This beautiful spot has been the last place for real campers to put up a tent, know their neighbors, enjoy the beautiful bay & ocean, relax without all the resort nonsense. It's where fishermen, surfers, readers, singers, families go. It's been my home away from home for 12 years & I'm devasted I hear it's going to glamping for the precious rich like everything else. Leave this natural beauty alone. read more

I am so sad to find out the closing of the bayside camp ground. This was a stomping ground for the boys to go camp when the surf got good. I can't believe it is closed! Please don't turn this into some GLAMPING bullsh*t. Regardless of how some people felt when they visited, this was a true local spot, right on the beach. Yankees ruined the only good things we had around here. I hope this place opens again soon. I wi be back read more

Stayed the night for camping. The area is nice and it's a great spot, but people were crammed in. The gate stayed open all night and there were people camping on top of the septic tank area and another guy that that asked us if he could share the site with us. It might be a good idea for someone to scan the site before sundown to weed out the squatters, and reduce the number of campsites a little bit. read more

Bayside Marina - Marinas Near Me - Melbourne Beach, Florida

nice marina with boat rental, kayaks, camping. I rented kayaks with my family and it was great. read more

Had a great day out on the water. We rented kayaks. $20 for the first hour, $5 after that. We were out for almost 2 hours ( didn't want to get fried). We saw tons of wildlife. Besides birds and fish, we saw sting rays, and little sharks. We took the teens last time. They had a great time. Wanted to go again. The inlet is easy to paddle. The current was a little stronger closer to the river. Nice way to see the real Florida. read more

The beaches are beautiful and the primitive campsites are very nice, but I don't understand why you have to put down a $50 deposit after paying $20.09 for one night and no electricity. Also, the man who worked there was either very rude or had the personality of a rock. There were only Two other people camping there at the time and he picked our spot for us; right next to one of the other campers. Since we had no say in our spot, we could not camp in our hammocks because it was an area where the trees were too far apart. I asked him if there were any trails nearby and instead of pointing out the one that was right next to the docks, he just said, "there's a bunch... Just walk around". Later that day, we went to buy some firewood. It seemed like we were inconveniencing him in some way (he earlier stated how busy he had been and since there were only a couple campers and very little traffic, I was very envious of his hectic work day). He told (not asked) us to meet him around back, at the shed. We got back there and he went in to the back to give us about 8 pieces of wood for $8.00 and just slid it to us and said, "dump it out and bring back my crate". Anyways, the place is great, but the guy who was working there could really try to polish up his customer service skills... It really makes a bad, lasting impression. read more

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We rent a boat every year we come here for vacation. We love this place! Great service and easy rental service. They now even serve lunch.

Called a half dozen times on April first to inquire about renting a boat. I got no answer and no call back. We decided to drive down anyway. I went into the store and waited about ten minutes, nobody, I walked out back and two guys were talking in the dock area that said guests and slip owners only. They both looked right at me then went on talking. I stood on the porch for five minutes then went back into the store for another ten minutes, still nobody. I went back toward the dock again and one of the guys that had ignored me was walking into the store on the phone. he had a terrible attitude. He said there was only one boat available and it was too small for us 4. he obviously did not want to do any work that afternoon, he was completely argumentative about the fact that he always answers the phone yet my call log shows otherwise. He tried to say a storm was coming but weather forecast said otherwise, plus he rented out every other boat that day? Avoid this place at all costs. read more