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onethatcares

(16,188 posts) Sat Sep 29, 2018, 12:49 PM Sep 2018

Little Manatee State Park, Florida

Has anyone camped there? Have you used the primitive campsite? What was your opinion.

I'm looking for a place to camp for two nites during the week, between now and November, and don't want to drive to Ocala.

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Little Manatee State Park, Florida (Original Post) onethatcares Sep 2018 OP

answering my own question onethatcares Nov 2018 #1

Just upstream from the park where 301 crosses the river is the Canoe Outpost.. EX500rider Dec 2018 #2

I have camped at the Outpost..(just upriver from the Little Manatee Park) EX500rider Dec 2018 #3

onethatcares

(16,188 posts)

1. answering my own question

Reply to onethatcares (Original post)

Sat Nov 24, 2018, 07:28 PM

Nov 2018

I took the ride to the park. Nice trails but only one primitive campsite which has to be reserved in advance and costs a whopping $5.00 a nite.

Gonna wait until January to pitch the tent and spend three nights and two days.

EX500rider

(10,871 posts)

2. Just upstream from the park where 301 crosses the river is the Canoe Outpost..

Reply to onethatcares (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2018, 09:10 PM

Dec 2018

....you can rent canoes or kayaks from them or launch your own and they bring you back up river in a bus with a trailer for the boats.
They have campsites also.

http://www.canoeoutpost.com/littlemanateeriver.html

EX500rider

(10,871 posts)

3. I have camped at the Outpost..(just upriver from the Little Manatee Park)

Reply to onethatcares (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2018, 09:13 PM

Dec 2018

...was nice, but I prefer camping at Chassahowitzka...
https://www.chassahowitzkaflorida.com/
Or Alexander Springs (which is S Ocala)
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/ocala/recarea/?recid=37197

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