Tillis Hill Campground

We spent one night but were disappointed with Tillis Hills campground because of the barking dogs. According to information we were given during the reservation process and several posted signs at the camp site dogs were not permitted but the campsite next to us had two dogs. We were treated to three hours of barking. Apparently the rules don’t apply to everyone. Otherwise it was quiet.
Other than barking dogs it was a nice campground. Our site was level and the area was well kept. The restrooms were clean but could use a little sprucing up. The gravel road to the campground was OK but the pot holes could use some filling. Our T-Mobile cell service worked.
We would stay there again….minus the dogs.

Nice State Forest CG with 2 shower houses/bathrooms. Great for those camping with horses as they have stables you can rent. Ours was pretty level, but some sites require quite a bit of leveling. The road in ***AND MAKE SURE YOU APPROACH IT FROM THE SOUTH😉***is about 2 miles of limestone, fairly well maintained with a few small potholes on our visit. In the drier months, no doubt it's very dusty. During the week it was pretty quiet here, but less so on the weekend. All in all we enjoyed our stay quite a bit. There are hikes you can do directly from the campground as well as horse trails. Close for day visits to Homosassa, Crystal River area. Floral City and Inverness are a couple of neat little towns to check out as well.

For a state Forest campground this was well laid out. Sites are spacious and paved with 50 and 30 Amp as well as water with a dump station. Bath house and club house very clean. We stayed for 2 nights to explore the local wineries as well as Dames cave. We definitely would return. I gave Access 4 stars due to long forest road to get to campground.

Site 29 is a spacious spot on the end with a very nice view of live oak and long leaf pine trees. Sites on the outside of loop 1-10 are also spacious. Most other sites are close together without much privacy between. Nice hot showers.
We loved this campground as a base for excursions to the many nearby destinations for hiking, biking on the paved Withlacoochee State Trail, kayaking at Crystal River with the manatees and at Rainbow Springs. Also many miles of equestrian trails in the state forest. Verizon service with phones was 0-1 bar and not usable for data. Usable with a cellular router.

This is a Florida State Forest area with multiple tracts of land and multiple campgrounds. Tillis Hill Recreation Area is located in the middle of the largest tract. Entrance to the campground is off of Stagecoach Rd. Do not try any other entrances as they are dirt roads (trails) that required 4 wheel drive and may not be passable. The main road (Trail 13) is a 3 mile dirt/gravel road that is wide, flat and may have a few large potholes. Just before the campground the road is paved and signage is good. There are two paved camping loops with a narrow but adequate pavement. Each site also has a narrow paved pad. Most pads have some slope but not bad. There are about 30 campsites.

The area is well manicured, the grass was cut, limbs trimmed. Sites have 50/30/20 amp and water. There is a dump station as you leave the campground. There are horse stables available for rent for an extra fee. Also a pavilion and a group camp area.

We found the area extremely quiet, especially as we learned on Wednesday that the campground was closing on Friday due to Corona Virus precautions. We were originally scheduled to stay for 10 days. No new people were arriving and some people started departing. By Friday there were about 6 of the sites still occupied.

Water pressure was good. No wifi available. ATT cell service was spotty. At times I had two bars, other times none. I gave it one bar. I was able to use the cell service for streaming about half the time. Voice service on my cell phone was adequate most of the time, but not always.

We loved the beautiful grounds and the quiet. We needed more internet. We would come back for an overnight if needed in the area. Would probably not stay for a long time due to lack of internet streaming capability. Received a senior discount. We are supposed to receive a reimbursement for nights paid for but not stayed after cancellation.

The road in was well grated. Still need to take it slow. We went directly to our site. Prepaid online reservation. Campground was clean and quiet. Bathhouses were well kept. Plenty of space per site. Plenty of riding trails (stables available for horses) and hiking trails. The dump station was out of service during our stay. We were able to use the one a few miles away.