contact-details

  • Phone Number: 3052427700 Voice

  • Email Address: drto_information@gmail.com

  • Description:

Fees

Cost: 15.00
Description: The campground is a self-service fee area with a nightly fee of $15 per campsite. A 50% discount applies to holders of the Golden Age or Golden Access Pass. No other discounts apply. Fees paid for transportation (seaplane or ferry) do not include camping fees. Title: Garden Key Campground Fee
Cost: 7.50
Description: A 50% discount applies to holders of the Golden Age or Golden Access Pass. Title: Golden Age or Golden Access Pass

Reservation

Number Of Sites Reservable: 0

Number Of Sites FirstComeFirstServe: 8

About

Garden Key, home to Fort Jefferson, has a primitive campground only a short walk from public dock and piers. Individual sites can accommodate up to three 2-person tents (6 persons max per-site) on a first-come, first served basis. In the event a regular campsite is unavailable, an overflow area will be made available. Upon arrival all overnight visitors will be provided a place to camp. For parties of 10 or more, a group campsite is available through our website.

Directions

Reservation Details

Reservation Info: You may reserve a group camp site that holes 10-20 campers. Call 305-242-7700 to reserve.

Regulations Overview: Important tips and regulations: Be prepared for your visit. This is a primitive camping experience. Campers must provide for all their basic needs, including food, water, shelter, medication, and other essentials. Composting toilets are available, but all trash and garbage must be packed out. There are no showers. Space is limited- 3 tents and 6 campers are the maximum allowed per site Do not attach anything to a tree, including camping gear Wood fires are prohibited- Gas camping stoves or charcoal briquettes placed in campsite BBQ unites are the only fires allowed Protect your foodstuffs- store your food in hard-sized containers or hang it from the posts provided. Clear your campsite by 10:00 a.m.- Leave everything completely clean and clear. Carts are available to move your gear. Captains insist that you load your gear no later than 11:00 a.m.

Reservation Link

Reservation URL:

Regulations URL: N/A

Accessibility

  • wheelchairAccess= Campsites are accessible by wheelchair as well as restrooms. Please note that campsites may be sandy and grassy.

  • internetInfo= There is no internet service at the Dry Tortugas.

  • cellPhoneInfo= There is no cell phone service at the Dry Tortugas.

  • fireStovePolicy= Charcoal briquettes placed in campsite BBQ grills are only fires allowed. Gas camping stoves are permitted by the park, but commercial ferries do not permit them on board.

  • rvAllowed= 0

  • rvInfo= RVs and Trailers are not allowed on the Dry Tortugas.

  • rvMaxLength= 0

  • additionalInfo= Rats have inhabited the Tortugas probably since the arrival humans. Though the size of the rat population is controlled, rats may be encountered as they forage through campsites looking for food. The only reliable way to protect your food and prevent damage to your gear is to store your food and food trash in hard-sided containers. Rats will chew through tents or backpacks if they smell food, and can also climb the provided handing posts. Grey water from dishwashing, etc. should go below the high tide line at the dinghy beach.

  • trailerMaxLength= 0

  • adaInfo= There is a ramp at the Fort Jefferson dock in which power chair/wheelchair can disembark from the boat. Camping sites are accessible and well as restrooms. There are no showers at the Dry Tortugas. The 19th century brick fort has three floors and wheelchairs are not able to get to the second and third tier. The fort is accessible only on the first tier on the grass surface or the brick walkway as well as the trail on the outside of the fort.

  • trailerAllowed= 0

  • accessRoads= No Roads

    SubValue: "No Roads"

  • classifications= Primitive Camping Areas

    SubValue: "Primitive Camping Areas"

Amenities

  • trashRecyclingCollection= No

  • toilets= Composting Toilets - year round

    SubValue: "Composting Toilets - year round"

  • internetConnectivity= No

  • showers= None

    SubValue: "None"

  • cellPhoneReception= No

  • laundry= No

  • amphitheater= No

  • dumpStation= No

  • campStore= No

  • staffOrVolunteerHostOnsite= Yes - year round

  • potableWater= No water

    SubValue: "No water"

  • iceAvailableForSale= No

  • firewoodForSale= No

  • foodStorageLockers= No

campsites

  • totalSites=8

  • group=1

  • horse=0

  • tentOnly=8

  • electricalHookups=0

  • rvOnly=0

  • walkBoatTo=8

  • other=0