About Juniper Springs Rec Area
Number of accommodations: 76
Campground Amenities
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Dump Station
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (555)
What Guests Are Saying
Juniper Springs Rec Area offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience with friendly, helpful staff and well-maintained facilities. Many visitors enjoyed the scenic beauty, clean bathrooms, and the enjoyable kayaking experience on Juniper Run. However, some guests noted issues with noise from neighboring campers, a prevalence of ticks, and the need for maintenance on trails and facilities.
What Guests Are Saying
Juniper Springs Rec Area offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience with friendly, helpful staff and well-maintained facilities. Many visitors enjoyed the scenic beauty, clean bathrooms, and the enjoyable kayaking experience on Juniper Run. However, some guests noted issues with noise from neighboring campers, a prevalence of ticks, and the need for maintenance on trails and facilities.
Review Summary
Kristina O
VerifiedFebruary 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: SAND
Beautiful campsites. Wish website was kept up to date - we would have loved to have kayaked, but didn't plan on it as website says that kayaking services are closed, which is not true.
joseph l
VerifiedFebruary 8, 2024 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: TROP
Jacqueline at the ranger check-in station was extremely helpful. The park ranger who informed me of the accident on route 40 was also extremely helpful. Both were very kind, considerate and easy and welcoming to talk to.
David B
VerifiedFebruary 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: TROP
Very beautiful facility. Clean showers and excellent water. Definitely would love to make another reservation.
Nancy W
VerifiedFebruary 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 037, Loop: SAND
Very beautiful place. Loved my stay there
William L
VerifiedFebruary 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 068, Loop: FERN
Pros: friendly and helpful staff, nice wooded surroundings, clean restrooms and showers, well maintained campsites
Cons: road noise (loud mufflers, motorcycles) into the late night, fairly congested tent camping spaces (neighbor's tent about 15 feet from mine), loud music from distant neighbors
Cameron P
VerifiedFebruary 3, 2024 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: SAND
Very nice stay. Stayed 2 weeks on the sand pine loop. Bathrooms cleaned frequently and maintained well. Workers all polite and helpful. Responded quickly to maintenance needs. Nice and quiet with private feeling spots even though it stays very busy. Weekends got a lot busier and the weekend campers tended to be a little more rowdy during those times but over all very calm especially during the week.
Robert F
VerifiedFebruary 3, 2024 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: TROP
This place is truly beautiful! We love camping here. The bathrooms were clean and well taken care of. The one negative we experienced was there were a large group camping near us and they had severaldogs that were not kept on leahes. We had an older dog with us and one of the dogs did not like ourdog. We left with our camper to unload our holding tanks and when we came back a few minutes later, our dogs dish that we left on our picnic table was gone along with some firewood we left on the grill. We checked with the park personnel and they didn't remove anything from our site. It made us lose some of the spark we had for this park.
Ron & Terry J
VerifiedJanuary 31, 2024 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: TROP
2 Weeks in January. Beautiful campground. Hosts were great. Weekends get crowded and noisy. Overall a nice stay. Do the spring run, not for beginners. Lots of tree cover if you are planning solar.
Derrick S
VerifiedJanuary 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: SAND
The campground itself was very nice, but the politicians left the rest of the park in disarray. NOTHING is open to see. Every single boardwalk is closed; rendering the trails useless, they’re letting the stone bridge just fall apart… it’s a shame. Where are the tax dollars going??? Apparently not to the park.
Shirley M
VerifiedJanuary 22, 2024 • Stayed at: 037, Loop: SAND
Great experience. Bridget and crew friendly. Restrooms clean. Only disappointment was quiet springs was closed caused by a sink hole. Not the park fault. Only complaint is that it takes forever for government to fix.
Location Juniper Springs Rec Area
Address:
26701 East Hwy 40
Silver Springs, FL, 34488
United States
From I-75, take Highway 40 east through Ocala and Silver Springs for approximately 36 miles to the Juniper Springs Recreation Area.
From I-95, take the Ocala/Silver Springs Exit (Highway 40) west for approximately 37 miles to the Juniper Springs Recreation Area.
From the intersection of Highway 40 and Highway 19, the campground is 4.5 miles west on Highway 40. The entrance is on the north side of Highway 40.
Latitude & Longitude: 29.1822 / -81.7125
Elevation: 13 feet
Policies & Rules
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Campers can check in at 2:00 pm and must check out by 11am. We do not accomodate early check-ins or late check-outs. If you arrive early, you will be required to pay the per person admission fee to access the site. If you remain after checkout, you will be assessed a late fee for occupying the site or will be required to pay the per person fee to access the swimming and picnic area. |
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Campground gate is closed and locked from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m (March - Oct) and 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. (Oct - March). Campers who check-in after the gatehouse is closed must visit the Gatehouse the next morning to complete their check-in to their site. Failure to do so will lead to a 'no show' charge to your reservation and potential forfeiture of site. |
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Camp sites must be occupied first night of reservation |
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Each campsite can hold a MAXIMUM of 2 tents and 5 campers. Maximum 2 vehicles per site (campers included); extra vehicles must park in overflow/overnight parking area and will be charged $9 per vehicle, per night |
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NO REFUNDS DUE TO WEATHER |
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Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Generators are not allowed to run during quiet hours. |
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No off-road vehicles allowed within the campground |
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Bears and raccoons frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers. Failure to comply with this regulation can result in immediate ejection from campground without refund. |
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Dogs/pets are allowed in campground only and must be leashed and supervised at all times. No dogs/pets allowed in day-use area, bathrooms, boardwalk and canoe run. |
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Alcoholic beverages are not allowed in the day-use area.We ask that guests be courteous of one another and limit floats in the swimming area to under 60 inches across. Please be aware the boardwalk remains closed due to age and hurricane damage. |
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Children weighing less than 40 lbs are not allowed in rental canoes. No disposable items allowed on the canoe run (i.e., food wrappers, styrofoam coolers, cans, bottles, etc.) Only re-usable containers are allowed. |
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Private canoe and kayak launches are at a fee and limited to 30 total vessels per day. Vessels must be launch BEFORE 1:00 p.m. daily. JUNIPER RUN IS NOT FOR BEGGINERS. IT IS A WILDERNESS AREA AND MECHANICAL TOOLS ARE NOT PERMITTED, SO THE RUN REMAINS WILD. |
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Click here for more information about Ocala National Forest |
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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. |
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As per Forestry Department regulations, fines will result from the following infractions:
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