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DUE TO LIMITED AVAILABILITY,
ALL CAMPING RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY CALLING 1-877-243-2378 |
YANKEE FREEDOM CAMPING FEES (TRIP INCLUDED)
Adults: $169
Children (4-16):$129
$3.00 per person per night camping fee is paid at the park. - correct change please!
YOU MUST CALL 1-877-243-2378 TO RESERVE |
SUNNY DAYS CAMPING FEE (TRIP INCLUDED)
Adults $155
Seniors (age 62 or over:) $150
Students (with i.d.): $150
Children (2-16): $120
$3.00 per person per night camping fee is paid at the park. - correct change please!
YOU MUST CALL 1-877-243-2378 TO RESERVE
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TIPS & REGULATIONS
Be prepared for your visit
This is a primitive camping experience. Campers must provide for all of 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
Each of the regular campsites contains a table and grill. Three tents and six campers are the maximum allowed per campsite. All tents must remain within ten feet of your table. Be prepared to share the limited campground area with others, and remember that flexibility is the key to a successful experience.
Do not attach anything to a tree
Campground trees and shrubs are crucial for providing
shade and windbrake. Help protect this valuable vegetation. Do not attach ropes, hammocks, tents, laundry lines, or any other materials to campground trees. All camping gear must be free standing.
Wood fires are prohibited
Charcoal briquettes placed in campsite BBQ units are the only fires allowed.
Protect your foodstuffs
Rats have inhabited the Tortugas probably since the arrival of humans. Though the size of the rat population
is controlled, rats may be encountered as they forage through campsites looking for food. The only way to protect your food and prevent damage to your gear (rats will chew through tents and backpacks if they smell food) is to store your food in hard-sided containers or hang it from the posts provided.
IMPORTANT: Clear your campsite by 10:00 AM
On the day of departure, completely clear your campsite. Carts are available to move your gear, but empty your cart as soon as you reach the dock. As soon as the ferryboats off-load arriving passengers and equipment, load your gear on board. Captains insist that you load your gear no later than 11:00 AM.
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FEES
The Garden Key campground is a self-service fee area with a nightly fee of $3 per person. A 50%
discount applies to holders of the Golden Access or Golden Age Pass. No other discounts apply.
On the day of arrival, campers must obtain a payment envelope at the self-service fee station.
FeesFill out the envelope, deposit it in the fee station collection post, and keep the stub at your campsite for ranger inspection. We cannot provide change. Please make sure to bring the amount required.
Note: fees paid for transportation do not include camping fees.
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TOILETS
Toilets are located next to the campground. These specially designed composting units require no water or chemicals. Waste is composted in the equipment below the units. Since these systems are very fragile, please DO NOT throw cigarettes, plastics, bottles, cans, or trash of any kind into these toilets.
The composting toilets are locked from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. During these hours, please use the facilities on board the commercial ferry boats at the dock. |
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KAYAKS & OTHER CRAFTS
Campers who bring boats of any kind must keep them out of the designated swim area. Feel free to keep boats in your site, but only launch them at the
designated dinghy beach that is located near the Group and Overflow sites. Remember to wear a life jacket at all times while boating. |
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QUIET HOURS
Please be considerate of others. Radios and other loud noises are precisely what many visitors have come to the Dry Tortugas to escape. Please observe the quiet hours from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM. The use of bright lanterns is also discouraged during these hours.
Access to Fort Jefferson
One of the great pleasures of any visit to the park is the opportunity to explore Fort Jefferson. Be aware that many areas inside the fort are not lighted. To avoid the risk of injury, the interior of Fort Jefferson closes at sunset.
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| Acknoledgement to Dry Tortugas National Park News for the information provided. |
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