Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest
Reviewed Mar. 26, 2023

Excellent primitive but not private

A fantastic stay over all. About a mile hike in. Primitive, which is exactly what we wanted. Fetch your own water from the lake. No modern amenities. Brilliant view of Lake Talquin, right on the water. Thickly treed so hanging hammocks and bear lines was no problem. Brilliant quiet spot, mostly, I’ll get to that in a bit. Even got a visit from your friendly neighborhood alligator in the middle of the night, which when I realized after the fact what the sound was was terrifying. Lol. Steep bank on this sight though so fewer worries about him actually visiting camp. Fabulous spot for fishing and camping. But, and this is the one star off, the camp sites are about 30 feet off the trail. So there is virtually no privacy. Makes… let’s use the euphemism “#2”… a bit challenging. The trail wasn’t heavily trafficked but it was travelled so we had maybe 9 or 10 people pass the site over the course of the weekend. If you can tolerate that I’d say put it on your list.

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Month of VisitMarch
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Braden Tract - Lake Talquin State Forest by Edward W., March 26, 2023