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Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park

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**The park gates close at sunset. If you plan to arrive late, please contact the park prior to 5 p.m. on the day of your arrival.** Check-in time is 3pm. Collecting of firewood is prohibited. All camping gear must remain within defined site boundaries. Quiet time is 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Clotheslines may only be tied to 4x4 posts provided. Sites 8, 9, 11 and 13 are reserved for visitors with disabilities. These sites can be reserved by visitors without disabilities only if no other sites will accommodate the visitor's camping equipment. These sites are on a concrete pad. No tents unless self-supported. The campground picnic pavilion may by used on a first come,first served basis by registered campers only. Overnightvisitors with functions involving non-registered guestsmust reserve a pavilion in the day use area. Please contact the park office. For everyone's enjoyment, including pets, please observe the pet camping rules found in the complete Florida State Parks Pet Policy, click here. Pets are not allowed in any state park cabins or cabin areas. Service animals are welcome in all areas of the park where visitors are normally allowed. No one younger than 18 may camp overnight unless accompanied by a responsible adult, who will remain onsite for the period rented.

Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park Campground, near Niceville, Florida, is a fantastic destination for those looking to immerse themselves in nature while enjoying modern conveniences. With spacious sites that offer a good amount of privacy, it’s perfect for both tent campers and RV enthusiasts.

The campground boasts clean facilities, including well-maintained bathrooms and showers, which visitors rave about. Many campers have highlighted the beautiful views of the bay from select sites, especially those numbered 29-36, making it a picturesque spot to unwind. As one happy camper put it, “The sites were fairly private from each other, and we didn’t want to leave!”

Outdoor activities abound here, with hiking trails suitable for families and easy access to the bay for kayaking or canoeing. The park is also a great base for exploring nearby Destin, just a short drive away, where you can hit the beach or enjoy local dining options.

Wildlife sightings, including the occasional black bear, add to the charm of this campground. Visitors appreciate the friendly staff who go out of their way to help, making your stay even more enjoyable. Whether you’re a seasoned camper or just starting out, Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park Campground offers a welcoming atmosphere and plenty of opportunities for adventure.

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Location

Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park is located in Florida

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Directions

From the west: Take Interstate 10 east to highway 85 south until you reach highway 20. Go east on highway 20. Park will be approximately 5 miles on the left. From the east: Take Interstate 10 west to highway 331 south until you reach highway 20. Go west on highway 20 approximately 25 miles until you see signs for park on right.

Address

4281 Hwy 20
Niceville, FL 32578

Coordinates

30.49587973 N
86.43280982 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

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  • WiFi
    Available
  • Verizon
    Good
  • AT&T
    Available
  • T-Mobile
    Fair

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Dispersed

Features

For Campers

  • Market
  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • Showers
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Sewer Hookups
  • Water Hookups
  • Pull-Through Sites
  • Big Rig Friendly

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Reviewed Jan. 5, 2024

Perfect Campground!

Loved our experience at Rocky Bayou! Camp hosts were very friendly and helpful to us newbies at the rv life. Our 2 night stay was not long enough! Huge campsites, smaller campground, beautiful hiking trails and views of the bay!

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Month of VisitJanuary
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Peaches E., January 5, 2024
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Peaches E., January 5, 2024
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Peaches E., January 5, 2024
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Reviewed Sep. 28, 2023

Beautiful park!

The campground was amazing. The sites were fairly private from each other, and sites 29-36 had beautiful water views. We stayed in 35, which was close to the very clean bath house with a relaxing bayou view. The trails were easy enough to take our kids on (2 and 5). There was also a park that our kids enjoyed. We didn’t want to leave! We’ll absolutely be back and will be recommending it to everyone we know.

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Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Miranda C., September 28, 2023
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Miranda C., September 28, 2023
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Miranda C., September 28, 2023
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Reviewed Jun. 13, 2023

Beautiful!!

An amazing park and such a great way to visit Destin! Beautiful tree coverage, nice large sites with privacy between sites. Easy to bring your own boat, canoe or kayak to drop in and leave in the water near your sites. The 30s sites are definitely preferred due to having beautiful water views!

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Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Casey L., June 13, 2023
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Casey L., June 13, 2023
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Casey L., June 13, 2023
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Reviewed Apr. 25, 2023

Love Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park

Fred Gannon is the nicest park in this area, we love camping here. The staff are all very kind and friendly. The bathrooms are exceptionally clean. The sites are private and spacious. We even had a big black bear walk across the road while we were here.

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Month of VisitApril
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Sara L., April 25, 2023
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Sara L., April 25, 2023
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Sara L., April 25, 2023
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Reviewed Jun. 12, 2022

Amazing

Great campground with clean facilities and an amazing staff. They went out of their way to accommodate us with no reservation. We were about to do some hiking on their multiple trails and some kayaking. We will definitely be returning.

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Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2022

1st road trip!

What a wonderful place! Let’s start off with the super sweet lady at the office she was the most kind welcoming person I’ve ever met! Checkin was quick, the office had supplies and firewood. Our site was a tent or Rv, we were camping with a roof top tent on our suv. It was back in which worked fine for us. The site was clean and tidy with a picnic table, fire ring, water and electric. The restroom and shower facility was very clean, hot water and heaters for winter. The roads around the park were all paved and nice for walking or biking. Lots of wildlife! The park was beautiful and well kept up, we will definitely be visiting again!

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Month of VisitJanuary
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by autumn , February 12, 2022
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Reviewed Dec. 7, 2021

Great Place To Stay!

We loved this place! Very friendly! Bought a 25~30min drive to the beach. Worst thing was having to have to pay the toll on the bridge.

Month of VisitOctober
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2021

Peaceful beauty!

I love, love this campground. I read good reviews but didn’t expect I would love it as much as I do. Our site #32 just happened to be one on the lakeside. Beautiful view. Laundry and bathrooms with showers are in clean good condition. Each campsite is surrounded by pretty split rail fencing with trees and tropical greenery between each. The campsites are extremely oversized, most with gravel. You feel like you’re the only one in the park. The only downside is there is no WiFi—maybe that’s a good thing. Our cell service (T-Mobil/Metro) works well and we can use our data.

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Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Darlene C., October 5, 2021
Reviewed Jul. 10, 2021

Beautiful, secluded, park with good RV sites and great day use area.

Located just a few miles north of Henderson Beach State Park, Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park is a luscious green counterpoint to the sugar white beaches on the coast line.

Great PV spots and amenities. Awesome day use area with pavilions, picnic table, and grills.

Ample access to the bayou, including a doublewide boar ramp with ample boat trailer parking. The day I was there, there were 40 plus trailers in the parking lot.

Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Dale W., July 10, 2021
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Dale W., July 10, 2021
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Dale W., July 10, 2021
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Reviewed May. 19, 2021

It's a really nice Park and the staff is great

They have showers and laundry and Place to get books to read!! Perfect for RV and tent camping. Like 27 thru 33 have views of the Bay!! They have electric and water hook ups for rv and tents!! Lots of trees great place and really close to the bay and easy to get to the beach!!

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Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by ReBeCcA F., May 19, 2021
Reviewed Jan. 27, 2021

Nice small park, friendly staff and several trails to hike

We were in site 37 for 8 days. The oneway campground loop is narrow, but pretty navigable. Many of the sites have a rather tight angle to back into. Most were perpendicular to the road, but some even angled the wrong way, making them extra challenging to back into. Site 37 was one of them. Some of the sites are also deceptively unlevel, which given the depth of the sites, it is a little surprising they couldn’t be made more level. Our front wheels were several inches off of the ground. The campground was largely full while we were there. AT&T coverage was“fair”, generally with 2 Bars and up to~4 MB/s. There is no WiFi, no cable and probably no satellite coverage at any site with a roof mounted dish due to the heavily tree cover. We were able to get 4 strong OTA DTV channels with our omni antenna however.

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Month of VisitJanuary
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Ray & Terri F., January 27, 2021
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Ray & Terri F., January 27, 2021
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Ray & Terri F., January 27, 2021
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Reviewed Sep. 3, 2020

A perfect visit

We stopped for a two night visit, everything was great! Clean, spacious, bay views and trails! Lots of quiet and trees. The trails are flat easy hiking, could be abit longer, but we combined them.
Easy to get to town, if needed! Breweries in Niceville are excellent too!

  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Deborah  P., September 3, 2020
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Deborah  P., September 3, 2020
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Deborah  P., September 3, 2020
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2020

Peaceful Large Sites

I was so impressed with this campground. I was in site #26 Plenty of room. Friendly staff, locked gates at night and well maintained park. The bathrooms (all of them) were well cleaned. Showers have Plenty of room and I loved their washer/dryer set up too. Close to everything and I now want to move to Niceville, Florida. Very quiet in the campground day and night. Will stay here often and suggest anyone to stay but the sites will spoil you and most sites or parks since I've stayed here have not compared to the cleanliness, space or quiet of this park.

  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Kemberley P., August 17, 2020
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Kemberley P., August 17, 2020
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Kemberley P., August 17, 2020
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Reviewed May. 20, 2020

Extremely quiet & clean

The nicest campground we’ve stayed at. Washer/dryer. Clean restrooms. Safe. Very pretty views.

  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Dani M., May 20, 2020
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Dani M., May 20, 2020
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Reviewed Sep. 6, 2019

Loved it

This is by far the best campground we've visited

Reviewed Jun. 7, 2019

Small with much to offer

Great park! Staff is very friendly,pleasant and helpful. We as a family felt very safe there. Park is gated at night, only access with code. Clean restrooms and showers. Conveniently close to grocery stores. If you want to stay in Florida at affordable prices and have access to the best beaches in the US. This is the place to stay.

  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Becky S., June 7, 2019
Reviewed Jul. 10, 2018

Beautiful Campground

Very well maintained campground. Sites are large with split rail fencing around each site. Restrooms are very clean. Family showers are also available, which is very helpful with little kids. Park has boating ramp to the bayou. Close to beaches in Destin, yet away from the hustle and bustle. Park rangers, gated entry after dark, and campground hosts make this park safe and enjoyable for families. Rules are strictly enforced.

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  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Kim B., July 10, 2018
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Kim B., July 10, 2018
Reviewed Sep. 8, 2017

Nice but hot

This is a very cute little park. We visited on our way home from the beach. The sites themselves are fairly nice sized and have plenty of room for a couple cars and several tents. They don't have a ton of privacy but they are definitely spaced out enough. The bathrooms are clean and they even have a space to do laundry. Although we only had a chance to do one short trail the park has several nature walks that show you some of the unique wildlife of the area. There are also several great picnic/group areas and a play ground so this campground is well worth checking out if you need a place to stay in the area. The only downside is the hot and humid weather but this is sort of unavoidable unless you go in the winter months.

Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Asher K., September 8, 2017
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Asher K., September 8, 2017
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Reviewed Jul. 17, 2016

Great kayaking

Rented a kayak from the campground with a friend. Spent most of the day exploring the bayou. Pretty sure we spotted a bald eagle but didn't have binoculars to confirm.

Campsite had shade and the campgrounds weren't to crowded. Located near several trails with ample interpretive signs.

  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Stephanie T., July 17, 2016
  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Stephanie T., July 17, 2016
Reviewed Jun. 29, 2016

Beautiful Campground

We stayed here only for a few days while visiting family in Niceville but it was an awesome campground and would definitely go back. Our site was across from Rocky Bayou and the facilities were great. Hookups, restrooms, laundry, playground, etc. It was well shaded and sites were level with gravel/ pavement. Would like to go kayaking there next time now that we have some.

  • Review photo of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park by Christy C., June 29, 2016

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park have RV hookups?

    According to TheDyrt.com, Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park has water hookups and sewer hookups.

  • Are fires allowed at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

  • Does Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park have wifi?

    No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park does not have wifi.

  • Is there cell phone reception at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park?

    According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is good, AT&T is available, and T-Mobile is fair.