Henderson Beach State Park

State park in Destin, Okaloosa County, Florida

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State park with 60 sites

Full hookups, 50 amp, Pets welcome, On the water

From the park's website, Oct 2026

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60 sites

0 with water and sewer at the site

30 / 50 amp

Electric service

Rigs up to 60 ft
Open year-round

Park open 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year

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Source: Official website

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Through State reservations

Destin state park campground with 60 full-hookup sites (30 and 50 amp, some pull-through) linked by boardwalk to more than a mile of white-sand Gulf beach; RVs up to 60 feet. Base rate $30 a night; stays are limited to 14 nights.

What stands out

  • 60 full-hookup sites with 30 and 50 amp
  • Boardwalk from campground to a mile-plus of white-sand Gulf beach
  • Some pull-through sites; RVs up to 60 feet
  • In Destin, with stores and restaurants a short drive away
  • 30-foot dunes and a coastal scrub nature trail

Sites

RV or Tent (full hookup)

Hookups
Full hookups
Power
30 / 50 amp
Pull-through
Not listed
Max length
60 ft
Pad
Not listed
Number of sites
60
Nightly
$30

What this place offers

  • Bathhouse
  • Showers
  • Beach
  • Fishing
  • Hiking trails
  • Accessible sites
  • Golf carts allowed

What this place offers

  • Bathhouse
  • Showers
  • Beach
  • Fishing
  • Hiking trails
  • Accessible sites
  • Golf carts allowed
  • Full hookups with 30 and 50 amp at every site
  • Boardwalk from campground to the beach
  • Heated and air-conditioned restrooms with showers
  • Campfire circles in campground
  • Clothesline posts and ground grill at each site
  • Six beach picnic pavilions
  • 24 RV parking spaces in day-use area
  • All-terrain beach wheelchair

Things to know

Rig rules

  • No RV age limit listed
  • Rigs up to 60 ft

Pets

  • Pets allowed
  • Limit: Up to 4 per campsite (statewide maximum)
  • Welcome at campsites, nature trail, parking lots and day-use sidewalk; not on the beach, playgrounds or buildings; 6-ft hand-held leash; never left unattended in or tied to a vehicle.

Arrival

  • Check-in: 3 p.m.
  • Check-out: 1 p.m.
  • Park open 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year

Cancellation: Statewide: $17.75 cancellation fee and the $6.70 reservation fee kept; within 24 hours of check-in the first night is also kept. $10 to modify.

Other fees: Plus tax; nonrefundable $6.70 reservation fee; $7 nightly utility fee for RV units (water, electricity, sewer; not tents). Admission $6 per vehicle (2-8 people), $4 single occupant, $2 pedestrian/bicyclist. Pavilion $80.25 per day plus tax, $107 past park hours.

Good to know

From the park's own website and other official pages. Policies change, so confirm with the park.

Sites

  • Every site has sewer, water and both 30 and 50-amp service; mix of back-in and pull-through sites.
  • Campsites are connected to the beach by boardwalk.

Rates and fees

  • Nonrefundable $6.70 reservation fee per reservation; $10 fee to modify a booking.
  • Cancellation: $17.75 fee plus the $6.70 reservation fee kept; within 24 hours of check-in the first night is also kept.
  • $7 nightly utility fee added for RV, boat, cabin and yurt units (not tents), taxable, not discounted.

Long-term and snowbird stays

  • No seasonal, long-term or permanent sites: maximum 14 nights per reservation, at least 3 nights out of the park between stays, and no more than 56 nights in the same park in six months.
  • 50% off the base camping fee for Florida residents 65 and older, or with Social Security disability or 100% federal disability certificate, and for licensed Florida foster families; proof required; not for primitive or group sites or the utility fee.

Rig rules

  • Tents, RVs, trailers, pop-ups, fifth wheels, motor homes, school bus campers, truck campers and hammocks are all listed as allowed camping equipment; RVs not allowed on tent-only sites.

Pets

  • Statewide: up to four pets per campsite maximum; pets on a hand-held leash no longer than 6 feet; not allowed on beaches, playgrounds, bathing areas, cabins or buildings.
  • Pets must never be left unattended in or leashed to a vehicle.

Rules

  • No boondocking, dispersed camping or overnight parking in day-use lots.
  • Fireworks and drones prohibited; firewood may not be gathered in the park (bring local wood or buy it); portable fire pits allowed on the pad except during burn bans.
  • Golf carts allowed on park roads with speed limit under 30 mph, licensed driver, daylight only unless equipped with lights and signals.
  • Alcohol allowed at a reserved campsite for those 21 and older, not on beaches or public areas.
  • Hammocks only on trees at least 12 inches in diameter using 1-inch-wide flat straps.
  • No alcohol, glass, fires or animals on the beach; campfires only in campground fire circles.
  • Bikes only on the mile-long paved park road, not boardwalks; no hygiene products at rinse showers.

Amenities and services

  • Outdoor shower for campers on the trail back to the campsites.
  • Day-use area has 24 RV parking spaces.

Activities and nearby

  • Surf fishing for pompano, redfish, flounder, whiting and sometimes cobia; no fish cleaning station; bait and tackle just outside the park.
  • 3/4-mile pet-friendly nature trail over coastal scrub dunes to a vista atop an old military bunker.
  • Provisions and restaurants a short drive away in Destin.
  • Pavilions cannot be reserved during the daytime May through September.

Accessibility

  • All-terrain beach wheelchair available at the ranger station; accessible campsites.

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17000 Emerald Coast Pkwy., Destin, FL, 32541

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