Tomoka State Park sits on a peninsula between the Tomoka and Halifax rivers in Ormond Beach — hardwood hammock, a shaded campground, and one of Florida's most layered historic sites: the Timucua village of Nocoroco stood here, and Fred Dana Marsh's towering Chief Tomokie statue still watches over the point. The films split, as visits do, between campers and day-trippers.

Full Tour of Tomoka State Park | Ormond Beach, Florida & VERY IMPORTANT message on camping safety

Amy A Tangerine

Amy A Tangerine's full tour of Tomoka State Park — her favorite Florida state park — built around the campground: site 90's shade and privacy, the bath houses, 30/20-amp hookups, the fire rings, and a serious safety message drawn from her own camping experience that opens the film. Long, personal and thorough; the most complete single look at camping Tomoka in this set.

Key takeaways
  • Campground-first tour: sites, bath houses, hookups
  • Shade is the headline amenity in Florida heat
  • Filmed in 2026; includes the creator's camping-safety message

Camping at Tomoka State Park, Florida | Full Campground Tour & Review

St. Augustine TV

St. Augustine TV camps Tomoka State Park and tours it for fellow RVers: a park set between two rivers with water access everywhere, the Tomoka Outpost general store, kayak rentals up the street, hardwood-hammock trails and a second trail system across the river. Their verdict after years of Florida camping: one of their favorite local parks, and an easy getaway from St. Augustine.

Key takeaways
  • Campground tour made for RV site-pickers
  • Outpost store and kayak access highlighted
  • Trails run through hardwood hammock along the water

Video Tour of Tomoka State Park in FL

LivingOurDreamNow

LivingOurDreamNow walks the Tomoka campground site by site in 2020: which sites take a fifth wheel, which are pop-up sized, the concrete-pad sites, three shower houses, 30-amp and water hookups, and the peninsula point where the kayak and canoe launch sits. A practical, numbers-first tour — the film to watch before you book a specific site.

Key takeaways
  • Site-by-site size and hookup notes
  • Three shower houses around the loop
  • Filmed in 2020

Camping Tomoka

Three campground tours go site by site: about 88 sites as filmed, 30-amp and water hookups, some concrete pads, three shower houses, and the amenity everyone headlines — shade, deep hammock shade, in Florida heat. One full tour opens with its creator's serious camping-safety message drawn from her own experience; a young family's toddler weekend (camp-stove spaghetti, unsuccessful catfishing, plans to return) is the honest version of family camping here.

The Outpost and the water

The Tomoka Outpost camp store draws unusual praise — 'one of the nicest in a Florida state park,' frozen bait and forgotten essentials, even its own-brewed beer per the day-visit film. Kayak and canoe launches sit on the peninsula point; the kayak-fishing film works the mangrove edges for fish busting bait and closes with a campfire dinner. Note the practical catch from the tour film: sites sit far enough from the Outpost and launch that you'll want a car or bike inside the park.

Kayak Fishing and Camping At Tomoka State Park

Outdoor Adventures with Jason Yekel

Outdoor Adventures with Jason kayak-fishes and camps Tomoka in 2020: launching into the Tomoka River, working the mangrove edges for fish busting bait, the park's general store (frozen bait, cigars, and anything you forgot), and a campfire dinner to close the day. The fishing-and-paddling case for the park, made by someone who came to do exactly that.

Key takeaways
  • Kayak fishing the Tomoka River from the campground
  • The camp store stocks bait and forgotten essentials
  • Filmed in 2020

Tomoka State Park

Pant Friction

Pant Friction — Ross, Luciana and Badger the dog — camp Tomoka with a two-year-old in 2025: setting up, cooking spaghetti on the camp stove, catfishing the river without success, and blaming uncle Skinny's yellow rod. A young family's honest weekend: hard work, good park, no fish, plans to return.

Key takeaways
  • Toddler camping at Tomoka, realistically portrayed
  • River fishing from camp
  • Filmed in 2025

Tomoka State Park | Camping, Kayaking & Wildlife in Ormond Beach Florida

Florida and Beyond

Florida and Beyond spends a day at Tomoka State Park in 2021: the $5 entry as filmed, the Outpost's own-brewed beer, the giant Native American statue, the trail behind it to the water's edge, a turtle on the path, and the campsite hookups. The best day-visit film in this set — proof you do not need to camp to use this park.

Key takeaways
  • Day visit: entry was $5 as filmed in 2021
  • The Outpost brews its own beer, per the film
  • Statue trail runs about a mile to the water

Day visit and deep history

Entry was $5 as filmed in 2021; the day film runs the statue trail — about a mile to the water — past a turtle on the path. The mound-complex tour adds the layers tours skip: shell middens, the Mount Oswald plantation ground, and the park's segregated-era history, interleaved with an original folk song (which is why it loads as watch content). Ten minutes over the river and you're back in Ormond Beach.

Sources: the 9 videos on this page, filmed at Tomoka State Park between 2020 and 2026; prices as filmed.

Watch: Tomoka State Park, guided

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Tomoka State Park Tour & Review

CampTravelExplore

CampTravelExplore tours Tomoka State Park and finishes with the campground: about 88 campsites, the Outpost camp store (one of the nicest they have seen in a Florida state park), kayak rentals, the peninsula trail, and the practical catch — the sites sit far enough from the Outpost that you will want a car or bike. Ends with the ten-minute drive over the Halifax River into Ormond Beach.

Key takeaways
  • About 88 campsites, as filmed
  • Outpost praised as a top-tier state park camp store
  • Sites are a drive from the kayak launch — bring wheels

Kayaking the Tomoka River and Strickland Creek, FL

Exploring with Fran

A quiet sit on the Tomoka River waterfront inside the state park — a few spoken words over long looks at the water and the hammock edge.

Tomoka State Park - Tomoka Mound Complex Tour - Ormond Beach, FL - 12 March 2026

Ken English

Ken English tours the Tomoka mound complex — the chief's statue, the Timucua shell middens, the Mount Oswald plantation ground and the park's segregated-era history — interleaving the tour with an original folk song about the mounds. The spoken history is unique in this set; because the track is half sung, it loads as watch content without a stored transcript.

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