Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park

Great, quiet campground very close to a beautiful beach that was not very crowded. Lots of trees and foliage in park/campground and plenty of places for kids to play and ride bikes. Check-in was easy and the staff was friendly. Look closely at the site descriptions and choose level sites. We reserved site 25 which was described as "adequately level " but it had a lot of tree roots and was not at all level. The staff was very flexible and allowed us to move around the corner to site 23 but it had a pretty steep incline. As newbies, we learned a valuable lesson about trying to level a travel trailer on an incline (it isn't pretty!) We ended up having to put the trailer along the road at the bottom of the site. It had electric, water and sewer. Campground store was cute and had all the basics plus beach cruisers, mountain bike and kayak rentals. Bath houses were the biggest negative. They were dirty and almost unusable. Lots of great restaurants in Atlantic Beach area if you are looking for a night out.

Love love love this city park! F/HU and only $34 a night. Bathhouses are not great but they are all being remodeled in about a month. Site 120 was perfectly level and all sites were shaded. The camp store sells all your basics and (for the most part) at the same price as Wal-Mart.

This beach is the best in Jacksonville as far as crowds and cleanliness. There is a splash park, playground with a small zipline, kayak and canoe rentals, and very nice hiking and bike trails. Bonus: this is the best surfing spot in North Florida (referred to as The Poles).

Spring is the busy season with people clearing out by mid-May.

Overall, a great place for families.

Love this park I work beside I have been in FL for 11 never visit Hanna Park but we did for the first to try our new travel trailer and camp for the first time and it was awesome. We live the campgrounds looks like old school campground but with everything that you need. Prices are good, everything including the access to the beach that is at 5 minutes away. They have 30/50 amps full hookups easy access to the campsites.

Stayed as part of Xcapers Meet-up which was excellent. Park is in natural Forest Setting, clean and large with plenty to do and see. Sites have easy access to 30/50, water, sewer, picnic tables and fire rings, but couldn't access satellite due to thick canapy. Camp store offers firewood, bike/kayak/canoe rentals. Plenty of clean bathrooms, showers and laundry facilities. Will definitely stay again.

There was only 1 thing wrong with our experience here starting from online reservations to our stay and that was the washrooms. I cannot vouch for the washhouses in the other loops (though reviews on all sites seem to indicate they are bad all over,) but the one between the A and B loops was awful! After complaining to the Park Operations Supervisor things were minimally better but I fear the abilities of the "cleaning crew" or perhaps their lack of investment in the outcome leaves the washrooms pretty yucky. If you don't like grunge you might want to plan to use your rig's shower or make sure you wear shower shoes and be prepared. Taking a hook that goes over the side of the stall would also be helpful. Good news is the bathhouse is well heated and the water is hot and plentiful though the pressure goes down at times when everyone is using them.

Other than that? This is a wonderful park. It's HUGE-riding just the loops gives you an idea of how large and the sites vary vastly. We had an excellent back-in site with woods on three sides and across the road (most sites face the site across the road.) Our site was level and spacious but others we saw were not level and somewhat less private though all seem to be pretty spacious. There are some pull through sites, and some that are clearly best suited to tents. From conversations with another camper we found that calling the office if you have questions about suitability is helpful and all our interactions with office staff were great. The water is a bit low in pressure (30psi) but sufficient and tasted good, the electricity had no problems and though we did not need a sewer (composting toilet and low water usage) there is one there.

There are huge numbers of kids in the playground and their voices are heard all over but not after 9pm and not early morning. Many ride bikes and walk in the streets so the 10MPH speed limit is imperative.

The campground opens on one side to the lake which has a walking/biking trail and there are a number of hiking and biking (off road) trails. Be sure to check the entrance to each trail as the direction changes according to the day of the week.

The beach is a 5 minute walk and stretches for miles in each direction. There are some shells and reportedly some shark's teeth (Fort Clinch beach is best for those) but it's a great walking beach with numerous stiles entering/exiting. The beach can be very windy which you won't know in the campground which has so many trees that it's blissfully protected.

The Camp Store stocks some items (thinking camping fare) and a few handy ones as well as has bike rentals. There is a gate code to get into the actual campground that changes every Tuesday (pick up the new one at the office) and that same code works after hours at the park entrance as well.

There is a Publix supermarket 15 min away, Jacksonville city is an easy 1/2 hour, the St John's River Ferry ($6 and about a 5 min ride) is 10 minutes away and you can drive all the way up to Fernandina Beach once you cross over. The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville has an ER about 20 min away and if your pet needs a vet the Wonderwood Animal Hospital is only 10 min away., if you need to do laundry there are machines in the campground but with only 2 for over 300 sites I opted to drive 5 min to Veteran's Coin Laundry which was superb.

WE had good ATT service BOOSTED. 2 bars without, 4-5 with. Didn't test our Verizon but heard it's good.

The road through the campground is a bit narrow but our 33' rig navigated it with no problem and we saw some bigger ones come through.

Hanna Park a City Park in Jacksonville, Fl with Beach Access within walking distance from the campground, site# 250, we are here 3 nights. $30 per night with full hook-ups, there was only one site out of the 300 here available online when we booked it. Our site is directly behind a bathroom building which is OK I guess because it gives privacy on our yard side. Sites are pretty large but roads are narrow and many children playing on them so we had to drive at a crawl through the campground. Very popular family campground. Thickly wooded campground, might leave awning out overnight which I usually don't do but don't see how any wind could even touch it. One of the 3 showers out of order, definitely need flip flops dirty floor, guy said the water temp was good. 2 washers and dryers for the whole park of 300 campsites. At campstore bought 12oz of dish detergent, $3.50. Camping rates are good value, they seem lax on the maintenance though. Blazing fast Verizon, 48 MB/S down and 14 MB/S up at 8 PM.

I guess I had rather low expectations due to other reviews but I was thrilled with the campground. Yes it's big, and there are lots of kids, and there are mosquitos a plenty. But main the campground itself is very beautiful, the tree and undergrowth are awesome. Full hookups is great, and it's a nice walk to the beach.

My main advice is choose your site carefully, there is a wide difference in site quality. Some sites were awful but most were well spaced and nice. It a big park so you should assume that. Our site was great.

I look forward to returning, and really recommend this campground

We stayed in February 2018 and had a great experience. The sites are very private and as far as I know all had full hookups. Some are pretty unlevel, but ours didn't require leveling blocks.

The park has hiking, biking, beaches, fishing, playgrounds, etc. The campground store is fairly well-stocked and there's some laundry on site as well.

There are multiple gates to get in, so it can feels very secure here. It was fairly close to plenty of shopping and dining, too.