Long Pine Key Campground

Reservable Tent CampersDay-Trip Base CampWinter Visitors

108 Total Sites

$33 Per Night

Reservable Booking

Seasonal Open Season

The Quick Take

Long Pine Key is the Everglades campground for people who actually want to sleep on solid ground. Parked just seven miles from the main entrance near Homestead, it sits in a pine rockland hammock that feels nothing like the sawgrass prairie most visitors picture -- think shaded, relatively dry, and mercifully elevated above the swamp. With over a hundred sites, it is one of the larger frontcountry options in the park, yet it still fills up fast during the dry season. The trade-off is real: you get proximity to Miami and easy access to the Anhinga Trail and Royal Palm area, but you give up showers, hookups, and any pretense of a camp store. This is the right pick for tent campers and self-contained RVers who want a base camp for day-tripping deeper into the park without committing to the remote Flamingo area forty miles down the road.

Tent CampersDay-Trip Base CampWinter VisitorsWildlife Seekers

Booking

Reserve Your Campsite

All 108 sites are reservable.

Book at Everglades Lodges

Phone (855) 708-2207

Checkout Check-out time is 12 p.m.

Booking tip: Reservations open well in advance for the November-through-April season, and weekends from January through March sell out fastest -- book at least six weeks ahead for those peak dry-season windows, or try for a first-come-first-served site on a weekday.

What You Get

Potable Water

Dump Station

Amphitheater

Cell Service

Flush Toilets

Camp Store

Firewood for Sale

Ice for Sale

Food Storage Lockers

Trash & Recycling

Host On-Site

Showers

Internet / WiFi

Laundry

Electrical Hookups

Sites & Setup

Total Sites 108

Reservable 108

Group Sites 1

Tent-Only 108

RV-Only 108

Walk-in / Boat-in 108

RV Information

RVs allowed. No electrical hookups. Generators permitted during designated hours.

Accessibility

The campground has wheelchair accessible restrooms. Paved Roads - All vehicles OK

Rules to Know

Generators:Generators may be operated from 8 a.m.
Checkout:Check-out time is 12 p.m.
Occupancy:Maximum of eight people and two vehicles per campsite; one RV and one or two tents per campsite.

Pro Tips

Camping Tip

The campground closes from May through October -- essentially the entire wet season and mosquito apocalypse. Book for December through February if you want tolerable bug pressure and the best wildlife viewing along the Anhinga Trail, which is a short drive away.

Camping Tip

There are no showers anywhere in this campground, full stop. Bring a solar shower bag and use it at your site, but know that portable shower stalls are technically prohibited. Baby wipes become your best friend for multi-night stays.

Camping Tip

Long Pine Key sits at the trailhead for the seven-mile Pine Island loop trail, which cuts through one of the rarest ecosystems in North America. Walk it at dawn before the heat sets in -- you will have the pine rocklands almost entirely to yourself while the crowds pile into the Anhinga Trail boardwalk.