W.P. Franklin Campground

We spent 12 nights Feb 2024. Water And Electric Hookups.

Site 2 was great, on west side of dam.

Very quiet park with accommodating hosts.

We wanted a place to stay put and really enjoyed it.

Babcock Ranch is about 8 miles away. We went for “2 scoop Tuesday” ice cream at Slater’s twice 😀

Take the Eco Tour too!

90 minutes to Sanibel the day we went.

Will definitely stay again in the future. Reserve early!

We were here 3rd week of December 2022. Almost all of the large sites are on the water. Lots of fishing going on here. We didn't see any Manatees, but we did see an alligator. Lots of different birds in the area. The wildlife was abundant.
Friendly staff and clean facilities. The grounds were well maintained as well.

This was our first COE stay. It will most definitely NOT be our last. Especially at that price(with the senior NP pass)!

We truly enjoyed our stay here. Some folks would not give it 5 stars just because there is no sewer hook up at the site, but there's a dump and a nice shower house, so we stayed 5 nights no problem. Almost every site is right on the water and it's just lovely here. We drove into the Ft Myers area to do the beach, paddle the mangroves, and see the Edison/Ford homes and museum. Highly recommend!

W P Franklin is a small US Army Corps of Engineers campground on the Caloosahatchee River. It's hard to get a reservation here during the winter but spring provided some opportunity. Site 21, a pull through site, provided enough room for our long-bed truck and 33 ft 5th wheel trailer. It was a little tight on the turn to get into the site but it worked fine for us once we were in. The site is mostly shaded with a view of the water across the loop road. Many of the sites along the water are pretty short so best suited for smaller rigs. The campground is well maintained and offers recycling and garbage collection in a central site. The dump station, just inside the gate, with double-sided access which can be an obstruction to entry if someone is using it upon arrival. We didn’t check the restrooms as we use our own facilities. There are several sites for watching wildlife along the river where we were able to see alligators in the river and many types of birds. Entertaining to watch the huge boats passing through the lock. We paid $20/night after applying the NPS Lifetime Senior Pass discount. We highly recommend W P Franklin campground. Plan early to get a reservation!

Have waited six months into our RV life to start reviews for fair comparisons. Spent 3 nights. Another nice, clean, safe ACE campground. Also like our other ACE experiences, not a whole lot to do within the park but relax and enjoy the water views, which is just fine by me. There is a decent mountain biking area nearby. Best dog walking area to not impose on your neighbors is out the only access road to he park to the main road. This is one of the few places out two car wouldn’t fit at our site, but parking available just across the camp road so no worries. Covered picnic table, amazing sunsets. Great way to start 2021.