About Salt Springs Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 144
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
General Store
River Access
Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Showers
On Site Services
- General Store
Water Access
- River Access
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Reviews (589)
What Guests Are Saying
Salt Springs Recreation Area is a well-maintained campground with spacious sites and friendly staff, making it a popular choice for campers. Visitors appreciate the clean facilities, beautiful natural surroundings, and the convenience of being close to the swimming area and fishing spots. While some experienced noise from fellow campers, the overall experience remains positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Salt Springs Recreation Area is a well-maintained campground with spacious sites and friendly staff, making it a popular choice for campers. Visitors appreciate the clean facilities, beautiful natural surroundings, and the convenience of being close to the swimming area and fishing spots. While some experienced noise from fellow campers, the overall experience remains positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Mike P
VerifiedDecember 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 130, Loop: TENT
Salt Springs is an AWESOME location. We enjoyed the primitive camping area for 4 days. Nice quiet campground with lots of things to do. Really like the boat ramp amenity which provides access to Salt Springs Run to Lake George. Have been camping here for 12 years, GREAT place.
Sarah E
VerifiedDecember 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: HKUP
Terrible experience! The camp ground location is horribly designed; we could hear traffic every night all night. We could also see dollar general from our camp site, not what one would expect going to a national forest. We also wanted to do trails while we there. The map the front office gave us was very out of date!! We drove to over 8 tr ails and many were so over grown that the trail was practically nonexistent; definitely lack of maintenance and not hurricane related!
The camp staff were also unpleasant. We rnded up leaving a day early. Overall we will never go there again and I would never recommend it to anyone!
BRIAN W
VerifiedDecember 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 052, Loop: HKUP
RANGER JENNIE AND THE OTHERS WERE GREAT. THE BATHROOMS AND THE SITES WERE SUPER CLEAN. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS MISSING WAS SOME HEAT IN THE BATHROOMS WHEN ITS COLD. WILL BE BACK SOON.
don h
VerifiedDecember 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: HKUP
The campground is great, but the staff are what makes it fantastic!
Bill E
VerifiedDecember 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 124, Loop: TENT
Camp site are blocked out because booked for weekend whole camp sites vacant rest of week
Larry M
VerifiedDecember 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: HKUP
Very disappointed in the customer service . We arrived Thanksgiving eve afternoon. Our site, 43, had a recent petroleum spill. We have a dog, it smelled and when I wiped it, the paper towel came up black. A park maintenance employee looked at it, said it was dry and that there was nothing they could do. I went to the office and asked to move. They said they were full, plus they don’t allow moving sites. I was told the only way we could move was to cancel 43, with no refund, and pay for a non reservable site. Which we did. Our 2 night stay was over $260 for a 22’ van. The campground’s non reservable section had at least 8 empty sites for the 2 mornings we were there.
Having this happen, learning that the trails all closed, being told to leave the “officially closed” day use area even though we were just walking through with our dog, which I get, but it all did not make for a favorable experience.
Note: The campground is run by American Land and Leisure, Pleasant Grove, Utah under a concession contract with the U.S.D.A Forest Service.
Gloria D
VerifiedNovember 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 131, Loop: TENT
The campsite was tidy. The bathrooms were clean and maintained throughout the day. The staff were kind and helpful. It was family friendly with kids running around. There was a little supermarket up the road within a marathon gas station that had all our food essentials. We had a great time!
Mark C
VerifiedNovember 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 039, Loop: HKUP
The staff is excellent!!! Had a great site and great time. The trick or treat was very nice and scary. Well maintained place even after the hurricane! Will be back soon.
Diane W
VerifiedNovember 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: HKUP
Beautiful grounds and had a wonderful time
Lisa G
VerifiedNovember 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 131, Loop: TENT
The fishing canal my boyfriend and I was at was beautiful it was calm and peaceful and relaxing my boyfriend caught a lot of fish which we had for dinner. The campsite was nice the firepit had a grill rack on top to cook on overall it was a very pleasant experience and we will definitely go back again
Location Salt Springs Recreation Area
Address:
13851 Hwy 19 N
Ft. Mc Coy, FL, 32134
United States
Salt Springs is located 35 miles east of Ocala (I-75), 60 miles west of Daytona Beach (I-95) and 95 miles north of Orlando, Florida.
From I-75 to Ocala: Drive east on State Route 40 for about 12 miles, then turn north on County Road 314 and proceed for 18 miles. Turn north on State Highway 19 and drive for about 0.5 mile to the recreation area entrance on the right.
From I-95 east of Ormond Beach: Take SR 40 west about 40 miles to Highway 19. Turn north on Highway 19 and go about 16 miles to Salt Springs. Continue 0.5 miles to the recreation entrance on the right.
Salt Springs Recreation Area is accessible from I-75 via State Route 40, which is approximately 12 miles to the east. I-95 can also be accessed via State Route 40, which connects to Highway 19.
Latitude & Longitude: 29.3569 / -81.7319
Elevation: 9 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- Two vehicles are included in the site fee. However, only 1 vehicle is allowed to park on the site spur unless it completely fits on the asphalt/parking pad. The other vehicle must park in overflow parking. Boats are considered a vehicle and will count towards one of your vehicles if you bring one. An extra vehicle charge will be applied towards boats and vheicles over the allowed 2.
- Vehicles, trailers, campers, motorcycles, etc. must be parked on paved surfaces. Do not park on the grass.
- Generators are not allowed to run during quiet hours.
- Stays are only allowed for 14 days in any 30 day period.
- Be sure to reserve a site that will accommodate your equipment. The site you reserve is your site. You may not move to another site.
- Pets are not allowed into the Day Use area Forest Order #08-05-05-02-13-0207; 36 CFR261.58(s)
- Personal golf carts are not allowed in the Ocala National Forest; if you bring one, it must remain on its trailer
- Maximum 2 vehicles allowed per site; a fee will be charged for extra vehicles
- There is no cell phone coverage or internet service at Salt Springs
- Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
- Discount passes must be entered at the time of booking for single sites only, all request for refunds will need to be requested online, no onsite refunds will be given.
- Click here for more information about Ocala National Forest
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Last updated: July 11, 2026
