Jonathan Dickinson Campground - Hobe Sound FL Camping

Preview: Jonathan Dickinson stumbled on this area when he was shipwrecked in the late 1600s. You need only drive here to see what the southeast coast of Florida looked like before the massive development of today. There are two quality campgrounds from which to choose and a host of sights and activities to select from, too. Near the park entrance is the Pine Grove Camping Area. It is laid out in a grid form, like city streets, beneath a dense canopy of nonnative Australian pines. These trees lend nearly complete shade to the campground. Their highly acidic needles inhibit growth of other plants once they fall to the ground. And the ground here is covered with the needles. The trees are slowly being removed and replaced with native plants, though not without protest from campers who enjoy the cool shade beneath their heights.
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Duration: 121 electric sites; 10 nonelectric sites; Fee $14 per night May-November; $17 per night December-Apr
Best Time to Go: Open year-round
This travel guide comes from:
The Best In Tent Camping: Florida Guide Book