Flamingo campground?

DaveR · Post by **DaveR** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:37 am

I haven't been there since the storms tore the place up. Can you southerners give me some heads up as to what facilities there are now operating? Might be able to sneak down in a coupe weeks.

ChrisR · Post by **ChrisR** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:03 pm

If you are talking about camping in Flamingo, I believe that the campsites are open. I don't believe the "fish houses" or the hotel are open. I am almost positive that they aren't renting houseboats anymore. This is what the park service has to say about it.

http://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/flamcamp.htm

The Trip Planner and Backcountry camping pdf's that are linked to that page have a lot of good and relatively current info as well. There are a few backcountry sites that are within paddling distance of Flamingo that are awesome if you are into "roughing it". Those can be found on the Backcountry Trip Planner. I'll be down there at the end of February and I can't wait.

JoeS · Post by **JoeS** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:41 pm

I have been looking to get there myself if anybody is camping and needs some company PM me.......My schedule is open.....

krash · Post by **krash** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:18 pm

Houseboats gone, Hotel demolished and gone.. Marina store open, Campground open, RV/Camper slips have no water/electric.

TK · Post by TK » Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:10 am

One houseboat delivered about 3 weeks ago and getting ready for rental.

Campgrounds up and running.

The rest is no longer there. Strange the ranger's office, which shares some of the hotel structure, could be saved, but the hotel could not.

Keep me posted Dave. I will try and meet you down there.

FC61 · Post by **FC61** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:14 pm

krash wrote:Houseboats gone, Hotel demolished and gone.. Marina store open, Campground open, RV/Camper slips have no water/electric.

According to the NPS website they are putting in around 40 rv sites with water and electric. These are suppose to be done by fall of this year 2010.