Northeast of Bishop are some good boon docking areas that you can use any time. 

just a 2024 update since the other ft pickens / pensacola topic was closed -

good place for hiking / exploring / bicycles, and of course camping except anything on loop "b" where it is full sun and no shade areas. . .  public restrooms and showers available {average quality for national park camping}, bring your own hand soap and toilet paper just in case they run out -- bathrooms are only serviced once a day in the morning .  "A" Loop has laundry machines $2.25 quarters,  the app to pay online was not working (july2024).   A long, narrow island, you can easily walk to either the Bay side or the Gulf side from the campground. .  Lots of military history from the civil war up to WWII. .  The ft pickens store is not near the campground has has very limited hours.  There is a ferry that runs to the downtown are of pensacola a couple times a day, not cheap.  . .

The campground has mostly electric sites with 50amp 30amp, and 120volt outlets. . .  water faucets at each camp spot for your hose. . . There are rv dump stations at each campground exit. . . There is good cell phone service, and at least 30 TV channels available via antenna

The campground is approx 9miles from "civilization", so get gas & groceries before leaving the pensacola area. 

Taking a quick tour -- the "better" quality camp spots {meaning shade spots, and larger lot size, etc} in no particular order =

E61
E60
E65
E66
C24
C27 
C29

C37

A5  
A6
A7
A8  
A9
A14  
A15
A19
A21 
A29  
A38   

good luck

It is not near the ocean  (about 1 hour) and I'd call it a lake rather than a pond but in any case it's a great spot. The sites are first come first serve so they aren't booked up like other Florida spots. I always get a great spot mid-week mornings. I'd say late in the day Friday or Saturday might be harder but otherwise it's never been a problem. There is actually some dispersed camping nearby so if you ever got there and couldn't get a spot...

They have one loop with electric and water, another with only water and then a third they call "primitive." Decent bathrooms with showers. a "beach" area that was part of an old Florida resort back in the 1930s, and a boat launch. Several of the sites are on the water and I can usually get one where i can keep my kayak right in my site.  It's Forest Service so the prices are great (I think $30, $20, and $10) and about half that with a senior pass.

Also nearby is the Olustee Battlefield and museum which was the site of the largest Civil War Battle fought in Florida and they have a reenactment every Spring.

If you're thinking about going, post on here and I might zip on over there to say "hi" with my new camper.  I have been doing that a bit lately becuase its easy, close and very beautiful--I even commuted to work from there a couple of weeks ago.

Julie

Fort Peck

RV campsites. Looking at several weeks if needed