City, County & Regional Parks · Florida
Rice Creek Conservation Area Campsite
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
- 56 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · AT&T good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Palatka
- Address
- Rice Creek Conservation Area, Palatka, FL
- Phone
- 386-329-4401
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
Site map
The imagery of the campground. Press and hold the map to drop your own pins and notes; the operator publishes no site points here. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
Site map · loading…
About
St. Johns River Water Management District camping area at Rice Creek Conservation Area, west of Palatka. A single primitive campsite with a shelter. Hiking, bicycling and horseback riding on the property; the bike trail shares a road with logging traffic. Free, but a permit is required. Reservations: online.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 44° | 28° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| February | 74° | 55° | 41° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 78° | 58° | 37° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 80° | 62° | 48° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 87° | 69° | 61° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 74° | 67° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 76° | 72° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 76° | 72° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 86° | 75° | 66° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 81° | 66° | 48° | 91° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 75° | 58° | 38° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 70° | 56° | 38° | 81° | 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
- Murphy Creek Conservation Area – Murphy Island Campsite · City, County & Regional Parks · 8 mi · 1 sites
- Dunns Creek Conservation Area Group Campsite · City, County & Regional Parks · 14 mi · 1 sites
- Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park · Florida State Parks · 16 mi · 71 sites
- Lake Delancy West Campground · USDA Forest Service · 17 mi · 120 sites
- J.P. Hall Bayard Point Conservation Area – Group Campsite · City, County & Regional Parks · 19 mi · 1 sites
All public campgrounds in Florida · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-09-10. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.