Fort De Soto Park Campground

Site 95 was wonderful. Probably not for rigs bigger than our 28' motorhome. Tight entrance to the site. Access parking pass for the beach is included when using your car pass. Heads up, there is a walking trail directly behind the site between you and the water. a few people and dogs coming and going, but really no problem.
Stayed with a 6 and 9 year olds and they has a ball. Showers were awesome and clean!

I love this property. You honestly can’t get much better. The only downfall is the county reservation system. You can’t modify or cancel reservations outside of business hours. A water site opened and we wanted to switch but there wasn’t any option to switch sites through my account. They need to get an updated system. It was sad to see many sites go unused because their system is so outdated.
Showers are a little rough and they have a ton of raccoons.

Loved our time here! We had a site on the boat channel and it was great. We saw dolphins and so many birds from our site. We kayaked with manatees. We walked on the beach and the few trails. We faced the sunrise each morning. The bathrooms were dated, but clean, and the laundry was useful. My only complaint was that I found the reservation system to be super hard to navigate and use. And yeah, the roads were dusty. But well worth it!

What an amazing campground in Florida. We stayed on a pull-through site (144), and a waterfront site (129).
The lush vegetation makes this campground one of a kind. Sites are super private and large. You need to pay attention to low limbs when you drive through the campground but other than that everything is 5 star for me.
We would absolutely camp here again!
We had great Verizon service for work/school.

Disclaimer: When we booked our stay we didn't notice that sites 1-86 are designed for tents and campervans under 16 feet... That being said, when we DID realize it, we read enough reviews and looked at enough campsite pics to feel brave enough to try backing our 23 foot travel trailer into our space (the reservation website doesn't ask for equipment size, and no one came by to tell us we couldn't stay in our spot once we were parked).
We had site 29 for our first two nights and it was tight. Not length-wise, but narrowness and height. The main issue with these spots is low-hanging tree branches, and the road in is somewhat narrow. There are a handful of sites which look perfectly fine for medium-sized trailers (not 5th wheels, though), one of which we moved to after snagging another two nights here. Number 29 has two very low oak branches right over the center of the space though (photo posted here), and with care and constant checking the top of our trailer (at 10'5" high MINUS the a/c and t.v. antenna) we snuck in with only two inches to spare.
We would strongly advise anyone inexperienced or uncomfortable with backing up against trying to get in here. Instead, if you really want to stay at Fort Desoto ( and it IS worth it!!) either plan to do your booking months in advance or keep checking the reservation website every few hours for last-minute cancellations. The latter is how we scored two extra nights, even though we had to move to another site.

This campground feels like a little paradise, but I expected based on the reviews to have two bars of ATT which would enable me to work. This was inaccurate. I either had zero bars, or one spotty bar, throughout the campground. The boat launch area was a little better, but on most days I just drove into town to work.

The showers are an odd setup, with a communal bench to place your things, and no private changing area. The bathrooms are very clean though, and the campground is really well maintained. The people have been fantastic.

Get a waterfront site if you can, we’ll with the additional few bucks!

I’d love to come back here for a couple of days of kayaking, and bird watching, but wouldn’t recommend for those who need to work from camp (and rely on ATT).

While it's a little pricey for a county park, it is absolutely worth it! The fishing and bird life there was amazing. I loved the design of the bath houses. There's really not a lot to complain about...the only downsides are that you have to exit the campground to get back to the dump station if you're in the pet loop. I also wish they had a coin machine for laundry. I don't remember how many bars we had for cell service but it was plenty to get work done during the week.

Nice wooded sites with palms, mangroves, and other trees. Sites were well kept, level, and clean. Bath houses were adequate. Beautiful beachs, great kayaking, biking and walking trails. Will definitely stay here again if in the area! You have to pay $5 per day for fire pit rental which is just a galvanized wash tub. Bring your own firepit or buy a galvanized wash tub or other cheap fire container.