Salt Springs Recreation Area

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

What a wonderful hidden gem. The camp sights were nice and spacious and laid out nicely. We did hear rumors of the park closing, I hope that isn't the case we would love to come back!

Great experience

Great camping area! They have large sites and the whole park is very clean and well kept. The staff is very friendly and helpful.

Great Campground & Facilities, Unhelpful Check In Staff. We found this to be a surprisingly beautiful place. The spring was fabulous with well-maintained grounds and easy access. The campground was beautiful, well maintained with clean restrooms. We stayed four nights during the week and upon arrival asked if we could move to a different campsite with more sun and less shade. We were told no without any explanation why. There was a sign on the counter that stated, "No Changing Sites". We arrived on a Monday and were leaving on Friday and the campground was approximately 50% occupied. There are also several first come, first served sites so I inquired about one of those sites and was told I could move but would forfeit my entire fee for the original site. This was very disappointing. We've travelled full time for about six months and have always encountered friendly staff willing to accommodate requests, when possible, but not here. In spite of this we thoroughly enjoyed our time here. We kayaked in the spring run and swam in the spring. We hope the campground contractor will change their approach to accommodating guests.

Love the size of the camping areas. Very peaceful. You must go to Odd Todd’s and eat taco’s. And Tammy’s cup of sunshine has the best smoothies.