The wildlife is fantastic. Very relaxing. Trails to walk, a campground store for basic needs with bikes to rent and firewood. Well kept grounds. All kinds of stores within a 5-8 mile distance. Perfect for kids with bikes to explore and stretch their legs. I highly recommend to anyone who needs a change of scenery or a wonderful outdoor adventure. Come and enjoy the fresh air.

This is a great State Park! It has clean rest rooms and bathhouses, outside sinks especially for tent campers, lovely trails, a nice country store, bike rentals and really nice Rangers. The water is good and you will probably get some good phone signal. The only reason why I dont give this 5 stars is because the campsites are wonky and the electrical outlets are old so the polarity is off. The Ranger told us there wouldnt be any issue but were told to use the electricity from the campsite next to us until they came. Other than that it is beautiful but be aware there is plenty of wild life and we saw a few beautiful deer. The Country Store sell EVERGLADES MOPPING BBQ SAUCE which sells for $3.99 a bottle and on AMAZON its over $11.

We have been camping here for 14years! The bathrooms are cleaned regularly the sites are clean spacious and have beautiful mature trees. The Hammock is our favorite part to drive, bike or hike. Beautiful Sebring Gem

Amazing state park with a lot of tree coverage to enjoy on a rainy day. Bring bug spray to avoid the mosquitoes. Loved the boardwalk and catwalk trails. Wish I had more time to enjoy all what this park had to offer.

Beautiful Park basically in the northern Everglades. Unique boardwalks and beautiful trees everywhere very shaded. Dog friendly. Only reason I did not give it five stars is because of the bugs. Bring your bug spray.

This park is BEAUTIFUL! We had a great time with our pup walking through the trails and enjoying the view. I 100% recommend visiting this park. There are so many trees you can hike all day long on a warm day and still be comfortable. We loved it!

Breathtaking park! Beautiful trails and the tree canopy on the park road is like something out of a fairy tale. Also, the park ranger who checked us in to our camp site was extremely helpful. I am very sorry I didnt get his name. We checked in on Monday, November 2 around 2:30 pm so Im hoping park management will know who he is. We will most definitely visit this jewel of a park again!

Great place plenty of trails to hike. Great conservation Core Museum. Staff is friendly. Camping is great and clean shower rooms. One of Florida’s great State Parks. You can see lots of wildlife there.

Great camping! A few nice bike trails and some nice short hikes. The Cypress Swamp trail is amazing with its old style boardwalk.

Love the park, unable to hike more than 3 mi due ro rainfall all day long, hoping for a better day tomorrow!!!

Upon arrival I was met by one of the most polite Rangers that I have ever met. She made me feel welcomed and went out of her way to assist me with my check in (a week long camping stay). This park is wonderfully peaceful and quiet. While some of the RV campsites and laid out a bit quirky, it works. Most sites are large and many sites are shaded. Good clean water and power. They dont have full hook-ups but do have a dump station for emptying your black and gray water tanks. During the week the park is wonderfully empty but was totally full on the weekend.... Met a bunch of really nice folks. There are several bathrooms with showers located through out the campground. There is a laundry area with coin operated washers and dryers along with a small camp store at the rangers station. The park was very clean and full of wildlife, including deer that walk about the property. Lots of trails to explore. I highly recommend that you spend a few days here to destress from everything in a very relaxing environment.

This is a beautiful park and one everyone should visit and enjoy. Wonderful hiking trails for beginners and advanced hikers.Lots of picnic areas, bathrooms clean. They have bike rentals for those who wish to ride through this tropical paradise.

Beautiful park. Shaded camp sites. Some have more space than others. Huge trees. Lots of Florida wildlife - gators, deer, tortoise, rabbits, plus black bear. So you are encouraged to only put trash in the bear- proof receptacles and leave nothing behind!!

This is a very pretty park, with several nice hiking trails. Not much else to do other than hiking or biking the loop.

Weather was pleasant. Cool nights, mild days. Campground was not crazy packed with campers as I have experienced in the past!

Beautiful park. We stayed at the campground and really enjoyed it. Park staff were awesome. The sour orange and key lime ice cream at the hammock inn was amazing. Only disappointment was the CCC museum was closed and we where really looking forward to visiting it.

Great place to visit!!! Get there early, so you have time to explore all the trails. We saw 4 Alligators!!!

This for sure is one of our personal top five State Parks, campgrounds. There are plenty of hiking trails to choose from. Most of them short enough that even my disabled wife could master and enjoy them. We were able to take our dogs on all but two hikes also. That is not always a given. The staff and host were great too. Very friendly and helpful. Thank you Jason!The park must be home to a family of deer. They were all over the place and not shy at all. Very nice neighbors to have. The deer that is. Campers are always nice and friendly. Only on occasion you meet the acception. Upon arrival we found a hammock hanging in our site, right next to our fire pit. No big deal. Well, the owner not only left it hanging, he also came over to use it. Not only that, on day 2 my wife was outside in her zero gravity chair, when he came over and started smoking. Only a few feet away from her. He even ignored her plead to smoke somewhere else. For some reason he wasnt happy when I later politely asked him to take down his Hammock.But hey! It didnt stop us from enjoying this place. Isaiahs left us alone and we even added 2 days because we couldnt go to our next destination thanks to the storm.We will be back for sure. Reservation is already made.

We love this park--its sooo lovely. Its also very easy to come back because of the thorough and kind service that Kim provides. She has helped us with bike rentals on both occasions and makes sure our trip here is enjoyable.

Beautiful park lots of trails peaceful quiet birds alligators snakes turtles very peaceful walk down plenty of trails well taken care of

Beautiful park and great trails. Make sure you are prepared for water on the path especially after it rains, which it does almost daily in Florida.

We visited friends who are camping. Highlands hammock has clean bathrooms, large showers, low camping fee. Other trips we have enjoyed the trails, all well maintained. Plus bike rentals for riding around under large oaks. Weve see deer, hogs and wild turkey, oh yes, and gators. Great place to go geocaching!

Beautiful park. The marsh/swamp trail is a must see experience. Youll see gators, snakes, and turtles in their natural habitat; up close but at a safe distance.

We shared an exciting Friday afternoon here at the Hammock State Park with our new Trikes and have the time of our life what a beautiful place. I dont have words to explain it. Im unable to walk and I use my trike and its the first time I took it here to the Hammock State Park and I want to thank you folks for creating such a beautiful place.

Great weekend stay. Clean. Quiet. Had a great time walking the trails. Put this on your list.

Scenic beauty. Like entering a Jurassic Park. Catwalk trail is great, can see alligators, turtles, snakes, birds and more.

Great place for camping and to bring kids. Lots of bike trails, hiking trails, playgrounds and space to enjoy. The Cypress Swamp hike is a quick 20 minutes, on an elevated catwalk above the water. I would recommend it for elementary and older kids. Come any time except the summer unless you like sweating, bugs and ants.

Decent state park. Close to town. Great biking

Love the trails and lots of deer spotting. Campground is a little too close together, could use more privacy.

This is a beautiful and amazing state park. We hiked two different main trails. The weather was perfect so we didn’t encounter a lot of bugs even though the one trail we hiked was a ‘swamp’. We came across a snake sun bathing but no other animals. The boardwalks were truly gorgeous. I loved the different styles they had. A little small if there was someone trying to go the other direction, more comfortable to cross these single file. The trees were very tall and provided lots of shade. If this park was closer I would be going every weekend. The reflections in the water was so clear and remarkable. No garbage. Each trail has limited parking so you didn’t come across too many people. All the plant life had beautiful color to them. This place was just incredibly satisfying to the eyes.

This was my first time visiting this Park. Everything about it was more than my expectation. This is one of the best Park through out south central Florida. Nature at it best

Loved the trails. Campground is nice. Went on a holiday weekend, full capacity. My only con is the campsites are small and very close together. Otherwise fantastic place.

Stunning and well managed park. Great camping facilities. Looking forward to returning soon.

Great park in central Florida! The primitive wild camping spots were great. Much better than most camping spots in Florida with some privacy and youre truly in the wild here. Theres a few trails you can go on but much like any trail in Florida theyre buggy and much of the same.

Great place! We went camping for a weekend! Highly recommend spot #16! It’s super nice, with a beautiful big trees around. Was really surprised with super clean bathroom and shower in RV camp! Very helpful staff! 100% recommend!

Great place to go and get some fresh air. The trails are pretty and the main office lets you rent bikes to ride.Go here often

Highlands Hammock is one of my favorite Florida State Parks. The camping is great, with an adequate number of showers within a short walk. The facilities are clean and in great working order. The biggest reason is the park itself though. The hiking trails are awesome! Hikers can experience a walk through a swamp on one trail, a pine scrub on another, and several oak hammocks. You can see a wide variety of wildlife as well. On my most recent trip, we saw a large black bear, several deer and alligators.

Beautiful place to go and relax. There isnt any place to swim though.

I cant rate everyplace I go to with 5 stars. This more like a 4 and 1/2 stars.Some places are good but not great. I liked it, It was clean, Camp Hosts were extremely friendly and the weather was perfect. But compared to Curry Hammock it was just not as impressive.My campsite was a little bit wonky with tree stumps in the way but I still loved it.

Great time. Friendly staff. Clean bathrooms. Lotta fun.

Great place to walk or just drive through the green roadway. Clean restrooms too.

Campground is wonderful. Even with just water and electric and a dump station, they have it well organized. There are sinks behind the showers for people to wash dishes and such instead of using their rigs grey tank. If your staying for a week or so, makes a big difference. More campgrounds should incorporate the idea.Trails are well maintained and fun to take either walking or biking.One this is the sites are very tight. I believe its due to the campground being older which back a spell rigs were not the size they are now.Other then that, nice place to camp. And rangers are professional and friendly.

Great for short visits, dont forget mosquito repellent...

Multiple trails, great for biking and hiking. Beautiful and comfortable camping sitesWe got rained while biking in the forest. But the experience was memorable

Beautiful park, always clean and kept up. Love the camp store!

The campsite was clean and had water and electricity. The bathrooms were a little old, but pretty clean as well.

A beautiful place and a perfect date spot. Mosquitoes suck but beside that it was worth it!

Guide was very informed on the tram.. the trails are self exploring love the board walk.. and the CCC camp was very interesting..the camp grounds is so pretty and reasonable priced..

Today we visited Highlands Hammock State Park, a 9,000 acre park near Sebring, Florida. The park opened in 1931 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. There are 9 foot trails, including an elevated boardwalk through a cypress swamp. We traveled half of them. The park is known for its beautiful old-growth hammock and thousand year old oaks. Ferns and air plants are abundant. Visitors may observe alligators, turtles, deer, birds and other wildlife. We were only lucky enough to see a dozen or so Ibis.

The park has an overall great feel, the trails were awesome. They have great camping facilities the showers have good water pressure I know thats important lolThey have a nice size playground area for the kids, do to covid-19 it was closed at the time but it was a nice sized playground. I would recommend staying here & I will be going back but next time Im making sure I bring my mountain bike the trails looked awesome!!! also they rent bicycles from the general store they have on site, theyve got anything you would need. Only bad side they only have beach cruisers

The Ranger said this was Flas oldest park. Restroom and showers were clean, trails were a lot of fun to hike, even in the June heat. Mosquitoes were almost non existent in the campground !!!! But on certain trails they were hungry. Bring an old campground, some of the hook ups could be challenging. The water and electrical hook ups were located either at the extreme rear of a campsite, or at the extreme front of a campsite, some reacquiring two 50 cords to reach. I would camp there again.

Exceeds expectations! We camped in the wild loop in the scrub area. The hammock hikes were fascinating. Wild oranges were ripe along the trail. And who doesnt love a Cypress swamp? Dont miss out on the sour orange ice cream.

Absolutely fantastic. The wildlife is abundant great for photography. Bath houses are clean. Playgrounds are nice. Staff is friendly and helpful. A lot hiking trails. Just up the road is Vetrans park on Jackson lake, boat slip, and a nice little beach for swimming

We stayed here over Christmas and it was wonderful. We had water and electric hook ups as well as a picnic table and fire ring.The bathhouses were clean and there were plenty. Also there were dish washing stations. The laundry facilities leave a bit to be desired, as several dryers were broken. It was $1 to wash, $1 to dry. There were many people waiting to do laundry.The trails are awesome. There are bike rentals available.The sites are rather close together and there are many trees to avoid as you move in and out.

Great state park! Youth camping is in the back but worth it. Real camping. Our AOL scouts proved themselves this weekend. Museum in front about CCC was great, staff extremely friendly and informative. Thank you to the entire staff at Highland Hammocks!

Loved how the rangers actually follow protocol and wore masks.It coupled with the best state park Ive been to thus far in Florida allowed me to have an entire day if adventure and exploration. What a wonderful experience seeing nature and learning

So many shaded trails. Great way to keep moving while staying out of the direct sunlight.

Always a great place to spend a weekend. Great friendly staff.

Really enjoyed this State Park. The trails were amazing. Enjoyed the board walks and seeing all the different plants and wild life. The park rangers were friendly. Kids enjoyed working toward their Junior Ranger badges. Definitely will visit again.

Amazing escape into the real Florida to truly enjoy nature as a family or individually with wonderful wilderness adventures as well as comfortable camping experiences to surpass a plethora of travelers to include high probability of wildlife encounters both safely from a distance and up close, personal and sometimes dangerous from Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes, Water Moccasins, Alligators, Black Bear, Wild Boar, Coyote, Bobcat, Buck & Deer to Otters,Turtles, Tortoises, Song Birds, Hawks, American Bald Eagles and so much more!!!

This place has amazing trails. Also saw a deer walking on the side of the road with out a care in the world. I highly recommend visiting this place.

Each visit feels like the very first time! Such a beautiful place!

Loved that there were things for people of all ages to enjoy! A park for my kiddos, a museum for us to walk through, so many biking and hiking trails, and a gift shop too! We also enjoyed the tour last time we came and saw some gators! Such a lovely place to visit every time we come this way.

Gorgeous unique Florida. The tent camping doesnt offer amenities, but the privacy and serenity are priceless. Well worth a visit.

A beautiful clean quit park with a great staff

Beautiful place. And its not very crowded.

Beautiful park with several interesting trails and boardwalks. Nice small museum. Clean bathrooms and large camsites. One of our favorite places to camp at

Its a beautiful wooded area full of nature! Good for a family outing!

Great place for a ride or hike. Awesome time of the year to be outside. 1st ride for me and my son on the woods.

Beautiful park! We took the guided tour through the park. It lasted an hour. We saw lots of wildlife! Highly recommend!

Checked in today for a 10 day stay. This is our fourth stay at this Park. This Park is always clean and well maintained. The rangers are very nice and interesting with their guided tours. A very reasonable way to camp in the sunshine. Book early, the park gets reserved up very quickly. ( You can book 11 months ahead)

Beautiful and peaceful. Just decided to explore Florida a little today, and came across this state park out of the blue after visiting Lake Okeechobee (which wasnt as entertaining!). Ill definitely keep this park in mind when I visit down here again.

Had an amazing time at the park. Beautiful sorroundings. It needs some simple repairs. Its very closed to hospitals and supermarkets. The little store is well organized and have a good variety of camping supplies and souvenirs.

Perfect location for hiking, bike riding, shopping, and much more. Clean bath houses, cute camp store with pretty much everything you might run out of.

One of my favorite state parks to camp and ride bikes. Lots of wildlife. Canopy. Hiking. Super relaxing and fun.

This was our first visit and we checked out three or four of the trails. We saw one baby alligator and one orange snake (rat snake?). Other than that all we saw was common Floridian flora and very little fauna. :o(I have heard that the park is an awesome place so I will have to give it a second chance. Not much to show but a few pics.

Highlands Hammock is a great little state park. The trails are generally uncrowded. The loop road is very shady and popular for bike riding and running. there is generally plenty of wildlife to see, if you are quiet and observant. Stop at the Hammock Inn and try the Sour Orange Ice Cream after your walk.

This campground is awesome. Camp store is fun and all the staff are friendly. The park is more than you can put into words. BEAUTIFUL

Wow. This park was GORGEOUS and so much fun to hike. We learned a lot while we were here and its huge, we saw owls, an alligator and a snake and it was so much fun. This was number 9 on our quest to hike all of the state parks!

I have been going to this state park ever since I was very small. This state park ever fails to impress me. If you love to see giant trees, beutiful hammocks and love history, than Highland Hammocks State Park is a great place to visit! I wish I had visited at a better time though. They were doing a controlled fire, and Hurricane Irma had hit hard, and they were still doing some repairs.

Absolutely Gorgeous state park! The Cypress Trail is a must on any trip here. Gorgeous Oak canopies with several trails. Beautifully maintained and serene.

Love it here. So peaceful!

Clean, cheery place. Restrooms were accessible and clean.

A wonderful park that has it all! You could easily spend a full day walking the trails. Plenty of places to picnic and explore.

Highlands Hammock is Floridas oldest state park it was started in the 1930s the Civilian Conservation corpse helped build the infrastructure and buildings its over 9,000 Acres mostly Wilderness it has ancient oak trees with the oldest oak tree over thousand years old theres camping lots of hiking trails lots of biking picnic playgrounds Museum lots of Wildlife great part for the day or if youre camping for a week or two

Beautiful. Great trails. Wish the camp sites had more shade though

Campground spots are tight but the park is awesome. This review is about the campground campsites. Site 82 is for 30 ft RV, but I dont recommend this site (and others) unless you have a small RV with extra cord to reach the electric. Many campsites are like this as there are many trees (to get in way of awning, slides and even storage opening) with low branches (were less than 10 ft high and the branches scrapped the roof) and hookups on the wrong side of the campsite, some in your neighbors campsite along with your fire ring :( No parking spots at the newer bath facility.

Cant get any closer to nature!Impressive very tall oak trees, trails are safe, as long as you stay on course.We saw turtles, snakes, wild pigs.

It was a very beautiful experience. I will definitely go again

Just wow!! Its my first time visiting US and I can say that was an amazing experience. We walk the paths, took photos, saw crocodiles. That was a fantastic!! Definitely worth it.Recommended

Beautiful parks. Great hiking and lots of wildlife.

We have a good time walking the trails. Museum is interesting and full of historical fact . Willcome back and spend more time.

Big park. Lots of nature trails. CCC museum is worth the visit with many knowledgable volunteers to answer questions.

Beautiful place. Hiking trails are mostly well maintained, if looking to do a lot of hiking definitely wear pants. Ferns will brush your legs otherwise. Overall had a blast, saw lots of wildlife. Definitely recommend!

Primitive Forrest, great trails, unique flora an lots of deer

Quiet camping area. Lots of wildlife; deer, turtles, bobcats, birds, scorpions! Sebring, Lake Jackson short drive from campground. Our #1 Campground!!

Very nice State park. Buy tickets in the morning and go on the guided tour. The hiking trails are great. Campground on site.

Spent four relaxing days at Highlands Hammock State Park, Florida. RV camp site with electric & water and good amount of personal space. Bath houses are clean & situated within a minutes walk. There is a laundry facility as well...3 washers/dryers. In the event you missed bringing something with you there is Country Store just across the road which carries staples. Must try the Orange ice cream! Wednesday nights there is a pot luck dinner, please bring enough for 8-10 others, Thursday there is a $5. breakfast and then a $5. Dinner (bring your own plate/silverware) followed by great live music. Make sure to visit the museum and make reservations to take the tour (tickets are sold in the store) of the park. Lots of hiking & bike trails too!

Well located, close to everything. Lots of great trails & park sponsored breakfasts & dinners. Very old park but theyve recently done some much needed updates. Great place to see wildlife including alligators!!

Its great that they are keeping up the park. The tour was entertaining