Carpenter Camp

"Great place to camp with about an hour to hour and a half hike to get there. 2 firepits, almost always no one there. It's just one campsite. Floods with heavy rain but just like a foot or so. We've seen deer and raccoons but that's about it for wildlife. Beautiful stars and you can't see the highway. No bathrooms or showers. Sign in sheet at the beginning of the trail."

"This place is the pit of hell on earth in the Summer. You have little chance of surviving out here more then 48 hours and you will be miserable the whole time. Mosquitoes will swarm you and carry off your kids. There are huge gators and crocodiles, yes Florida Crocks, so big that you will learn dinosaurs are not extinct, , raccoons will rob you of your food, there are snakes and every plant species will either sting you or cut you. The water is poisonous. Enjoy the wilderness, I've never been so happy to get back to civilization."

"Nice campsite on the blue loop off the FNST north of I75. Had a little mud and wading before reaching the camp."

"A little damp right now, but beautiful otherwise. Black swamp mosquitoes are at very low levels. Last quarter mile of trail before camp is flooded to about a foot and a half. Bring extra shoes or walk barefoot like I did."

"This camp is the closed to I-75 and in my opinion it is much easier to get to. Of course this is primitive camping so remember to bring plenty of water with you or something to filter and sanitize if you are going to go that route. It was very clean when I visited it and hopefully everyone keeps it that way. There's a table along with a fire ring for the evenings. I'm looking forward to camping here!"