I think we would have had a better connection with a Wi-Fi extender and signal booster. There are five Wi-Fi hot spots throughout the campground that we found to be barely adequate, although the signal was stronger outside our travel trailer. (Turn north at the only traffic light on Big Pine.) There’s a Winn-Dixie Supermarket just a few miles away in the Big Pine Shopping Center, which is set back from the Overseas Highway, hidden behind a thick wall of vegetation on Key Deer Boulevard. The fishing lodge store was well-stocked with fishing tackle, as you might expect, common camping-related products and your basic convenience-store selection of grocery items. There is also a “sun beach” where you can step down over a short seawall into shallow water.Ī gas fire pit on the beach is a popular gathering place in the evening for campers. There were constant ripples of children’s laughter all day long. You would never know the campground itself was more than three-quarters empty. Other than the busy boat ramp, the most popular spot in the whole campground was the above-ground swimming pool and recreation hall. There are also lodge rooms above the store from $139-$169. Rates for the motel efficiency units range from $134 to $149 daily, and the mobile homes run $159-$169. There are also a half-dozen mobile-home rental units. Although we didn’t get to see the inside of any of the rooms, they appeared to be classic old-style Keys efficiency units. The fishing lodge has about a dozen motel rooms, some on the canal with dockage. Rustic sites without hookups range from $43 (interior) to $46 (oceanfront). Weekly and monthly rates are also available.
BIG PINE KEY FULL
Rates for sites with full hookups start at $69 up to $76 daily for canal-front (2017). It’s important to note that dogs are not allowed because of the Key Deer that frequently roam through the campground, and RVers who choose to boondock in the primitive area are not allowed to use generators. May is probably the slowest month of the year in the Florida Keys, a lull between the busy winter season and summer’s lobster madness. The primitive campground section was virtually empty with only a handful of tents set up along the waterfront, where there was a nice breeze off the ocean. While our section of the campground had many open sites during our May 2017 visit, the nearby canal-front sites were booked solid, as were the docks at each site. Most of the other sites were similar, although a few appeared to be tricky back-ins. However, we found our site to be level, spacious enough, easy to back into and conveniently placed hookups for electric, water and sewer. Other than a few trees scattered about, there is little shade and no privacy between sites. There are three basic campground sections: canal-front with dockage, RV sites with full hookups and a vast primitive area (no hookups) for tents and RVs.
I would later learn that I should have parked on the very narrow shoulder across Long Beach Road. Lacking options, I pulled up to the chained entryway, only to create an immediate backup of vehicles trying to enter the campground, and had to back up my rig onto the roadway to let them through. There was a chain across the entry gate and no place to pull up in our truck and travel trailer to register without blocking access to either the boat ramp, the gate or the parking lot in front of the store. Arriving at Big Pine Key Fishing Lodge and Campground
We think it is, especially if you like to fish and mingle with other anglers. We stopped here to camp to see if it is worthy. Waterfront tent sites in the primitive campground at Big Pine Key Fishing Lodgeīig Pine Key Fishing Lodge and Campground is a popular getaway for anglers who skip the crowded fishing meccas of Islamorada and Marathon for the relative peace and quiet of Big Pine Key.Īn abundance of fishing pole racks throughout the campground are testimony to the mission: People come here to fish.
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