Newport Park & Campground

Arrived at our site which was ok. Close to next camper on one side but space on other. No one available at check and didn't see anyone the entire night. Bath house had hot water but dark and creepy. Biggest complaint was the loud obnoxious campers partying until after hours and then having nerve enough to be yelling a campers for disturbing them at 0830. Park rules say no alcohol and quiet after 1100pm. Camp
host is not doing their job. Would never stay here again.

Weird vibe here with the host. When we arrived a Class C was in our spot. Turns out it was a CG co-host. They went to check with the main host who came over and kind of acted like we were at fault and implying there was enough room for both of us. The co-host did move and the camp host stopped by the next day and apologized. Never really felt welcome here. No hiking without a drive and the St. Marks NWR is not to be missed with it's abundunant wildlife. On a 6 mile hike we saw over 50 alligators and a family of wild hogs and untold birds.

The sites all seemed level, though there is zero privacy and a few of them are very close together. Solar production was tough here due to the trees, and some of the sites would have worked with Starlink but not ours. We did have decent T-Mobile service though. The dump station and bathhouse was fine, just a bit dated. There is a fair amount of noise from the highway.

It was an okay stop, but I would not stay here again.

Made a reservation and had site #25. Was electric and water only for $22. Nice big site and could park RV whatever direction worked for us. We had a nice view over the park area, lots of grass. CG was busy with nearly all sites taken. Good price and across the highway from the entrance road into St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Very nice drive through the refuge to the lighthouse at end of road. Glad we stayed here.

Nice, shaded county park with full and partial hookups. Call host to make reservation. We took a boat tour at nearby Wakulla state park (made reservation online $7 pp) and saw alligators, turtles, manatees and many water birds. Park has swim area by springs, an active lodge built in 1930’s and hiking trails. Next day rode bikes around St Marks, toured the fort and stopped at shell island fish camp (and RV Park) where you can rent fishing boats. Saw tarpon go after fish heads as they were cleaning them. Had lunch at riverside restaurant (also has $25 dry camping available on river - was empty). And also rode bikes on a portion of the 22 mile St Mark-Tallahassee rail-to-trail path. Did not even have time to go see a beautiful lighthouse! If you want to experience “backcountry Florida”, this is it. Don’t forget to buy and eat some boiled peanuts from a roadside stand :-)

Stayed here to be close to Tallahassee and explore St. Mark's Wildlife Preserve. Made reservations with camp host Bette for 3 nights then extended our stay while there for a total of 6 nights (our rate reflects weekly rate, although we left a day early...cash or check only). Older campground with a few campsites for larger rigs (site 20 fit our 33' 5th wheel + truck and was water/elect, dump nearby), picnic table, and fire pit (no wood sold onsite). Quite a few resident campers in park but everyone was friendly. Great location...30 minutes to Tallahassee and 10 minutes to St. Mark's Wildlife Preserve where we saw gators, bald Eagles, and the light house. Sits on the St. Mark's River that we kayaked a few times and saw manatees and bald Eagles. Only con was it sits next to hwy 98 that was busy at times, including overnight one night, but otherwise quiet with birds singing in the morning. Bathhouse was clean but older and well used throughout the day by campers and travelers passing by. Verizon worked well enough for a few Zoom meetings.

If you’re looking for a lot of bells and whistle‘s, then pass on this park. If you’re looking for a cozy, friendly park with great hosts, then this is for you. A great location with nearby boat ramp, boardwalk down to the river and quick access to Edward Ball Wakulla State Park (be sure to take the river boat cruise!) as well as other area attractions. I didn’t use the bathhouse but it was clean. The park has a few full timers but everyone I met was friendly. Looking forward to staying here again.

I’m writing this before visiting the St. Mark’s Wildlife Refuge just across the road. This was a perfectly good, clean, safe overnight on our way home. Nearly all RVs. They have 180 day limit so some may stay and work from here? Had hook ups in #20. Very close to Coastal Hwy that had big rigs driving by with their noise. Camp host was very nice and accommodating to our late arrival.

No Vacancy sign displayed continuously. Park open to public for free day use, picnic tables, electric, restrooms. Showers for registered campers. I drove my SUV camper into the park to read the signs and check it out. Very friendly camp host walked up to me after a few minutes, and I explained that I needed a place to dry camp. Full hookup $27; water & electric only, $22; electric only (primitive), $11. Hard-packed dirt or grass. Wooded natural setting. Got a semi-secluded shady primitive site with big trees and woods behind me. Plenty of room for 2 cars and a big tent. Parked my vehicle between my and neighbor’s site, so had great privacy. Mostly quiet, but an occasional truck on the highway is loud. Bathhouse is rustic, like at youth summer camp. Boardwalk to the river overlook. Wash station for fish and dishwashing. Dumpster near wash station very stinky! Fire pit and picnic table at every site. About 30 sites. Driveway a little tight for big rigs. Adjacent boat ramp open 24 hours, so perhaps a quiet vehicle could park overnight undetected.