Navarre Beach Camping Resort

Navarre Beach Camping Resort sits on the Santa Rosa Sound side of Navarre Pkwy, about 45 miles east of Perdido Key and roughly halfway between Pensacola and Fort Walton Beach along Highway 98. The Gulf’s public beaches are only five minutes away by car, and the property sits close enough to Hurlburt Field and Eglin Air Force Base, about 15 minutes out, that it draws a steady stream of military families along with vacationing snowbirds and weekend campers.

RV sites here run right along the water, with pull through pads that come with patios, extra long pull through options for bigger rigs, and shaded interior sites for anyone who wants tree cover instead of a waterfront view. Electrical service covers 20, 30, and 50 amp hookups, and paved, shaded roads make getting a rig into place easier than at a lot of sandy Gulf Coast campgrounds. The resort carries a Good Sam rating of 9/10/10, and campers get access to a heated pool and hot tub, a 300 foot lighted fishing pier that stays open for night fishing, and a private raised beach directly on the Sound where kayaks and paddleboards are available to rent by the day.

Guests without an RV have options too. The resort keeps 29 pet friendly cabins on site, ranging from tiny homes to loft cottages that sleep between two and eight people, plus a larger vacation house that sleeps 16 or more, aimed at family reunions and bigger group trips that would otherwise need to split across multiple hotel rooms. A dog park gives traveling pets room to run, though dogs are not allowed on the sandy Gulf beach itself or inside the travel trailer rentals.

The property runs a gated entry with limited access, a camp store stocked with groceries, RV supplies, and souvenirs, an ice cream parlor on the patio, a clubhouse and meeting hall that groups can rent out, a shaded playground, and a community fire pit under a pergola for evenings after the pool closes. Free Wi-Fi, cable, laundry facilities, and clean bathhouses round out the essentials, the sort of amenities that make longer stays comfortable rather than just tolerable, and the 18-and-up hot tub stays open year round for adults looking to soak after a day on the water. Pets get their own fenced dog park and waterfront paths, and unlike many area campgrounds, dogs are allowed out on the fishing pier with their owners, even though the sandy Gulf beach and travel-trailer rentals stay off-limits to them.

Snowbirds can book 30 to 90 day stays and get pulled into a calendar of social events during the winter season, and active military members and first responders get a 10 percent discount with valid ID. Standard RV and tent sites cap out at six people per site, and cabin occupancy varies by bed count. Check in for RV sites is 1:00 p.m. with an 11:00 a.m. checkout, cabins check in at 3:00 p.m. with the same 11:00 a.m. checkout, and the resort keeps quiet hours from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. across the property. Reservations and questions go through the office at 850-939-2188 or by email at camp@navbeach.com, for anyone weighing a Sound side stay at 9201 Navarre Pkwy against the more crowded Gulf front campgrounds nearby.