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Price
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80 campsites
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Year-round
Cell
No Service
Pets
Pets Allowed
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11650 N.W. 115 St., Chiefland, FL 32626
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Learn more about alerts →Winter visits are the move: manatees gather in the warm spring water November through March, temperatures are comfortable, and ranger interpretive programs run on weekends. Every site has water and electric hookups, the bathhouses are clean, and the boardwalk to the Suwannee is a
Verizon is nearly dead here, with almost zero upload, so remote work or heavy streaming isn't happening. Large rigs will also find some loop roads tight. A burn ban is currently in effect as of April 2026, so campfire nights are off the table for now.
Context for the broader area surrounding Manatee Springs State Park Loop Mag1, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
Completed in 1970, <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/dams/ca10192.htm">Stampede Dam</a> and Reservoir are located on the Little Truckee River immediately below the mouth of Davies Creek and approximately 8 miles above the confluence of the Little Truckee and Truckee Rivers. The dam and reservoir are features of the <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/washoe.html">Washoe Project</a>. Open year-round (frozen during winter). A surface area of approximately 3,340 acres at full reservoir storage with 25 miles of shoreline. Fishing season is year-round, with ice fishing during the winter. Available species include kokanee salmon, rainbow, brook, brown and lake (mackinaw) trout. A California Department of Fish and Game target fishery for hatchery catchables. Access by paved road.
Site is 7 miles north of I-80 near Truckee, California.
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The cooler months bring more than just comfortable temperatures—park rangers enhance your visit with interpretive programs that bring the park's natural and cultural history to life. Whether you're visiting during the mild winter when manatees gather in the warm spring waters or enjoying the lush greenery of other seasons, this campground offers a genuine North Florida experience.
Cooler months draw manatees and feature ranger interpretive programs; visitors praise winter visits.
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Each campsite in the park has electricity and water; the campgrounds include hot-shower restrooms, ADA-accessible restrooms and showers in Magnolia 1 and Hickory, picnic facilities, a concession, a boat ramp/canoe-kayak launch, and a drive-up dump station. Firewood is sold at the concession/ranger station. Pets are allowed in the family campgrounds on a six-foot leash; pets are prohibited in the youth group area.
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