Salt Springs Recreation Area

Price for campsites has gotten way out of bounds. There are far too many employees just hanging out on golf carts doing little. Restrooms were ok, but really in need of "deep" cleaning. Tent campsites are severely lacking in space, definition and privacy.

Nice spacious campsites with full hook up. Reasonably priced. Springs are close to campground. We always enjoy our time at Salt Springs, one of our favorites.

Well maintained park. Sites are fairly large and laid out such that you do not feel like you are looking into your neighbors RV. Services in the area are limited but adequate with fuel, groceries and propane fill nearby.

The sites are kept clean & each site has space between each. The staff is excellent & friendly

Great campground but expensive for a National Forest.

We really enjoyed camping here! It was a beautiful stay!!

Had fun all of the hosts and staff were very welcoming and kind.
While we have an RV and everything was perfect to go to the boat launch you had a go through the tent area. It looks like that area needs a little TLC.

We were in the camper section. There are large trees and spacious campsites, but the area is free of undergrowth so the sites are clearly visible to one another. While you won’t be secluded, there’s plenty of space so you can choose to interact with your neighbors, or not. The parking area of each site is paved and level. The bathhouse is very clean. I wasn’t crazy about the shower design (low volume, high pressure), but they’re workable. Most of the RVs while we were there were very large, so most people didn’t use the bathhouse.
The Bear Swamp Trail adjacent to the campground is a very nice loop, part through woods and part a boardwalk through a swampy area. You’ll reach the swamp more quickly if you walk the loop clockwise. (If you walk counterclockwise, you’ll start to wonder why “swamp” is part of the name.)
The Salt Spring swimming area is a wide, fairly shallow basin of cool, very clear spring water, only mildly salty. Lots of picnic tables under big, beautiful trees. It is popular with the locals and was hopping with families when we were there on Saturday. Much quieter on Monday.
Silver Springs State Park, about half an hour away, is touristy but fun. We enjoyed the half-hour glass bottom boat tour, and really, really enjoyed renting a tandem kayak and paddling/floating down the Silver River. It is five miles from the park to the takeout, and the shuttle back to the park is included in the rental. You can spend 2 to 5 hours on the river. The water is crystal clear and beautifully blue. We missed seeing the manatee with her calf that we heard about from others, but saw alligators, birds, and turtles. The wild monkeys, descended from escapees from a Tarzan movie shoot decades ago, weren’t in evidence on our trip, but apparently often are.

Great campground.

Clean campground and our phone reception was ok