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Price
$9/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
4 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
Select a month, then check for open campsites
Price
$9/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
4 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
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6840 US Highway 1 South, St. Augustine, Florida, 32086, United States
Bird watchers and trail bikers who want deep-forest solitude for almost nothing. Fall is the window: bugs drop, temps cool, migratory birds hit the salt marshes. Book site #4 online first, haul in your own drinking water, and grab firewood at the Publix 7 miles out.
Primitive means it: porta-potty only, pump water that smells like diesel, no trash bins, a washboarded access road, and ticks bad enough that one camper pulled off over 100. Sites #1-#3 are close enough together that one loud group ruins your night.
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Fall delivers the best camping window. October through November brings highs in the mid-60s to mid-80s and cool nights in the 50s, with humidity and bugs dropping off sharply. Migratory birds arrive at the salt marshes, and trails dry out enough for easier hiking and biking. The subtropical rainy season turns the forest green and lush but also muddy. Summer means heat, humidity, and insects. Winter sees comfortable temperatures but occasional cold fronts.
Overview: Fall is the best window—cooler temps, lower humidity and bugs; October specifically praised.
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The Matanzas State Forest Group Camp offers primitive camping facilities including fire rings, grills, and picnic tables at each campsite. Amenities are basic with one communal portalet for restroom use and a communal pitcher pump providing non-potable water. "The bathroom is a large porta-potty. No sink or anything," noted one user review.
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Site #4 is consistently rated the best for privacy.
Site #2 is spacious but visible from site #3.
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