Lake Kissimmee State Park Camping
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Overview
A brief introduction to Lake Kissimmee State Park
Lake Kissimmee is a lake located about 15 mi (24 km) east of Lake Wales, Florida, USA. The lake is almost entirely in Osceola County, but the western shore, and a small part of the lake, is in Polk County.
Lake Kissimmee State Park is rich with wildlife, including bald eagles, white tailed deer, alligators, ospreys, bobcats, turkeys, and sandhill cranes. The main attraction is its "cow camp" where visitors can learn about 1876 era Florida cowboys.
The Joe Overstreet Road access to the lake is an internationally known area for birdwatching, with sandhill cranes, introduced whooping cranes, bald eagles, black vultures, and shorebirds prominent.
There are at least five islands in the lake. The largest is Brahma Island in the south. It is followed in size by Sturm Island in the north, which is separated from the mainland only by a narrow waterway. The other islands are Bird Island, Rabbit Island and Ox Island in the eastern part of the lake. Also Ox Island is separated from the mainland only by a very narrow waterway.
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- Florida State Parks
- Booking site: https://reserve.floridastateparks.org/Web
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Other nearby parks
Open to camping at other nearby parks? Here are a few other parks you'll find in the vicinity.
- Walk In The Water Campground Lake Wales Ridge State Forest
- Walk In The Water Primitive Hike-in Campsites Lake Wales Ridge State Forest
- Reedy Creek Ii Hunt Camp Lake Wales Ridge State Forest
- Reedy Creek I Campground Lake Wales Ridge State Forest
- Highlands Hammock State Park
- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
- Group Camp 1
- Lake Louisa State Park
- Colt Creek State Park
- Alafia River State Park
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Map
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