Mitchell Landing Campground

An awesome site! Such a cool little secluded campground right in the heart of Big Cypress National Preserve. The campground hosts Richard and Scott are super amazing and will come to check on you and make sure everything is okay. A quick note: there is no running water at this site - not a con just something to keep in mind when packing :) I would definitely come back for a second time!

This has to be one of my favorite camp grounds I've visited so far. There is $24 service charge to rent the campground online. I recommend reserving ahead of time because some the campground spots don't have as much privacy as others. I stayed in camp site number 4 and enjoyed the privacy we got from using our car as a blockade. There were lots of bugs, which is typical for south Florida around this time of year. The campground is spacious, and allowed for us to sent up a ten person tent. Each camp site comes with a lantern post, a bbq bit with a "grill" and picnic table. There was a bathroom available near by but it is gross and full of flies. My friends and I had a great time and would recommend this spot if you are looking to get away from the city and disconnect for a while.

This is dry camping, located on the Loop, off Rte 41. It has 15 sites, first come, first serve only. 2 bathroom facilities that do not have running water. It's very quiet and has a Air boat landing, which we were lucky enough to see get used this weekend. We rode our bikes on the Loop road and saw several alligators. Despite what another viewer said, you do have to pay to stay. There is a Campground Host, who will provide an envelope for payment. I wrote a check. Annual Camping Pass discount accepted. Just write your pass number on the envelope. You can stay up to 10 days. I only gave it 3 stars because the potties were full of flies. The Host, Rich, was wonderfully attentive.

This was an easy one hour drive for us. We prefer very primitive dispersed camping away from humans entirely but this was quick and unplanned. The campground is clean and well maintained. The camp manager was friendly and helpful. Garbage appeared to be collected twice/day. The bathrooms were clean enough- you get what you get with a pit toilet. The floors were clean and there was toilet paper. There is very little privacy at the campground - so be aware. We stayed at site 7 which offered relative privacy, especially if you park your vehicle(s) between the site and the road. You can drive to loop road and head west to check out wildlife, once you get to the unpaved section. If you are traveling with children, there is really no place they can take off to roam and explore. Ours were 12 but I didn’t feel comfortable sending them off to explore because they would have to bike about to 1-2 miles on a narrow paved road to the unpaved section. Bring your own firewood and water. There are poles to hang lanterns and garbage bags (place your bags in the secure cans when not attending your camp). Quiet time is 10pm - 7am and the people there were respectful of that. If we had clear skies, I imagine the stars would have been fantastic.

Horrible HOST !!!!! I’ve been coming here for 5 years with zero problems , extremely peaceful place and plenty of wildlife to go around. On FEB 2023 the new camp host came over the camp site not to say good morning but to tell me I was to loud for driving in and out , no problem sorry . Then next day 2 park rangers show up to ticket me for leaving a bear proof cooler “YETI“ out on my camp site also 2 yeti dog bowls for water . Officer told me he came over while I was on a hike and basically went threw all my property with out my authorization. I told them sorry won’t happen again the host didn’t say anything about that . Apparently the host doesn’t have to now or enforce the rules according to the officer the host is useless . So they proceeded to ticket me saying it happens all the time showing the other campers tickets for having more then 6 people at the campsite . Wow isn’t that what camping is all about I guess not at Mitchels landing . I don’t blame the office on this one they do work for government not the camp ground but they only come if they get called by you guest it the lovely host !!!!!

Everything you could ask for during dry season. Quite secluded campground. Site ten is tucked back in the woods for extra privacy, especially if no one is in site 11.