3.8780 reviewsPrice
$10 - $15/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
34 campsites
Season
October - April This...
Cell
Has Service
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
Price
$10 - $15/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
34 campsites
Season
October - April This...
Cell
Has Service
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
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Big Bass Campground, Ocala National Forest, Florida
Hunters, wildlife watchers, and tent campers who pack all their own water and want dense pine-oak privacy for $15 a night. Black bear sightings are real here, and camp hosts consistently earn praise for keeping the place in order. Grab a north-end site to cut down on highway nois
No potable water on-site is a hard stop for anyone who didn't pre-load enough. The lake dried up years ago, so fishing and paddling aren't happening. Road noise reaches most sites, the access road is rough, and tick loads in the understory are genuinely heavy.
Reference information about Big Bass Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>Spend your next short- or long-term camping trip at Big Bass. With the occasional black bear sighting, this the perfect location to escape the hustle of the city and get back to nature. We offer both tent and RV camping on the south edge of the Ocala National Forest, not far from the Ocklawaha River.</p><p><strong>Camping</strong></p><ul><li>Big Bass is a seasonal campground in the southern part of the Ocala National Forest, not far from Doe Lake Recreation Area.</li></ul><p><strong>Small Game Hunting</strong></p><ul><li>Enjoy the hunting season as you get deeper in the woods to find your game. </li></ul>
The elevation is 75 feet. The campground is a single loop in a stand of Longleaf pine and oak. The dense middlestory provides good privacy between sites and blocks any views of nearby Big Bass Lake, which nature is slowly reclaiming. The sites have lantern poles Ticks are abundant in the Forest. Take the usual precautions for yourself, your children, and your pets. Ocala National Forest 354 and pedestal grilles along with picnic tables and fire rings. Although not on Rt. 42, traffic noise can be heard in campground. This is bear country; practise safe food storage technique. It is also alligator country; practice caution around water especially with small dogs.
Open October 15 to April 15.
The composition of the parking aprons is lime rock and grass. They will accommodate any size RV.
In Altoona, FL, at the intersection of County Rt. 42 and State Rt. 42, take State Rt. 42 west 9.6 miles to campground sign. Turn right after sign onto Forest Rt. 13 (dirt) and go 1 mile to campground on right.
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The campground operates mid-October through mid-April, when daytime temperatures range from 67°F to 89°F and evenings cool to 49°F-74°F. These months bring Florida's best camping weather with crisp mornings, warm afternoons, and occasional rain showers that enhance the pine scent. Summer's heat and humidity close the campground.
Open through winter; reviewers note good camping weather and busiest weekends in season.
Potable water is not available at this site.
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