Manatee Hammock Campground

Manatees Hammock is a beautiful park. My boyfriend, puppy and I camp here several times a year. The people are friendly the park is beautiful. The restrooms, pool and laundry room are all clean. This park is very dog friendly and has a leash free area for your fur babies. We camping often and this truly is one of our favorite places. If your in need of a little night life there’s the port at port Canaveral which is only 20 min away or go right down the road, truly walking distance to Pintos a fun neighborhood bar with entertainment.

4 stars for the price. Beautiful view. Clean restrooms. Well lighted. Would come again for a night or two.

There are plenty of beautiful places on earth but none more beautiful than Manatee Hammock. We have stayed here many times for extended lengths of time. In addition to its beauty, it is clean, well managed and safe. Rob and Cheryl do a wonderful job helping with reservations and keeping the campground peaceful for everyone. We will be back again…

Manatee Hammock is a great place to camp! Stayed for a week and had a great time. Very quiet restrooms/​showers were clean. Will come back soon!

The lady at check in had a terrible attitude especially when presented with a passport America card. Campsites where very muddy but I don’t really mind much as it is better for the environment with less concrete. View of the rocket launch area is superb. I hope they replace the lady at the front desk as someone like that has no place in the hospitality industry. Would have given it 4 stars.

What a nice place. A little slice of Gilligan’s Island. So many palm trees. Backed up right to the Indian River. Saw manatees and dolphins. Has a pier where people were fishing. Also right across the water from the launch pad, so was able to watch a rocket go off. Staff is more than friendly. Would definitely recommend it.

As with your average government employees, this place is a lot like dealing with DMV. They’re getting paid either way and don’t give a hoot if you’re actually satisfied or happy about the way you are being treated. I stayed there long term, several months and was harassed about every little thing. The campground is very dirty, over priced and they have a clear agenda toward catering to the «snow birds» There are a lot of very trashy campers, the kind that the wheels have fallen off of, staying there permanently, a lot of extremely rude tenants and the office winch Cheryl is down right nasty, deceitful and conniving. If you go to the office when she is not working a fax will cost you a certain amount per page, when she is working it will cost you double, for instance. Horrible place I’ll never go near it again, especially when there are so many other nicer places that are more affordable in the area. BAD, BAD Management! The shower rooms are usually disgusting and not air conditioned. The laundry facilities are a joke. Two washers and two dryers that are usually out of order — but they don’t have the good sense to put an out of order sign on them or give you your money back once your clothes are good and wet but the washer won’t rinse and the dryer won’t dry. I’ve heard it used to be a nice place to stay, but that is definitely in the past. For the money and the hassle, dealing with the negative staff that openly delight in harassing people and the really filthy facilities, I would have to advise avoiding this place all together.

Camped out here on with my boyfriend and our dogs for New Year’s and we had a great time. The location is nice if you are looking for peace and quiet. Cute little waterfront park area though it was super crowded because of the holiday. Restrooms/​bath houses were closed on half of the park for renovations but the ones that were open were nice and appeared/​smelled like they were cleaned regularly. Can’t beat this place, especially for the price.

Manatee Hammock… I saw neither manatees nor hammocks during my stay.
However, I did see lots of dolphins off the little fishing dock on the property.
I LOVED this place. My four friends and I camped here while waiting for a shuttle launch (that didn’t go, that’s another story, though) and got a great deal (40 bucks for two nights). Our tents were right near the bathroom, which was pretty nice.
We were there during some RV convention, but there were still a few other tent campers around. Everyone at the campground was nice (there were a few people flyin’ their rebel flags, which this northerner wasn’t used to!) and we spent both evenings sitting near the dock watching the stars and the NASA launch pads.
If you are looking for a nice place to watch a shuttle launch from, I highly recommend camping here and setting yourself up near the dock. You could see the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building and both launchpads pretty clearly (bring binoculars, they’re about 10ish miles away).
The campground was safe, people were on the dock almost 24 hours a day in order to go fishing.
There was a nice little shop (with Wi-​Fi) on the campground and the rangers who ran it were nice. The gates do close after dark, but they aren’t locked. It was kind of a pain to get our of the car in order to open the gate, but I guess it did make the place seem safer.
Short Summary: Good location for watching shuttle launches, cleanish bathrooms, nice people, wifi at the ranger station, good bargain.