Doe Lake Group Site in FL -- Campground & RV Camping

Doe Lake Group Campground is set beneath oak and pine groves in the Ocala National Forest, overlooking Doe Lake. The facility accommodates groups up to 250 people, centered around a restored 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps stone dining hall with a large kitchen. Camping is primary in tents, though RVs and horse trailers are permitted in areas without hookups. Amenities include flush toilets, showers, and hitching posts. Visitors can launch canoes or low-powered motorboats on Doe Lake for fishing, with direct access for equestrian groups.

Getting there: Doe Lake Recreation Area is between Moss Bluff and Umatilla, Florida. From I-75, west of Ocala, Florida, take the exit for State Route 40 east. Continue 11 miles to Forest Corners, then turn right on County Road 314-A. After about 9 miles, pass through a blinking light at Moss Bluff. Take the next major right at an old country store. Drive for 3.6 miles, passing entrances for Sunnyhill Restoration Area on the left, and turn left on Forest Road 14, also known as Cross Road or Big Scrub Road. Continue nearly a mile and bear right, then turn right into the recreation area. Physical Address: Doe Lake Campground Umatilla, FL 32784

• Moderately separated here.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• A lake lies 0.2 mi off.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• A group campground, with most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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