Salt Springs Recreation Area

13851 Hwy 19 N, Ft. Mc Coy, Florida, United States

Entry to Salt Springs Recreation Area and Campground
View of water from walkway, two guests viewing blue crabs
Entry to swim area
Welcome to Salt Springs - Entry

Featured amenities

General Store
River Access
Showers
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About Salt Springs Recreation Area

Salt Springs Recreation Area is one the recreational jewels of the Ocala National Forest, with a spectacular natural mineral spring that gives the area its name. Plenty of outdoor activities keep campers and day-use visitors busy, including swimming in the springs, fishing, snorkeling, hiking and boating. Salt Springs is located between the St. Johns and Ocklawaha Rivers, 35 miles east of Ocala, Florida. The national forest spans four counties and 383,000 acres. It is the southernmost and oldest national forest east of the Mississippi River, and protects the world's largest, contiguous sand pine scrub forest.

Number of accommodations: 144

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Open year round

This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.

365 Days

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

General Store
River Access
Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
  • Showers
On Site Services

On Site Services

  • General Store
Water Access

Water Access

  • River Access
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

144 Sites Available

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🚐 001, Loop: HKUP
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 002, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 003, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 004, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 005, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 006, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 007, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 008, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 010, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 011, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 012, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 013, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 014, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 015, Loop: HKUP
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 016, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 017, Loop: HKUP
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 018, Loop: HKUP
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 019, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 020, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 021, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 022, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 023, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 024, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 025, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 026, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 027, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 028, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 029, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 030, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 032, Loop: HKUP
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 033, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 034, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 035, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 036, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 037, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 038, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 039, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 041, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 042, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 043, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 045, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 046, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 047, Loop: HKUP
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 048, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 049, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 050, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 051, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 052, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 053, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 054, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 055, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 056, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 057, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 058, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 059, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 060, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 061, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 062, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 063, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 065, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 066, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 067, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 068, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 069, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 070, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 072, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 073, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 074, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 075, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 076, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 077, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 078, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 079, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 080, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 081, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 083, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 084, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 086, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 087, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 088, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 089, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 090, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 091, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 092, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 093, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 094, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 095, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 096, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 097, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 098, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 099, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 100, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 101, Loop: HKUP
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🚐 102, Loop: HKUP
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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⛺ 112, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 113, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 114, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 115, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 116, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 117, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 118, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 119, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 120, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 121, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 122, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 123, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 124, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 125, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 126, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 127, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 128, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 131, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 132, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 133, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 134, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 135, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 136, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 137, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 139, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 140, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 141, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 142, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 143, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 144, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 145, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 146, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 147, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 148, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 149, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 150, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 151, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 152, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 153, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 154, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 155, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 156, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 157, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 158, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 159, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 160, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 163, Loop: TENT
5 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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Reviews (589)

Verified Only

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

4.5
589 reviews
5
71.3%
420
4
16.8%
99
3
5.3%
31
2
3.1%
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1
3.6%
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David L

Verified

February 11, 2024 • Stayed at: 050, Loop: HKUP

4

Excellent facility. Neat, clean and well- maintained. We will come back.

CAROL K

Verified

February 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: HKUP

4

Very nice place. Well kept. The Springs are a big plus. You can walk to them and enjoy peace and tranquility.

Glen M

Verified

February 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: HKUP

5

Great place

JoAnne T

Verified

February 8, 2024 • Stayed at: 054, Loop: HKUP

5

Very nice campground.

Stephen F

Verified

February 8, 2024 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: HKUP

3

It was a good camping experience mostly for the salt springs itself and the nice walking around the campground. But there were some issues here. The camp sites are close together and some sites have very little space. The bathrooms were inconsistent, some days they were nice, clean, and dry and other days they were a wet mess. Someone was mopping too often with too much water. Also, this is a natural setting, the hosts should not feel the need to run the leaf blowers constantly from 9-11 on the sites that were vacated. We all expect to find nature here. The mornings were very unpleasant because of the leaf blowers.

Jim W

Verified

February 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: HKUP

5

Salt Springs is one of our favorits , beautiful and great staff.

terri N

Verified

February 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: HKUP

3

Be aware of the 11:00 am checkout time.

Theresa C

Verified

February 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: HKUP

5

Water shoes for the springs are a must, steps very slippery. Clean park with good hosts.

Stephen W

Verified

February 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: HKUP

5

Very well-maintained campground. Asphalt site pads are level, side to side. Main campground roads are asphalt. Camped here 5 times, one week each time, no issues. Full hook-up.

Brenda J

Verified

February 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: HKUP

5

Beautiful surroundings and well maintained facilities.

Location Salt Springs Recreation Area

Address:
13851 Hwy 19 N
Ft. Mc Coy, FL, 32134
United States

Highway access

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

Map of Salt Springs Recreation Area location at Ft. Mc Coy, FL, United States
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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

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