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Very clean, quiet park. Sites are crushed blacktop and level. A yard light by the office but the rest of the park is great for star gazing at night.
The park is close enough to get to both the East & West coasts of FL in only an hour or 2 for day trips, which we did lots of these adventure trips. Orange lake access thru the park owned canal by boat, canoe, kayak, airboat, or just fish from the canal bank. Take a stroll and just enjoy the peace and quiet and the sounds of nature.
The park manager Marco & camp host Julie are amazing people who have become not just our friends, but family. We were only supposed to stay for a week and ended up staying a little over a month before needing to move onto our next adventure.
When we are back in Florida we will definitely be staying here to be close to our new friends now family.
Great campground. Small in size (34 spaces), big on opportunities. Great Staff, level sites, large sites, full hookups, dog park and private boat ramp onto Orange Lake. So much to do in the area - biking (Hawthorne to Gainesville paved trail), hiking (Paynes Prairie Preserve), Gainesville - botanical gardens & Gator games, The Yearling - Marjorie Rawlings historic restaurant, Micanopy, McIntosh. A taste of Old Florida that should not be missed
I didn't really want to do a Google Review because I don't want the secret to get out. But, even though we are from just literally down the street, in Ocala, we have found a local place for us to be able to get away when we can't necessarily get away. I'm still able to go to the office & work as needed & the wife can hang out & relax. Very nice little park (30 something sites) on Orange Lake with spacious sites (several are shady), clean bath house/restrooms & a super nice staff. The manager Marco & Joe the onsite Camp Host are always looking to make sure you are enjoying your stay. We will definitely be back & would love to plan a group trip with friends that want to get away but aren't able to get away. Word is that ice, lp gas, a store, & a dog park is all in the works. This little gem has literally only been open a couple months...
This is a pretty great small RV park located right on the edge of Orange Lake. The RV sites are spacious, and easy to pull in and out of. If you chose a spot near the road, you will have to deal with some road noise as there is a fair amount of heavy truck traffic that goes by. Towards the back of the park the road noise is blocked enough that you don’t really notice it.
We really enjoyed the large grassy walking areas, both in the front of the park under the oak trees, and in the back of the park there is a short peninsula trail that brings you out to the lake for a better view.
We thought the park was a good deal for the price we paid.
Some things that could be improved is adding another washer are dryer. There is only one washer and one dryer currently for the entire park.
They also could use some more lighting in the park at night. There was only one street lamp towards the front of the park, but when we were there it was malfunctioning and would cycle on and off every 30 seconds. I think the park could benefit from some small path lights to help illuminate the area just a bit without being overbearing. Especially near the wash house and along the interior of the park’s driveway as that’s where many people walk at night.
