Harpers Hunt Camp

Stayed near here during gun season, so we were looking for an actual campsite since we couldn't just primitive camp anywhere in the Apalachicola National Forest at that time of year. The site had a bunch of dog kennels around, I assume for hunting dogs, and looked like folks had been residing there for some time. Just a strange vibe, not conducive to camping with the family haha.

It was not what we were expecting, and we ended up choosing a spot about a mile down the road in a decently sized clearing made for prescribed burns, since we had all arrived in the evening and leaving the forest to find a new site would have been an ordeal at that time. Probably not the safest option during gun season but it ended up being fine.

Would not really recommend. I think the Sumatra Camp relatively nearby in Tate's Hell would likely be a better option. Plenty of sites in the ANF that are better options than this one. Our goal was to get as deep into the forest as possible for optimal stargazing, and on that note…we succeeded. This spot is about as centered in the ANF and Tate's Hell as you can get. But just not a great or safe-feeling campsite.