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Kenneth
1 week ago
31 ft travel trailer
With pets
Awesome site! Always love staying here! Wish we could’ve stayed longer.
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Colleen
1 week ago
Tent
Beautiful scenery, and very clean. Very enjoyable
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Trisha
2 weeks ago
26 ft travel trailer
With kids
The site was beautiful and so peaceful! Directions were great. Loved the chairs and brick fireplace! Thank you!
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J
2 weeks ago
30 ft travel trailer
With kids
Loved everything about this place…will definitely be back!!
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Sarah
3 weeks ago
Tent
With pets
Very well, kept with a beautiful scenery, the fact that there’s only three campsites is really nice as well so you don’t feel overcrowded. The firewood, being chopped and ready for you for $.50 a log was awesome. Beautiful sunrise, and sunset, I highly suggest you try to stay up just for a little bit because we were able to see a ton of shooting stars.
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Casey
3 weeks ago
Tent
With pets
We had another great stay at Sweet Tupelo! I just wish the weather would have been a little cooler. Facilities are awesome and the smores still tasted great. Definitely recommend this spot.
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James
November 2025
31 ft Class C
With pets
We loved camping on site 1 ar sweet tupelo. The hosts were absolutely phenomenal whenever we need anything they were always there to answer any questions and help us. We certainly will be coming back and would recommend this location to anyone wanting some peace and quiet next to the river. If you want to relax sweet tupelo is your place.
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Rhonda
September 2025
35 ft travel trailer
We absolutely loved staying at Glens place it’s such a gorgeous and peaceful place…. Would definitely recommend
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Michael
September 2025
26 ft travel trailer
With pets
This is an amazing hipcamp! The location very much gives you a feeling that you are in the middle of nowhere, which it is. It was very quiet although it sounds like someone is keeping a pack of hunting dogs nearby and they like to bark and howl...alot. And it was very dark, not a single light in sight except the stars. All three of the sites were huge (we were in site #1) and the entire location was very clean and neat, even manicured. There was an excess of furniture for just our needs but we appreciated the grill and fire pit and adored the benches set along the rivers edge where we enjoyed our morning coffee. It isn't clear from all of the user-provided pictures but there is absolutely no access to the river itself. It's a good 20 foot drop and the warnings against getting too close to the edge are there for a reason.
The utilities were great and well kept and as easy to get in an out as advertised.
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Mackenzie
August 2025
35 ft toy hauler
With kids
This place is tops. 50/30 amp electric along with 110v, AND Clean water at every site. Glenn obviously wants the best experience at this place and it shows. We camped in August heat and made it work so you could too. This is the place, I'm telling you. BTW we are in a horse trailer so with an actual camper it is probably easier. Not a bad thing to say about our experience. Honest.
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Allison
July 2025
28 ft travel trailer
With pets
Beautiful location, with grill set up, lots of seating, and plenty of room to stretch out. We will be back.
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Jennifer
July 2025
24 ft travel trailer
This camp site is fantastic! Site is huge for large families. Easy fit our camper, truck, boat and 2nd vehicle with no issues. Site has been well planned with multiple outdoor seating or cooking areas. The sunsets over the river are wonderful and the stars shine bright. Great place to relax for the weekend!
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Dennis
July 2025
19 ft travel trailer
Clean and spacious, with only 3 sites there is plenty of room for each camp. Lots of chairs tables and fire pits.
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Ashley
July 2025
30 ft travel trailer
Another great stay at Sweet Tupelo! The site is clean and amenities are perfect! The view was incredible and we had a fun time fishing from the boat dock at the end of the road. We will be back!
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Tina
July 2025
14 ft toy hauler
With pets
Beautiful and private! Only three campsites, but they are very nice and have a great view of the river.
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Lindsey
July 2025
14 ft toy hauler
With pets
Wonderful site! Perfect view of the river. The site had everything we needed from extra tables and chairs to a big fire pit. The grill was even better because you can use it for grilling or move the grill cover over and have a small fire in it. My family really enjoyed the spot. We will definitely be coming back in the cooler months of the year.
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Kenneth
June 2025
40 ft travel trailer
With pets
The property is beautiful and well maintained. Our friends stayed in sites 1 and 3. We had our own private resort.
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Judi
June 2025
42 ft fifth wheel
With pets
Absolutely beautiful sites. The sites are huge and spaced perfectly apart from each other.
We stayed there with 2 other of our couple friends and had an amazing time.
Glenn is also an amazing host, who responds quickly to your questions or concerns.
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Jeff
June 2025
21 ft travel trailer
We've enjoyed another weekend of peace and relaxation. As always the property was neat and clean with easy access to the site and great views of the river and sunset. Thanks Glenn for a fantastic spot to get away.
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Emily
May 2025
43 ft fifth wheel
With pets
All three of these sites were beautiful with plenty of seating and breathtaking views! We were able to enjoy this whole property with other family/friends who camp. We will be back with or without them! 😊
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The best private sites RV camping near Carrabelle guide
Where to go
Tate's Hell State Forest
A short jaunt from the center of Carrabelle, Tate's Hell State Forest protects all sorts of wildlife, from gopher tortoises and Florida black bears to gopher tortoises and red-cockaded woodpecker. The forest also has around 35 miles of waterways for boating and fishing and a smattering of primitive campsites, most of which have direct river access.
Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park
On the eastern end of St. George Island, a barrier island that's sandwiched between Apalachicola Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park is a great place for swimming, sunbathing, and stargazing. If you're lucky, you might even spot a pod of dolphins. The park also has a couple of primitive sites and a developed campground complete with full hookups and a dump station.
Apalachicola National Forest
Spread out over more than half a million acres, Apalachicola National Forest is the largest national forest in the state. Here you'll find hundreds of miles of trails, over 700 bodies of water, and a wide range of flora and fauna. The forest offers a mix of developed campgrounds, some of which are RV-friendly, and primitive dispersed camping, though some campgrounds are only open seasonally.
When to go
You'll get the best weather in Carrabelle if you visit between October and May, when temperatures tend to be a bit cooler and the weather's usually a bit drier than during the summer months. The risk of hurricanes is also lower during this time. Late April is a particularly great time to visit, as this is when the annual Carrabelle Riverfront Festival—which features craft and food vendors and live entertainment—takes place.