West Tower Hunt Camp
Osceola National Forest
Write a Review Greenfield Tower Rd. Lake City, FL 32055 850-523-8500 Official WebsiteGPS: 30.3225, -82.5587
Overview of West Tower Hunt Camp
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads. Learn more: Boondocking 101.
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by camper-782581 on 1/30/2024
Longest RV Reported: 40 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by ChancyU on 12/12/2019
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 131 ft / 39 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of West Tower Hunt Camp 13 people have reviewed this location.
“Positive ”
Reviewed 11/5/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | - |
Road in was will maintained and smooth. Well worth the drive. Not far off of I4. Can’t beat it for free camping in Florida. The dogs across the street did bark and carry on a little but way better than lot docking. Would definitely use it again. Bathroom was clean, potable water available.
Slant would stay here again
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“Lots of People”
Reviewed 6/6/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
The road leading to the campground is wide and pretty well kept, but it has some rough washboards. The camp spot was clean, but there were a lot of other campers there. Everyone was quiet and respectful, but I would have enjoyed more privacy. There were some amenities available but not many.
Jules would stay here again
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“Free boondocking in Florida”
Reviewed 4/12/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 1 |
RV Length: | 37' (Fifth Wheel) |
Check out the video https://youtu.be/dZ0GhZjbY-o Free camping in Florida is harder to find than Bigfoot, but there are a few spots if you know where to look. Even free overnighters at your usual go-to’s like Walmart are a rarity so I want to share with you a site we just stayed at in north central Florida near I-10 just outside of Lak... more
Check out the video https://youtu.be/dZ0GhZjbY-o
Free camping in Florida is harder to find than Bigfoot, but there are a few spots if you know where to look. Even free overnighters at your usual go-to’s like Walmart are a rarity so I want to share with you a site we just stayed at in north central Florida near I-10 just outside of Lake City.
Osceola National Forest is located about an hour west of Jacksonville and a half hour northeast of Lake City. There is a first come first serve campground in the forest called Ocean Pond. It has various sites with a range of hookups from electric to water and primitive. It borders a small lake called ocean pond but is first come first serve. This is a decent campground if you can get in and want to spend about $12 a night (check the website for the latest prices). Since we are on a mission to boondock AKA dry camp as much as possible, we searched around and found a few hunting camps in the forest.
The one we decided to try out was Fire Tower West, it was about 15-20 minutes from the exit off I-10 down some dirt roads but for a free place to stay, it was well worth it.
There are several sites in the open area near the road where we decided to stay to take advantage of the sun for our solar panels. There is a single bathroom and outdoor cold-water shower, as well as an outdoor potable water faucet which we used to fill our fresh water tank. There are no dump stations onsite so be prepared to take your grey and black water with you.
If you have small USB charging devices there is a charging station as well. Other than climbing the fire tower for some forest views there isn’t much to do right at the campground, but for a level place to park with access to water and for free camping, it was a score.
Reviews online do mention the dog kennel across the street which can be heard but I didn’t think it was as bad as people made it out to be. The other negative for us was the large number of gnats when we were there in April, but I guess that comes with the territory when you’re camping in the woods in Florida.
All and all this is a site I would stay at again when passing through but wouldn’t recommend as a destination campsite.
As always safe travels to everyone from Rob and Sabrina at http://www.RVLivingYet.com Also, follow our travels on http://www.instagram.com/rvlivingyet
RV Living Yet would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- recreation trail
Facilities
- horse corral
- restrooms: vault
- trash
Pets
- pets
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