Salt Springs Recreation Area

This place is very nice.

I really enjoyed camping here. We did camp tenting. We went out before we camped there and found a great spot to reserve. It was nice and shady. The water felt nice and it was fun being able to swim.

Our camping group is so happy for the new staff that has recently taken over…Check-in was so pleasant and quick. The park staff is taking such great care of the campground and the spring area now. The new staff is treating everyone with total respect. The campers aren’t being constantly bothered or bullied anymore either. Which definitely makes your visit so much better. We also loved chatting with the park host Don too. He’s such a great guy! He really cares about the park and all of us camper’s. Thank you for making our campground so nice and welcoming again. We can’t wait to come back.

The park was clean and well maintained. We were there the first part of the week and there were not many campers. It would help if campers were notified of restroom closings for renovations before arriving and finding out when you walk to the restroom.

The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because we weren’t aware that one of the bathhouses (which we specifically got an available spot near) was under construction so we weren’t able to use it, and had to drive to a further bathhouse. Besides that, we absolutely love this RV campground. We have camped here several times and each time is very pleasant, family friendly environment. We will definitely be returning.

So idyllic and charming! Well spaced RV sites.

Please listen to this. Salt Springs and several of the springs such as Juniper Springs and Alexander Springs are way, way too expensive for families. We suspect it is due to Naventure being involved. Compare the prices to beautiful springs like Blue Springs, Rainbow Springs and many others and the difference are just too much to ignore. It's not like they offer anything that other springs don't offer and are family friendly. We are older and don't have our children traveling with us but it's so sad to see other young families spending so much money. Naventure doesn't even do a good job. We book kayak trips whenever we can and when we visited Silver Springs and Rainbow the kayak staff was helpful and friendly. At Naventure they did nothing. We watched people less able than ourselves loading their kayaks by themselves and launching by themselves with no attendant in sight. A very big difference from the other springs we have kayaked at. Please consider this email and at least compare the prices to the other beautiful springs. We are residents of FL and have been for 43 years and we are saddened to see the people who live in that area and have families as well as all others who visit have to pay such unfair prices to enjoy the springs.

This is an absolutely lovely park. The camping sites are large, shaded and well maintained. The springs is wonderful! We enjoyed swimming and snorkeling there.

Nice campground and it was quiet during my week long stay. Utilities are placed well. For a NFS campground the third party vendor has decided to extract as much money as possible from campers and day use visitors throughout the Ocala National Forest.

Everything was great, except the weather!