City, County & Regional Parks · Florida
Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve East Tract – Mott Hammock Backcountry Campsite
City, County & Regional Parks · Florida, United States
- Cost
- free reservation/permit (current pages checked 2026-09-10)
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 128 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Lakeland
- Address
- Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve East Tract, Lakeland, FL
- Phone
- 800-423-1476; 352-796-7211 ext. 4470
About
Southwest Florida Water Management District camping area at Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve East Tract, near Lakeland. Hike-in backcountry campsite on the Florida National Scenic Trail with a picnic table, fire ring and a portable toilet; no drinking water. One of the tract's backcountry sites along with Trial Ford and Tillman Lake. Free, but a reservation/permit is required. Reservations: online.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 46° | 28° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| February | 77° | 57° | 44° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 80° | 60° | 40° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 82° | 63° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 88° | 70° | 62° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 74° | 68° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 76° | 72° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 76° | 71° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 75° | 68° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 82° | 69° | 51° | 89° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 77° | 62° | 38° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 74° | 58° | 38° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Tillman Lake · City, County & Regional Parks · 3 mi
- Trial Ford · City, County & Regional Parks · 5 mi
- Hampton Tract Equestrian/Primitive Camping · City, County & Regional Parks · 5 mi
- Colt Creek State Park · Florida State Parks · 6 mi · 39 sites
- Gator Hole Backcountry · City, County & Regional Parks · 7 mi
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