Відео

We aren't fans of KOA either! What a cool find!!

Are any of these campsites good for off-roading

Is that traffic noise, or just wind I hear in the background? Extra points if there's no traffic noise. BIG extra points.

Funny how so many state parks charge $40-55 and this one just manages to prove a damn good price is STILL POSSIBLE.

Hey! Great video! Thanks for stopping by. We hope to see you again soon! ❤

I’m camping there now! I love this place. I watched this video before booking. Thanks for sharing. Oh, by the way, I met Kevin and Rhonda here as well. Great campground and making great new friends! What could be better!

KOA's were overrated. Never did like to camp at them. 13.51 a night is not bad at all. It looks like there is sun for solar. I can only make it a few days without full sun. Thanks for the video. Hope you all didn't get any ticks rummaging around those high weeds. I like doing that too.

Ive heard Florida residents get first crack at camp grounds, is it state, county, or private or all? Can I work- camp at these state parks?

I never knew about a KOA campground closing, or any campground for that matter. But I admit that I've been out of the camping world for a long time and was simply unaware.

Is this the campground located right on Indian Lake? I'm a local lol. I've hiked there and photographed some birds there. I just thought it was a tiny forest service campground.

Awesome that they sold it and changed it to a nice well maintained campground with lots of room for each site.

Are Nos. 4 &7 the same place?

Yeah, we hate KOA, too many people piled on top of each other. Nice that the purchased it and turned it into a better campground.

one account i heard someone disliked dirt bikes in that forest, stretched a thin hard to see cable between some trees, a rider was seriously injured

Music sucks

I have reservations for a few nights there next month. Doesn't look like my solar panels will be getting much sun at the campsite, but I will check out the Morris Bridge park. Thanks for the tip.

Cool place I like Ocala but there is a lot of trash. People just don’t care. Thanks for the video

I dont recommend any of those unnumbered roads in 2WD, the traction changes on a regular basis depending on who went 4 wheeling before you? Also in spring lots of the back roads get overgrown with limbs and brush. That dog wont last long around the ponds, Keep pets and small children away from fhe water edge, Ive been exploring those roads since 1965, Be careful if you go camping in any of those areas that are remote, Anyone that regulary camps remotely knows the potential dangers. If your new to the Ocala NF start exploring the numbered roads first, Its all a beautiful area , Enjoy and be safe!

Yeah, I only live 7 miles from that park. I like the nature trails. I believe the campground was just finished a year or so ago. At the bottom of the west side of lake has a 90’ hole 🕳️ at the bottom. I’m surprised the water level went that high ? Trying to remember, maybe when Debby came by ?

I live not far from that area . I would not camp out there ! I just go to the national parks like Alexander springs in the area . It’s worth the price to me ! 😁🇺🇸

Trash leaving trash is the norm here in Florida. So is shitting beside the road and leaving toilet paper as some kind of marking technique. Welcome to white trash heaven.

I go off roading frequently in the Ocala National forest and sadly the trash is a normal sight. You will find large piles of it that people simply throw on the side of the trails. Luckily they recently started going through the trash when cleaning it up to try to identify the owner(s) to fine them. I really hope it puts a stop to the garbage dumping as it is destroying an amazing place that we are lucky to have. I often see things like couches, chairs, carpets, broken toilets, boats; yes you read correctly, abandoned boats.

Nasty people fry my last nerve. Absolutely no reason to leave human waste laying around. I never heard of that place. I wouldn't be able to get my van in there. Cool video though. TY

If you knew the local area better you would know that a lot of people use the ocala forest for night parties while camping. Booze and drugs rule and common respect is nowhere near.

I camped in ONF for years-- you are so right, free campsites are every where, never camp there alone, I have camped in ONF for nearly 40 years, never had a probole except the drunks and party people ----I call them white trash,- my protection is a very large mean dog, I hang signs around my campsite warning intruders , only every had one , who thought he could get past the dog , that poor guy learned a lesson real fast, my dog has a very long 30 foot leech, when he barks and the intruders get a look at the dog it keeps them away. ONF is a beautiful place, to bad we have white trash ruining it.

Todays people have no respect for anybody or anything. They were raised to live in trash.

It breaks my heart to see the campsites like that in the forest! People especially campers should know better! You should always leave with more trash than you came with, clean up whatever you see if you're camping there, especially if it's free, it's the least we can do for the forest! Thank you for bringing attention to this, it's so beautiful and yes definitely bring your four-wheel drive LOL😊 my sugar Sand will suck you up and bury you! Stay safe❤

Maybe try Delancey, it seemed pretty clean when we stayed a few years back, but regardless florida has changed so much since when I was a kid, there are friday and Saturday nights parties going on out there just has it has happened everywhere you go nowadays. It seems rangers are no longer interested in these parks anymore. The new saying for us is IF IT IS FREE IT IS NOT FOR ME. Just being real. Good luck. 😊

Well book a motel room then

skunk ape waste ..known area for them

Years ago I used to camp in ocala and go deer hunting. And one day I went to a spot that I’ve never been to and there was so many broken bud light bottles that it seemed equal to the amount of sand I shit you not.

The forest people (aka homeless) live out there!

The place is dangerous for normal campers - Stay out - Drugs, Homeless, Guns, Lots of drinking etc, People with not a lot to lose, So it's smart to just let them enjoy it among themselves and you go to the many other campgrounds near by.

During dog rifle season I imagine it will not be at its best. Sad

The people coming in and leaving all that trash is most likely kids partying and don't have any respect for the forest there are hundreds of nice campsites in that forest that the locals will come in and clean up instead of messing it up I hunt and camp in there a lot and very seldom have had to clean before I camped have a wonderful new year every one ,God bless

My family went to tell us hill for our first camp trip

So sad what is wrong with people.

But you’re a Browns fan, you ought to be used to trash….😂😂😂

These spots are notorious for late night “party visits” by locals looking to get drunk in the woods and maybe play with their guns. There is NO WAY that you would find me there after dark.

Very nice. I have a little 15 foot A frame pop-up camper. Do you know if they allow that in the tent sites? I couldn't find any info on their website? Really nice little park. Been thinking about getting out of the cold for a few weeks and come down to florida. Lived in south FL for many years. I'm in the nc mountains now.

I live 10 miles from the southeastern corner of Ocala National Forest, have never heard of this place. It is pretty much to be expected that any public area of ONF that is accessible by vehicle will be trashed.

People suck

....desolation alley. Don't touch that squirrels nuts, it makes him crazy!😊

Thanks for the share, we don't be adding that one to your list though 8) I can't imagine anyone getting in there with any size rig, the branches were scraping your truck let alone an RV. It's so sad to see people being horrible humans.- Kyle and Michelle

I use to ride my 4wheeker there in the Ocala forest and was told by several people to watch my back, they said the homeless would rob you.

I'm 63 years old and have been going to ONF since I was 14. It has changed a lot and has become a rather dangerous place due to the remote areas and people that inhabit them. I will never go there unarmed and would never stay at a remote campsite. There are quite a few undesirable people that live in the forest.

feel free to stay in Michigan or New York. im sure your campgrounds are much cleaner. Ive been camping, hunting and fishing for 50 years in this area. it didnt start getting bad until the rush to move to Florida. We say that all the nuts roll downhill to Florida. People from out of state do crazy, stupid things and then the press calls him "Florida Man.

We call it twin ponds on river road. Never camped there but big bass. Caught a 8 lbs and my son caught a 13lbs.

I used to motorcycle camp in the forest 8 years ago. One thing about an area like that with free camping is that it sometimes attracts desperate people and people on the run from another state. I'm not saying they are necessarily bad people; they are just desperate people who occasionally do desperate things to survive. There are free campsites at some of the places where they have a host of sorts to keep an eye on things, get visits, and give updates to the rangers who come by occasionally. Even still, I always carried a sidearm just in case.

Some areas around the ONF are free and in good condition, though not perfect; you'll see trash here and there. This is common, considering it's a vast forest, making it impossible for rangers to cover all areas without an army. I always bring an extra-large yard bag to pick up what I can. Regarding security, I've never had an issue. I've seen four-wheelers and dirt bikes, but they just pass through without causing trouble. For camping, I recommend areas with cell service; some spots have no signal at all, which is a red flag. As many have suggested, carry some form of protection, limit your stay to one or two nights, and trust your instincts. Thanks for sharing this great information in the video. Happy New Year 2025!