Rutherford Beach

This is a fantastic place to camp. The beaches are beautiful. They’re literally covered in shells. The sunsets are gorgeous. Everyone is kind (at least on the days we stayed at this location) and cell signal is great for verizon and at&t.

Beautiful spot. SO windy the two days I was there. Amazing shell collecting when the tide is low. LOTS of trash comes in with the gulf, though. Walk the beach with a trash bag or 5. Every bit makes a difference. Decent amount of local traffic on 4-wheelers up and down the beach, but didn’t go too late.

We were here over the weekend so it was a little crowded but plenty of camping space. A lot of debris washed up on shore and quite a bit of trash. Receptacles haven’t been emptied in awhile and the port a potties left a lot to be desired. Overall a great free place to camp on the beach. Surf fishing was great as was crabbing 4-5 miles ... more

Pulled in yesterday about 4PM couldn’t see a thing. Dense Fog and about 20 foot visibility. Pull up along the beach and backed into the sand. The sand was firm and we didn’t have any problem. We running a 2005 Chevrolet 3500 Dually with an Arctic Fox 1150 on the back so we’re pretty heavy. Woke up this morning to a beautiful s... more

We had a great time on Rutherford beach. Looking at the satellite images we saw they recently put a gravel lot at the entrance of the park. This is where we stayed with our converted bus because we were concerned with getting stuck in the sand. Like others said, I highly suggest walking it first and also be careful of the tides and ... more

We loved our stay here! It was our first time boondocking on the beach and it was amazing! A storm blew in when we were here but one of the locals was really nice and told us we might want to move our camper back a little in case the tide was high. We had no trouble driving on the sand. Falling asleep to the sound of the waves was our ... more

We stayed here Jan 20-22. This was our first experience beach camping and omg it was awesome! The drive to the beach was picturesque. There are a couple bridges that stated a 10 ton limit. When you arrive at the beach, you can either turn left or right onto the sand. We stayed to the right because it was further from the water (we were... more

Loved it. Like alot if folks said walk the area first. Make sure your car or truck wont sink up. We got in by the beach fine. Watched a few folks get stuck, then freed. We got one stuck on our way out and a cop stopped and helped us push it out. So thank you to the local cop who helped, God bless you. The showers worked. Will return Go... more

I thought about giving it 4 stars for the sheer amount of garbage. I stayed on July 6th. Very quiet at night except for the waves crashing. Porta potties and a couple of dumpsters (though it seems no one uses them). There were two outdoor rinse showers, but I didn't see if they worked. There were a few other campers and there are no re... more

This is a beautiful place to camp, but it is NOT meant for really large rigs. We thought we would be safe pulling just off of the hard pack road, but we immediately went in up to our axles. We called five different tow companies, and none of them were willing to come pull us out, even though we were right off the hard pack. We were on ... more