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Hickory Landing is a picturesque, 10-site campground among cypress stands along the bank of Owl Creek and provides easy access to the Apalachicola River.
From Sumatra, take SR 65 south for 1.6 miles.
Turn right (west) on Forest Road 101 and go 1.5 miles.
Turn Left (south) on Forest Road 101B and go one mile to campground entrance.
Boating
For canoe enthusiasts, the trip from Cotton Landing , on Kennedy Creek, to Hickory Landing on Owl Creek via the Apalachicola River is a favorite full-day paddle.
Hickory Landing , on Owl Creek, is another excellent put-in for the two-mile trip to the Apalachicola River. Owl Creek is deep and wide, lined by the beautiful river swamp habitat of the Apalachicola floodplain.
Hiking
Hikers will enjoy access to the Wright Lake Trail , a 4.6-mile loop. The birding here is excellent and nearby pitcher plant bogs bloom in March and April.
Hunting
Site is open to ALL campers year round. During hunting season, be aware of the hunting environment.
Hickory Landing is a picturesque, 10-site campground among cypress stands along the bank of Owl Creek and provides easy access to the Apalachicola River. Hikers will enjoy access to the Wright Lake Trail , a 4.6-mile loop. The birding here is excellent and nearby pitcher plant bogs bloom in March and April.
Hickory Landing is a picturesque, 10-site campground among cypress stands along the bank of Owl Creek and provides easy access to the Apalachicola River.
Hickory Landing is a picturesque, 10-site campground among cypress stands along the bank of Owl Creek and provides easy access to the Apalachicola River. Hikers will enjoy access to the Wright Lake Trail , a 4.6-mile loop. The birding here is excellent and nearby pitcher plant bogs bloom in March and April.
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Hickory Landing operates on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be reserved in advance. Campsite Sniper does not have real-time on-site vacancy information for this facility; visitors claim sites in person on arrival.
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This facility does not offer advance online reservation inventory for Campsite Sniper to monitor, and Campsite Sniper cannot determine real-time physical vacancy. Sites are claimed in person on arrival. For arrival rules, season dates and current conditions, check the facility's page on Recreation.gov.
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