Lost Lake Campsite

If you like primitive, this is the place for you!nMy son and I were looking for camping around the springs in the Ponce DeLeon area. We found this site on the Northwest Florida Water Management Area website and reserved it without checking it out first. It is the swampiest, snakiest, gatoriest looking place I've ever seen. Two young turkeys ran out in front of us as we entered the dirt road, followed by a half grown wild hog. The only clearing in the swamp was the campsite itself, with a fire pit, a pavilion with two picnic tables under it and a grill.nBring the bug spray! And lots of it. Yellow flies, horseflies, and mosquitoes the size of bats by the millions. If you're looking for cool, clear, refreshing, water to cool off in, not the place. The swamp water was still, and green and stagnant. I couldn't in good conscience put another living being in that water unless it was bait. Might be some good fishing. I didn't go. If you want quiet, forget it. Hoot owls, screech owls, every species of frog in Northwest Florida, from little chirping rain frogs to big daddy bullfrogs, cicadas, crickets, droning swarms of mosquitoes and every other buzzing, chirping, noise making insect there is.nPlenty of firewood. All of it wet.nOf course, the next morning our battery was dead. Fortunately, we got ahold of Red Bay Market, just down the road, to come out and give us a jump. The highlight of the trip was their fried chicken.

So cool in early spring. And no bugs but swamp coming to life for summer. Was great experience!

Would be ok site for tent and that's about it. Two miles of rough road to get into swamp surrounded spot. Head south 1.7 miles on hwy 81 to Dead River landing.

One large site for camping by reservation, 2 miles gravel road to campsite, bumpy, muddy, and winding, not suitable for large rigs. No verizon cell service. Check out Dead River Landing 2 miles south down hwy 81 for more campsites with paved road and cell service

Beautiful place