Fort De Soto Park Campground

Pinellas County-run, 236-site family camping area at Fort De Soto Park, plus a primitive youth camping area for organized youth groups. Sites 1-85 are designed for tents, vans, pop-up campers and trailers shorter than 16 feet; sites 86-236 accommodate all camping units. All sites have water and electrical hook-up (30-50 amp service), a picnic table and a charcoal grill; dump stations, modern restrooms with showers, coin-operated laundry, a campground store, and Wi-Fi at the camp store and office. Pets are permitted in Area 2 only (sites 86-164). Reservations up to six months in advance (seven months for Pinellas County residents); a site may be reserved for a maximum of 14 nights in any 30-day period; six-person limit per site. Alcoholic beverages, gasoline-powered generators and ground fires are prohibited. The front gate is locked from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

Sites 1-85: $40.50 non-waterfront or $42.50 waterfront per night; sites 86-236: $45.50 or $47.50 per night; plus 6% tourist development tax and 7% state tax (year-round rates).