Three Rivers State Park — Attraction in Chattahoochee

Three Rivers State Park

Our first stay at Three Rivers State Park. The park was heavily damaged during Hurricane Michael, but the RV sites have all been repaired and the bathhouse/restrooms were either rebuilt or repaired, regardless they were spotless. The park sits next to Lake Seminole with an easy access boat ramp. Our RV site had a large concrete pad (one of three handicap sites), picnic table, fire pit and charcoal barbeque. Sites are equipped with electric and water but no sewer. There is a centralized dump station as you exit the park. As you approach the park, you’ll have to check in at the Ranger Station. This is not the RV park registration office, that building is another mile down the road in the center of the RV park. The Ranger gave us a map and instructions and cautioned us to be careful as sections of the road were damaged from the logging trucks removing debris. Once parked, check in was a breeze. However, we did see the registration office was only open from 1600-1630 daily. This isn’t a huge park; just 30-sites and all are within easy view of the camp host who also runs the registration office. Plenty of space to walk our dog and a number of nice walking trails that unfortunately, due to the rainy weather we had during our stay we couldn’t enjoy. We subscribe to Verizon and have a Verizon prepay Jetpack and a WeBoost signal booster, but we could only get two and at times three bars. Sufficient for texting and checking mail but nothing more. We are collectors of any stickers/walking stick badges/etc. from the parks we stay at. Unfortunately, the only thing available here were Junior Ranger patches. Our camp host said after the storm all the trinkets were removed while cleanup was done, and the office hasn’t been restocked. Lots of PROS for this park and since we live just a few hours away, it’ll be one we’ll visit again, but probably not during the summer as we suspect being so close to Lake Seminole, you may have to fight off the mosquitos. About 20 miles away is the Florida Caverns State Park. It was a $5 per person fee plus $3 per person park entry fee. Tours are guided and take about 40-mins, but we could only see about 80% of the caverns due to recent heavy rains...

We only stayed here because it was the only state or federal park in the panhandle with any available space. You have to check in twice, once at the front entrance. Then drive 2 miles in to the CG and check in again at the CG registration office. It's only open from 4pm to 4:30 (central time). They give you your window tag. They've got some brochures and a small selection of free books. Most sites and roads are dirt and gravel, but there is one road that is paved with some concrete pads. We were in an ADA site because that is the only one that was available. Sites are a little difficult to get into as they are perpendicular to the road. Buildings have a 1970's feel. Bathroom has 1980's yellow tile but is clean. They don't have commercial restroom trash cans, just some Rubbermaid kitchen waste cans that they got at Target. Showers have curtains and doors. Like many parks, maintenance is poor. When something breaks they don't fix it properly, they do a handyman repair with incorrect parts. There is at least one misspelled sign down by the water trying to warn you about 'alligator.' Not 'alligators,' plural. Not surprised given that the town here has more churches and gun stores than it does schools. We'd been caught in Louisiana in snow and freezing temps for last couple of weeks. Took advantage of 70 degree temps to wash the truck and trailer and get some housekeeping done. Park is very unsafe, no police presence or enforcement rangers. Area near park is scary, lots of extremists live here. We walked some of the trails, went over to the day use and group camping areas. Trails are labeled 'very difficult" if they have a 20 foot elevation change. Florida doesn't know what hills are. Very little to do here. There is a fish cleaning table with a drain that dumps all the blood and fish guts back into the water and just chums the water to attract alligators. They have kayaks and life vests but there is no way you are getting me anywhere near the water. We camped at Three Rivers State Park in a...

Three Rivers State Park was severely affected by Hurricane Michael. While the campground was recently finished, it is still not the prettiest due to the lack of vegetation.

Other than lake-related activities and a couple of trails, there is not much to do in the park at this point, but it is in close proximity to many other places. This allows you to visit and explore other attractions in the area.

To summarize:

The parks roads are in poor condition. Much of the tree canopy was lost in the campground, leading to limited privacy and shade. Avoid sites in the inner loop. Two trails are open, although not very shady due to the loss of trees. Bring fishing, kayaking, or boating gear. Do not bother with bikes, unless you have electric bikes or thunder thighs… Gorgeous views of the Lake Seminole. Tons of opportunities for birding and wildlife viewing. There are decent grocery stores and gas stations within 10 minutes of the park. Many other parks in the vicinity to explore the...