Plan around the facilities
A small restroom is nearby. The hot-shower bathhouse is at Buttonwood Campground, about half a mile away. Elsewhere in the park, the concession sells sandwiches, snacks and ice.
Overview
About Bayside Campground
Why stop
- Site 73 is designated for hammock camping.
Heads up
- No electricity; hot showers are a half-mile away.
- Vehicles must fit beneath a 6-foot-8-inch bridge clearance.
Map
Where it is
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Full mapPlan your stop
Before you go
Plan around the facilities
3 active Overseas Highway alerts
- CautionCoastal flooding across the Florida KeysA Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect for the Upper Keys and Coastal Flood Advisories remain in effect for the Middle and Lower Keys until 5 a.m.Official details
- CautionNighttime lane closures on Seven Mile BridgeExpect possible nighttime lane closures on Seven Mile Bridge for FDOT’s rehabilitation project to repair and strengthen the bridge.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Overseas Highway Tour Guide
Your drive to Bayside Campground, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Overseas Highway. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Overseas Highway audio tourRecorded for this area
Bahia Honda’s Calusa Beach and Old Bridge0:00 / 0:35
“Bahia Honda's Calusa area is coming up, with a small bay-facing beach beside the old steel bridge. Choose Calusa for a swim and a picnic with that view; nearby Loggerhead Beach faces the Atlantic instead.”
Plays on the road 0.6 mi from Bayside Campground in the Parkwolf Overseas Highway Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- A Conch Grows a Thicker Lip
- Sandspur Beach and Silver Palm Trail
- The Turtle’s Magnetic Map
- A Floating Nursery
- 136 audio storiesacross Overseas Highway’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Crocodile, Alligator, Manatee, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 26 trails, 88 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Guide
More about Bayside Campground
Eight simple sitesBayside is an eight-site primitive campground (sites 73–80) at Bahia Honda State Park, on the…
Bayside is an eight-site primitive campground (sites 73–80) at Bahia Honda State Park, on the bayside of Overseas Highway. Each site has water, a picnic table and grill, but no electrical hookup. Site 73 is designated for hammock camping.
Check your vehicle heightTo reach Bayside, vehicles have to pass beneath Bahia Honda Bridge, where clearance is 6 feet 8…
To reach Bayside, vehicles have to pass beneath Bahia Honda Bridge, where clearance is 6 feet 8 inches. Check that your vehicle and anything mounted on it will fit before booking; that limit rules out taller rigs.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Overseas Highway
18 sightingsCrocodileMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
255 sightingsAlligatorMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
55 sightingsManateeMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
70 sightingsCommon Bottlenose DolphinMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
51 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
1,120 sightingsKey DeerMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Overseas Highway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
