Raccoon River Campground

We are normally dispersed campers and don't generally like campgrounds, however when there aren't dispersed sites in the area we will go to a campground. Panama City Beach is definitely short on dispersed camping so we tried out the Raccoon River Campground because it was close to the beach and some other things we wanted to do. They have 2 dry camping areas and the one in the back was completely empty. They have water and a few 20amp electric outlets so that is more then we normally need. The campground was pretty packed, not that we could tell from our area. Great location and nice amenities at the campground. I would recommend this one to both campground and non campground people.

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We had a great time camping for 5 nights… we liked how close we were to the beach and even walked from the campground (although you do cross a busy road). There was beach chair rentals and being I. Such close proximity to the pier it was nice for the beach days. The campground is dated and have 3 little ones under the age of 6 and the playground was to “big” for them. I really don’t want to sound like I’m complaining we love camping and this was a great spot being in PCB. Our site was VERY small and now we know better where we will stay when we come back!!!

Poor security are ebikes were stolen third night we were there. We weren't the only ones that had there ebikes stolen it very much a problem there. If you visit there make sure you have bike alarms gps and very good locks.

A block from the beach, a walk to the water park. Small but quaint. They have shower and restroom facilities. Quite. Staff was good to us. If your looking for a beach vacation...but in an RV, or tent. This is a good choice.

This is an great campground. As things go tho, you gotta take the good with the bad. ~Poorly managed, if you wanna call it that. ~cat sanctuary, they are EVERYWHERE! ~2 pools ~ scary electrical ~rude staff ~short walk threw the Beautiful property To the Golf beach. ~ Unbeatable prices.

We really enjoyed this campground. About 10min walk to putt putt golf, beach, and water park. Shady, clean, 2 pools are very nice. Can be a little noisy at night from road traffic. All in all, we will be back. Oh, great playground and fort looking structure for people with kiddos.

Was raining when we arrived on Christmas Eve and the office was closing early. Very helpful. Site #71 backs up to possum pond which has real steep sides. Don’t fall in!. Laundry and showers are open 24-7 and the camp store is fairly well stocked. Walmart is close by if need be.

This campground is 1 block from the beach and pier parking lot. Thats the best thing about this campground, Location. We stayed here in Oct 2019. Sites have  FHU with cable. Staff was friendly and helpful. Campground did have some long term camping but it was soon after hurricane Michael. Grounds were clean. Bath house clean and operated normal but could use updating. Sites are very tight, Closest sites we have experienced at any campground. We will go back someday mostly for the location. 

PS. difficult to back into sites on the front side of the campground due to tightness of sites and narrow road. Every time someone arrived or departed, Other campers would move vehicles to help ingress/egress.

The location of this campground was perfect. We were walking distance to the beautiful beaches and pier of Panama Beach. There are a lot fun activities here. They have basketball courts, two swimming pools, laundry, store, fishing (no license necessary), shuffleboard, playground, volleyball and more. It is also close to a miniature golf course and water park. It was a great way for us to save some money while staying so close to the beach.

The drawbacks are that there are often locals that come to use the pools and that is not policed. They don’t clean up the trash very well around the campground and there are no restaurants or stores nearby.