City, County & Regional Parks · Florida
Upper Hillsborough Preserve – Backcountry Campsite
City, County & Regional Parks · Florida, United States
- Cost
- free reservation/permit (current pages checked 2026-09-10)
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 89 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Zephyrhills
- Address
- Upper Hillsborough Preserve, Zephyrhills, FL
- Phone
- 800-423-1476; 352-796-7211 ext. 4470
About
Southwest Florida Water Management District camping area at Upper Hillsborough Preserve, near Zephyrhills. Hike-in only backcountry campsite with no vehicle access; picnic table and fire ring. 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 | 70° | 47° | 28° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| February | 78° | 57° | 43° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 80° | 60° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 82° | 63° | 47° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 88° | 70° | 63° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 74° | 68° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 76° | 72° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 76° | 71° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 75° | 67° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 82° | 69° | 51° | 90° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 78° | 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
- Upper Hillsborough Tract Camping · City, County & Regional Parks · 1 mi
- McNeil Primitive Camping · City, County & Regional Parks · 4 mi
- Colt Creek State Park · Florida State Parks · 6 mi · 39 sites
- Gator Hole Backcountry · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi
- Trial Ford · City, County & Regional Parks · 8 mi
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