Panther Camp - Ochopee, Florida

Jorge Reinosa

Secluded and well maintained primitive campground. Lots of shade. Picnic table and fire pit. Large area for plenty of tents/hammocks. Pond at the back is a good source for water after filtering. Watch for gator who resides there. Mosquitos the size of airplanes, but if you spray and light a fire they won't mess with you.

Jeff Gerber

Nice primitive campsite. More shade than Carpenter Camp but still quite warm on a sunny day. I visited in mid-March deep into the dry season and the only water was in a gator hole behind the camp and was bright green in color… you could filter it if you had to but not ideal. The camping area itself is fairly deep with a number of nice spots to pitch a tent. There was a bear hang set up in a tree but it was maybe 8 feet high… maybe the Big Cypress bears are on the short side?

Gio Z

Secluded camp only really accessible on foot or bike. Well worth the hike, most people wont go there because its much further than Carpenter Camp. There is one fire pit with a grille and a picnic table, however there are more firepits that people have made before.

Within 25 meters there is a pond thats pretty murky but its filterable (if you brought a filter) and its nice to have freshwater accessible. Of course with that, you also get bugs and possibly animals coming thru your camp to get to the watering hole.

There is a bear line already set up, I suggest you use it to string up your foods and such. There are also good sets of trees for hammock emplacement too if you so desire.

Double D

Nature at its best. Primitive camp sites. Great maintained hiking trails. Plenty of parking at trailhead.

Nick

I biked here to see how this camp was like. I haven't camped here yet. It's about double the distance compared to going to Carpenter Camp.
This one is more difficult to get to and because of that it's way more secluded. It was about 5½ miles for me biking there. This looks like an amazing place to go camping at! Keep in mind that there isn't any bathrooms, water, or electricity. Make sure to bring plenty of water and food if you plan on going camping here. Great for tent camping and there's also plenty of places to hang a hammock as well.

cowa bunga

I prefer this campground over carpenter because it offers more shade. Also since it is the farthest it's a bit less crowded as well.

Alex Calzadilla

Plenty of room water available to filter picnic table fire ring really great spot

Richard Bucker

According to the trail map this pin is in the wrong location and should be in the elbow to the east about where the trail changes direction to the NNW,