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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
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by camper-736823 on 1/15/2023
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 10 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 12/4/2022
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Last reported 1/15/2023
“Great Spot ”
Reviewed 1/15/2023
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
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Road was in great shape coming in. Don’t park near tower, tons of barking dogs all day and night. Parked a little way in. Lots of great sites, some with fire rings. Outdoor shower, didn’t use too cold. Barely anyone there, but other camper where friendly.
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camper-736823 would stay here again
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“Across The Street There Are Two Houses”
Reviewed 12/4/2022
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Dogs bark from 430am until 8. Had more of a rv park type vibe. It was clean.
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Verizon 5G
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“Free And Peaceful But Currently Out Of Water”
Reviewed 11/28/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
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Wonderful campground but please note that as of Nov 25, 2022 the well has run dry so there is no water for the foreseeable future.
Becca would stay here again
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Reviewed 4/7/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Gorgeous campsite. Had bathroom with usb chargers. A little bumpy driving in, but easy if you take it slow.
lipstickshotgun would stay here again
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“Better than expected!”
Reviewed 2/24/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | N/A |
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We stayed one night and our site was great. Fellow campers where very nice. Campsites are spread out (look beyond the open spots near the actual fire tower). Only complaint is the nearby neighbors hunting dogs barking a lot - but couldn’t hear them inside van. But, I bet summer would be a different story if you had to have your windows... more
We stayed one night and our site was great. Fellow campers where very nice. Campsites are spread out (look beyond the open spots near the actual fire tower). Only complaint is the nearby neighbors hunting dogs barking a lot - but couldn’t hear them inside van. But, I bet summer would be a different story if you had to have your windows open. Also, only 3G Verizon and spotty. Flush toilet, cold outdoor shower, potable water, and 4 USB outlets to charge your stuff - all at bathroom up front.
slhmatt would stay here again
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“Beautiful quiet and peaceful”
Reviewed 1/10/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 0000 |
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Met some awesome people here, stay up to 14 days free bathhouse with running water,cold water shower, potable water, horse stable. Great place 5.6 miles on shell road but very smooth and very little dust.
Cimeronstar would stay here again
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“No longer a free site”
Reviewed 12/12/2019
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
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The web page says that the campground now costs $10 a night. :-(
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“Positive ”
Reviewed 11/5/2019
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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
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- recreation trail
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- horse corral
- restrooms: vault
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