Wright Lake Campground
Wright Lake is located approximately 25 miles from the Gulf of Mexico in an area known as the Forgotten Coast. Wright Lake and nearby Hickory Landing provide easy access to the Apalachicola River, known for its sport fishing, boating and paddling. You will never run out of things to do!
The campground includes 1 electric(host) and 18 nonelectric campsites with picnic tables, grills, tent pads and fire rings. The recreation area is fairly level and easily accessible. The comfort station has flush toilets and warm showers.
Need to Know
- Winter hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed during the summer.
- Closest Towns are Sumatra and Eastpoint.
- Campground Host is available.
Natural Features
You will find peace and quiet on a ridge in the Apalachicola Savannahs. The longleaf pine dominates this open landscape where wiregrass, or sometimes palmetto, covers the forest floor. Swamps and savannahs are commonly interspersed with the longleaf community.
Nearby Attractions
The Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway is part of a nationwide program to provide viewing opportunities of well-managed and pleasing forest landscapes. This scenic drive is an excellent way to see the forest, as it showcases grassy, open savannahs sporting the most diverse collection of wildflowers in Florida's Panhandle.
Nearby, historic Prospect Bluff played an important role in Florida history. Located along the Apalachicola River, this interpretive area offers detailed information about the site and its history along with trails, river access, and a picnic area. Detailed interpretive information in the form of kiosks and signage lead you through the site of both forts and the cemetery where the victims from 1816 are buried.
Recreation
Wright Lake is a quiet scenic lakefront recreation area that offers a host of amenities and activities for campers and day-trippers. The area around the clear, spring-fed lake offers both a day-use area for swimming, picnicking, and hiking, and a campground in a beautiful forest setting along one portion of the lakeshore. It is perfect for fishing and boating. The campground bathhouse includes flush toilets and hot showers. Picnic tables and grills are scattered among trees with views of the lake.
Hikers can enjoy a 4.6-mile trail that winds through several different ecosystems in the area, and there is a short 0.2 mile loop that circles the lake. Nearby Hickory Landing offers boating access to Owl Creek and the Apalachicola River.
Changes & Cancellations
Refunds can not be processed on site. All refunds must go through Recreation.gov.
Contact Information
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P.O. Box 579, HWY 20 Bristol FL 32321
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 850-643-2282
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
From the intersection of CR 379 and SR 65 in Sumatra, drive south on SR 65 for 2.5 miles. Turn right onto FR 101 (Wright Lake Rd) and follow it west for 1.5 miles to the Wright Lake Recreation Area entrance on the right. Turn right and follow the entrance road up to the kiosk.
Available Campsites
- Site 002, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 013, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 010, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 014, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 001 - Host, Loop Wright Lake, Type Rv Nonelectric
