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This primitive camping area above 52 Landing provides three tent sites and easy access to Alexander Run.
From Alexander Springs Recreation Area, drive north on CR 445 towards Astor. Turn right onto FR 18, an unimproved road, after you cross over Alexander Creek. Follow the road for nearly 2 miles to a turnoff on the right as FR 18 makes a sharp right off the main road. Continue another 2 miles or so down to the landing. FR 18 marks the western boundary of the Alexander Springs Wilderness.
This is the best camping spot I've found so far in Florida and it's free! No tables and no fire pit ring/grill thing so come prepared. Beware of bears in the area.
Fun place to visit. Primitive camp sites first come first serve basis
We scoped this out as a potential place to camp in the future. The primitive sites look great EXCEPT there were several piles of unsightly trash scattered everywhere.
This is an unattended campground in the wilderness although car accessible. Tons of garbage on most sites but not all. Get there on the wrong day and there might be party people or otherwise reckless people. Get there on the right day and it's great as you're a stones throw from the creek and it's serene. Beware of ticks, prolific.. the creek is clear water in the morning but once folks start motoring their boats upstream, the water clouds up.
This campground is in a beautiful area and it's free, but it's also first come first serve so you aren't guaranteed a spot. It's also a bit rundown. There's a body of water very near the three campsites but it has a couple of old slides in the water and on the land. We were not able to say the night as the three campsites were taken, but even if they had been empty we wouldn't have felt comfortable staying there because there was a man camping in an RV in the parking lot, even though the sign clearly states not to.
