Juniper Springs Rec Area

Great staff, very helpful. Some sites are better than others. Reserve early. Beautiful springs. Boardwalks under repair so we could not access some of the best areas normally easy to get to. Facilities were clean despite the fact that many people are to lazy to even wipe their feet before entering the restroom areas.

Not much you can do about the folks whose mamas didn't teach them any manners.

Overall good experience. We will be back and know exactly which sites to reserve this time.

Bathrooms were dirty and there were multiple toilets that were out of order. Trails were all closed and the area around the springs was very poorly kept and looked like it hadn’t been tended to for a while. Signs showing attractions and histories were worn, faded or unreadable due to age and lack of maintenance.

The campground was beautiful, clean, and easy to navigate. We paddled the run and it was a fun adventure. We loved our time there.

The campground was beautiful, the spring was amazing. It was a great experience.

Juniper Springs is great but the campsite management is terrible.

Lets see, tree trimming at 8am and inability to change campsites due to poor site conditions. Yeah, not a great time.

Upon arrival we discovered that out site was directly beside the bathrooms (twenty unobstructed feet). However, Recreation.gov does not allow for the changing of campsites, even the onsite folks (who were very kind) are unable to make site adjustments. I ended up reserving another site and taking the loss on the original site as once checked in I was unable to cancel the first site.

The campsite map doesn't accurately show the bathroom location as campsites that look to be near the bathrooms are actually directly beside and are illuminated by the bathroom light all night. So close that other campers walk through the site to the bathrooms. Also, a tree trimming crew with three trucks and what seemed like ten lumberjacks with chainsaws joined us for breakfast. Not peaceful at all!

Despite not having any hook ups I love juniper Springs however way too much of it was closed down at this time. Please fix the path around the smaller spring, such a beautiful place it was a shame to not be able to visit it. I did enjoy seeing the US Army A10s flying over as they made runs on the training bombing range a few miles south. I also got a chance to walk a bit on the Florida Trail where it passes through. Both good things.
One of my favorite campgrounds for both fiver and tent in the area, just fix those paths.

The Juniper Springs itself is a beautiful example of Florida Springs.
The Juniper Springs campground facility continues its decline through neglect of maintenance. For example our bathroom urinal nearest my campsite would gush a small amount of toilet wastewater upon flushing, in preparation, you had to take care to get your shoes out of range.Also one of the auto-off hot water sink faucets was prone to sticking in the ON position. Upon one visit it was found full on and had depleted all available hot water, I waited half an hour before returning for my shower. This same problem was reported the last time I visited Juniper Springs, early 2023 I believe.