Name: Highlands Hammock State Park
Address: 5931 Hammock Rd, Sebring, FL 33872, USA, US
Telephone: +1 863-386-6094

Highlands Hammock State Park is a park, located at 5931 Hammock Rd, Sebring, FL 33872, USA. They can be contacted via phone at +1 863-386-6094, visit their website www.floridastateparks.org for more detailed information.

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5931 Hammock Rd, Sebring, FL 33872, USA

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Anonymous

28 December 2017

Really nice trails where you can see how wild Florida once looked. Tram tour is nice as well. Lots of hurricane damage and the Cyprus Swamp trail is still closed.
Anonymous

21 December 2017

Hammock refers to the hardwood trees in this park as opposed to the palm trees at most Florida State parks. Very nice rustic feel to this campground. Sites are water & electric only with a dump station, RV and tent. Park has a CCC museum and a camp store/cafe and guided trolley rides. I would come here again.
Anonymous

04 December 2017

This is a gem of a state park. This visit was my 3d or 4th over the years. Great place to car camp
We like the primitive camping side with spacious camp sites. We walk or drive to the week kept bathrooms on the non primitive side for our warm showers. One can rent bikes and enjoy beautiful hikes.
The tram takes you to see the back area and is worth doing.
Go and enjoy this awesome park.
One more note - the primitive sites furthest from the ranger/entrance station are some of the nicest, but are also close to a road so they are the noiseiest as far as car engine sounds. Pick the sites between the outhouse and the ranger station/entrance
Anonymous

26 November 2017

The park is beautiful. We saw gators, an otter, and tons of other wildlife and flowers. The campground is very open. This is great if you're camping in groups, but not so great if you want a little space to yourself since the neighbors are right on top of you.
Nothing can be hung from trees and there are no posts for lanterns, etc.
Anonymous

06 August 2017

Great place to camp for tent camping or RV's. The bathrooms are well taken care of and the campground was quiet. They offer firewood for sale at the front office and there is a plethora of trails for discovering the hammocks. There are so many awesome old trees here and many places for kids to bike. I highly recommend it.If you aren't from Florida, tent camping is only really great in the "winter" months when it is dry and cool and the predators are fewer in number.
Anonymous

03 August 2017

Neat state park. Note the tram tour is weather dependent. When we were there on a Sunday a sign at the entrance said it was not running. The CCC museum is neat and has the history of several of the early state parks. We rode our hybrid bikes on the paved loop trail, its a one way loop and has several cross trails. We took one of the cross trails to the bike trail that runs along the north side of the park, the ranger said it was harder packed, which it was, a road but grass. it is elevated over the swamp areas and had a nice bridge. This trail ends up intersecting with the county road 634 that runs through the park. This is a very wide hard packed dirt road, with lots of locals who use it, and some drive very fast so be aware and follow the rules of the road. The ranger had told us that the other bike trails near the camping area and entrance to the park are deep sugar sand, so we did not even go look at those trails. There are several short hikes in the park, dogs and bikes not allowed. Neat park, bring bug spray, it is part swamp! We will return to explore some more.
Anonymous

09 July 2017

Cool place, great nature walk. It's amazing when the water is higher, this past year (2017) they were very dry. I've done it both ways and it's definitely better when everything is underwater. Great little museum with a ton of Florida history. It won't take all day to go through everything, but the time there is worth it.
Anonymous

10 June 2017

First time visit and would definitely return again if in the area. We visited the two small museums on site. Tons of information and wonderful displays. They're was a small scavenger hunt for the kids to fill out. The rangers are happy to talk with you and shared surprising facts. Also enjoyed a boardwalk trail. We saw lots of wildlife.
Anonymous

04 June 2017

This place gets a 4. The scenery is absolutely beautiful. My camp site was also nice. As mentioned in other reviews, the Wilderness Sites are close to a road that strangely has cars almost all night. I'd recommend ear plugs or camp elsewhere. Most of the trails are great, thought it is "rough" in some spots. And the railing on one of the swamp sections is low and you need to had good balance. I used the showers and it was very warm, but I was likely the first up. The park rangers were nice and helpful. I would definitely come again.
Anonymous

20 May 2017

Great campground, but if you are having a burn ban you really should make it known. Not wait till we are checked in, firewood unloaded, and fire burning to come around and tell us we have to put it out. Bottom mention the 4-5 rangers that drove around and never said a word. I have a hose right next to the Fire pit and have already wet down the surrounding area. I know it is dry.
Anonymous

18 April 2017

I had no idea this was the oldest State Park in Florida! The old CCC museum was very interesting - truly fascinating to see how many of the state parks were built. We thoroughly enjoyed the well-maintained trails, saw magnificent old oak trees as well as all sorts of beautiful foliage and animals, including quite a few wild hogs. We saw a great outdoor concert (highly recommend their concert series).. Bikes are highly recommended, I although we didn't bring ours this time. The campground is popular, and well-used, so be prepared for a good bit of "dirty sand". Furthermore, some of the interior campsites appeared to be a bit crowded, with little or no vegetation separating sites. But we were on the outside ring (100-series), and I would recommend you get one of these, if possible.. The tram ride was fun, informative, and well worth the $5 fee, particularly if you are from out of state, and enjoy seeing alligators and turtles (sit on the left side of the tram if you can). We'll be back!
Anonymous

04 April 2017

This is a neat park with some great trails and scenery but it could be better with a little attention to details.

First off, we (my wife, myself and our two boys, 2 and 7) really enjoyed our visit to HHSP. The boys wanted to see alligators and we were able to view them up close from two different boardwalk trails. The trails were fairly well maintained and it was always clear how to follow them along the way. I would advise keeping young kids (under 5) close on the trails as some of the boardwalks lack railings on both sides.

Now, for the other comments. When we arrived at the park we waited behind a couple of other cars as they paid the entry fee. It seemed to take a bit and we were confused on why until we got to the front. The entry fee used to be $6.00 but (per the attendant) a tax was added so it was now $6.07 (or something similar). Seriously? Adjust your fee so the total with tax is $6.00. We were also given two maps. We drove on a bit and pulled into the visitors center area (not shown on one of the maps). My wife and I both looked at the maps and had trouble working out where we were and where we needed to head. Perhaps we were weary but these maps seemed pretty poor. I am currently looking at a map online and after having visited I can see where we went but there are several things shown that aren't helpful and some things missing that would be helpful. For instance. when you turn into the circle drive that goes around in front of the visitors center and pavilion area, there is a trail directly across from the circle drive. It is obvious as you pull in but is not on the maps. I asked about it in the visitors center and was told it was a trail to the campground. A trail this well marked and developed should be on the map. My last complaint is with the gentleman in the visitors center. He was behind a desk as I entered and immediately told me to sign the guestbook and turn right to see the exhibits in the center. There was no hello or welcome. I obliged to sign the book and then asked about some of the trails. He seemed confused and then gave me a very fast and difficult to understand explanation of two of the trails. I then asked about a specific trail and he said it was nice. Perhaps I caught him on a bad day but a more welcoming and helpful attendant in the visitors center would be appreciated.