USDA Forest Service · Florida
Porter Lake Hunt Camp
USDA Forest Service · Florida, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 85 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon good · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- PORTER LAKE REC AREA (NFSR 168) · improved native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Sopchoppy, FL
About
US Forest Service campground. Primary access to Porter Lake, Primitive camping and vault toilet. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 40° | 25° | 78° | 4 of 11 |
| February | 70° | 51° | 36° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 75° | 55° | 34° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 78° | 58° | 47° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 86° | 68° | 55° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 73° | 67° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 75° | 72° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 91° | 76° | 71° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 73° | 60° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 82° | 63° | 43° | 88° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 73° | 54° | 37° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 66° | 49° | 32° | 78° | 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
- Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Mack Landing Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Wood Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Myron B. Hodge City Park · City, County & Regional Parks · 14 mi · 26 sites
- Pat Thomas Park at Hopkins Landing · City, County & Regional Parks · 17 mi
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