This was our 3rd visit to St Joseph State Park Campground. The beaches are beautiful and we enjoyed our stay the previous 2 times. However, this time the beach mice made our stay very unpleasant. The mice were all around our campsite even under our feet at times. After finding one in our travel trailer we left. I hope they can resolve this problem because I truly enjoyed this campground in 2007 and 2008. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This state park is on one of the most beautiful beaches we have ever visited. Miles and miles of white sand for walking and relaxing. The facilities are fine for a remote park such as this, paved access roads but mostly sand in the campground area. Shaded sites throughout. We stayed in the Gulf Breezes campground and had a site nearly on the beach, just a short walk through the dunes access path. Bath/Shower facilities were very clean. The volunteer camp host were great. Wildlife is abundant including a hugh Bald Eagle. This is a great park for biking, kyaking, fishing and swimming. It is rather isolated so bring major supplies with you. There are a couple of small stores within a few miles of the park, but no camp store of any kind. We had a great and very relaxing time. We camped here in a Motorhome.

A really a nice state park. They have a new, nice shower/restroom that is heated and needed to be as it was quite cool in February. It was very windy, but we expected that at a beach front area. The raised walkways between camp areas getting worn, but are still nice to use. There are nice large sites. We enjoyed walking right onto the beach and looking for lots of sea shells. The fishing was pretty good too, caught some whiting. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Road in to park is paved but has many pot holes. Bay access is not as easy as you may think and most of the park is a reserve that is off limits to public. Pets are allowed but no where except in campground. Pretty area and nice if you want to be on the beach. Watch for sand fleas. Heavy! We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

My new favorite place. Choose the Pine campground for serenity and some shade. Great access to a most beautiful and unpopulated beach. No cell service so make your calls ahead of time, this State Park is at the far end of the island and not near amenities. Just a beautiful spot and gorgeous beach. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Yeah, yeah, beach is #1, beautiful, yada, yada. Now let's discuss the campground. We stayed at Shady Pines, not the Ocean Breeze. Road in is potholed and rough, scrapped bottom on a couple. Campsites were variable in size; if you have a big rig, go to Ocean Breeze. We fit in and had to level a bit, but not bad. Lovely shade and table, fire ring, and spot to hang clothes. Bathhouses were fine and they have showers coming off the beach to rinse. But the BUGS!!! No-seeums and gnats were thick in early May. I could take it (even though legs look like I have the pox) but my wife was allergic and got really sick. We had to leave a day early (though they will refund the day, no penalty.) We were disappointed, to say the least. We went to the beach to swim and discovered that it is fairly steep getting in and not as gentle as beaches in Jacksonville or Daytona. Might be OK for adults, but could be a problem for young children. Added to that was the desire to go snorkeling. Everyone said the Bay was great. What they fail to tell you is that the water is so shallow, you have to wade over 1/2 mile to get to waist deep water. So that bummed us out. Now the bugs and shallow water are not the fault of the park or the state. So give the park a 10 for beauty, remoteness, and "Old Florida" experience. But with bad roads inside park, difficulty getting into some sites, steep ocean beach, and the inability to enjoy what we hoped to do, I have to go with an 8. If we camped here again, it would be in non-bug time and at Ocean Breeze. But think I can get the same experience and still do the snorkeling elsewhere. We camped here in a Motorhome.

The beach is beautiful, but many of the sites are short and narrow and the road bumpy and narrow. You are also far from a grocery or other supplies. Overall, we much prefer Henderson Beach and Grayton Beach State Parks. The no-see-umms and the mosquitoes were terrible in April; our dog ended up needing a visit to the vet because of bug bites around her eyes. We did not have bug problems at Grayton or Henderson Beach campgrounds. Are there different spraying policies at the different beaches? Also, St Joes recently had a "controlled burn" so much of the area was burned off and not very attractive. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

The ad for this park in Woodall's Directory stated they open on April 1 with laundry, limited groceries, fire rings, picnic tables; however, none of those items was available. The bathrooms and showers were not open. To use the Internet, you had to take your computer to the office and hook up to their wired service. The office was filthy and congested, not a place I wanted to sit and check my email. After one night, we moved to a brand new RV park in Hatch that was less expensive, clean and very nice. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

The location of the campground is unbeatable. The beach is wonderful. We were in a small site on the ocean campground, steps to the beach, although there are dunes between the beach and the sites. The campsites on the beach are very close together. The sites in the other campground have more room and are more shaded but will not accommodate a larger rig. Cell phones do not work well at the sites but local television is very good with antenna. Generally too many trees for satellite. What you give up in site spaciousness is more than made up for by the incredible beach location. Reserve early. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This park is on a beautiful peninsula and all sites are within a five-minute walk of the Gulf Beach. Outdoor showers near the beach boardwalk make it easy to rinse off after swimming or wading for shells.Lots are sixy-feet wide, served by paved roads. Every site has a table and fire ring. The boat launch is on the bay side of the peninsula. Fishing and snorkeling are possible activities. It is a stopover for migrating birds. Guided bird tours are offered several times a week. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Beach camping doesn't get much better than at St Joe's Peninsula State Park. Powder white sand with beautiful dunes and the sites in Gulf breeze almost right on the beach. The Shady Pines camp area it in wooded area. One warning, the base's nearby communication system disallows cell phones from functioning except near the front park registration office. We had a 5 day family get together and rented 10 campsites grouped together. Everybody concurred that they loved the park. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We really enjoyed this campground so much that we are planning a trip back for the summer of 2006. We have been to several campgrounds in North West Florida that has had access to the beach, but none of them were this close. The bugs were bad in the evening time but other than that it was ok during the day. Great Place with the most beautiful beach I've seen in Florida. I’m going to give it a 10 even with the bugs because of the beautiful beach and the proximity of the beach to the campground. We stayed in the Gulf Breeze section. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

We stayed 4 nights in a tent in the Shady Pines section. Be sure to bring plenty of long-sleeved shirts and insect repellent. But the beach makes up for the bugs, it is beautiful. We found great seafood restaurants in Mexico Beach and Apalachicola, about 20 miles away. Next time we will come a little earlier in the year and try to avoid the bug problems. We camped here in a Tent.

We stayed in the Gulf Breeze loop of this campground. Site was level and spacious enough. The walk to the beach was less than 1 minute from our site. While the campground was full, the beach never seemed crowded. Shells everywhere if you're into collecting. A comparison of the two loops - Gulf Breeze is more in the open. Less shade and more breeze from the ocean. Shady Pines is much more wooded and shady with less of a breeze. Pick one depending on what you like. I'll say that while we had some problems with no-seeums (flying teeth), they were mostly a problem when the wind was not blowing. So if bugs bug you, Shady Pines might be worse. We also picked Gulf Breeze loop because of the new bath house. It was nice and we saw the cleanup crew there several times each day. Having said that, we visited the bath house at Shady Pines, and while older, it was still clean. As a previous reviewer wrote, this campground is a pretty far drive away from the nearest town, so get what you need before you get into the park. Driving anywhere to buy something you forgot will cost you, not only in a premium price for the item, but in wasted gas. Overall, we were very pleased with this campground and we will go back. $65.00 plus gas for a 3 night/4 day weekend at the beach. Not bad. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

If you want to get away from it all,this is the park for you! If not,this may want to consider another campground .With miles of secluded sandy beaches to walk,my family and I really enjoyed this park. Be advised before you come here that this is a secluded campground, miles from the nearest town. Since most RV'ers consider it roughing it if the microwave dosn't work, they may not be pleased with the total lack of services at this campground (no pool, no store, no sewer hook-ups). But if you want to enjoy an un-spoiled park,1750acres of which is a wildlife preserve, this is the place for you. We camped here in a Tent.

We stayed here for 6 nights and enjoyed this state park immensely. Note that this park is managed with the intention of keeping it as natural as possible, so RV'ers used to luxurious resort type Florida parks may be taken aback by the simplicity at St Joseph Peninsula. We camped in Shady Pines campground -- sites are spaced apart nicely for shade and privacy. The road is blacktop but sites are gravel, and can be difficult to back into. I observed several sites in Shady Pines that I thought would be impossible to back my Fifth Wheel trailer into. The sites in Gulf Breeze campground are less private, but more hospitable for a larger RV, and also closer to the beach. The shower houses are pretty simplistic. We saw that they were cleaned by park staff daily and found them adequate. The beach at this park is outstanding -- by FAR the best beach I've ever seen. From the beach we saw dolphins swimming offshore and observed many other species of wildlife in the park. The volunteers at the visitors center were knowledgeable and helpful. The only real negative I can think of is that the shady areas of the park are buggy -- the gnats and mosquitos will feast so bring insect repellent. I can't give the park less than a 10 because of the phenomenal beauty of the beach and surrounding area. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Went to St. Joseph Peninsula State Park because it was ranked the 3rd best beach in America, including Hawaii. We arrived during a shower and the mosquitos were still vicious. The camp sites are very small and the park is old. Built in 1967 and has had no updates since the early 80's and it shows. Spent one night (reserved 7 night, they were very considerate about us leaving early) and my whole group was very disappointed. So, visit during the day or stay one night, but do not plan a vacation. Bathrooms were horrible. Only recieved a 3 because the beach is just over a mound. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.