Paved roads and pads, but the pads are VERY narrow and uneven. Each one seems to lean to one side or the other, particularly at the end fartherest from the road. They assign you a space when you come in; we couldn't level in our assigned space and because it was a light weekend there were lots of other spaces, so we found a space that worked and luckily it hadn't been reserved. Even though it's a huge park, it is a very busy park, probably because of the lake.
While there isn't a pool, there is swimming and boating in the lake. The premium sites are on the water, and I imagine those are reserved way ahead of time. They have a boat and bike rental.
There is electric service at 460 campsites; you need to get water at one of the faucets.
It provides lots of things to do: basketball, volleyball, etc. and the camp office loans games and sporting equipment to registered campers.
But the bathrooms are probably the worst I have seen in the many state parks we have been in. There is no way I would take a shower or use these bathrooms! Yuck!!
This park is at the point where the Ochlockonee and Dead Rivers meet so there is a mix of brackish, tidal surge and fresh water. This means good fishing to us. There are trails in the park and a boat ramp for access to the river, which has both freshwater and saltwater fish. It's a shady, wooded park with electric and water hookups.
This barrier island park has almost 2,000 acres. There is a central dump station and 2 shower houses. The campsites are located behind the dunes in a pine forest. Although there are no ocean views, the sites are only a quarter of a mile from the beach and the gulf. Lovely, restful place.
Prophetstown is not a 'real' town; it is a 1920's living history farm where the town used to be. The park has paved roads and paved bike paths. Lots of hiking paths, too. The sites are gravel and very level. Sites 1 through 199 are in the trees and have water, electric and sewer. The higher sites are in the open and have electric only. There are faucets scattered throughout that area. The advantage is that these sites are close to the shower house.
The park is open all year round, but during the winter (including March) there is a pit toilet.
Each site has a fire ring and a table. There are 2 hiking paths in the park as well.
If you go there, don't go to the address because that is the park office and it is not on a road in the park. Use the gps coordinates or check the instructions for getting there on their website. We got there by looking at the map on the office, which was closed (open 8:30 to 4)
We arrived in the rain. Lots of trees but lots of puddles. Gravel roads and sites. It is a former KOA and is a bit worn around the edges.
They said they had wifi, but I couldn't find it on my computer or my iPhone and the office was closed.
Bathrooms are okay but nothing to rave about.
It is now a Good Sam Park.
These sites have been recently renovated; the only reason I am not giving this park 5 stars is that about half of the sites are so steep as to be unlevelable, at least for those of us with blocks. Stay away from sites 23 thru 29, 37 thru 39, 43, and 45 thru 58.
The bathrooms are beautiful; tiled, spacious showers, wonderful shower heads. The lake wraps around the RV sites, so everyone has a view of the water. There is a small beach, a large playground, and a meeting house. There isn't much shade. It is open all year round.
This small park right on the water has lots of mature trees. If you like fishing or crabbing, this is a good place. They do monthly rentals from October to April; daily and weekly rentals the rest of the year. Kind of rustic and old fashioned. The managers are very friendly.
The park has paved roads, hard sand sites. All sites have water, electric and sewer and they are installing new electric. It is an easy walk to the Atlantic ocean. There are lots of bike trails and a hiking trail through the park, which is huge. Given the size of the parking lot, I imagine that there is a lot of traffic during the warmer weather.
They do have concrete shuffleboard courts, but bring your own shuffler and puck (or whatever you call it).
The spaces vary in size; not much privacy, but here is shade. The bathrooms are in bad shape and I declined to use them while we were there. Even though the address is Jacksonville, be aware that Jacksonville is the largest (by square mileage) city in the continental USA (somewhere around 800 square miles), so you are nowhere near a city.
Many of the campsites overlook the manmade lake and Stone Mountain. The campground is across the lake from the mountain, so don't plan on walking or biking to the mountain attractions, unless you are ready for real exertion. Many of the campsites are not level, and some are what I consider unlevelable. We chose water and electric and were right near the water with lots of trees. There are few comfort stations given the number of sites so they clearly expect people to use their own facilities.
They accept Passport America for 1 night and maybe must in the off season. The season seems to start April 1st and there isn't anything going on in the park at this time of the year. We did hike to the top of Stone Mountain and the ride to the top is functioning.
The campsites in the Shady Pines Campground are, indeed, tight. Pine trees all over, which provide lots of shade but also lots of challenges getting in the site. The road is also narrow and people let their vehicles overflow onto the road, which makes it a bit challenging to get by.
The Gulf Breeze Campground is much more open, but I imagine that it is pretty hot come summer.
Also, be aware that they lock the gate at sunset, so if you are coming in later be sure to call ahead and get the gate code.
