Ocala National Forest - Campsites

Campsites

  • Doe Lake – western part of the forest, five miles (8 km) east of Lake Weir by the Ocklawaha River
  • Salt Springs - within the town of Salt Springs.
  • Big Bass Lake – southernmost campsite in the forest, known as a halfway mark between Weirsdale and Altoona
  • Big Scrub – two miles (3 km) northeast of Doe Lake campsite, nearest town is Moss Bluff
  • Clearwater Lake – easternmost major campsite, close to Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, named after nearby Clearwater Lake – nearest town to this campsite is Paisley
  • Buck Lake – three miles (5 km) north of Altoona, six miles (10 km) north of Umatilla; located about 100 feet (30 m) above sea level, where State Road 19 and Lake County road 445 meet.
  • Alexander Springs – about four miles (6 km) northeast of Buck Lake, close to Route 445, ten miles (16 km) southwest of Astor
  • Halfmoon Lake – named after nearby Halfmoon Lake.
  • Lake Delancy – northernmost major campsite, three miles (5 km) east of Rodman Reservoir, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Orange Springs
  • Juniper Springs – lies near the junction of State Road 19 and State Road 40
  • Fore Lake- Government camp site located 6.5 miles north of Hwy 40 on CR314
  • Camp La-No-Che – a 1,400-acre (5.7 km2) Boy Scout camp located on the south side of the forest in the town of Paisley

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