Karick Lake South Campground
Blackwater River State Forest
Write a Review Karick Lake Lower Rd. Baker, FL 32531 850-957-5700 Reservations: 800-326-3521 Official WebsiteGPS: 30.8911, -86.6457
Overview of Karick Lake South Campground
Last Price Paid: $25
Reported by Pw18 on 6/21/2023
Longest RV Reported: 36 feet (Class A)
Reported by Willy Walkmore on 2/3/2023
Number of Sites 15
Pad Type gravel
Reservations yes
Elevation 196 ft / 59 m
Max Stay 14
Max Length 65 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Karick Lake South Campground 7 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 3/19/2022
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Last reported 2/3/2023
“Our All Time Favorite ”
Reviewed 6/21/2023
| Nightly rate: | $25 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 13 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Class C) |
Overall Rating
This small Forest Service campground is idyllic.
Paved sites, most with fantastic lakefront views. Very peaceful. Clean but basic restrooms. Incredible serenade of frogs and insects at night (in June).
Pw18 would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Awesome Spot!”
Reviewed 2/3/2023
| Nightly rate: | $22 |
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| Days stayed: | 6 |
| Site Number: | 9 |
| RV Length: | 36' (Class A) |
Overall Rating
We are on site 9, a lakefront site. Most of the sites have a 6"-12" slope, so be sure to read the site details when you make a reservation. The waterfront sites are on mounds, some bigger than others (gets moundier with higher site numbers). Odd sites are waterfront, even on inside,of the loop. To get into sites 1 and 3, you need to tu... more
We are on site 9, a lakefront site. Most of the sites have a 6"-12" slope, so be sure to read the site details when you make a reservation. The waterfront sites are on mounds, some bigger than others (gets moundier with higher site numbers). Odd sites are waterfront, even on inside,of the loop. To get into sites 1 and 3, you need to turn left into the loop (from the bottom of the hill at welcome sign), the others you continue straight then follow the loop counterclockwise. There is plenty of spots available to fish from the bank. Easy to get a fishing license online too. Caught/released a small bass, the lake is stocked. Hiking trail around the lake as well as other places in this section of the state forest. Cell service is weak but doable. Firewood was for sale down at the Marathon gas station south of Baker town center. Crestview for major supplies, eats. Didn't use the bathhouse, but saw the hosts cleaning it every morning. Quite friendly hosts, always saying hi when passing. I'm sure we will be back! (With kayaks next time) One star off for noise - the training facility for Navy/Marine helicopter pilots is nearby, so there are around a half dozen helicopter overflights during the day. County sheriff and State forest staff make ocasional drive throughs of the campground.
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AT&T 4G
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“Nice Place”
Reviewed 3/19/2022
| Days stayed: | 3 |
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| Site Number: | 8 |
Overall Rating
Beautiful sites in this small campground (15 sites), but plenty of area to roam. Sites are older blacktop, but level, have a fire pit and picnic table. Quiet! Slept with the windows open just to listen to the song of the wildlife. The reflection off the lake from the North Campground on the lake, is pretty cool, especially with a fog.... more
Beautiful sites in this small campground (15 sites), but plenty of area to roam. Sites are older blacktop, but level, have a fire pit and picnic table. Quiet! Slept with the windows open just to listen to the song of the wildlife. The reflection off the lake from the North Campground on the lake, is pretty cool, especially with a fog. Site 8 is elevated, providing a nice lake view. Half the sites here are waterfront. There is a boat launch. You can park on the shore at your campsite. No swimming.
Cell phone for Verizon works. The internet of Verizon works fairly well, from about midnight to 6:00 am. Other than that, pretty non existent. Antenna TV has a few channels. Mine struggled to pick up a network station in Alabama.
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mbishop would stay here again
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“Loved it! ”
Reviewed 3/11/2022
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 7 |
| RV Length: | 22' (Travel Trailer) |
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We stayed here mid-January, 2022. Had reserved our site well ahead of time and picked a nice lakefront site. It was extremely cold in January, so didn't do much outside and didn't put our kayaks in the lake. Site was level enough, long enough and had the standard picnic table & fire ring. No cell service with our T-Mobile so drove ... more
We stayed here mid-January, 2022. Had reserved our site well ahead of time and picked a nice lakefront site. It was extremely cold in January, so didn't do much outside and didn't put our kayaks in the lake. Site was level enough, long enough and had the standard picnic table & fire ring. No cell service with our T-Mobile so drove down the road to get at one point (needed weather - dog's outside water bowl frozen and we had lots of rain). Crestview is a good town to provision in, food, propane etc. Really pretty at night with the lights from the N campground. And we saw bald eagles in a tree and above us! Am linking a video here as well.
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Travel Small Live Big would stay here again
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Reviewed 7/27/2021
| Nightly rate: | $26 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 1 |
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Beautiful, spacious sites, quiet, and spotless bathrooms.
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Kerrie would stay here again
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“Hidden retreat”
Reviewed 7/18/2021
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 7 |
| RV Length: | 26' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
South Karick Lake campground was the perfect lake front retreat. We booked about a month prior to our reservation and there were multiple lake front sites available for camping with friends. The campground is relatively small but well maintained. The grounds have tall trees that provided at least 90% shade. The pads are paved aspha... more
South Karick Lake campground was the perfect lake front retreat. We booked about a month prior to our reservation and there were multiple lake front sites available for camping with friends. The campground is relatively small but well maintained. The grounds have tall trees that provided at least 90% shade.
The pads are paved asphalt and level, we didn’t need to use any leveling blocks. Our site had some construction in the grassy area taped off but it didn’t bother us too much.
We have AT&T and had pretty good service but our neighbors had Verizon and did not have much service at all.
The grounds keeper, Mac, was super friendly and brought us some unused fire wood from campers that left.
There are no sewer or cable hookup but there is a dump station on the way out of the campground. Water and electricity was on site and we were able to use our 50 amp step down dog bone for our 30 amp camper. I would recommend bringing hard drives with movies/shows in case of rainy days.
Swimming is not allowed but there were some small fishing boats and kayaks out on the lake. You can tie off your boat on your camp site or use the boat ramp.
If you have pets, make sure they are up to date on their flea and tick treatment. I found a tick on my dog the first night so I got some topical spray at the dollar store which ensured we had no more issues. I would recommend bringing a good fly trap because we were a little overwhelmed with flys until we put out our RESCUE! Outdoor Disposable Fly Trap out (I got our for $8 from the feed store in town).
Be sure to bring what you need because there is only a pic and save and dollar store for groceries and goods about 15 minutes from the campground. There is a bait store about 20 minutes from the campground but next time I will just bring everything from home.
All in all, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at South Karick Lake and plan to return in the future. You can’t beat lake front campsites for this price!
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Felicia Danielle would stay here again
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“Amazing Spot”
Reviewed 6/29/2020
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 1 |
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I’m hesitant to even write this review because we loved having it nearly all to ourselves! The sites are HUGE, back into the beautiful lake, are nearly all level, and are surrounded by plenty of grass for the pups. They even provide a picnic table and fire ring. Bathrooms are well maintained and include two showers and 3 or 4 stalls. O... more
I’m hesitant to even write this review because we loved having it nearly all to ourselves! The sites are HUGE, back into the beautiful lake, are nearly all level, and are surrounded by plenty of grass for the pups. They even provide a picnic table and fire ring. Bathrooms are well maintained and include two showers and 3 or 4 stalls. Only 20 minutes off I-10 and ANY size rig can expect to fit. Our site was nearly 60’. “Alligators are present” but we didn’t see any. Lots of bugs, but no noise! No gated entry, either, so you can come in as late as you’d like.
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Aria would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- picnic area
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- picnic table
Facilities
- dump station
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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