City, County & Regional Parks · Florida
Blanket Bay Slough – Blanket Bay Marsh Boat-In Campsite
City, County & Regional Parks · Florida, United States
- Cost
- free Special Use License (current portal checked 2026-09-10)
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Elevation
- 49 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Nearest town
- River Ranch
- Address
- KICCO and Blanket Bay Slough, River Ranch, FL
- Phone
- 866-433-6312; 561-686-8800
About
South Florida Water Management District camping area at Blanket Bay Slough, on the east side of the Kissimmee River across from KICCO. Primitive waterfront campsite with a shelter, picnic tables and fire rings, reached only by water; the nearest launch is the S-65 South boat ramp off State Road 60. 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 | 71° | 50° | 33° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| February | 78° | 61° | 46° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 81° | 63° | 44° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 82° | 65° | 50° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 87° | 71° | 64° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 75° | 69° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 76° | 74° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 76° | 74° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 76° | 71° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 82° | 70° | 56° | 89° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 77° | 64° | 46° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 75° | 60° | 41° | 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
- KICCO Wildlife Management Area – Spoil Equestrian Campsite · City, County & Regional Parks · 1 mi
- Coleman Landing Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 4 mi · 60 sites
- Kicco · City, County & Regional Parks · 8 mi · 5 sites
- Lake Arbuckle Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 15 mi · 45 sites
- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park · Florida State Parks · 16 mi · 35 sites
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