Buccaneer State Park

Wonderful site. Stayed here in Nov. so the water park was closed thank goodness. The park itself is very nice. FHU with your own garbage can for trash. $ 25 is cheap for spots this large. Will definately be back. Great breakfast at the Silver Spur Casino 2 miles down the sea wall

We took our RV here. We really enjoyed our experience here. My husband and I are really easy going so things that might bother some folks didn’t bother us. We stayed in the loop right on the gulf. There is not a bathhouse directly on this loop. The sites on this loop are also first come first serve. However, it is right on the gulf. There is a fairly busy road that divides you from the water. The other loops are fairly tightly packed, but the campground is well taken care of. They have a very nice free pool. There is a small waterpark for a fee in the state park. We did not go. I had read reviews about gross bathrooms prior to going and did not experience this on our trip. Due to the proximity of the road, I would not stay in the front/​gulf camping loop with small children. We also went fishing in the gulf right across from the park. We just waded out to knee/​hip deep and caught plenty of fish!

I absolutely love the wavepool! I bought a season pass and try to go as much as possible. It really is a hidden gem in the world of water parks. It is hardly ever crowded and the place is very clean. Every one working there is really nice. The food there is reasonably priced, but I don’t think they make too much of a fuss at people bringing in their own food.

Camped here with a group over Thanksgiving. We had a great time. With 2 kids, the park gave us lots of options with safe bike riding, nature trail, playground and the close proximity to the beach. We weren’t there to be able to use the water park or wading pool. The bath house was very clean, the park areas were all clean and security had regular patrols around the sites. We already booked for next year. (My two negatives is that there is a game room, but it was not open for the 4 days we were there. And the nature trail needs to have a little signage on how to get around or you end up going in circles not able to find the way out.)

3.5 Stars
The water park is obviously the biggest attraction, with beachside camping/​parking ranked a close second, as it overlooks the Gulf of Mexico.
After navigating through the backroads and some shady neighborhoods to get here, the first thing you’ll see is an enormous water park. I’m not sure if the water park is new, or if it’s recently received a facelift, but it’s clearly the feature attraction and the most well-​funded aspect of Buccaneer State Park.
As for the rest of the park, if you get bored of the water activities, there are several playgrounds and picnic areas, as well as an 18 hole disc golf course.

My family and I spent about a week at the state park and I must say I have been to a lot better. The park has a wading pool that the kids were very excited about and it looked nice only to find out you have to pay to get in! I can only assume others were not happy because the park was PACKED and the pool was dead. I really think they should advertise that you must pay to enjoy the pool. There is also a small water park there and yeap you guessed it you have to pay, 17 for adults. They did have a nice park for the kids. They do have sewer that was a plus. Also, be prepared for sand, sand, and more sand there was not much grass which was disappointing with all the trees. We also had a problem with ants at our location, it very hard to enjoy the outdoors when you can’t run from the ants.

This place is great! I called ahead of time to make reservations (some parts are first come first serve though). Since we had little kids with us and were tent camping they put us away from the RVs on a grassy field very close to both the beach and the bathrooms. When we checked in it was late in the day so they didn’t charge us for that night.
It was great! We hit the beaches (a better beach is just a mile or so down the road) and when we were done we hit their showers. Very clean.
They also have several playgrounds and nature trails in the park. There is a wading pool that is free to use with admission. Perfect if you have little kids that aren’t ready for the water park!

Review of the RV parking areas. Excellent concrete pads, plenty of room between sites. Full hookups, but no cable. Different loops have different personalities. Lots of places to walk your dogs. Nice pool, good playground areas. Very nice park and should be rated extremely high. This was our second RV trip to Buccaneer and it won’t be the last. Very close to Silver Slipper casino as well.

Buccaneer State Park is basically a camping/​RV/​beach park. We drove here for a little trip to the beach and relax a bit for a day. It kind of has its up and downs and it kind of deserves more of a 3.5 Star Rating in my opinion. So for the good it is obviously right across from the beach. You can enter the little gated enclosure, park your car or RV, then walk over to the beach. But it costs $ 3…on the other hand this is also a pet friendly beach! That is a plus as well, but I heard that they are not allowed in the cabins? not sure. The beach water is also that brown and ugly water when you can sometimes find dead fish on the shore. Not very pleasing to the eyes. There is also a small waterpark next door. I did not go in since there is only like 3 slides and a wave pool, not worth the money or time. I guess it is nice to stay if you want to get away and camp for a bit, but if you want a really nice beach weekend it is one of the lower choices in my book. Fun, but not the best.