City, County & Regional Parks · Florida
River Lakes Conservation Area – Wolf's Head Camp
City, County & Regional Parks · Florida, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Cost
- free permit (current portal checked 2026-09-10)
- Drinking water
- No
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 49 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Melbourne
- Address
- River Lakes Conservation Area, Melbourne, FL
- Phone
- 386-329-4401
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About
St. Johns River Water Management District camping area at River Lakes Conservation Area, one of the district's designated primitive campsites along the St. Johns River marsh between lakes Poinsett, Winder and Washington, west of Melbourne. Boat access; ramps on State Road 520, U.S. 192 and at Lake Washington County Park. A single campsite, up to four tents. Free, but a permit is required. Reservations: online. The district lists this site as Wolf's Head Camp.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 51° | 33° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| February | 76° | 62° | 46° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 79° | 64° | 43° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 79° | 67° | 54° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 85° | 71° | 66° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 87° | 75° | 70° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 77° | 74° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 88° | 77° | 74° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 86° | 76° | 72° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 81° | 72° | 57° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 76° | 66° | 48° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 73° | 62° | 43° | 82° | 0 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- River Lakes Conservation Area – Winder Mound · City, County & Regional Parks · 1 mi · 1 sites
- River Lakes Conservation Area – Persimmon Mound Camp · City, County & Regional Parks · 1 mi · 1 sites
- River Lakes Conservation Area – Spike Camp · City, County & Regional Parks · 1 mi · 1 sites
- River Lakes Conservation Area – Lake Poinsett Camp · City, County & Regional Parks · 2 mi · 1 sites
- River Lakes Conservation Area – Highwater Camp · City, County & Regional Parks · 3 mi · 1 sites
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