City, County & Regional Parks · Florida
Murphy Creek Conservation Area – Murphy Island Campsite
City, County & Regional Parks · Florida, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Cost
- free permit (current portal checked 2026-09-03)
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Showers
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Satsuma
- Phone
- 386-329-4401
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About
St. Johns River Water Management District camping area on Murphy Island in Murphy Creek Conservation Area, near Satsuma. A single primitive campsite; the island is reached by boat only, from a landing on the St. Johns River, and camping is allowed only at this designated site, not on the inland part of the property. Free, but a permit is required. Reservations: online. The district maps this as a group site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 45° | 29° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| February | 73° | 56° | 42° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 77° | 59° | 38° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 80° | 62° | 50° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 87° | 70° | 62° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 74° | 68° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 77° | 72° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 77° | 74° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 86° | 75° | 68° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 81° | 67° | 50° | 90° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 74° | 59° | 40° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 70° | 56° | 39° | 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.
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