Osceola National Forest Hog Pen Landing Campground

No water or electric. Vault toilet. In the middle of nowhere. Nice lake

Very primitive nice lake

A nice quiet free isolated campground on the western side of Ocean Pond in the cypresses and pines 

Quiet and isolated 

Campsites along the waterfront of a lake. Boat ramp. Great place to launch a kayak. There is a small fee to camp here. It’s 10$, there is a red metal envelope drop by the bathroom. It’s about 20min off of the highway. A well kept dirt road leads to the lake front and the campsites. Beautiful, quiet, it feels remote but is still a convenient stop for the night if you’re driving cross country.

Waterfront, cheap, beautiful. 

This place is such a hidden gem! There’s around 10-12 spots overall, all varying in size. No water or electricity but has a very clean pit toilet (was checked twice daily by the host). Half of the spots have picnic tables and there’s plenty of trash cans throughout. The host here is SO KIND and gave me so much advice on where to shower and get free water! Lake city is an easy 25 minute drive away and Jacksonville is 45 minutes away. Half of the spots are lake views and get some sun during the day. The other spots are pretty shaded so not good for solar. Fee is $10/night and I had full ATT LTE service, never happens! Boat ramp is located here so daily traffic is high but very quiet at night time and felt safe. Doggy loved all of the forest surrounding us on our hikes! Definitely would stay again. 

Hidden gem!!

Came back to stay at this spot while traveling back up north. Arrived around 5pm on a Friday and there were 2 spots left ($10/night). With all of the rain lately, it’s getting pretty muddy back there but didn’t keep us from staying. Bathrooms are still clean but now they have a lot of drain flies. Definitely keeping this spot on my list for future travels! 