Jonathan Dickinson State Park Campground

Arrival - Perfect pre-arrival communication. Arrival registration lanes were plentiful and easy to navigate. Rangers were super friendly, accommodating, and informative.

Tips - The US-1 bridge at Jupiter Beach is out so, be prepared for a detour near Tequesta. If you have littles, try for a lower number campsite in Pine Grove (PG).

Favorites - Site setup, very long and wide with FHU in a state park! Privacy between sites, clotheslines provided, nice utilities, and nice geocaching opportunities within the park. The park is super clean and well maintained with great bathhouses.

Negatives - None that we have encountered; maybe, just maybe a little road noise.

We loved our stay here. It's super close to town and the beach. We camped in Pine Grove campground which had full hookups and are closer to the entrance to the campground. The other campground is at the back of the park where the visitors center, rental equipment, and cabins are located. The campground and bathhouses were well maintained! Laundry was at each bathhouse and cost $2.50 for a load on both the washer and dryer. It rained our entire stay here so we didn't get to get out and do much around the park but they have bike and hiking trails, kayaking, tours along the river, and some other stuff. Being close to the main entrance you did hear some highway traffic if you were outside but honestly it was barely noticeable. Really nice park!

I should first tell y'all, I am partial to Florida State Parks! This one did not disappoint. There is more to do here than we first thought. With 10,000 acres, there are plenty of biking and hiking opportunities, with paved and unpaved trails. We were interested but never got the chance to check out the auto tour (why don't the parks put those audios on an app?). We did make it to the observation tower; it had a great view of the scrub, and you could see the intracoastal and the ocean from the top. We spent some time at two nearby beaches (Blowing Rocks Preserve and Dubois Park ~ great for littles). We also didn't have time to take the boat tour but it's on our list for our next stay as we`ll definitely be back.

We stayed in the Pine Grove campground with full hookup, which was super nice. Our site #27 was large, had lots of privacy with sea grape barriers between us and our neighbors, was fairly level and had plenty of room for both trailer and truck. When we arrived the gravel was neatly raked, free of trash, and the fire pit was cleaned. There was quite a bit of room between our site and our neighbors, which I've tried to show in photos 4 & 5 posted here. Not all sites were as widely spaced but many are. I've read a lot of complaints about road noise, however the high berm behind us kept road noise to nearly zilch.

There was very little shade on this site. We had a small window of time in the late afternoon which allowed us to eat dinner at our picnic table (moved close to our awning). We also had some evening shade near the fire pit from the sea grape bushes. Our early morning was full sun which made packing up on our last day a little warm.

The bathrooms all had concrete sidewalks from the roads from multiple directions, so no worries about sandy feet after your shower. The toilets and showers were well maintained, clean, and had plenty of hot water.

We have Verizon service and had no trouble with calls, data, or streaming while at the campground. Driving around the park had some spotty areas however.

Overall, the campground was quiet, even though it was booked solid. We saw a lot of walkers, and lots of park volunteers were camped there. Everyone was super friendly.

Miles of walking and miles of bike trails. Theres also a course for bikes. There is a lot to do at the park- river tours, boat rentals, etc. A good amount of wildlife. The gnats and no-see-ums were pretty bad in January. Some of the sites are small and close together, ours was fine. Some trees in camp area but not much screening between most sites.
Bath houses were exceptionally clean and well tended. Laundry machines were functional and good. All facilities were in good shape. Camp road was paved but site numbers on the pavement were a little hard to read. Sites were sand/shells except ours was a paved handicap site by a bathhouse.
Be aware that the River loop is about 3.5 miles back into the property, but the Pine Grove loop is up front, and the sewer dump is at PG loop. That means folks on River loop must pull a sewer wagon over 3 miles to dump it. They should add a sewer dump down at the river loop for sure.
Campground is only a mile or so north of Jupiter where there are all sorts of businesses, stores etc. It is a long way around to the oceanfront, but there is a Natural area on Hobe sound that is not far.It was partially closed for renovation during our trip and is closed on Sunday and Mondays.
During our week, there was a construction project boring under the river that made constant noise all day from sunup to sun down every day.There was also railroad construction inside the park that delayed us over a half hour one time.
Verizon signal was very weak ( 1-2 bars) at our area. A neighbor said AT&T was good.
WiFi is only at the visitor center.

Lots to do at this park…hiking, biking, fishing. There’s a tower to climb with an outstanding view. The River boat tours are just great. Trapper Nelson your worth the rate. Plus a really nice dog friendly beach less than ten miles away. WiFi at the visitor center worked great.
On the camping side, the site was level, neighbors not too close, bathhouses clean. Very peaceful in the evening. However, when the noseeums come out, that is the only bad part. Next time we will bring a screened shelter. For sure there will be a next time.

Jonathan Dickinson doesn't disappoint. It is very large with lots to do, many miles of hiking trails, some accessible from the Pine Grove campground, were we stayed. Pine Grove is close to the highway and entrance station, the River campground is about a 4 mile drive from the entrance. Didn't notice any no-see-ums or mosquitoes at Pine Grove campground. There are many hiking and biking trails in the park.

Pine Grove campground has some road noise from Hwy 1 nearby. PG has full hookups that were in good condition. Sites are nice pea gravel and very level.

It is about a 4-5 mile drive to restaurants and grocery stores.

Excellent AT&T cell service, 5 bars of 5G. About 25 HDTV channels.