Mid Bay Shores Maxwell/Gunter Recreation Area

Great place, my only complaint is the dock is falling apart. I have a 24ft center console and could barely get down the ramp, it is too narrow. Plus the dock is collapsing making it difficult to back the boat down the ramp. It's a shame they cannot get contractors out to fix the dock, it would be great for families to fish from. I guess they waiting for someone to get hurt on it before they fix it. I see a lawsuit happening if they don't. Also, getting out of the main channel is very sketchy, I have an 18" draft at low tide I was skimming the bottom. Over great place and the staff is fantastic. I will be back in August of 2022. I hope the dock will be fixed by then.

This campsite is a great location! It is close enough to Destin without being in Destin. The campsite was clean. The office team was very nice and welcoming. The bathrooms were very clean and not too dated. There were 3 washers and 3 dryers for a $1.00. The view just can't be beat. And the weather this time of year was perfect 70s each day. We stayed in site #18 which was a full hook pull through. Some sites have just W/E. They also have tent locations and some boondocking sites. None of the sites have concrete or gravel. They are all bare ground and not level. Our site was really sandy. We had to use blocks to level the rig. This was my only negative about the location. There was a concrete patio that had a table and grill. The area is very shady. The cost was $40 night which was reasonable for the location and the setting/views. The toll to use the bridge to get over to Destin is $4.00. But this is reasonable since going the other ways to get over to Destin would result in using more than $4.00 worth of gas. Overall, this is a great location. We will definitely come back again. This will be one of our frequent getaway locations.

Great option for us as we traveled for a baseball tournament in Destin. Camped for a week and enjoyed the site which had good space, shade and beautiful trees with moss hanging in them. We went snorkling right off the beach just 75 yards from the camper and walked just out the gate about a 1/4 mile to public beach area with beautiful sunsets. The bath house had some drainage issues requiring squeegees to push water to drains but was well kept. The laundry facility was also clean and functional. Only issue we had was a full ground tank when we went to dump ours in the RV and the ground tank wouldn't take it. They got right on it though and had the truck out to drain the tank the next day so in the end no real problem. Friendly staff and quick on/off access to the mid-bay toll bridge straight into Destin made this a great choice and value for our family of four.

This was our first RV camping trip ever, with a new class A motorhome. We found it to be fast and easy to reserve a camp site, the sites are drive though so there was no backing required. The sites have all the hookups you need to accommodate any size and type RV, water, cable, sewer and electrical, with picnic tables and grills, with a patio. All sites face the bay with lots of shade. It was a great experience, can’t wait for the next time.

The only thing keeping this from a 5 is the laundry/bath faculty. It's clean and functional but dated - wear, rust, etc. One dryer was out of order most of the 2 months we were there. Otherwise, it's one of the best we've stayed at. Wonderful setting, more or less level sites, easy in/out/around, quiet (more so the farther from the bridge), phenomenal wifi, good Verizon signal and so on. Added to this is the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff.

Fantastic! Great place for the family! Campsites were not for the faint of heart. If you want easy parking lot or concrete pads without overhanging live oaks....this is not your campground. Quiet despite the toll bridge cutting through the campground. The manager was a great guy and made sure we were taking care of. Beach was awesome! Parked our kayaks overnight on the water. Did I mention the beach, dolphins, and rays? Wanted to return but it was full....bummer.

We would probably visit again. The road off the main highway to the campground is recently paved which is a big plus. The Location is also good and love being on the water. It was pretty rustic, almost rough but it turned out to be OK. Looks like there have not been any upgrades or real maintenance on the property in a while. That being said, it was a good location. The trees prevented us from getting satellite coverage but I saw that a few with mobile dishes got a signal. My neighbor let me use his cable connection so we had TV for the weekend.

Recently stayed May 31 - June 4. The cabins were great and the staff very helpful. I have been coming to Mid-Bay yearly since 1984. This rec facility has been going downhill over the years. Yes, the cabins are a great replacement for the old trailers. However, this was Memorial Day weekend and the dock was closed; the stairs leading to the deteriorated beach were closed and they looked like they had been closed for quite a while. The beach is pitiful; no one takes care of it. Used to, we had a beach and someone (the Caretaker) used a 4-wheeler and swept the beach of litter. The beach today is about 2 feet wide because of the rocks filled in. I understand the years past hurricanes that took a toll, but it has been years since that happened and not many improvements made other than the cabins. I love the area, but over the years it has gone downhill.