Some Nice Spots and Pull Throughs
Juniper Springs Recreation Area: Tropical Loop Campground has some nice, private sites. This is the area we spent 5 nights. We had a very good site. However, Sand Pine has better sites. Only Tropical camping area has pull throughs. (There are many trails and the boardwalk which are temporarily closed. )
There is a challenging kayak run which begins here in the park. Kayaks can be rented here.
Concessionaire run, not adequately maintaining bathrooms.
(Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good
(70 yr olds in 17’ trailer with a desire for a campsite that has at least some visual privacy - after the trailer is in the spot.)
Overall Rating: 4 because there are some cozy sites.
Price 2023: $ 20 w interagency pass
Usage during visit: heavy during Thanksgiving weekend. Light usage by Monday. Sounds like usage picks up on weekends.
Site Privacy: There are some great sites. See ‘Sites’ below.
Site Spacing: Nice spacing for many sites.
Site surface: Blacktop
Reservations: Yes
Campground Noise: Over Thanksgiving weekend it got pretty noisy due to one large multi-site group.
Road Noise: None
Through Traffic in campground: No reason for any.
Electric Hookup: No
Sewer Hookup: No
Dump Station: Yes.
Potable Water Available: Scattered spigots and near the bath/shower rooms.
Generators: Allowed
Bathroom: Yes. The level of cleanliness, seems typical of concessionaire run campgrounds. Poor.
Showers: Yes. Not very clean.
Pull Throughs: Yes - all pull through sites are in this loop.
Cell Service (AT&T): 2 bars.
Setting: Juniper/ Palm trees
Weather: high in the 60s lows in the 40s.
Bugs: None.
Solar: Surprisingly, on the clear days our 400 w panel charged the 100 ah battery to nearly 100%.
Host: Concessionaire run. No host.
Rig size: Site specific. About 46’ would be maximum.
Sites: TROPICAL LOOP: 6,(our site),4, 24,(right next to the bathroom),14,
For a pull through w separation created with an RV: 3,1, 25, 22, 20, 16, 15.