Savannas Recreation Area, St. Lucie County

This 550-acre county park and public campground off Midway Road protects what St. Lucie County calls one of the last remaining freshwater savanna ecosystems along Florida's East Coast.

St. Lucie County describes the property as a preserve of marshes, flatwoods, scrub habitat and open water, open year-round for camping, paddling, fishing, picnicking and trail use (St. Lucie County Savannas Recreation Area page). The address is 1400 E. Midway Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982. The grounds open daily from sunrise to sunset; the office, at 772-464-7855, is staffed 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The camping rules page calls the Savannas a public campground operated by St. Lucie County (Savannas camping rules page).

The campground office is the Trading Post, which the county describes as a restored early Florida Cracker House believed to date to the turn of the twentieth century, with a wraparound porch facing the wetlands (Savannas page, Trading Post). Camping registration and pavilion reservations happen there in person or by phone during business hours.

The Savannas is one of more than 75 parks and preserves in a St. Lucie County system that the county puts at more than 11,000 acres (Parks of St. Lucie County page), and the county's campgrounds page pairs it with one other county campground, at the St. Lucie County Fairgrounds (Campgrounds in St. Lucie County page).

Savannas campsite rates posted on October 22, 2026 run from $5.38 per tent for youth group primitive sites to $25.89 a night for a full RV hookup site in the November to April season, before tax.

St. Lucie County offers three kinds of sites at the Savannas: full RV hookup sites with water, sewer and electric connections, tent sites on a first-come, first-served basis, and primitive group sites for youth organizations only (Savannas page, campsite types and rates). The posted rates, all subject to applicable taxes:

The county page says rent is due weekly in advance and payment must be made in person at the Trading Post (Savannas page, payment note). Under the St. Lucie County camping rules, fees for added nights must be paid no later than 11 a.m., and there are no refunds for early departure except the deposit, with proper notice (Savannas rules, registration and payment).

Campers get hot showers, public restrooms, a laundry room, WiFi for guests, picnic pavilions and tables, a fire ring at each site and large community fire rings (Savannas page, camping amenities). The county campground map marks every site as back in only except sites 1, 3, 5, 7, 19 and G8 through G13, a detail worth checking before towing a trailer down Midway Road (Savannas campground map description).

Each Savannas campsite holds up to six people, RV campers may stay up to 155 days in a 12-month period, and tent campers may stay up to 7 consecutive days.

After 7 consecutive days a tent camper must be gone for 7 consecutive days before returning, and the same St. Lucie County list sets the maximum number of days a camper can stay at 21 days within a 6-month period (Savannas rules, length of stay). Visitors must leave the campground by 10 p.m., and quiet hours run from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. Personal items left behind are stored for 30 days and then discarded.

The Savannas rules allow one camping unit per site and up to two vehicles parked at it, with guest vehicles in designated parking; a small pup tent or screened room for children is allowed, but no extra sleeping units (Savannas rules, camping units and vehicles). Sleeping in cars, trucks or truck-bed tents is not permitted, vehicle repairs and oil changes are banned, and motorcycles may be used only to enter and leave the St. Lucie County campground.

Hookup users need a backflow prevention device on the water spigot, UL-approved electrical cords that do not cross roadways, and a sealed, supported sewer hose, because the Savannas rules require all wastewater to be handled under Chapter 10D-26 of Florida law (Savannas rules, utilities). Ground fires are allowed only in designated fire rings, and grills may not sit on picnic tables.

Each camping unit at the Savannas may bring up to two domestic pets, which must be vaccinated, licensed and kept on a 6 to 8-foot leash at all times, never left unattended or staked outside (Savannas rules, pets). During tropical storms, hurricanes or other emergencies, St. Lucie County may require campers to leave the campground.

Day visitors at the Savannas can rent a canoe or kayak, fish from the piers, walk or bike the nature trails, use the dog park and watch for wildlife from sunrise to sunset.

Paddle craft rent daily from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and the Palm Island Pavilion, a 60 by 40 foot private rental area with concrete flooring, picnic tables, restrooms and a kitchenette, books through the same 772-464-7855 line (Savannas page, rentals and Palm Island):

St. Lucie County lists sandhill cranes, osprey, turtles, gopher tortoises, herons, otters and the occasional alligator among the wildlife at the Savannas, and describes marked walking and biking paths through wetlands and uplands with benches along the way (Savannas page, wildlife and trails). The dog park has open turf, shade and seating for owners.

The county's map description adds a boat ramp and canoe and kayak launch at the registration area, a playground, a basketball court and pickleball courts inside the main loop, an observation tower north of the group camping area, a pedestrian bridge to the northern trail section, and a 12 by 12 foot observation deck at the far northern end (Savannas map description). The main entrance is at the south end, off Midway Road.

No: the Savannas Recreation Area is a St. Lucie County park on Midway Road in the Fort Pierce area, while Savannas Preserve State Park is a separate Florida State Parks property whose main entrance is on Walton Road in Port St. Lucie.

The Florida State Parks page gives the preserve's location as 2541 S.E. Walton Road in Port St. Lucie, with hours of 8 a.m. to sunset 365 days a year, with a $3 per vehicle cashless entry fee and more than 17 miles of multi-use trails for hiking, bicycling and horseback riding (Savannas Preserve State Park page).

The state park's history page says the preserve stretches more than 10 miles from Fort Pierce to Jensen Beach and covers more than 6,000 acres acquired since 1977 (Savannas Preserve State Park history page). The county recreation area, by contrast, is the 550-acre property with the Trading Post, rental boats and RV hookups (St. Lucie County Savannas page). Questions about state park trails go to the state park office at 772-398-2779; county campsite and rental questions go to 772-464-7855.

Official sources disagree: Fort Pierce lists the Savannas dog park as inside the city with 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. hours, while the county gives sunrise to sunset and the Census geocoder returns no incorporated place for the address.

The City of Fort Pierce FAQ answers the question of dog parks in the City with two, and names Savannas' Dog Park at 1400 E Midway Rd., Fort Pierce, FL 34982, with hours of 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., 7 days a week (City of Fort Pierce FAQ). The St. Lucie County Savannas page, which runs the park, says the property is open daily from sunrise to sunset, including the dog park (St. Lucie County Savannas page, hours).

The Census Bureau geocoder matches 1400 E MIDWAY RD, FORT PIERCE, FL, 34982, and its result lists neither an incorporated place nor a census designated place (Census Bureau address match).

For campers who want hookups near events instead of wetlands, the county's other campground at the St. Lucie County Fairgrounds offers full hookup RV sites close to fairs, festivals, livestock and equestrian events (Campgrounds page, Fairgrounds). Last verified: October 22, 2026: posted rates and rental prices from the St. Lucie County Savannas page, stay and pet limits from the camping rules page, plus the county campgrounds and parks pages, the City of Fort Pierce FAQ, both Savannas Preserve State Park pages and the Census address match for 1400 E Midway Rd.