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WRIGHT LAKE CAMPGROUND
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USFSNational Forests in Florida · Florida

Wright Lake Campground

Overview Wright Lake is located approximately 25 miles from the Gulf of Mexico in an area known as the Forgotten Coast.
Sites207 reservable
Elev.49ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig60 ft
Electricnonesites
From Tallahassee1h41real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 49 ft, Wright Lake Campground has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 47°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 20 sites total: 7 reservable and 13 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and quiet. 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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
37%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jan 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 25.
75°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Tallahassee
66 mi
1h41
02
Jacksonville
236 mi
4h38
03
Orlando
328 mi
6h15
By drive time
Tallahassee · 1h41Jacksonville · 4h38Orlando · 6h15Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9.9 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 20 SITES
Color byShow only

19 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
20
Sites
★ The standout
Site 019
Wright Lake · good location · shaded.
To neighbor
128 ft
Location
Good
Max rig
45 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
3

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
9.9 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.

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