Monument Lake Campground

I camped here for a week, would have been happy to spend a month. Hosts were friendly and helpful and park was very quiet. Showers were free, clean, and hot. Beautiful little lake in the middle of the campground, very nice large grassy tentsites. Big Cypress is much quieter than Everglades. I highly recommend the ranger led wet walk in the cypress swamp. All.the staff I encountered were super friendly and helpful.

This is a best park I have visited during our Florida trip. Perfect spot for boondocking but be aware there is lots of big rigs camping there and some BIG buses run their generations all day which takes the enjoyment away from the stay.
I wish this park would not be allowed big rigs or would have a specific time that you could run your generator.
We used ours only to recharge the batteries for couple of hours per day.

Very nice park. Bathrooms were very clean and showers were super hot for as long of a shower as you want. Several alligators in the pond but did not bother anyone. Sites were large with a lot of space between. 4 host sites so if no one is in them you can dump at any of them…they all have sewer. Grass everywhere, which was nice. Cell service was great. There’s a cell tower in the park and I was able to have video meetings and work all day on both Verizon and ATT; no issues at all. The area is incredible…alligators everywhere and fishing was awesome in the canal on the road in.

The campground was completely renovated recently and has both large and small RV sites.
Sites 14-26 are very close together but sites 1-3 and 27-38 are large with plenty of space between sites.

The lake/pond is over 1,000 x 500 feet and not deep so it might be better described as a large pond and not a lake. Be very careful when near the water's edge. There are several large alligators that live in the lake. Some are over 8 foot in length.

Camp hosts are great and very helpful.

Warning: AT&T replaced the cell antennas on the tower near the campground. I was present when the work started and was completed. At the start when at site 36 we had 4 bars on AT&T. After the work was competed signal dropped to 1 bar. Sites 1-3 have good AT&T signal but once you pass those sites the signal drops to one bar on AT&T. This is a result of the new antennas being tuned to highly directional along the highway. As soon as I move to the campground entrance my signal jumps to 5 bars.

We had 4 bars of Verizon, 5 bars of T-Mobile, and 1 bar of AT&T from site 36.

There is barely room for a picnic table and a few chairs between RV sites. If you don't mind that, the location is great - close to Shark Valley Visitor Center in the Everglades. Bathrooms were clean and had hot showers. The lake is really a small pond with a few alligators and wading birds. No hiking trails from this location that we could find. Good cell service.

I would consider sites 27-34 prime spots with nice gravel pads for RVs. Sunset views over the lake one way and sunrise views the other way — all without moving your chair. I did see one alligator cruising the lake. “No dog walking” signs posted around the lake. “Walk dogs here” signs posted around campsites. I kept my dog close by and not outside by himself. We were fine. If you are looking for a real Florida nature experience, this is it. Definitely going back. EXTRA NOTES: cell tower on the grounds, cell signal fine but not as fast as in a city. Tent camping area across lake separate from RV sites.

Monument Lake Campground was a peaceful and beautiful location for a weekend stop over. We arrived on a Saturday afternoon and the camp ground was completely full but very quiet and impeccably clean. There are no hookups but each site has a fire pit and picnic table. We have a 25ft rig plus a tow along. The campground is easy driveable with plenty of space for big rigs. We have solar panels and this location was ideal for catching direct sunlight. We use Verizon and had 5 bars of service for the entirety of our stay. Would absolutely stay here again in the future!

Second stay at Monument Lake for us. No hookups (no problem with solar). Plenty of room for any size rig (review below that says it isn't for big rigs must be thinking of a different campground). Other than an occasional generator, it is very quiet and beautiful. Most sites look out onto the lake where you can see alligators.

The big advantage here is the cell tower right at the edge of the campground. Excellent Verizon service here without a booster.

The location is very close to the Big Cypress Visitor Center and trails, the Clyde Butcher Gallery, Loop Road, and about 30 minutes to Shark Valley. We drove over to Biscayne NP from here one day and also to the other entrance to the Everglades where the Anhinga Trail and missile site, etc. are.

The camp hosts are friendly and informative. They make rounds around the campground throughout the day and evening.

There are ORV trails leading out the back of the campground that are interesting to walk on and that go for miles.

On sites 5 to about 12, the picnic tables and fire pits are on the opposite side of the road from where most people camp. You have the option to camp on either side.

This little lake is a awesome place to stop. No hookups, but they do have bathrooms (no showers). The lake is beautiful anytime of day, but when the sunset hits it’s gorgeous. We saw spoonbills (they are rare), and 1 or 2 gators in the water. There are several signs saying not to walk dogs, there were also signs to warn against bears and panthers. So, good to know...camphost Chris was awesome.

Not really best for larger rigs although we made our 30’ 5th wheel work. Like most National Park campgrounds, best for tents, vans or small ( 20’ ) trailers. $28 night w/ no hookups but there is a dump station a couple miles down the road. No real things to see / do in Everglades unless you pay for a concessionaire boat trip, even the visitors center has been demolished after hurricane. Oh Well .... nice to be here anyway !!