Campsite for the Family. Nice Clean campsite. North Beach is beautiful and clean. Very spacious and quite after dark. Dumb site was clean and roomy. Playground was right across from us and had great shade. I highly recommend going to Crabby Bills for a great evening dinner on the beach about 7 miles away. We stayed in a pull through 234 which was great to get in and out without backing in. Can’t wait to go again.

Busy campground ...  RV sites on the water are lovely for watching the sunset ... and being within feet of dolphin is  quite amazing.  But a few words to the wise here:  

The RV spots front to mucky, muddy waterfront and there are large signs sporadically displayed saying "NO SWIMMING ... DEEP SINK HOLES"  - although they are not visible from many of the RV locations.  (We were told though that the sinkhole warning applies to all "beachfront" RV spots). 

And,do cross your fingers that your reservation will be honored ... because the staff can do little when the people who are supposed to be vacating your reserved spot, don't.  They thought they paid for and reserved another night and  indicated that the truck that dropped their trailer off wasn't coming back to move them until the following day.  

All in all, this was our least favorite campground ... although the children LOVED the mud .

This is a great campground near the beach and bay. Many sites are right on the water which is beautiful. This campground is kept super clean. They don’t allow alcohol and you have to have a bin to have a fire. There’s a great little store and snack shop where you can rent bins if you don’t have one. It’s great for birdwatching and nature. The raccoons are around, so don’t leave food out. We went in Feb 2019 on a last minute reservation. Otherwise it’s next to impossible to get a site here on the weekends. The bathrooms are old, but clean. Overall, a great Florida campground!