Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore
Annie C.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2020

Tight, but so close to the beaches

Got here late  in the afternoon after the campground reservation checkstation closed, so I found a host and made sure I could claim an empty site. All was good, so I found an empty site and paid up in the morning. I ended up in Loop D at site D26. All of the tent sites are in Loops B and D, and the RV sites are in Loops A, C, and E. It was really nice to have so much separation between the tents and RVs. My site was out in the open in the middle of the loop, not ideal. The better sites are on the outside edge of the loops as they back to shrubs and trees. The bathhouse was nice, modern, and clean (though the one in Loop C is even better as I think it is newer). 

There is a good trail to the beach across the road (about a 1/4 mile), and a really nice trail that leads all the way to the fort (about a mile away). The trail that goes to the fort is part of the Florida Trail, a 1,500 mile long trail from the panhandle to the tip of the peninsula. Definitely spend some time touring the fort! There is a pretty good self guided tour and there is a nice museum and gift shop. And it is fun to watch the fishermen and scuba divers on the seawall and on the piers.

SiteD26
Month of VisitJanuary
  • Review photo of Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore by Annie C., January 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore by Annie C., January 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore by Annie C., January 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore by Annie C., January 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore by Annie C., January 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore by Annie C., January 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore by Annie C., January 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore by Annie C., January 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore by Annie C., January 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore by Annie C., January 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore by Annie C., January 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Fort Pickens Campground — Gulf Islands National Seashore by Annie C., January 1, 2020