Pat Thomas Park

A few days back we arrived at Pat Thomas park. I put it on my Campendium Heart list a long time ago as a place I would like to visit. The park looked very nice in the pictures and on google earth so I reserved site #5 right on the lake. Well it wasn't. We could get into site #5 but would not be able to get out. As I walked around the small campground I noticed several areas where they had 55 gallons drums for campers garbage that were overflowing, Site #4 & 5 had deep ruts and overall dis-repair. Needless to say we have wheels and always give ourselves enough time in the day to find an alternate. In our three years on the road this has happened about three times. We've learned to plan for a great stay but to be ready for the unexpected and keep moving forward. There is always a way out.

This place is a great value for only $15 a night it is quintessential Florida on this big beautiful freshwater lake (lake Telquin) that sits out on a peninsula you have water and electric but no sewer with a dump site. well worth the $15 a night I absolutely love this place if you want to come and experience some beautiful quiet Florida come and check this place out

This park is located on a peninsular. Absolutely breath taking scenery. Dock built relatively recently and with a little power washing, stain, and water sealer would be gorgeous. Grounds need grooming badly. Bath houses need some attention and cleaning. Lighting fixtures around the park adequate but I need of repair. Personnel were extremely professional, friendly, and courteous. Spoke with the county parks person about the needs to make this a pristine park. She explained they just acquired it and are actively working together with other departments to get all issues corrected. She insured us when we returned we would see a dramatic improvement. I truly believe there will be it will be taken care of. It won’t take much to accomplish an A+ rating.

We loved this place. Quiet, picturesque, clean, and inexpensive! There are several boardwalks, a fenced in playground, pavilion, and picnic tables scattered over the grounds. Lots of places to relax and enjoy the view. Friendly people too! Electric, water, dump station, and bath houses with a shower. There is a picnic table and fire ring at each site.

Stayed there from January 24 'til 28th 2020

What a lovely spot! So gorgeous with the surrounding lake!
And what a peaceful campground, not busy, we were 5 at the most.
Few people came to land their boat. A bit more came to enjoy the park on weekend, but not too crowded.

Easily accessible. But be sure to get there before 7pm if you don't have the code for the gate as it closes by itself at that time. We almost had it closing just right infront of us while trying to understand how the payment was supposed to be made.

They have the envelope way of doing payments and you can do for more then a night. Actually, they also take reservations but don't make you pay for it in advance, just when you're on site.🤨

The bathhouses need a little refreshing, but correctly clean.

The camp host wasn't there, but there was a maintenance host.

This park and campground is a hidden gem! There are both RV and tent sites - all are good sized, and the RV sites have power and drinking water. Each site has a paved pad and picnic table with either a fire ring or a grill. Many sites had pre-cut wood just waiting next to them.

There are bathrooms and hot showers, and they're clean, but the doors are open so bugs do get in. When we were here the bugs weren't bad at all though.

The pictures are very accurate.

This place is about 25 minutes from Tallahassee, and has good cell coverage. It's very quiet and peaceful!