I recently went on a short camping trip with my husband and another young married couple. We stayed in the tent loop at juniper springs. we were one of the only ones in the tent loop since the temperature was pretty cold for January in Florida. But It was nice the ranger came by that night at around 9 to... More

We camped last weekend at Juniper Springs. Because we are tent campers we chose the tent loop and we were very pleasantly surprised by the size and isolation of each site. You feel like you have your own little spot of the forest. Without RVs nearby, you don't hear the hum of generators all night long. The bathrooms were a... More

If you want to get amongst the locals this is the place; my daughter rescued what appeared to be a 30 stone lady out of the spring, who couldn't swim, as soon as we got there and she and her family went on to tell us now they nicked the fish for their aquarium! It's an unusual place, a freshwater... More

I took my extended family (16 people in total) on the Juniper Springs canoe run which was supposed to take four hours. Instead we spent almost six hours on the river hauling our canoes over various deadfall that the National Forest Service has yet to remove since the hurricanes of 2004. I had made the run previously when it was... More

This review is from the perspective of a camper. We are Florida Natives, so we've visited a great many springs. This spring was nothing to write home about, in comparison - however, it was neat how they turned it into a recreational area. With that said, we visited in February to camp and check out the Spring. It was a... More

We had two campsites one was fairly large and the other was quite small. One had a better fire ring than the other. Both campsites had a good amount of shade that is necessary in Florida in June. We were close to the showers/bathrooms that were well maintained this weekend. The showers almost always had HOT water almost too hot... More

Campground is nice and clean , pretty typical but in a good way. Foresty sites, easy access to trails. The spring, snack bar area is fun and scenic. The house w/ the water wheel is neat and all your friends will wonder where you took these pictures! The canoe run is very challenging, lots and lots of navigating and working... More

The main reason why I picked this park was because it was in the middle f the Ocala National Forest and I knew i wouldnt be able to see any city lights or hear any cars wizzing by. I'm from Miami so those 2 simple pleasures are hard to find where i'm from. The bathrooms are in excellnt condition and... More

It is beautiful, relaxing. Kids on bikes, playing board games, sleeping by the springs. The canoe run was 4 hours with a lot of ducking, using branches to pull canoe around very sharp corners with lots of low trees. The kids really enjoyed running the back of the canoe into tree branches. Water was low and we "bottomed" out a... More