Big Lagoon State Park
Finally, on New Year’s Eve day we arrived in Florida. Big Lagoon State Park is located on Gulf Beach Highway, approximately 10 miles southwest of Pensacola. We exited IH-10 at Pensacola, drove south on various roads, including Blue Angel Parkway, named for the Navy precision flying team.
Big Lagoon State Park
Big Lagoon SP has large freshwater pond surrounded by pines and a brackish lagoon surrounded by marsh grasses. There is a large lagoon between the park and Perdido Key. There are two boardwalks to take you from the campground to the two beaches and to the 2-two mile estuary trail and to the 3.5-mile Pine trail. Both beaches have swimming areas. At the east end of the park, there is an observation tower for observing birds. There is also an observation platform on west beach. Sprinkled throughout the park are covered picnic areas. There is also a boat ramp for access to the lagoon and the Gulf.
Long Pond
The camping area is located on a sand ridge that is covered in Pine trees. All the campsites have a picnic table, fire ring, water and electricity. They are sandy and surrounded by Palmettos. There were some problems. Some of the sites were impossible to back into, some were very short and yet others were slanted. However, we really liked the park, so we made a note of the sites that are RV ready. These sites are 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 20, 22, 28, 29, 31, 39, 40, 50, 54, 59, 60, 65, 71, 74.
We loved this park and highly reommend it. We stayed two nights in a travel trailer in a back-in site.
I am sorry if my photography does not show the natural beauty of the Big Lagoon State Park. This was a gorgeous park. – CyberCelt
This is a response to Lila. I live in the area next to Big Lagoon State Park. The first photo shows an area that didn’t fully recover from Hurricante Ivan a few years back. It’s just going to have to wait on the new pines coming up. But please know that’s the exception rather than the rule here. We have recovered and the Big Lagoon area is really beautiful and serene!
This is a really great place to live. The National Seashore State Park is just across the Big Lagoon. No one can build there so the view is incredible. I kayak across and go to the beach but at the Big Lagoon Park, you could probably swim across, it’s so close.
The sight seeing of the big lagoon state park is most wonderful park of gulf beach highway, the great advantage of the park is surrounded by the pine trees…
I like this Long Pond, but I don t like this one Big Lagoon state park It looks like that was fire .
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wow..you have a very beautiful photos..i love your work..great job! =)
Wow the park looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous!
Thanks for the list of RV ready sites!
I have added this park to our list of places to visit.
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Coolness, was thinking on hitting Big Lagoon soon myself so thanks for the write-up. If you are still around that area and in Florida don’t miss out on Saint Joseph Peninsula State Park on Cape San Blas (it is one of my favs). Its is on down near Saint Joe, and Apalachicola.
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wow, so beautiful!
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