Huguenot Memorial Park Campground

We loved the beach access and birding at this park. The location is close to other parks for hiking and kayaking, but not really close to any other attractions, besides Amelia Island to the North. We loved the sunrises and sunsets, but the park is not maintained the best in our opinion. Landscaping, general upkeep, and signage are lacking.
- No water hookups, water fill station isn't super convenient
- Sand spurs everywhere...would not want to bring a dog here
- Showers were good, just need more places to hang things or place soap while showering
- Lots of trash along the beach, but I guess that is just all beaches these days :(
- Be prepared for lots of sand, it's the beach after all :) some sites are more sandy than others
- Noise from helicopters at Mayport
- Nice, new playground
- Good dump station
- Good fishing

Well we only stayed for two nights but overall we really enjoyed this campground. We were initially slated to stay at site G (one of the few along the water on the road into the main campground) but quickly found that G wouldn't work — all of the sites in that row have pretty soft sand and that wasn't going to play well with our 20k lbs 30ft Class A. Long story short, we ended up getting site 47 which overlooked the water (on tougher ground) and really enjoyed that. The weather at Huguenot ('hyoog-not', I think) can be a little finicky throughout the day like many Atlantic-coast towns (windy, sunny, cloudy, all in one day!) but the beach and wildlife are wonderful and we'd definitely come back and stay a week or two in the future.

That said, it's not close to much! If you need groceries or utilities it'll be about a 30 minute drive. Additionally, if you're trying to stay off highways in general (we try to stick to secondary / state routes and highways) then some of the roads you'll go through in Jacksonville can be small and very rough. Not Huguenot's fault though! Just a heads up.

Yes, helicopter traffic is real. You will see the navy base across the water (which we thought was neat) and watch plenty of absolutely HUGE tankers and ships go by every day, but overall we weren't bothered. The helicopter flights were only our first night there and stopped around 10pm, the rest of our stay there were only a few flights passing by and it was during typical daylight hours.

Great AT&T cell service!

Stayed here more as a short layover on outer ways to the Keys from Michigan (mid Feb 2022). It’s decent, but sites can be challenging for larger rigs. We initially reserved #25 based off their website but switched to 29 once seeing how short and unlevel 25 was. The military base across the water can be a little loud during the day, but tolerable. The showers/bathrooms were clean. Also nice having access to drive on the beach. The playground looked brand new and nice as well.

T-mobile: 5G-UC, 5 bars. When is Campendium going to get current with their selection options???

Don't use the water by the dump for drinking!!! There is no sign that says "not potable". Staff wanted to argue that since it says no rv washing I should attune not potable. I hope they put up a sign soon!
Paddle water is in another circle abs you will need a50 for house to teach it with a large rv.

Overall this is a very nice location, however it can be very loud between 8am and 10pm with helicopters flying past every few minutes which are very loud. Also use caution booking sites, a lot of these sites are very soft sand, we originally had site C booked but upon arrival we were told we would like get stuck even though it was reservable as an “rv site”. Upon inspection the site was deeply rutted and very wet. There’s no way we could pull onto it even with our 21ft van. They basically just said “good luck, and if you get stuck your responsible for a tow truck to get you out” luckily we were able to get them to switch us to a better site (47) after having a look around the campsite. Id call to confirm site conditions prior to booking as there are NO REFUNDS. Also dump station was flooded so we couldn’t use that. Only two showers for entire campground which seemed minimal. Bathrooms had two stalls each. One was broken. Only one spot to fill potable water which isn’t very accessible especially if your in a big rig. Overall if you have a smaller rig you’ll likely be fine but any big rigs be aware this isn’t the best spot for you!

Sounds of Freedom... yes there is continuous helicopter and training jet sound. We enjoyed it for the one night we were here. Probably would be a nuisance if we were visiting as a beach destination. For us it was a stopover and very interesting. Rate reflects $24 electric camping fee and $5 for single dog. As indicated, dogs are restricted to your rig and the campgrounds. No beach or even walking to the day areas. Internet was responsive and digital tv had 90+ channels. We are headed to the sister city park, Hanna, across the water tomorrow. Great location to explore Amelia Island and the state parks, Amelia Island and Fort Clinch. Wanted to stay at Fort Clinch but could not get in. Also good base location for biking on Timucuan and Amelia Island bike trails.

I got here late and the staff was amazing helped park . They showed me around a bit and stayed untill i was parked well enough. The helicopter sounds were only for a little while and all i hear is nature.

The website for the park allows you to reserve your camp dates and site. It also allows you to pay for the first day on line then the balance when you arrive. I like this feature for if I’m unable to make it I won’t be out the entire camping fee but just the one day. There are no refunds if you have to cancel.

I have been coming here to camp for several years. We camped over the 4th of July weekend. We were please to see the park adding electrical power to the RV camp sites which should be available by the end of July. No more sweating at night because I'm not allowed to run my generator.

During the day there is a large police presence who spend most of their day tracking down lost children and lost parents. You can get wrist bands for your children from the life guards.

Scruffy and a touch unloved. Overgrown in places, reminds me of Thailand! There are new roads in place but not linked to anywhere, there are power boxes on sites but not hooked up. Apparently a hurricane came through 18 months ago, it’s taking a long time to get things back up and running. Glad it was just an overnight stay. And then...... checking in was like opening a bank account! Lots of staff in the office perhaps they could organise a working bee at the campsite. And then I didn’t get issued with the code for the showers, I rang 3 different phone numbers, either got an answer phone or they didn’t know the code, even the host didn’t have it! So overall one of the worst camps we have stayed in and we have been on the road for 5 months.

Based on previous reviews we were prepared for the worst; not the case at all. We arrived after office hours and the security guard had our site assignment and park pass ready for us.

The restrooms are clean; all sites now have power, fire rings, and picnic tables. We were the first occupants of site 17 - we were to stay only one night but stayed seven. Quiet and peaceful with amazing sunrises.