City, County & Regional Parks · Florida
Rice Creek Conservation Area Campsite
City, County & Regional Parks · Florida, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Cost
- free permit (current portal checked 2026-09-10)
- Drinking water
- No
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 56 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Palatka
- Address
- Rice Creek Conservation Area, Palatka, FL
- Phone
- 386-329-4401
About
St. Johns River Water Management District camping area at Rice Creek Conservation Area, west of Palatka. A single primitive campsite with a shelter. Hiking, bicycling and horseback riding on the property; the bike trail shares a road with logging traffic. Free, but a 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 | 64° | 44° | 28° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| February | 74° | 55° | 41° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 78° | 58° | 37° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 80° | 62° | 48° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 87° | 69° | 61° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 74° | 67° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 76° | 72° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 76° | 72° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 86° | 75° | 66° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 81° | 66° | 48° | 91° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 75° | 58° | 38° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 70° | 56° | 38° | 81° | 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.
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