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Second primitive campground opens in Point Washington State Forest

The Florida Forest Service has announced the grand opening of a much-anticipated second campground at Point Washington State Forest, Eastern Lake Campground 2. With 1,833 people camping at campground #1 in 2017, Forestry knew the second campground would be welcome. The primitive campground is located on Eastern Lake in Santa Rosa Beach, in Point Washington State Forest, Walton County. The four campsites are positioned around a loop scenically in the forest with views of Eastern Lake. A floating dock with...

Hike, camp along the Apalachicola River bluffs at Torreya State Park

Note: March 4, 2019 – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service hosted a ceremony today celebrating the reopening of the campground at Torreya State Park following the impacts of Hurricane Michael. The campground, which sits along the park’s iconic steep bluffs rising more than 150 feet above the Apalachicola River, offers 30 campsites with electric and water hookups, as well as restroom facilities.   Torreya State Park, which experienced significant damage from Hurricane Michael – including downed trees and debris, and facility, boardwalk, road and trail damage – was...