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Check out our chapter websites and Meetup groups for activities in your area.  Visit the Chapters page, scroll down to the bottom and look for your county.  Click on the chapter for a county to go to its web page.  Florida Trail Association activities include day hikes, backpacking trips, canoeing and kayaking, bicycling, picnics, and campouts.  Day hikes may focus on birding, plant identification, geocaching or historic sites.  Most activities are held locally, but some chapters travel to other parts of the state or out of state for extended trips.  However you like to enjoy the great outdoors, there's a Florida Trail activity for you!
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NTH 2009-008 Ocala Campground Changes PDF Print E-mail
Notice No. 2009-008

Submittal Name   Deb Blick
Title                     FTA Staff
Phone                  352-378-8823
Email                    dblick@floridatrail.org
Map No.               19-Ocala North, 20-Ocala South, 25 - CFG East
Perm. Change?    Yes
Effective Date      03/22/2009
Ending Date        

Description

New regulations and price increases have gone into effect for the campgrounds in the Ocala National Forest.  The phone number for reservations is:  877-444-6777.  Campgrounds along the Florida Trail include: 

Lake Delancy East - $10 per night – Closed June 2 – Sept 30, including water supply.
Salt Springs - $17 per tent site/$22 per RV site.  Reservations generally required.
Hopkins Prairie - $10 per night – Closed June 2 – Sept 30, including water supply.
Juniper Springs - $17 per site, $10 overnight parking. Reservations recommended.
Farles Prairie – Now a DAY USE ONLY site.  No camping except during hunting season. $5 per vehicle., no overnight parking.
Buck Lake – Now a GROUP CAMPING ONLY site.  $50 per night.
Alexander Springs - $17 per site, $10 overnight parking. Reservations recommended.

Clearwater Lake - $14 per site.  Reservations recommended.

Note:  With the exception of the Juniper Prairie Wilderness Area, currently backpackers are limited to camping ONLY in these developed campgrounds during hunting season. Ocala NF camping rules do not specify which hunting season so plan on it applying during all hunt dates except small game. 

Note:  There are no campgrounds within walking distance of the Florida Trail in the Ocala West section. It is 33 miles between Marshall Swamp Trailhead (camping only with permit from OGT) to Lake Delancy East so plan accordingly. Hikers MAY be able to get permission to camp in the backyard of The 88 Store.  The 88 Store is 26 miles north from Marshall Swamp trailhead and 7 miles south from Lake Delancy East campground.
 
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