Primitive hunter campground (open area, no designated sites)
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60 Hunter Campground
Campground in Osceola County, Florida Also known as Three Lakes SR 60 Campsite
USDA NAIP via USGS Campground
Pets welcome
From the park's website, Oct 2026
Not yet confirmed by phone. Details can change, so check with the park before you go.
Seasonal
Hunting periods only: camping from 8 a.m. 1 day before each season through 6 p.m. 1 day after it. 2026-27 seasons: archery Sep 19 - Oct 18; muzzleloading Oct 24-26; general gun Nov 7 - Jan 3; small game Jan 4 - Mar 7; youth turkey Mar 12-15; spring turkey Mar 20 - Apr 25. Equipment may be brought in from 8 a.m. 7 days before archery opens and removed by 6 p.m. 7 days after spring turkey ends. Florida Trail through-hikers may camp year-round at designated trail campsites.
First come: choose any open site when you arrive
Source: Official website
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Free primitive hunter campground in FWC's Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area, Osceola County, open only during hunting periods (roughly mid-September to late April). Tents, trailers and RVs may camp with a no-cost permit (first come, first served, no designated sites); there are no hookups or drinking water, just a vault toilet and a game cleaning station.
What stands out
- Free camping with a no-cost FWC permit (from July 2026) plus WMA daily-use or management area permit
- Open only during hunting seasons, about mid-September to late April
- Tents, trailers and RVs allowed; no hookups or drinking water
- Vault toilet and game cleaning station
- First come, first served with no designated sites
Sites
What this place offers
- Hiking trails
- Fishing
Things to know
Rig rules
- No RV age limit listed
Pets
- Pets allowed
- Must be kept under physical restraint at all times (hunting-dog rules in the WMA brochure).
Arrival
- Hunting periods only: camping from 8 a.m. 1 day before each season through 6 p.m. 1 day after it. 2026-27 seasons: archery Sep 19 - Oct 18; muzzleloading Oct 24-26; general gun Nov 7 - Jan 3; small game Jan 4 - Mar 7; youth turkey Mar 12-15; spring turkey Mar 20 - Apr 25. Equipment may be brought in from 8 a.m. 7 days before archery opens and removed by 6 p.m. 7 days after spring turkey ends. Florida Trail through-hikers may camp year-round at designated trail campsites.
Included in the rate: One permit per camping trailer or self-propelled camping vehicle; each tent permit covers up to 2 tents. Permit holder must be 18+.
Other fees: Camping permit is free, but each day camped requires a management area permit or a daily-use permit ($3 per person or $6 per non-commercial vehicle; cash or personal check at entry points). Hunters need the relevant licenses and quota permits.
Good to know
From the park's own website and other official pages. Policies change, so confirm with the park.
Location and directions
- Prairie Lakes Road (Road 16) closed at its western end for the G111 water control structure replacement (notice on FWC page).
Sites
- No designated sites; the permit lets you camp in the campground but does not reserve a spot.
Rates and fees
- Daily-use permit $3 per person or $6 per non-commercial vehicle, cash or personal check at designated entry points; not needed with a management area permit.
Rig rules
- Only tents, trailers and self-propelled camping vehicles may be used for camping; trailers and campers should have current registration.
Rules
- All equipment must stay inside the campground boundary and be removed when the permit expires.
- Stoves, refrigerators, freezers and other appliances not inside campers are prohibited outside; only portable camp furniture outside tents and campers.
- No building materials or permanent/semi-permanent structures.
- Bring your own firewood; no burning trash, pallets or lumber; put out fires before leaving.
- Pack out all trash; dumping any liquid or solid waste anywhere in the campground, vault toilets or WMA is prohibited.
- Store food and garbage so wildlife cannot reach it.
- No cutting vegetation or trees, alive or dead.
- Vehicles only on named or numbered roads/trails; airboats, tracked vehicles and unregistered motorcycles prohibited; ATVs only on roads open to other vehicles.
Amenities and services
- Well water on the WMA is not certified for drinking.
Activities and nearby
- Three Lakes is one of Florida's top WMAs for turkey; deer, hog, squirrel and quail hunting.
- Fishing in Lake Kissimmee, Lake Jackson, Lake Marian, Parker Slough, Jackson Canal and borrow pits; boat ramp at Lake Jackson.
- Nearly 39 miles of multi-use trails including the Florida National Scenic Trail; roads open to bikes and horses.
- Part of the highest concentration of bald eagle nests in the contiguous US; on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail.
- State Road 60 check station admits a daily quota of 200 hunters during most seasons.
Weather and hurricane policy
- Area subject to prescribed burning at any time.
Ownership
- Managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
Also worth knowing
- During hunt days visitors are encouraged to wear daylight fluorescent orange.
On Google
Rating, reviews and photos from the park's Google listing.
Where you'll be
FL
DirectionsWhere this info comes from
- myfwc.com Hunter campground descriptions, permit rules, booking link, camping dates
- myfwc.com Camping overview, fishing, trails
- myfwc.com Daily-use permit, dogs, restrooms, road closure notice
- app.myfwc.com 2026-27 regulations: camping, access, fees, season dates, phone
- maps.app.goo.gl FWC direction link for this campground (coordinates 27.805128,-81.128581)
- Florida Department of Health mobile home and RV park license list
- OpenStreetMap
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