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Graveyard Creek is a nice site with enough open space for two picnic tables and grills. If there isn't a breeze, the no-see-ums
(tiny biting gnats) can be really annoying.
Like most ground sites, it is popular with powerboaters on the weekends.
At low tide even canoes and kayaks must approach the campsite from Ponce De Leon Bay via a narrow winding channel.
You
can also reach this site via Graveyard Creek and the creeks between the islands from Shark River. This route is especially
attractive on windy days. Ponce De Leon Bay is shallow and builds a nasty chop in windy weather.
The landscape of the shoreline changes from year to year, from month, and from week to week, modified by storms and tides.
Friends of mine were at Graveyard Creek when a strong southwest wind piled water up in the bay and turned the campsite into
an island. Waves were washing into the outhouse and they were prepared to pile all their gear on the picnic tables and sit
on top of it.
This picture was taken the following week.
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