W.P. Franklin South Recreation Area 1660 South Franklin Lock Road, Alva, FL 33920
About the Business
W.P. Franklin South Recreation Area is a beautiful park and tourist attraction located at 1660 South Franklin Lock Road in Alva, Florida, United States. Situated on the Caloosahatchee River next to the WP Franklin Lock and Dam, visitors can enjoy watching boats travel along the Okeechobee Waterway, explore the visitor center exhibits, or simply relax with a picnic lunch.
This day use area offers a variety of amenities including a visitor center, boat ramp, volleyball and horseshoe courts, playground, and covered picnic sites. There are also flush toilets and drinking water available for visitors. Two group picnic shelters can be reserved, each equipped with water and electricity, picnic tables, a large charcoal BBQ grill, and space for up to 50 people.
For outdoor enthusiasts, boating, canoeing, and kayaking on the Caloosahatchee River are popular activities, while anglers can try their luck at catching freshwater and saltwater fish. Nearby attractions include Lee County Manatee Park, Hickeys Creek Mitigation Park, Gulf of Mexico beaches, and the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge.
To reach W.P. Franklin South Recreation Area, take Exit 141 from Interstate 75 onto Palm Beach Blvd. and travel east for 7 miles to Old Olga Road. Turn left onto Old Olga Road, then right onto Franklin Lock Road to enter the park.
For campground inquiries, please call 239-694-2582. Recreation.gov is your go-to resource for discovering outdoor and cultural destinations across the country, providing trip planning tools, information sharing, and reservation services to help you create unforgettable experiences. Visit Recreation.gov to start planning your next adventure today!
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Location & Phone number
1660 S Franklin Lock Rd, Alva, FL 33920, United States
Hours open
Monday:
09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday:
09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday:
09:00 - 18:00
Thursday:
09:00 - 18:00
Friday:
09:00 - 18:00
Saturday:
09:00 - 18:00
Sunday:
09:00 - 18:00
Reviews
"Always a great place to visit. Specially with your granddaughter. She had FUN"
"Went here not too long ago for a memorial for my uncle. It was honestly not bad. Wasn't busy, or loud or dirty. They keep the place cleaned. The playground was nice as well, plenty benches and places to sit with shade. Also benches near the water which I found very nice, it was semi quiet and calming to just sit and remember my uncle."
"Very nice peaceful visit to a small museum and to view the locks. A few benches to view the locks would be so helpful for those who could use a place to rest."
"Amazing campground! Almost every site is on the water, amazing camp hosts, beautiful scenery, fairly level concrete pads, covered picnic tables at each site, very well maintained grounds, great fishing, boat launch, bathrooms/ adequate shower facilities, DOG FRIENDLY!! First time seeing manatees! Boats moving through the lock during the day, fishing from the dam, sunrise and sunsets are gorgeous. Smaller campground (30 sites) positioned perfectly for privacy as well as beautiful views of the water..(instead of your neighbors!) Definitely suggest reservations...well ahead of time...seems to stay booked. We have a 33ft 5th wheel with a slide and awning and had plenty of space."
"I love coming to this park with my daughter. I love that it's got sand for the children so they can take their shoes off when they're playing. Write down the small hill there's a swimming area that's only about 5 ft deep at the most. Yes it is fresh water so it's a bit brackish but it's good for children to play in so long as the parents are attending to them. They do have life vests there for children to use when they're swimming. They also have a boat launch or boat ramp I should say and a small docking area. There are shaded awnings and barbecue areas lot of benches and seating lots of open space shade trees. It's really a good place to go. And I believe there's also an RV parking Community right there for those of you that drive your RVs down here but I'm not entirely sure about all that I just see it when I pull in."
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