A 64-site campground offers 26 primitive tent sites and 38 sites with power and water hookups. A dump station, picnic pavilions and boat ramps are located in the campground.

The 9,500-acre Rodman Reservoir is perennially rated in the Top 10 Trophy Bass Lakes in Florida by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The 67-site Rodman Campground is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Palatka off State Route 19 on Rodman Dam Road.

The Rodman Reservoir provides a diverse and extensive habitat for not only trophy fish but numerous avian species as well. Many endangered and threatened species of wading birds, waterfowl, bald eagles and others use the reservoir, particularly during the cooler months. There are also numerous alligators, turtles and even manatees that inhabit and travel through the reservoir seasonally.

The campground and reservoir were originally created during the 1960s-era Cross Florida Barge Canal project. The mammoth public works project was started in 1964 when President Lyndon B. Johnson flew into Palatka and started the project with a ground-breaking explosion at the nearby Rodeheaver’s Boys Ranch.

Almost 50 years later, the nearby Kirkpatrick Dam still remains intact, impounding the Ocklawaha River and maintaining the reservoir. A political and environmental battle continues since the reservoir was first flooded in November of 1968 of whether to maintain and manage Rodman as it is, or to remove significant portions of the earthen dam and restore the “Free Flowing Ocklawaha River."

Rodman Campground

By the Rodman's damn and Oklwahaha river great primitive camping and hunting. Check out nearby sites. Test your camping skills. No cell reception.

Fish snd be wild

We first stopped there as a one night layover. Lots of trees and well maintained restrooms.  Didn't get a chance to but lots of fishing in area. Dont take the dirt road heading south out of park past dam. Good quiet destination spot.

Tucked away

The bathrooms and showers were clean. There wasn’t a lot to do in this area, we did try fishing in the lake adjacent to the campground, but didn’t catch anything. The campsites are surrounded by trees and large. 

Relaxing Camping 

Beautiful site!    Full shade and very level.   Water directly in front of our site.  Road our bikes to the dam.  

Shady

Wonderful wooded area near a big lake. Sites were a bit close but lots of foliage in between made them fairly visually private, but sound definitely carries. Nice that the RV sites are separate from the tent sites. As with all other FL state parks, really well maintained campsite and facilities. Took my first shower here in DAYS and it was glorious.

Super close to the boat launch which is a great half day kayak. There's a really cute park near the water with grills, covered picnic tables, and a fire pit. Good spot for lunch!

Nice sites in the woods

Rodman campground was very clean and well maintained. The bathrooms were spotless. The tent sites were very large, adequately spaced with varying degrees of privacy. The boat ramp is well kept and there is ample trailer parking nearby. 

Nice State Park

We stayed 4 nights in December 2020.   Site 60.  We had a great time.   Campground is clean and well maintained.   Very friendly.   Went hiking on a beautiful wide path along the water.   Rode bikes to the dam.   We’ve been there four times now, and just love it there!  

Awesome

We stayed on NYE 2020, and aside from the crazy noisy drunk people (as expected) the stay was really nice. We brought our dogs, were only a few minutes walk to the bathrooms, and generally had an average experience. The campsites were really close to one another, with little vegetation separating us. If you’re looking for a more primitive experience I’d skip this one. 

Noisy on NYE but a Classic FL Campground

Hiked some, went without husband, probably would have enjoyed more had he come

Nice

This place has the most beautiful sunrises

Beautiful sunrise 

We’ve been here a couple of times now and really enjoy these campgrounds. There’s plenty of foliage so you may know you have camp neighbors but you can’t see what everyone is doing. The restrooms are very clean and the lake is beautiful around sunset 😍. Most certainly will camp here again. 

Quiet, Secluded Campsite

We camped Friday to Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend and had a good time. The biting yellow flies can be bad at times, so prepare for that. The campground was clean, the other campers are friendly and the bathrooms are well-maintained.  The campsites are really great, secluded, green, and great to just enjoy nature. For Memorial Day weekend the campground was not nearly as busy as expected for the holiday. It was very nice!

Memorial Day Weekend 

Super relaxing.  Quiet.  Lots of fishing near by.  Spots on water are nice.  Bathrooms clean.  Would recommend for a short trip.

Great Family Spot

There were only 67 campgrounds, ours was at the very end spacious quiet. The bathrooms were clean the front office was very very friendly

Hidden gem

We had a great time site we had was great  

Great experience 

Quiet and peaceful night

This campground has a ton of campsites and is fairly busy with people camping. It’s in some sparse woods and isolated enough to give that camping feel. There’s some great fishing places nearby, and the woods offer up firewood if you didn’t bring your own. Overall, a great place to camp! 