Hey i was wanting to know if there is any place around here or near pensacola that I can set up a tent on the beach and fish. I wanted to go catch some sharks and stay overnight but wanted to sleep when needed maybe camp a couple days or so. Thanks
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Hey i was wanting to know if there is any place around here or near pensacola that I can set up a tent on the beach and fish. I wanted to go catch some sharks and stay overnight but wanted to sleep when needed maybe camp a couple days or so. Thanks
City oddinances prohibit camping or shark fish in OB and GS.
I kinda figured that about gulf shores but is there any place in pensacola?
Fort Pickens used to have a campground, but I don't know of anywhere you can just set up a campsite on the beach.
I'm afraid camping on the beach has gone to the land of the nickle candy bar. Gone, Gone.
Oh how I miss the Good Old Days!
In the mid '80s, the red sticker (top center of windshield) was $10 per year and permitted driving on beach, camping, whatever at Johnson Beach, Fl.
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Bob Sikes bridge,sleep in your car or on the concrete...if you have a boat, camping is allowed on the island as your leaving the pass, west side....at least they have events there over the weekends
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I believe primitive camping (and shark fishing) is allowed at Johnson's Beach, Gulf Islands National Seashore, in Perdido Key, FL. It is about 10-15min. or so past the Flora-Bama.
Park near the end of the main road and walk east past the "camping allowed" sign.
a camping permit is required, available at the entrance gate.
phone: 850 934 2623
yes, right on the beach
ok thanks for all the replys
My idea of camping has changed over the years as I get older, went from sleeping on the ground(in a sleeping bag if lucky enough) to a tent, to a class 3 rv and now the cabin....the first few are not on my list anymore, once in awhile, I will sleep on the fold down bed in the back of the conversion van, on long trips ....but that is a necessity and roughing it for me anymore
If you're just babysitting reels overnight, look into a tent cot. It keeps you up off the sand, packs up nice and small and is a lot faster to set up than a traditional 2-man tent. Many guys fishing Pickens at night use them.
I apologize to forum members and admins for my poor choice of wording.
I am with you ironman. My days of tent camping or ground camping are in the past. We have a 30 ft camper that we leave at the river/campground yearly. That's all the roughing it I want to do anymore.
my cabin isn't on wheels so I'll have to suffer and rent a condo when traveling , by myself, a motel is good enough....but in reality the condo is cheaper for longer stays off season....our last fall trip for a 2 bedroom worked out at 50 a night, for everything (tax,cleaning )
I have been getting very sorry no spring trip and been looking at condo rental's today....plenty of opening's after the spring break season, would love to make the picnic and fish a week....might be hard to work it out with the bride, her parents and grand kids school.....after the dismal spring fishing last year it wasn't so bad missing that trip and made up for it in the fall with the looooong stay....sure hope that can be duplicated this year.....I don't mind being referred to as a month'er Googan touron :D
Does anybody have any records as to when the first king was caught in 2010 and 2011.i checked the water temps. Back to 2010 and they were running about the same as this year.i can remember 2012 and 2013.
never followed the temps, our spring trips always were during the grand kids break during Easter week, but I know I was there for the record setting king chew down that spring year ....over 190 plus all the other fish,never been that sore from fishing before....from catching, netting and gaffing, I had noodle arms by the end of the day(and I was in a lot better shape then too)(still working)....darn I love it....wish for the same this year, for you guys
I would be apprehensive about sleeping in a tent on the beach. Small but strong thunderstorms come out of nowhere with high winds, lightning and heavy rain. Most tourists retreat to their condos and watch dozens of floats, beach balls, towels and tents go flying down the beach.