Scout Camp Area
Photo: Breault, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Oct–May
- best months
Is Scout Camp Area open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Gulf Islands National Seashore. It doesn't name Scout Camp Area, so check the source for the area it covers.
Battery 234 Loop Road Closure
Park closure covering Gulf Islands National Seashore · NPS · Gulf Islands National Seashore
Rip Current Status
Park alert covering Gulf Islands National Seashore · NPS · Gulf Islands National Seashore
Road workers on Park Road in Davis Bayou
Park alert covering Gulf Islands National Seashore · NPS · Gulf Islands National Seashore
As of · Source: NPS · Gulf Islands National Seashore. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 27 ft
- Gulf Islands National SeashoreNaval Air Station Pensacola FL
Scout Camp Area is a campground in Florida at about 27 feet.
- Cycle PathHiking0.6 mi
Fort Pickens Campground: Loop ECamping2.2 mi
Fort Pickens Campground: Loop DCamping2.2 mi- Gulf Islands National Seashore, West Santa Rosa Island, Ft. Pickens: Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ft. PickensBeach3.1 mi
- Rosamond Johnson Beach: Gulf Islands National Seashore, East Perdido KeyBeach6.1 mi
- Florida National Scenic Trail - Panhandle RegionHiking7 mi
Big Lagoon State ParkState parkPhoto: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.5 mi- PcolaRock climbing8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Fort Pickens Campground: Loop ECamping · ~4 min drive
- Fort Pickens Campground: Loop DCamping · ~4 min drive
- Fort Pickens Campground: Loop BCamping · ~4 min drive
- Fort Pickens Campground: Loop CCamping · ~4 min drive
- Fort Pickens Campground: Loop ACamping · ~5 min drive
Naval Live Oaks Youth Group CampingCamping · ~16 min drivePhoto: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Gulf Breeze Rv ParkCamping · ~33 min drivePhoto: j2003af, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Oak Grove ParkCamping · ~2 min drive
- Fort Pickens Group CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Campground Loops B, C, D, ECamping · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
FP Blackbird Marsh Nature TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: gary_leavens, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Gulf Islands National Seashore, West Santa Rosa Island, Ft. Pickens: Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ft. PickensBeach · ~5 min drive
- Canoe/Kayak launchBoat launch · ~12 min drive
- PcolaRock climbing · ~15 min drive
Best time to visit Scout Camp Area
Best months: October–May. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
61° / 42°
9 wet
Feb
64° / 45°
8 wet
Mar
69° / 50°
8 wet
Apr
75° / 57°
7 wet
May
82° / 65°
7 wet
Jun
87° / 72°
10 wet
Jul
89° / 74°
13 wet
Aug
89° / 73°
13 wet
Sep
86° / 70°
9 wet
Oct
79° / 60°
7 wet
Nov
70° / 49°
7 wet
Dec
64° / 45°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pensacola Forest Sherman Nas, FL, 1.4 mi away at 28 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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