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Pull-thru
USACELake Okeechobee · Florida
W.P. Franklin South Recreation Area
Overview WP Franklin South Recreation Area is a day use area located on the Caloosahatchee River adjacent to the WP Franklin Lock and Dam.
Sites2all reservable
Elev.10ft
Comf.Jan-Dec11 months
Max rig18 ft
Electric2sites
From Orlando3h25real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 10 ft, W.P. Franklin South Recreation Area has a 11-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 56°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 2 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Mar
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
34%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
75°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Orlando
149 mi
3h25
02
Jacksonville
289 mi
6h05
03
Tallahassee
398 mi
7h19
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 2 SITES
Color byShow only
2 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
2
Accessible
2
Prime
2
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
151
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.3 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.