City, County & Regional Parks · Florida
S-65E Impoundment Boat-In Campsites
City, County & Regional Parks · Florida, United States
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Cost
- free Special Use License (current portal checked 2026-09-10)
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Nearest town
- Okeechobee
- Address
- S-65E Impoundment, Okeechobee, FL
- Phone
- 866-433-6312; 561-686-8800
About
South Florida Water Management District camping area at the S-65E Impoundment on the Kissimmee River, near Okeechobee. Two primitive boat-in campsites with picnic tables and fire rings, accessible only by water; the nearest launch is Platt's Bluff public boat ramp (15925 NW 56th Street, Okeechobee). Free, but a Special Use License is required. Reservations: online. The district describes the mapped location as approximate.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 54° | 36° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| February | 80° | 63° | 47° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 82° | 65° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 82° | 67° | 54° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 87° | 73° | 67° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 76° | 71° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 78° | 74° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 78° | 74° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 76° | 71° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 83° | 72° | 58° | 89° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 79° | 66° | 49° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 76° | 63° | 43° | 84° | 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
- Paradise Run · City, County & Regional Parks · 5 mi
- Yates Marsh · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi
- Chandler Slough · City, County & Regional Parks · 9 mi
- Kissimmee River Public Use Area – Micco Landing Campsite · City, County & Regional Parks · 12 mi
- Istokpoga Canal Boat Ramp Area – Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 17 mi
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