Lake Louisa State Park

To be clear, this review is from our stay March 4th, 2020

We stayed for 1 night on our way out of the Orlando area.

Beautiful park, lots of nicely paved roads to bike on. The campground itself was set up nicely, our site was spacious and level. The little store sells some essentials and firewood, but we only bought some frozen popsicles. Bathrooms clean and maintained.

We biked a bit, and enjoyed listening to the birds. We also got to see a small gator in one of the lakes! We slept at night with the windows open and it was a great night’s stay after the hustle and bustle of Orlando.

Loved it here. Both sites we occupied were 30A/50A & H20 only. We made use of the very accessible dump station when moving between sites.

Very few sites here have a view of a lake/water (30, 29, 27, 25 do), but most sites are decently separated from the next with some privacy provided by shrubbery. Some highway noise can be heard; while you have to drive 3 miles once you enter the park to get to the campground, the access road swings you back out towards the highway.

There are two 'Glamping' tents available for reservation near the campground which were cute from the outside. Cabins are down the road and across the lake.

Bathrooms were clean and featured hot water with good pressure. A few laundry machines are available (credit card swipe too!). There is a camp store with light snacks and necessities, as well as canoe, kayak and bike rentals.

Camp hosts were super friendly.

Great trails and roads for running. Lots of road bikers using the park to group ride. Alligators hanging out in the lakes near the campground.

Lots of trails, like most Florida lakes, fishing is from piers and docks. Canoes and kayaks are available for rent though. Campground is very nice. Level sites. It is about a 3 mile drive from the gate. Star gazing is really good on a clear night. The booms you hear after dusk are not night bombing training. It’s Disney World’s nightly fireworks. Lasts maybe 30 minutes. Not really a bother. Some nice hills for Florida. We had 2-3 bars of Verizon 4g. Would come back again.

So close to Disney which is a bonus if you are going there. Really wish they hadn’t cleared so many trees. Unique dump station very accessible. There are wide open areas that although pristine to me looked very barren. Bring back more trees. The birds and animal life will love it and it will make a great park even greater. If this park catches on with regular fill ups there is plenty of land for more campgrounds.

We had a great time at this park. If you're from Florida you get used to the flat lands that most of the state has to offer. The park has some hills and creates some very nice views of the land surrounding you. We had the opportunity to hit some of the trail system throughout the park. The trails were clear and very easy to navigate. The campground is about 3 miles at the end of the road. We had not problems getting the fifth wheel in and out. The ranger at the gate was kind enough to fully explain our site and even recommended that we come in from the wrong direction to allow for easier hookup on our particular site.We found it to be very quiet back there with little traffic. We plan to come back again in the near future.
*One item to note, when you are using GPS, make sure you are choosing the correct entrance. You want the entrance off of Hwy 27. Take it from me, you don't want to end up at the trailhead entrance on the backside of the park, especially with a fifth wheel in tow. But hey, that made for an adventure on it's own.

The state park is very large and has a large number of hiking trails and several lakes. Once you are in the park it is a long, drive to the campground. The camping area is situated between Dixie and Hammond Lakes. Lake Louisa is on the opposite end of the park. The campground has 3 loops, each loop with about 15 sites.
Outside the state park there is quite a lot of business areas, restaurants, and things to do. Very close to Disney.

We love being close to nature, however we encountered a territorial bird at our campsite who kept attacking the RV, and that in turn frustrated our cats to no end.

Stayed here on March 7th, the temperature was cool so we didn't have our windows open. Didn't hear any road noise that the others have said even while out walking. Price paid reflects all taxes and reservation fees. Lake Louisa is different than some of the other state campgrounds that we had stayed at due to the lack of trees for shade. This once was an orange grove so the sites are kind of out in the open, which would make it get pretty warm in the summer months I would imagine. The sites do have small vegetation and trees between sites that give some privacy. There are a few sites that have full hook-up that isn't mentioned on their website , Dixie loop sites 16,18,20 and 30 and in Sandhill loop sites 32,33,34(HC),35,36(HC),37,38,39 and 40. The restrooms were very clean and well maintained by the camp host with laundry facilities. There are miles of trails(sandy) for hiking, biking or horse back riding that wander out into the open areas and around the lakes. There is bike, kayak and canoe rental available. The check in was great with very friendly staff and they also have a very cute t-shirt for sale at only $15.