City, County & Regional Parks · Florida
Three Forks Conservation Area – Spade Island 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
- 30 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Palm Bay
- Address
- Three Forks Conservation Area, Palm Bay, FL
- Phone
- 386-329-4401
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About
St. Johns River Water Management District camping area at Three Forks Conservation Area, one of the district's designated primitive campsites along the St. Johns River marsh west of Palm Bay. A single campsite, up to four tents. Access from the Thomas O. Lawton Recreation Area, the Sweetwater parking area on U.S. 192, the Kenansville parking area and boat ramp, or the Fellsmere Grade Recreation Area. Free, but a permit is required. Reservations: online. The district lists this site as Spade Island Camp.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 52° | 35° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| February | 76° | 62° | 44° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 79° | 64° | 42° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 85° | 72° | 66° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 87° | 75° | 71° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 77° | 74° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 77° | 74° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 86° | 76° | 72° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 81° | 72° | 58° | 88° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 76° | 66° | 50° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 74° | 63° | 44° | 83° | 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
- Three Forks Conservation Area – Bulldozer Cabin Campsite · City, County & Regional Parks · 1 mi · 1 sites
- Three Forks Conservation Area – North Indian Field Camp · City, County & Regional Parks · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Three Forks Conservation Area – East Union Cypress Camp · City, County & Regional Parks · 4 mi · 1 sites
- Wickham Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 13 mi · 133 sites
- River Lakes Conservation Area – Persimmon Mound Camp · City, County & Regional Parks · 15 mi · 1 sites
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