About Wright Lake Campground
Wright Lake is located approximately 25 miles from the Gulf of Mexico in an area known as the Forgotten Coast. Wright Lake and nearby Hickory Landing provide easy access to the Apalachicola River, known for its sport fishing, boating and paddling. You will never run out of things to do! Wright Lake is a quiet scenic lakefront recreation area that offers a host of amenities and activities for campers and day-trippers. The area around the clear, spring-fed lake offers both a day-use area for swimming, picnicking, and hiking, and a campground in a beautiful forest setting along one portion of the lakeshore. It is perfect for fishing and boating. The campground bathhouse includes flush toilets and hot showers. Picnic tables and grills are scattered among trees with views of the lake. Hikers can enjoy a 4.6-mile trail that winds through several different ecosystems in the area, and there is…
- Managed by: National Forests in Florida, USFS - National Forests in Florida
- Where: 2 mi southwest of Sumatra, FL · 29.99943, -85.0018
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Oct–Apr (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Lake Loop South | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Wright Lake | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 4.3 mi |
| Wright Lake Loop North | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 21.9 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Campsite · 2 mi SW of Sumatra 0 mi
- Hickory Landing Campground 1 mi
- Campsite · 6 mi SW of Sumatra 4.6 mi
- Smith Creek Landing 5.5 mi
- Cotton Landing 5.6 mi
- Smith Creek Hunt Camp 5.6 mi