Best Dispersed Camping near Hosford, FL
Porter Lake Dispersed Camp offers free camping areas near Hosford, Florida in the Apalachicola Forest region. The site permits both tents and RVs with drive-in and walk-in access options. Basic vault toilets are available, but campers must bring their own drinking water. A non-potable water spigot exists for cleaning personal items. Fires are permitted at this location. According to one visitor, "The river is beautiful to boat or kayak and fish."
Several hunt camps are located throughout the surrounding forest areas, including Buckhorn, Twin Poles, Cliff Lake, and White Oak Landing. These camps provide primitive accommodations with drive-in access. A camper wrote that Buckhorn Hunt Camp is "easy to find and roads in are OK. Not all that busy outside of hunting season." The area is relatively isolated, with Porter Lake Dispersed Camp situated "at least 30 miles either way on F13 (dirt road) and other routes to any type of civilization." Logging trucks frequent these roads during daylight hours, while nights remain quiet.
