City, County & Regional Parks · Florida
Washburn Equestrian/Primitive Camping
City, County & Regional Parks · Florida, United States
- Cost
- free reservation/permit (current pages checked 2026-09-03)
- Drinking water
- No
- Showers
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 72 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Tampa
- Phone
- 800-423-1476; 352-796-7211 ext. 4470
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.
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About
Southwest Florida Water Management District camping area at Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve. The district publishes no confirmed site count, so none is recorded here. Equestrian/primitive. 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 | 69° | 48° | 29° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| February | 77° | 58° | 44° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 80° | 61° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 82° | 64° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 88° | 70° | 64° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 87° | 75° | 68° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 77° | 72° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 88° | 76° | 72° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 75° | 68° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 83° | 69° | 52° | 90° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 77° | 62° | 39° | 85° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 74° | 58° | 38° | 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
- Oak Ridge Equestrian/Primitive Camping · City, County & Regional Parks · 3 mi
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- Whitewater Lake · City, County & Regional Parks · 8 mi
- Pine Flats Primitive Camping · City, County & Regional Parks · 11 mi
- Cypress Creek Preserve - Equestrian/Primitive Camping · City, County & Regional Parks · 12 mi
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