Alexander Springs Recreation Area

Another great camping site!
Fantastic spring that’s worth the trip alone! Bring your snorkel. Take the time to walk up the road outside of camp for the Florida trail. We did see a bear on the trail! I highly recommend this location!
The bathrooms do need more attention.

Another great camping site!
Fantastic spring that’s worth the trip alone! Bring your snorkel. Take the time to walk up the road outside of camp for the Florida trail. We did see a bear on the trail! I highly recommend this location!
The bathrooms do need more attention.

Great camping facilities and awesome staff. One of the staff and her husband (also a staff at the day-use area) even went beyond their duties to help us when our car wouldn't start at the parking lot. Our family would love to camp again there.

Beautiful place, well maintained and clean. We had a great time! on the downside; I did the reservation on the recreation .gov website, I specifically filled in the vehicle info, 2 Cars+ Trailer, less than 6 ft long, and one tent, It gave me the total, I Paid what I was asked and I thought it was a done deal, when I got to the site, they said that the trailer would count for one vehicle, and I needed to pay for extra parking 9.00 $ cause the 2nd car would not fit in the space, even if it fit, cause my trailer was not that big, they would have to pay anyway. we were able to park all the cars on the pavement and charged us 9.00 $ cash at the entrance, no receipt. (weird)
Never wait for the last day to do canoeing, we were told the day before that boat house would open at 8:00AM, we wanted two hrs. for canoeing, last day in the morning we learnt that they were going to open at 10:00 AM, which means you have to leave the camping grounds by 11:00 AM..so no leaving the cars on the camping spot, don't expect any courtesy time, or extra time for late checkout. Still we wanted to leave our money and do canoeing for two hrs., I thought they would say just park on the day parking side, NO. they promptly told us we had to pay 8.00$ per person! to be able to park on the public parking, seriously?? we just paid three nights at Ocala national forest!!!, We paid 32.00 $ cash, again no receipt. Paid the canoeing (worthwhile, beautiful springs) cause I knew I would never comeback. we felt robbed, and I get the feeling we were not the first to be in such situation, It was all calculated. BTW the camping grounds were almost empty, Thanksgivings week. Overall, great time at Ocala national park!!, Nature1 point vs human misery 0. We were able to admire the beauty of the forest, enjoy our time and see the good side.

Great camping facilities and awesome staff. One of the staff and her husband (also a staff at the day-use area) even went beyond their duties to help us when our car wouldn't start at the parking lot. Our family would love to camp again there.

Beautiful place, well maintained and clean. We had a great time! on the downside; I did the reservation on the recreation .gov website, I specifically filled in the vehicle info, 2 Cars+ Trailer, less than 6 ft long, and one tent, It gave me the total, I Paid what I was asked and I thought it was a done deal, when I got to the site, they said that the trailer would count for one vehicle, and I needed to pay for extra parking 9.00 $ cause the 2nd car would not fit in the space, even if it fit, cause my trailer was not that big, they would have to pay anyway. we were able to park all the cars on the pavement and charged us 9.00 $ cash at the entrance, no receipt. (weird)
Never wait for the last day to do canoeing, we were told the day before that boat house would open at 8:00AM, we wanted two hrs. for canoeing, last day in the morning we learnt that they were going to open at 10:00 AM, which means you have to leave the camping grounds by 11:00 AM..so no leaving the cars on the camping spot, don't expect any courtesy time, or extra time for late checkout. Still we wanted to leave our money and do canoeing for two hrs., I thought they would say just park on the day parking side, NO. they promptly told us we had to pay 8.00$ per person! to be able to park on the public parking, seriously?? we just paid three nights at Ocala national forest!!!, We paid 32.00 $ cash, again no receipt. Paid the canoeing (worthwhile, beautiful springs) cause I knew I would never comeback. we felt robbed, and I get the feeling we were not the first to be in such situation, It was all calculated. BTW the camping grounds were almost empty, Thanksgivings week. Overall, great time at Ocala national park!!, Nature1 point vs human misery 0. We were able to admire the beauty of the forest, enjoy our time and see the good side.

Checking in was easy and pleasant. I would say this place has very little privacy for campers. Bathrooms were not working for a period of time and campers nearby were up partying all night. I like the feeling of camping in the wild and would not choose this camping area in the future.

The spring is a must see but there are other activities. You can ride your bike and there are hiking trails that are not too challenging. The camping spots are shaded and well-spaced out so you can have some privacy. It's a nice, quiet place to camp and read and meditate on life. Love it and I'll be back again and again.

Checking in was easy and pleasant. I would say this place has very little privacy for campers. Bathrooms were not working for a period of time and campers nearby were up partying all night. I like the feeling of camping in the wild and would not choose this camping area in the future.

The spring is a must see but there are other activities. You can ride your bike and there are hiking trails that are not too challenging. The camping spots are shaded and well-spaced out so you can have some privacy. It's a nice, quiet place to camp and read and meditate on life. Love it and I'll be back again and again.