I live close to this park and I started doing a monthly “pack walk” where the Marion County Animal Shelter brings a big school bus load of adoptable dogs out there and people volunteer to walk them through the park. It gets them socialized and release some of their anxiety from being in the shelter. It’s a lot of fun. Glad to hear you liked the park. 😊❤
I love your presentation giving us a site by site view. Makes it easy for us to look for a reservation. Most of the campground reviews just show us a fast drive through with no breakdown. Great job, thanks!
One of the best reviews I ever watched, thank you so much! We'll be spending 5 nights there in another month, so great to see our site and know about the restrooms and laundry facilities!!
That is an amazing State Park! I have never seen a State Park with Laundry. WOW. Beautiful State Park.. Bring a helmet.. good advice. Thanks for sharing
John Prince isn’t bad. Bathrooms clean the 3 yrs in a row I visited. Loved biking around lake. I saw so many different birds as well as Iguanas. Personally I like it there for a few days 1:181:18
One of our favorites! We are FL residents and retired. We rarely camp in our state's parks tho because it's SO difficult getting reservations, especially in Winter when the Northern folks are here enjoying our weather and parks. We REALLY enjoy your reviews. Safe travels to you!
Also a Florida resident and yes, our state parks that we financed are inundated during our mild winters by our Northern friends who stay for months. The Ocala National Forest Service campsites are all booked far in advance along with even county parks. One of our county parks, Ft. De Soto in Pinellas County, does allow county residents to book one year in advance. It is even sold out quickly in the winter months. Should we contact our state Legislators to extend this to all state parks?
When I was little, my grandparents would vacation in the summer at Silver Glen Springs... such fond memories as we would all join them on a weekend... it was a family reunion.. and the water was soooooo cold. Ya'll should go check it out!! And the fishing............ exceptional!!
They used to do a presentation in the cracker village where a ranger dressed in period dress and gave a historical lecture in character from that period. It was very entertaining
Thanks to your review of the campground, we had a grand time there for 4 days last week. We drove down from KY and had site 36, while my in-laws had site 35. In addition to the glass-bottom boat tour, we rented kayaks for a couple of hours. But, I think the best fun was riding everywhere on our Lectric 2.0 bikes! We would definitely stay here again if we were in the area. Thanks again for your informational tour
Silver Springs is our favorite state park! It’s 1 hour from our house but when you get there it feels like you have gone a long way. We have a map with summer and winter sites high listed. I really enjoy your videos
Absolutely. When we want a quick getaway, we go to Jonathan Dickinson. We went to John Prince once and honestly I don't think we'd go back except to do a review. The sites had no privacy, there isn't a lot of room to maneuver into your spot, the bathrooms were disgusting, there are constantly airplanes flying over you and the jet skis on the lake were annoying. The only benefit was the 30 minute drive and the fact we were right on the lake.
By booking a day before and not showing up to the next day you have eliminated someone who needs a spot for one night. If everyone does that then there are no sites available for those emergency stops that an RV're might need. Not shaming just say'n.
I understand what you're saying but we are paying for the night. Florida State Parks don't let you check in until 3pm. You also can't just show up and take an open spot. They require reservations though Reserve America. During the winter months, it gets dark at 4:30 to 5, which makes it difficult. We don't want to have to pay for a day and not get to enjoy it for that day. By paying for the night before, it allows us to show up at 8am the next day, park the rig and enjoy the park. That way get a full day.
@@2KrazyKampers Michigan state park are also a 3pm check in and a 1pm checkout. But you must have your rig or tent on your site that first night. I watched people drop off their rigs and leave and not come back until the next day. We have arrived early and if our site is clear they allow us to go ahead and set up early. Due to covid more people are camping and our parks a filling up faster then ever. We have had to look for family run parks and boondocking sites and use the Harvest Host program. If you haven't checked it out,you should. They keep adding host all the time and they Host all over the country.
@@debyarger3084 The Florida parks won't allow us to go in early. We've gotten to the park at 2pm and they've made us sit in the parking lot until 3pm. For us, the paying for the night before allows us to get into the park first thing in the morning, otherwise you lose a day. During the summer, we usually show up on that day but many times it's after they close because most of the state parks for RVing are 3-5 hours away from us. We usually can't get there before 5pm, which is when they close. For us, we just don't want to set up in the dark so I'd rather pay the night and set up in the morning.
I too book either the day before or the day after and sometimes both. My travel times and campground activities will determine whether I do or don’t. I leave campsites open for other campers as much as possible, but if I need an early or late check in/ check out for a kayak, biking, or hiking run, then I consider that the purpose of the campsite and go for it. This was an awesome review, so much so, I was considering cancelling my May 2022 trip to this park due to distance from my house and now there is no way I would cancel. In fact, I’m now bringing our bikes in addition to our kayaks! Awesome job in showing the individual campsites! Great review!
I live close to this park and I started doing a monthly “pack walk” where the Marion County Animal Shelter brings a big school bus load of adoptable dogs out there and people volunteer to walk them through the park. It gets them socialized and release some of their anxiety from being in the shelter. It’s a lot of fun. Glad to hear you liked the park. 😊❤
I love your presentation giving us a site by site view. Makes it easy for us to look for a reservation. Most of the campground reviews just show us a fast drive through with no breakdown. Great job, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
thank you guys, We live real real close to this campground, We really need to go. Thanks to telling us how good it is. Love you guys
One of the best reviews I ever watched, thank you so much! We'll be spending 5 nights there in another month, so great to see our site and know about the restrooms and laundry facilities!!
Full hook-ups, spacious, clean, level sites! I think I would go there even if no amenities in the campground!
If your traveling with someone who can’t walk the trails the ranger station has a power wheelchair that is made for the trails that is available
That is an amazing State Park! I have never seen a State Park with Laundry. WOW. Beautiful State Park.. Bring a helmet.. good advice. Thanks for sharing
John Prince isn’t bad. Bathrooms clean the 3 yrs in a row I visited. Loved biking around lake. I saw so many different birds as well as Iguanas. Personally I like it there for a few days
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One of our favorites! We are FL residents and retired. We rarely camp in our state's parks tho because it's SO difficult getting reservations, especially in Winter when the Northern folks are here enjoying our weather and parks. We REALLY enjoy your reviews. Safe travels to you!
Also a Florida resident and yes, our state parks that we financed are inundated during our mild winters by our Northern friends who stay for months. The Ocala National Forest Service campsites are all booked far in advance along with even county parks. One of our county parks, Ft. De Soto in Pinellas County, does allow county residents to book one year in advance. It is even sold out quickly in the winter months. Should we contact our state Legislators to extend this to all state parks?
OMG those camp sites are huge. I will definitely add this place to my favorites list. Awesome find!! Thank you ❤👏
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Thanks guys!
Love your reviews! Thank you!
When I was little, my grandparents would vacation in the summer at Silver Glen Springs... such fond memories as we would all join them on a weekend... it was a family reunion.. and the water was soooooo cold. Ya'll should go check it out!! And the fishing............ exceptional!!
That is a awesome looking park.
They used to do a presentation in the cracker village where a ranger dressed in period dress and gave a historical lecture in character from that period. It was very entertaining
Thanks to your review of the campground, we had a grand time there for 4 days last week. We drove down from KY and had site 36, while my in-laws had site 35. In addition to the glass-bottom boat tour, we rented kayaks for a couple of hours. But, I think the best fun was riding everywhere on our Lectric 2.0 bikes! We would definitely stay here again if we were in the area. Thanks again for your informational tour
Wow! The sites are huge and beautiful. If we ever find ourselves in Florida, we’ll check it out. Thanks for sharing.
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Silver Springs is our favorite state park! It’s 1 hour from our house but when you get there it feels like you have gone a long way. We have a map with summer and winter sites high listed. I really enjoy your videos
Silver Springs is 15 min from my house. Camp there often. Love it! I think the sites with sewer are utilized by hosts.
We asked and they said only 2-3 of them are for hosts. There are several available but they are all pull through. We prefer back-in for more privacy
Really like your intro.
It looks very cool there! Love the video. Thank you. Great criteria for rating.
If you’re in south florida, the extra 45 min drive to Jonathan Dickinson state park is worth it over John Prince county park.
Absolutely. When we want a quick getaway, we go to Jonathan Dickinson. We went to John Prince once and honestly I don't think we'd go back except to do a review. The sites had no privacy, there isn't a lot of room to maneuver into your spot, the bathrooms were disgusting, there are constantly airplanes flying over you and the jet skis on the lake were annoying. The only benefit was the 30 minute drive and the fact we were right on the lake.
I really like the sound track music you used for this video
thank you
I enjoy your videos very much.
That looks like an amazing campground. I LOVE the shirt Joe was wearing today. Where did he find it? I need that shirt lol.
He made it
Going this weekend. Someone commented about great fishing; can you speak on that?
we didn't go fishing while we were there but we heard it was good
Nice review! We love this campground. Do they allow eBikes? Following the speed limit of course.
you can use ebikes in Florida State Parks but on the dirt trails you can't use pedal assist
How was the park WIFI ? Also what plan do you use for Verizon for a to spot ?
state parks don’t have WiFi. we have the unlimited 5G hotspot from Verizon. it costs $30 a month if you have Verizon and i think it’s $50 if you dont
Ok so what type of camper did the mother get?
She's still looking for the perfect rig
Can you swim there?
You can not swim in Silver Springs itself but there is a river you can
By booking a day before and not showing up to the next day you have eliminated someone who needs a spot for one night. If everyone does that then there are no sites available for those emergency stops that an RV're might need. Not shaming just say'n.
I understand what you're saying but we are paying for the night. Florida State Parks don't let you check in until 3pm. You also can't just show up and take an open spot. They require reservations though Reserve America. During the winter months, it gets dark at 4:30 to 5, which makes it difficult. We don't want to have to pay for a day and not get to enjoy it for that day. By paying for the night before, it allows us to show up at 8am the next day, park the rig and enjoy the park. That way get a full day.
@@2KrazyKampers Michigan state park are also a 3pm check in and a 1pm checkout. But you must have your rig or tent on your site that first night. I watched people drop off their rigs and leave and not come back until the next day.
We have arrived early and if our site is clear they allow us to go ahead and set up early. Due to covid more people are camping and our parks a filling up faster then ever. We have had to look for family run parks and boondocking sites and use the Harvest Host program. If you haven't checked it out,you should. They keep adding host all the time and they Host all over the country.
@@debyarger3084 The Florida parks won't allow us to go in early. We've gotten to the park at 2pm and they've made us sit in the parking lot until 3pm. For us, the paying for the night before allows us to get into the park first thing in the morning, otherwise you lose a day. During the summer, we usually show up on that day but many times it's after they close because most of the state parks for RVing are 3-5 hours away from us. We usually can't get there before 5pm, which is when they close. For us, we just don't want to set up in the dark so I'd rather pay the night and set up in the morning.
@@2KrazyKampers We have gotten into our sites early if they are available....I would imagine it depends on the park management.
I too book either the day before or the day after and sometimes both. My travel times and campground activities will determine whether I do or don’t. I leave campsites open for other campers as much as possible, but if I need an early or late check in/ check out for a kayak, biking, or hiking run, then I consider that the purpose of the campsite and go for it. This was an awesome review, so much so, I was considering cancelling my May 2022 trip to this park due to distance from my house and now there is no way I would cancel. In fact, I’m now bringing our bikes in addition to our kayaks! Awesome job in showing the individual campsites! Great review!