Not to crowded nice beach with facility's.State park entrance fee $5.00 worth every penny.Plenty of parking with easy access ramp.

Gamble Rogers State Park is another gem in the crown that is Flagler Beach, Florida. My family and I finally had a chance to spend some time here today, and we really enjoyed it! The park is actually split in two - divided by picturesque Florida Highway A1A (a gem in itself). The ocean side has a honor system pay box where you deposit $5 for the day, and place a numbered stub on your dashboard. The Intracoastal side has a ranger station, staffed by very friendly and informative park rangers. We ended up picking up a yearly family pass for $120. This allows up to eight people to access any of Florida's 175 State Parks. Gamble Rogers is immaculately clean and well-maintained. The picnic areas on the Intracoastal side are particularly nice! The boat ramp and kayak launching areas are very nice as well. Bathrooms were impeccably tidy - something that's always appreciated! We spent some time walking on the Joe Kenner Nature trail, and saw lots of wildlife. There are many campsites here (on both sides). We did not check out these areas because the roads were marked "for registered campers only." My only disappointment was that the beachside public walkover to the beach itself was closed - presumably due to storm damage. Hopefully this gets opened soon, as the only was to access the Gamble Rogers SP Beach would be to utilize one of the several walkovers in the beachside campground (not sure if this is allowed - will ask next time I'm there). Can't wait to go back - a super-nice State Park that is only a few minutes from my home. read more

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Fabulous State Park, convenient and never crowded. The Joe Kenner trail is an easy hike that shows the different types of terrain. On the River, so you'll see boats of all kinds. Have not seen fish coming out of the water. Two sides to the park, beachside, and river, try them both. An excellent park to visit. read more

The park it self is nice. A couple of the work campers could use some public interaction classes. Most of the staff that work here have the attitude that it's so busy and everybody wants to come here they can get away with their attitude. What happened with us left a bad taste with the park itself. We scheduled to be here for eight days gone for two and then back for eight. The rules are you cannot stay here for 14 consecutive days. But when it came time, I booked to stay the two nights because the park was not full. The two days that I booked. The site was never at 100% capacity so I figured the state would wanna make the money for the open sites. So when it came time to stay at two nights management showed up and told us we had to go, which didn't make any sense because there was so many open sites in the staff knew that that's what I was doing and none of them had a problem with that except this one guy and he actually made us leave, even though there was open sites both nights. The work campers just don't have any personality and this is a job where you're supposed to always have a smile and get along with everybody. There was one. His name was George. He was the best. He's exactly what you call a Work Camper what a nice guy, but the rest like talking to a wall. We stayed at many state parks and we've never had issues or have been treated like we have been here. Won't be coming back to this park. read more

This is Flagler beach. It is not a soft sandy beach. The beach mostly is broken shells but they aren't sharp and are easy to walk on. The park is gated and feels secure. There are 2 separate areas and they have water and power connections at each spot. The dump stations are located near the bath house. There are palm trees all around. The waves glow at night in the moonlight and look magical as the reflection makes the water look like it is glowing in the dark. I can't wait until we can come back again. We stayed at beachside spot 6. Lakeside is across the street and also has some nice views. read more

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Had an amazing time at this campground! The beach access is PERFECT. So beautiful. Our camp site was awesome, not many trees but still a great little area. Kids were excited about the "wild cactus" at our site. We didn't explore too much past the beach but we enjoyed our stay. We will be back for sure! read more

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Came to Gamble Rogers Memorial State Park for a vacation near home. I booked site #30 in January 2020. I love this place as it allows dogs, dog beach walking distance, hiking (saw a bear, manatees, snakes, and other wildlife this time around), fishing, boat launch, canoeing/kayaking, and incredible sunrises. The site was nice and had plenty of room for our travel trailer, truck, fire pit, picnic table, and little play area for the kids. It was a great idea to bring the kids' scooters and they could zoom around. The bathroom facilities were clean and constantly being monitored by the staff and volunteers. The campgrounds are very well-maintained and watched for issues so they can be quickly fixed. This is an extremely peaceful campground. I love leaving the windows open so you can fall asleep to the sound of the waves crashing on the beach. Next, time I am booking a site in the river side as it looks amazing over there, too. read more

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In Memory of This State Recreation Area was named in honor of James Gamble Rogers IV who died on this very site at the age of 54. He was a Singer-songwriter, author, artist, actor, screenwriter but most of all he was an unselfish man who show great heroism, he was camping at Flagler Beach when a frightened young girl ran to him, begging him to help her father, who was in trouble in rough surf. Compromised by spinal arthritis that had been worsening since childhood Rogers nevertheless grabbed an air mattress and headed into the ocean in a rescue attempt to save the girl's father unfortunately he was unsuccessful and both men died in the surf. I vote no for changing the name of this beautiful recreational area... read more

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Went here for first time today for a basic crabbing class. I'm a 6th gen Floridian and I've been crabbing since I was 5. I've never been crabbing at Gamble Rogers so I thought this would be a great class. My wife and daughter came with me. It was a fantastic class. Ran by volunteers, it was very informative and packed. They did 30mins of talk and education, then you went across the way to the estuary and you got to do some crabbing. You don't have to bring anything, they use their own equipment. I got one crab but not the blue crab, a big hermit crab, lol. Lots of kids and people of all ages. Very family friendly or for a couple. Reservations are needed and they fill up fast. No cost, just entrance fee. It's $5 for a carload up to 8 people. They do have covered picnic tables with grills by the water, first come first serve. They also rent kayaks and canoes and have a butterfly garden. They have a nice boat ramp but not a lot of space. They also have some nicely shaded trails about 1.5 mile average. They also have a campground but have not explored yet but sites are generous and spacious with picnic table and fire ring with flat grill on top. The park is divided by two sides with a beachside across the street. Great fishing on both sides. This park is definitely a Florida park for crabbing, fishing, boating, hiking and much more. Definitely worth a day trip, especially if your local. read more

Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area - Gamble Rogers estuary and boat ramp - Parks Near Me - Flagler Beach, Florida

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This is one of the best state parks in FL that we ha e visited. The rangers are amazing, so helpful and friendly. The bathrooms are spotless. We love forward to returning again next year! read more

Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area - This an awesome place to camp. The Rangers and volunteers are the most friendly in any park we have stayed in! - Parks Near Me - Flagler Beach, Florida

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Yet another notch in the ole' camping belt. A bit of a drive from home, but definitely worth the trip. We didn't get lucky enough to get a spot across the street, with every spot overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, but the other camping loop is just as awesome. The campground boasts very spacious sites with every site having power and water hookups, as well as a picnic table and fire pit. The bathhouses and overall camping grounds were among some of the cleanest I've ever seen. The grounds crew works very hard to keep this place immaculate. I even saw a guy pulling weeds by hand out of one of the sites. A lot of good restaurants nearby and plenty of beach access. Dogs are also allowed on much of the beach in the area. There are short nature trails, fishing, kayaking and even a butterfly garden! Very cool campground that we will most definitely be visiting again ASAP. read more

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Camp here. Seriously, this is what Florida camping is all about. The sites are small but who cares? You're camping on the beach for crying out loud. The bathrooms were clean at all times of the day, you have a short ramp to get down to the beach with your gear. Flagler Beach is a neat little town that is 5 minutes from the campground. Stargazing at night was a real treat, can't say enough how special this place is. read more

A park for a hero The Gamble Rogers Memorial Park is a 145 acre recreation area right on the water. A lovely place that has all kinds of cool things to do. Volleyball, a natural trail, kayak and canoe rentals and even a camp ground. A very popular and busy place. It's also a great place to see birds and lots of nesting aquatic birds use the area to raise a family. Egrets, herons, ibis, storks, ducks, and lots of ospreys. A great place for bird watching. Three types of sea turtles also lay eggs on the beach. There is also a cool nature trail that wanders through the park and has nice views of the water and has signs that label the different Floridian plants and trees. All kinds of cool stuff. A while back Florida started renaming all the parks after people deserving of the honor. I'm not sure what this place was originally called but now it is named after a song writer and musician from the area. The songs that he wrote didn't get him the honor but his heroism did. He was enjoying the park one day in 1991 and he saw a child in trouble out in the huge waves. He unhesitatingly jumped in the water and attempted a rescue. Always a very dangerous and difficult thing to do as every life guard knows. Unfortunately he didn't succeed in his valiant efforts and he and the child both drown. But he did try and gave his life trying to save another. That makes him a true hero. Now this wonderful place of nature will forever have his name and hold his memory. read more

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Great place for the dogs. Plenty of room from the beach to the intercoastal. Paths to follow and a few boardwalks as well.

Great campground! The sites offered are either on the beach side or river side of the campground. We were lucky enough to get a beach site. The spots are pretty tight. Most of our fellow camper friends camped in tents and allowed two tents per site which was took up most of the site. Our 12' camper fit fine, along with a pop up tent and truck. The sites were clean and ready by our 3pm check in which included a fire ring and picnic table. Most of the beach sites lacked and buffer between camp sites for privacy. The ocean view is blocked by foliage from most of the beach side but a few had unobstructed views. There were several boardwalks and lookout areas for beach access/viewing. The bathrooms and showers were clean and never crowded during our Friday-Sunday visit. There is a boat ramp which kayak and canoe rentals are offered at the river, along with some good places to fish. The park allows dogs but there was a short walk to the dog friendly part of the beach. The beach wasn't crowded, even though it was the weekend. Having access to the beach and ocean while camping are giant positives for us, we will certainly return! read more

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Had a free day and visited a few parks along the coast, that included a brief stop at Gamble Rogers. Nestled on the coast around the Ormond and Flagler Beaches. I stopped by to check out the park. It is primarily a place to camp along the beach. It has restrooms and access to a creek. I walked the 3/4 mile trail. Although it was never far from the roads or park drive, it was a very nice walk in a dense coastal hammock filled with oak trees. I really enjoyed it. If you are into camping along the coast, this isn't a bad place to visit. That is the parks primary purpose. read more

While visiting the park, we stayed at both seaside spots, and across the street. While the city side is wonderful, I suffer from allergies and the sandy road was not welcomed. I much prefer across the street. The bathrooms are the nicest I have ever been in. Completely new and very clean. The laundry facilities are also new and clean. The campsites are very spacious however lacking in vegetation. It looks like in the last few years a lot of planting had been incorrectly done. The trees and shrubs have been replanted but put into the ground too high and it looks like they were not watered as most of them are dead, or nearly dead. Great place read more

It is very important to note the pictures on line show a tiny part of the ocean front spaces. The riverside has no riverview and consists of concrete pads and rocks. Nothing green. You might as be at Walmart. They have some trees. I am amazed people believe this is a nice park. Hopefully they will get to some of the area parks such as Anastasia State Park in St Augustine and experience the outdoors. read more

Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area - This is site 68. The park is sold out so by tonight 3 more RV's will be in the picture. - Parks Near Me - Flagler Beach, Florida

We were driving down A1A ( to get the correct location on an on line map, use 3100 S. Oceanshore Blvd), and saw the campground right along the ocean. We turned around and checked to see if they had a night available. We ended up staying a week. The staff was the one of the nicest bunch we've met. The facilities were clean, although I would have liked more water pressure in the shower (thats why it got 4 instead of 5 stars). You don't have much privacy here but did I mention it's right on the ocean?! If you have a pup with you, you can't take them on the beach at the park. But if you go about 1/4 mile South, your buddy can frolic like crazy in the surf. Just at the North end of the park is a great dive bar/restaurant, High Tide at Snack Jacks (check them out on Yelp, too). You can walk there by the beach and stumble back if you've had too many cold ones. We were there during Biketoberfest and had a great stay. read more

We camped at Gamble Rogers State Park from 8/8-8/11/2016. The park is located in Flagler Beach, FL. It's just north of Daytona Beach and approximately 30 miles south of St Augustine. The park has a beach side and a river side, separated by A1A. We stayed on the river side because the beach sites are very hard to get. Also, many of the beach sites are for small campers not more that 20ft long and the sites are very tight and close together. The river side has huge, spacious sites and a few small tent sites. There is an outer loop and an inner loop. Some of the sites on the inner loop are paved and have full hook ups. The outer loop sites back up to vegetation. None of the sites are private. The only sites that are shaded in the whole park are the small tent sites on the river side. The campsites have water and electric 30/50 amp. There is a dump station in both sections of the park. The bath house was new, huge and clean. There were 2 washers and 2 dryers at the bath house, $1.75 each. Also, the water fountain at the bath house was ice cold and refreshing! The camp hosts were very helpful and friendly. They deliver firewood to your campsite, $5 for a 5 gallon bucket. Pets are allowed at the park. However, they are not allowed on the beach within the State park boundaries, but there is access to a dog beach at the south end of the beach side campground. Some of the area attractions are driving on the beach in Daytona, driving the Ormond Scenic Loop, Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse. There are a ton of bars/restaurants in the area and Publix is about a 10 minute drive. Also, only being 30 miles from St Augustine you could drive there for the day, taking scenic drive on A1A along the beach. We chose to camp at Gamble Rogers because it's on the beach. We will definitely go back again. I actually got a beach side site in May 2017. Yes, you have to book that far in advance. There's approximately 60 sites, 30 beach side and 30 river side. read more

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It's a nice park. Clean ,the staff are friendly enough but fishing was not good at all. In the camping area the breaker continued to flip(never had that problem with any other place I have stayed so I know it's not my RV) the ranger changed the breaker out but it continued to flip early morning with nothing on but the air. beware if you leave pets inside for a long time read more

I am a local and I RV here often. We literally live blocks away but when we need a quick R&R we head to Gamble. The river sites are large. You can see the sunset from every site. Dog friendly. Fishing and kayaking are available. Great little park! read more

Enjoying our fifth stay at Gamble Rogers Recreation area and I have nothing but praise for this beautiful campground - both beach and river sides. The river campground boasts large sites suitable for almost any sized rig. The beach side is overlooking the ocean but does have a little less wiggle room so possibly not the right spot for larger trailers. But if you can fit in lucky you Amazing staff and activities to meet anybody's interests. Number 1 in our book! read more

I recently wrote a Review ( I rarely do write reviews) on Favor Dykes State Park. It was a NEGATIVE review , I did not have anything nice or kind to say about the park or ANYONE connected with it. I don't like dwell in the negative. So I felt that I needed to climb out of that dreary hole. I have been staying at Gamble Rodgers State Park ( 14 days total) It is a VERY nice park and I have really enjoyed being here. The staff, rangers, and everyone that I've had contact with has been nothing but nice /helpful ( There is one person that stands out , she deserves to be recognized as a VALUABLE employee and pleasure to meet) Her name is Stephanie I would would recommend her and this park high and I look forward to coming back again Gary read more

2 sites have shade, otherwise it's basically a very exposed parking lot. No buffers between sites. The blacktop combined with no shade makes for a very hot campsite. Difficult to setup a tent. Easy walk to the ocean and about 3 miles to grocery, shopping and restaurants. read more

We love love love this place. Beautiful and so relaxing. Plus the park rangers that work here are absolutely the bomb! If you haven't been yet- it's a must visit. An added bonus is kayaking here- inexpensive and completely relaxing. read more

Came here after moving right next door. The park itself is well maintained, and has a vast walking path. The entrance price is fair, and is pet friendly. read more

The campground is excellent. The spaces are nice and level. Some are paved; others are gravel. The bathhouse is spotless with a handicap shower in the ladies room and also a handicap accessible gender neutral bathroom/shower. The washer and dryer I used worked well. There are fire rings and firewood for sale, although it was kind of hard to get the wood to catch fire and we had to buy fire sticks at the grocery store to get our fire started. There's a boat ramp, several places to fish, lots of wildlife... just a really nice area. read more

We went there in January 2016 and prior times. There was hardly any wildlife to see there and most nature trails offered nothing more than boring tree descriptions of common trees seen all through Florida. Kayak rentals are available there and they do have a store / gift shop which your luck to ever find open! The main reason I even went back was because the Various canals of water are beautiful through the landscapes along the inner coastal. read more

Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area - Turkey Vultures can be seen soaring above Gamble Rogers! - Parks Near Me - Flagler Beach, Florida

Sorry, Brian S. but please allow me to set the story straight. I am a former Park Ranger of this park, on duty the day Gamble Rogers gave his life. Originally, the park was named Flagler Beach State Recreation Area, named after Henry Flagler who established the railroad section through Florida to the Keys. Now, on the day in question the effects of a passing storm, had whipped the wave action to some 8/10 ft. swells. Gamble and some friends were camping there, as they enjoyed doing periodically. A gentleman from Canada, Mr Tracy, had gone into the surf, was overcome and in distress. Gamble and another of his party Mrs. Ansbacher, attempted to enter the ocean to try and save Mr. Tracy, Mrs. Ansbacher was knocked down by the wave action and was pulled to shore, by my Asst. Park Manager( C. McIntire), rescue breathing was applied and she was saved. Mr. Rogers however was not so lucky, as the surf took him into a condition known by surfers as the "washing machine". In his gallant effort he sacrificed his life. Mr. Tracy as well died of drowning and or cardiac arrest. No child drowned that day. The honor of the renaming was bestowed about a year later, I helped set the huge stone with the brass plaque, in the Day Use area, near the beach, nearly in line with the area the incident occurred. Gamble Rogers was a Florida folk singer, and very talented. He once sang with the Serendipity Singers, I think it was in the 1970's. If I remember correctly he was from St. Augustine. A honorable American who endeavored to do what he could to save a life in peril. I'm not sure where you heard the story, but having been there You know the truth now. Thank You for visiting Florida State parks, please return and do so again. I am Former Park Service Specialist , Kevin Marczak, I served 19.5 years at Gamble. Have a Good Day ! read more