Hours & Fees

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Effective Oct. 17, 2024: A road resurfacing project is taking place at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park until Spring of 2025. The Puc Puggy campground road, park drive and parking areas will be affected throughout this project. Please use caution and avoid closed areas.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Effective Sept. 17, 2024: Cone's Dike Trail at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is temporarily closed at the 1.1-mile marker for maintenance.

Hours

  • The park is open 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year.
  • Ranger station hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 a.m. to sundown Fridays, Saturdays and holidays.

Fees

Main Entrance Admission

  • $6 per vehicle (two to eight people).
  • $4 single-occupant vehicle.
  • $2 pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass.

LaChua Trail Admission

  • $4 per vehicle.

Bolen Bluff Admission

  • $2 per vehicle, limit eight people.

Picnic Pavilion Rental

  • $30 plus tax. Seating for 65 people.

Full-Facility Camping

  • $18 per night plus tax, plus a nonrefundable $6.70 reservation fee. RV sites include a $7 nightly utility fee. (Utility fee does not apply to tent camping.) Includes water and electricity.

Florida residents who are 65 years of age or older or who hold a Social Security disability award certificate or a 100% disability award certificate from the federal government are permitted to receive a 50% discount on current base campsite fees (Reservation fee and utility fee are excluded; proof of eligibility required).

Primitive Camping (hike-in only)

  • $5 per person, per night.