Clearwater Lake Rec Area

Terry, Jerry and the crew were excellent and very accommodating. They made every effort to help us have a good experience. The recreation.gov site was not helpful and wouldn’t allow us to change campsites online, or with either support help during 2 phone calls. Terry was able to make it happen. She saved my vacation!

The facilities are clean and well maintained. The path around Clearwater Lake is a nice walk. Having the the trailhead for the Florida Trail right by the campground is great.

One of the most beautiful settings of all the eastern N.A. Parks. Waking each day to the call of Sandhill Cranes with morning mists rising from the lake is simply magical. The campground is superbly maintained and the staff are friendly, knowledgeable and so helpful. Extensive trails enrich the immediate experience and close proximity to kayaking opportunities including nearby Juniper Springs and Alexander Springs make Clearwater a fabulous base for diverse adventures and discoveries.

Love to stay at Clearwater Lake when I’m Ocala National Forest. Campground has huge sites that tend to be pretty private. Bathrooms are super clean and the hosts are fantastic. During our last stay the host let us keep our camper inside the gate after our checkout time so that we could take one last hike on the FL trail. Super grateful for that bc we had our generator in the truck so we felt safer leaving things where they could be watched. This place is a gem.

Beautiful place but those showers need to be fixed. They won't stop leaking so when you take a shower only a trickle of water.

I have camped here many times. We had a large group coming the next morning to park their cars as we hiked the Florida Trail northbound. The staff were extremely helpful as our group quickly exceeded the available spaces available for backpacker parking. The campground was clean and well taken care of as usual.

It’s a great place to getaway from the hustle and bustle.

Step back in time and enjoy “ Old Florida!”
Great Hosts, Clean Bathrooms and sites, nice Campfire rings, beach, paths, roads and Trails are all very nice! The Bathroom shower plumbing needs some attention though. 1 shower head in the Mens as well as the ladies shower need attention! 5stars

To be on level hardtop requires backing in which puts the door of travel trailers facing the road and not the table/fire ring area. Pulling in forward will put the camper on a steep slope unless you drive over the parking block and then off the paved surface which is forbidden.
Dogs are not allowed to walk the lake trail, even on leash. So not a dog friendly environment.
There are no marked trails to yhe water or bathrooms. Rather it requires wandering through someone elses campsite.

Beautiful large campsites with lots of shade but trees are extremely difficult to navigate the road and to get into the campsites. Had to try three different sites just to find one we could get our 35 ft 5th wheel into. Website said it would fit. Many trees are overgrown and need trimming.