Salt Springs Recreation Area in FL -- Campground & RV Camping

Salt Springs Recreation Area sits in the Ocala National Forest, centered around a natural mineral spring between the St. Johns and Ocklawaha Rivers. It is the forest's largest campground and features full RV hookups alongside a walk-in tent section shaded by palms and pines. On-site facilities include basketball courts, horseshoe pits, and direct access to the Bear Swamp Trail and Florida National Scenic Trail. Salt Springs Run provides a boat ramp and marina downstream from the spring swimming basin, with Lake George located nearby.

Getting there: Salt Springs is located 35 miles east of Ocala (I-75), 60 miles west of Daytona Beach (I-95) and 95 miles north of Orlando, Florida. From I-75 to Ocala: Drive east on State Route 40 for about 12 miles, then turn north on County Road 314 and proceed for 18 miles. Turn north on State Highway 19 and drive for about 0.5 mile to the recreation area entrance on the right. From I-95 east of Ormond Beach: Take SR 40 west about 40 miles to Highway 19. Turn north on Highway 19 and go about 16 miles to Salt Springs. Continue 0.5 miles to the recreation entrance on the right.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 160-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• The Lake Kerr shoreline is 0.4 mi off.

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