St. George Island State Park Campground

This is one of our favorite Florida State Park campgrounds. The park covers the entire northern end of the island and and has 9 miles of pristine beach.

The campground is one loop with 60 sites. All are W/E only and all but 1 are back ins. Site size varies as does amount of vegetation/privacy but otherwise I dont think there is a bad site in the place. As the island is only a half mile wide you can hear the surf from every site. Its an older park so its a little tight but we had no issue with our 40 foot fifth wheel.

Utilities are good and surprisingly cell service was excellent on both Verizon and AT&T. No problem streaming on either. We got 4 OTA channels.

Beyond miles of beach and dunes there are several miles of nature trails. Speaking of nature we saw plenty including eagles, an owl, all types of herons etc.

Staff here is fantastic, everything is super clean and well maintained. Rangers patrol often and everyone is very friendly.

So fair warning, this place is REMOTE. Its a 20 minute ride into St George Island village but theres little there. Apalachicola is 35 minutes, Carrabelle is an hour and they dont have a lot either. Its 110 miles off of I-10, back roads the whole way. But if you want peace and quiet, dark night skies and relaxation this place is perfect.

A afternoon walk fat tire bike will give you easy access to the miles of beach beyond the end of the road. Easy to leave everyone behind and have your own private spot.

We loved this campground and will return.

Been coming to SGI for years, love the million mile beach. First stay at the campground, had a very level concrete pad, of course no sewage but a dump station on property. For the pros, loved the site, roomy and solitude. Across the street from the bathrooms and bathhouses which we used a lot conservative on tanks as we were here a week. View is incredible, everything is clean and well cared for. The beaches are immaculate, and empty. I knew what Tom Hanks felt like on Castaway 😂 For the cons, hot and humid for several days then the rain set in… no drainage here so water stands and so do the mosquitoes. They swarmed along with biting horse flies. Crazy how bad it was… other con. Dogs NOT allowed on the beach in the state park. You have to drive to public, last con… bathroom and bathhouses don’t have A/C . With real feel temps in triple digits, taking showers were a sauna trip. Loved it and will be back…. Just in October

We showed up here without reservations and were able to score two nights over a weekend!

Moved from one side of campground to other, but no big deal because we were camping on an island.

The only negative we had was during this time of year the small little biting bugs were vicious. I had welts and bite marks for almost a week afterwards.

Sites were level and provided privacy between campers. Very quiet and night and amazing stars, bird life to observe.

One of our favorite parts of this state park was the amazing fitness trail they developed. We loved the hiking and workout stations along the sandy path.

We love St George Island and would definitely camp here with some extra bug spray.

Remote Barrier Island Beach Park... nightly rate includes all fees and taxes. Didn't realize the park is essentially the eastern half of St. George island. Very large with miles of beaches. Assume it would still get crowded in the summer with daily fee guests. Campground is small but site was level and spacious. Verizon had strong signal but unusable speed. ATT had poorer signal but usable speed. As indicated in other reviews, no dogs on beach but they are welcome at the city beach at the lighthouse. Another park we have flagged for extended return trip in warmer months.

We have been traveling along the Gulf coast for the last 2 winters and then head to the west coast for summer. This campground is top notch. The staff is awesome, the grounds are immaculate thanks to a very polite and accommodating crew. Showers are hot and clean. The only reason I gave this campground 4 stars is because dogs aren’t allowed on the beaches.

The campground is great with decent sites, nice bathhouses and walking trails.

The park has nice beaches, however the beaches in the park are not dog friendly. But the beaches outside the park on st George island do allow dogs.

It’s a bit of a drive to go anywhere, just from the campground to the gate to the park takes about 10 minutes, then another 10 minutes to the bridge.

The donut place is delicious, make sure you get there before they sell out.

We had trouble with internet cell service at our particular site (42) but in other spots of the campground and in the beach parking lots it worked great. This was both with Verizon and AT&T so maybe we were in some blank hole dead zone space or something.