Torreya State Park Campground

We tried to hook up to 30amp outlet and found it was upside down. We talked with Ranger Jacob and was told the problem would probably be resolved in the summer when they pave the roads. He seemed very disinterested in our problem or trying to help us. We stayed two nights and canceled two nights. The following day I saw Ranger Brian and told him about the problem and he offered to fix the problem right away which he did. We also went on the house tour with him and he was terrific. The campground is okay, not great but Brian should definitely get promoted.

Small campground - one loop with 30 sites. Nice clean bathrooms (handicap accessible building too - with shower) with heated showers. Dump site and good water. Most sites are gravel (2 paved) - and mostly level. Some trees, some sites with full sun. There are cabins and yurts to rent too. Gates are closed and locked at sunset - so no late arrival unless you call and talk to someone ahead of arrival. Water and electric at all sites. One washer/dryer at bathroom. Lots of hiking, good for small kids biking in the campground loop, but no bike trails.

This is a beautiful, natural park with history. Good hiking trails. County roads outside park quiet for road biking. It’s a small campground with little privacy between sites. Many not level, like 16. Good Verizon coverage and many OTA tv stations. My major complaint is the abundance of ticks. I have never had so many in 40 yrs of hiking. BEWARE! Dozens on my dog and many on me despite precautions.

We stayed here for 3 nights in early May, 2023. As others have said, there is hurricane damage to the trees and they have not fully recovered. New trees have been planted for some division between sites. Our site was just a back in on the grass without much division between us and the one in front of our trailer door (watched that guy back in to the electrical post - yikes). Go to the CCC building to check in with the ranger and then grab your site. I averaged the nightly cost over our stay. It was hot and we had been warned about ticks on the trails by the ranger and a couple I talked to. They both found ticks on them and their dog, so we did not hike the trails. I did walk to the plantation house, but hot walking back in May. Did not do the tour, but it looked interesting. Shower was nice - laundry nice too! Was able to watch The Kentucky Derby on TV - some friends were there, so was fun to watch. The view behind our trailer was beautiful - reminded us of Northern Costa Rica!

We stayed at Torreya SP a few days and camp itself was nice. However, the area was hit hard and heavily damaged during a hurricane Michael a few years ago and hasn’t recovered in terms of scenery and trails. My best description is the hiking terrain was ‘inhospitable and unforgivable.’ Ranger told us it was once a lush and pretty area. It is no more with downed trees, smashes brush and no scenic views. Will take decades to recover.

We were part of a Trail Maintenance work crew and stayed in the campground, Site 9. Ours was one of the 2 paved sites so enjoyed having a little less dirt to track in the camper. Solid picnic table and in ground fire pit/grill at each site. The bathrooms are SPOTLESS and heated in the cooler months. Rangers and hosts were wonderful and checked in on the crew many times. Always had 2 or 3 bars on both ATT and T Mobile with several TV channels. As mentioned there isn’t much to do which is part of the attraction. The trees are on the mend and in a few years the foliage will be back between the sites. Aluminum recycling near the dumpster which is always appreciated.

This is a small campground out in the middle of no where. Closest town is Bristol which is 14 miles away. Bristol has groceries and gas there. We like parks that are not close to cities so this park was perfect for us and we do plan to visit again. There is not much to do in the park except relax. Trails are too strenuious for seniors and as another posted - watch out for the copperhead snakes. The staff was very friendly and informative. The park is still in recovery from Hurricane Michael in 2018 - this park was beat up bad. Most of the sites were level with only a few having a hump in the center of the site. The sites with the humps were a little tight on the sides and depth. This park had the best cell service compared to the other near by state parks. Price is senior rate.

Must have been some upgrades. All sites have individual water and power hookups. Paved then short gravel road into the campground. Sites are grassy and level. The sites on the exit side of the loop are large, plenty of vegetation screening in between. Site 29 is awesome, 30 next door is very nice. Area and bathrooms are super tidy. The campground is like a small park. Nothing around just good camping.

Our kind of park. No frills, old school, dirt roads. Bathrooms and hiking trails, that’s it. Camping sites are on the highest plateau so you see the park all around. Best site 19. Not too much distance or foliage between sites, so limited privacy. But the laid back nature of the campers made it very relaxing and chill. Ranger super sweet and cool. You can still see some of the Hurricane Michael damage but it’s definitely recovering. Trails are also legit hiking trails - relatively undeveloped, dirt, muddy at times, narrow in some areas, buggy (ticks), snakes, very cool. Torreya loop trail is moderate (steep ups and downs, creek and tree crossings) and good hiking shoes and long pants (some thorny areas) a must. We did not do the second loop trail called the Torreya challenge. Sign at its entrance describes it as arduous taking 6 hrs for 6 miles.