Love this park! Super friendly rangers!Kayaked two hours, didn’t see much, but the shoreline is very pretty!Loved the trails as well.Park is very clean, people friendly.Truly enjoyed it, nice and peaceful!Highly recommend!

A beautiful place to enjoy nature: walking, kayaking, swimming, and picnicking! The deer moss in the woods is simply magical and you can find interesting plants and animals everywhere! We found a comb jelly (pictured), saw dolphins, and watched ospreys! At the end of our visit, a large yellow butterfly flew by.

This is the cleanest and best state park we have ever been to. The staff is absolutely amazing. You can tell they love their job and really enjoy talking with the campers and educating them on nature. The air conditioned bathrooms in the summer was awesome. The doors are closed, so no bugs inside. The campground is monitored closely, we saw someone drive by about every hour or two. Very quiet, we slept like babies. We rented kayaks and took them into the bayou and up the creek and it was our favorite part of the trip. Fishing was plentiful. Loved the trails. The campsites are huge and super private. We will definitely be back!!!

So close to town but still feels like a state park. There are several trails to walk on. You can also ride bikes. Dogs are allowed too.Rv sites are level and powered.Great place to get away without being too from from civilization, just in case you need emergency supplies the first night of the trip.Park has swingsBBQ areas are undercover.Has public toilets and a dump point

Great park. Nice campground. Clean restrooms. Very enjoyable. Staff and volunteers helpful and friendly.

Great place to go see wildlife. I really enjoy kayaking and bird watching. They have great camping and. Pretty good bathrooms and facilities.

Nice quiet local park with easy access to local stores, and beaches. Has a boat ramp, fitness trail, fishing spots, bicycle and ocean kayak/canoe rentals. Dogs are not allowed in the water (?). We did not see any gators, but they are in the area. Just be on the lookout. Its great place to spend the day, a week or longer.

Short, beautiful trails to walk. Easy access to the water, but not really any beach area. Good for jumping on jet-skis and boats or just swimming right off shore. Theres a small playground in the day use area thats decent, as well as a picnic pavilion. Campground is mostly set up for RVs but you can easily tent camo there as well. Sites are mostly gravel/dirt and fenced off from each other. Some sites are more private than others due to trees in between

Wonderful campground and trails. Friendly staff. Large sites, lots of shade.Very reasonable rates.

My family and I camped here for 3 days and it was great! It was very hot and humid of course from being in Florida in June, but our campsite had partial shade and the campground area was covered with trees. There are some pretty nice shoreline fishing spots if you dont have a boat and there is a Walmart less than 10 minutes from the park grounds so that helped with things we forgot or needed to restock on. They have 3 nice trails, the longest being 1 mile and a clean bathroom facility with showers, laundry, and a sink to wash dishes. We will definitely be back.

We stayed for several weeks, minus the weekends because of reservations made so much in advance! The staff are great, the amenities are super clean, site are spacious and offer reasonable privacy from neighbors! Of all of the campsites (mostly as backpackers, this time as RV campers) weve traveled through, this has to be the cleanest weve ever seen! Recommend to anyone who just wants a quiet getaway for a great rate for all ages! This place is not a yuppi or me or I generation focused as alot of parks are now becoming! Rarely do I ever give 5-Star Reviews. Kinda dont want to for fear of it turning into a yuppi mad show off place like most of them are or do become! Oh well, only a few more years of this self centered generation.

Very nice park and campground! Very peaceful place to spend the day or several days.Plenty if great photo ops. Nice well kept trails. Plenty of picnic areas. Play structure for the kids!Nice clean restrooms and showers.Very nice helpful park rangers!

I love this place for walking and exercise. They also rent canoe and kayaks. Its worth the admission. Way more relaxing than turkey creek where they tell you that you cant even have water.

This is a very nice camping park, clean and lots of walking trails.Sites 26, 27 and 28 can be hard to back in because of cars parked across the road in front of the trails.

This is such a great state park. There are playgrounds for the kids, a little convenience store, a boat ramp, and canoe and kayak rentals. The camp sites accommodate tents and RVs. It is perfect.

Quiet, clean and beautiful views! Will be back soon!

Nice place. Good staff and cleanBeach is only reason did not get a 5. 2 small

Nice place for an open water swim. Water is tannic so its kinda dark, but you can stay in shallow water the whole time if you follow the shore.

Great clean bathrooms. If you are handicap in anyway get site 8 or 9 it was made for this. Two handicap restroom also.. very clean quiet park also.

Great staff, site 23 was in need of an update. Someone drug the fire pit to a far corner of site 23. The retaining bolts were exposed in the ground. Staff helped me move the pit back to where the mounting bolts were. Should be a concrete pad under the fire pit. I was impressed that staff called me Saturday to confern my reservation. This was a great service.

This is such a fun place to relax with the family. This state park offers easy hiking trails, fishing, boating, and camping. It is also a great place to canoe or kayak. The campsites and hiking trails are well maintained and the facilities are very clean. They also have a nice playground area for children and several shaded pavilions with grills for guests. It is a great place to spend the day (or even a few days) to unwind and enjoy nature.

Very clean, 50 amp service, great hot showers with no annoying water limitation.

Has a couple nice nature trails to walk and clean restrooms. Great water access points with calm water and a couple parks. great place for family time for all ages

Wonderful park with friendly helpful staff. I go to the park often for kayaking, canoeing, nature trails, and just relaxing and having a nice picnic. The park is located in Niceville, and I have had nothing but positive experiences here. When the water is calm in the bay you can see dolphins pretty regularly, as they bring their babies there to feed! They have great clean camp grounds, a boat ramp for fun time on the water, a playground for the kids, grills and picnic tables, walking trails, and a friendly, helpful staff. I would recommended this park to anyone. Entrance fees are reasonable and if you live in the state of Florida I would recommended buying the yearly pass so you can enjoy all the outdoor activities the state offers. Hope this review helps convince you to get out there and have some fun in the Florida sun.

Beautiful short trails. Quiet. Tranquil. RV or tent camping. Fabulous rest rooms and showers. Boat ramps, picnicking, paddle boards and kayaks are available.

This place is absolutely gorgeous! The Playground is perfect and very clean!! It was perfect for our impromptu lunch visit!

A beautiful campground. Spacious camp sites. The employees and volunteers there take pride in their campground / park and it shows.

Great place to bring the family and explore nature!

A beautiful park full of old oaks and large camping sites. Heat in the bath house. Dumpster and recycling containers. Washers /Dryers near bathrooms. Fantastic dog friendly trails through oaks and magnolias. No septic hook ups at sites but there is a dump station.

I love taking my girls to the park here. Its by the water with a couple access points to the water. Its very relaxing and quiet. We saw dolphins today, so cool! A couple were playful and jumping out of the water. We always have fun here. Also, they have clean bathrooms.

Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou park is a top notch stop! There are kayak and canoe rentals, and a boat ramp for your own watercraft! Picnic tables a spread throughout the park in the most beautiful of scenic locations. Your dogs are allowed while on leashes. This is a great place for tent or RV camping with all the amenities you could want. Well worth the visit, if not the stay!

Great campground. Sites are ample and private.

Easy boat access for Bluewater Bay. Minus 1 star because the dock decking can gouge your boat. There are no vertical pilings that exten out far enough--the planking makes a horizontal surface that can scrape a finish. Park rangers are very friendly.

This park is amazing! The hikes are pretty short. I hope they add another longer hike. The camp grounds are immaculate. The fishing is good, fishing cleaning station is okay, could be improved and they even rent kayaks/canoes out. They have bikes available for rent but the grounds are too small in my opinion to warrant a ride. We will be returning since they allow campfires inside the camping areas and at $5/visit, $18/tent camping it is a great place. Also they have firewood, ice and showers/laundry available.

We really enjoyed the park! Nice campsites, great day area, several trails, and great staff. Will definitely go back!

Really enjoyed our 2 week stay at Rocky Bayou. Its a beautiful state park with many sizes of back-in sites. Our site 21 was gravel with water & electric and was very long and wide. The park is very close to all kinds of shopping and about 30 minutes from Fort Walton Beach. Entrance to Henderson Beach state park beaches is free for registered campers. I would highly recommend this park.

This state park is awesome. Great trails. Kayaking, fishing, boat ramp, picnicking. The camping sites are really nice, big and most are shady. And there is a little space between you and your nearest neighbor.

Great place to kayak, no boats out today. Nice clean brackish water. Friendly staff.

Our family loves this park its so nice Quiet there and facilities are super clean. a great place for family vacation we will definitely be back

Very nice park employees, very Beautiful campground. It is clean and quiet. First time here , definitely will be back.

Hidden gem! So relaxing and well kept!

Beautiful park and lots to do around. Grocery stores and Walmart within 2 miles from the park. Campground is nice, sites are decent. AT&T Cell service is great and a few OTA channels. No sewer hookups. 30/50Amp service.

Nice camping area and a nice boat ramp. Decent amount of trailer parking as well. We got a yearly pass to use for state parks which is a bit much as far as cost. Would be much more worth it if they put a fish cleaning station in at the boat ramp area. Also if you pay for the pass. You shouldnt have to wait until 6 to go in the park to launch.

Great park! Great trails! Great times! Whether you want to hike, camp, and just launch a boat and fish, you can do it all here!

Quick, easy access in and out.

We absolutely enjoyed our stay. The park was Beautiful.

Beautiful views of the bayou from the campground as well as the picnic/ day use area! Campground is very nice with W/E hookups. Large and well spaced. Nice folks in charge. Good hiking trails, too!

This was a beautiful park. Check Google Earth app before choosing your site. There was not much space in front of our site for navigation to back into the space. Plus there were trees to navigate around on our site. We have a 35 foot fifth wheel and it was very challenging to get parked in our site. The people were very friendly. Laundry facility had 2 washers and 2 dryers. No change machine, but the checkin office can give change for your paper.

Really nice place. Staff and hosts are super friendly. Bath house and restrooms are clean. Campsites are wooded and it doesnt feel like a RV parking lot which I really like. No full timers, so the lived in look of permanent campers is rare. No sewage hookup at the sites, but the dump station is wide, level, and clean, and you simply cant beat the price for that area. All spots are back in and the road is narrow. Come with your back in A Game, a ground guide, or a backup camera.....or all three.

Very nice state park. A few trails to explore. Great day use space and the campsites look awesome with thier big spaces and privacy between campsites

Beautiful park . Well kept hope to return soon.

Excellent place to stop and regroup. Clean facilities and cute small beaches. Nice walking trail. Keep your pets on a leash there are gator signs posted.

Park is great, friendly staff, clean bath house, really nice, private, level campsites!

Best state park weve been to thus far!!!!!!Definitely will stay here again for vacation

Beautiful campground with well cared for facilities.

Beautiful. Nice landing too.

We just bought a new trailer and wanted to try it out. The Rocky Bayou State Park camp site was very nice. Each site has an electric and water hook up. Two poles that you could hang a line to hang up clothes or whatever and a picnic table. Each camp site also has a fire pit with a grate. The bathrooms were very clean as well with big showers. Plus if you forgot anything, there is a winn dixie close by.

The only problem we had at this park was another camper who was leaving did not have enough room to pack a potted plant and fishing pole they offered these items to my wife who proudly displayed the plant in the center of our picnic table and placed the pole with the other poles we had with us. Later that night one of the workers and a game warden came to our site and told us that the items had been reported stolen from a campsite after my wife described the person who gave her the items the game warden started inquiring about our other fishing equipment and motor home. As they took turns drilling my wife I explained that the equipment there was only a small part of our gear, and we had no need to steal somebody elses. They threatened to have us banned from this park and Big Lagoon state park needless to say we will never stay at either park again

Beautiful place and very quiet

One of the nicest RV parks that Ive camped at. I love this place! Large sites that are well cared and manicured. Definitely coming back.

We had a beautiful spot on the Bayou. Spacious RV sites. We only stayed one night so didnt have time to explore. Id love to come back.

Great spot for a drop in nature walk with family!

Beautiful camping and scenic trails alongside bays and bayous. I saw both a bald eagle and a golden eagle. There are also ospreys, egrets and herons.

There are about 2.5 miles in walking trails as well as a playground at this park. It’s a great place to take my kids to play and stretch our legs. The restrooms are clean. I haven’t used the campground or boat ramp but they seem to be very popular.

Love this place. Its very peaceful.

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The best state park in Florida. They are continually working to make this the place you want to go camplng. The RV sites are clean and level and 50 amps. Youll love the place.

Great place to camp. Book early and get on the water.

Great state park. Big enough for larger rigs. Great water access for boats or kayaks.

Gorgeous area. Cheap entrance and camping fees. Pet friendly. Quiet.

We just stopped in the park to launch our kayaks and SUP boards. The ranger at the gate was helpful and friendly. The launch area was clean of debris and had just enough space to get everyone in the water. We enjoyed a nice afternoon on the bayou and creek. I would visit there again.

Very nice RV park with amazing trails showcasing the amazing variety of trees and plants around the bayou

Love this state park!!! Well maintained facilities, trails (multiple), camping, kayaks, canoes, friendly and informed staff. Lots of wildlife. Some trails have signage detailing tree types, ground foliage, etc. This place is a hidden jewel!

Loved it. Will definitely stay again

My father contracted Vibrio Vulnificus bacteria in the water at Rocky Bayou on 7/5/19 and died from it two days later 7/7/19. The water at Rocky Bayou is brackish. It is the back of the bay where fresh water comes in and makes it the perfect breeding ground in warm weather for this bacteria also known as flesh eating bacteria. The park itself is wonderful and naturally occurring bacteria is not the fault of the park but since it is not part of the bacteria testing you do see posted there, there should be a sign near the swimming area warning that you should not swim with an open wound or a compromised immune system because the probability of contracting the bacteria is high for those individuals. DO NOT SWIM IN THIS WATER IN THE SUMMER WITH AN OPEN WOUND AND ABSOLUTELY NOT IF YOU ARE IMMUNE COMPROMISED. If you are healthy with no open wounds you are not at risk.

Nice state park. We enjoyed the stay in out 35 motorhome.

Love the early mornings on the trails, I usually dont run into any other humans.

We love this State Park. It is beautiful here. There is so much to do around the area.The camp sites are big, but a few are smaller thought. The sites are mostly level. But there are some things that are a problem. I have Verizon and could get only one bar service. Heres the kicker, if you dont have satellite TV, youre not watching TV. We could not get anyair tv reception. We spent the week without TV. So good luck.

They have a great boat ramp, beach to swim on, and playground for the kids. They also have a campground. Probably have other things too but havent checked in to them because I only use the first 3 I mentioned.

Nice trails. Looks like nice camping sites.

Nice walking paths. Random isolated fishing spots if you look for them. And an all around beautiful environment.

Some of the friendliest, most helpful staff you will ever see. They keep the grounds in tip-top shape. Nice, short trails

Very nice park. Large, well screened sites. 3 nice hiking trails. Very good value.

One of my most favorite parks! We stay here twice a year now! Wonderful, clean campground. Most, if not all, campsites are shaded. Campground seems small and charming, and thats what we love about it. We stay here when we are visiting the beaches in Destin. We camp here and then visit the sister park for the beach. Showers/bathrooms are clean. Staff is great. Highly recommended!

Once, friendly safe place to go for a walk. Camp sites looked nice, too. We just wanted a place to walk our dog for the afternoon. Weve been in state parks that had a lot more and sort of better trails to walk, but it was fine... we just walked them twice. :) A safe, clean well-kept park.

Nice trails and campsites

I loved it my son and I went on a whim because we were tired of the same old places but we kayaked swam around I got to see dolphins playing in the water there are camp grounds hiking trails its a wonderful place to spend the day with the family

I take my dog for a walk here several times a week. There are 3 trails. They are not difficult. Several overlooks of Rocky Bayou. There are play areas for children. The campground seems be full now that school is out.

Very beautiful. Not really large, but very nice.

Beautiful facility! Quiet setting for your family to camp overlooking the bay!

Very nice staff, great park, very close to o dean. Will be back.

Really gorgeous setting with towering Long Leaf pines and fantastic boat launch area. Restrooms and facilities are well maintained and clean. Safety is exemplified by the Rangers and personnel always out and about. Campsites are wonderful nestled in the woods and trails as well as beach are fantastic.

Great park. Very helpful rangers and staff. Lots for the family to do.

Really nice park with nice trails and a big playground! Boat ramp is also in great shape.

Great place to camp. Facilities very clean, staff very friendly and knowledgeable. Easy to find and only a short drive to Destin.

Great park, maintained beautifully, lots of nature to see and enjoy.

The trails were very nice, it was very clean, and one youre on the trail theres no pavement, no power lines, no buildings, just nature. I enjoyed this very much.

It is a convenient location. Clean! And so beautiful!!

Great place to stay for a week. Close to Destin and added bonus, it was just outside my sons neighborhood where the newest Stevenson was born. Forever thankful to the rangers at this park. Kayaking with the dolphins was the second best reason.( youll find them in the NW area by the bridge) Trails are nice also. Would highly recommend this park. Ty FGRBDP.

Great place to run and hide.Quiet and dark. Clean showers and restrooms.nature trails and waterI love it here.