This place is extraordinarily beautiful. From the campsite you can go tubing down the river, we…read morehad an absolute blast!!! The water was cold, but with this Florida heat it felt very refreshing. Once you get moving around in the water it's not bad at all. This is a Beautiful Springs! No wonder Rainbow Springs is considered the most beautiful of the state's 33 first-magnitude springs, more than any other state and more than any nation can boast. Tubing here was so relaxing too! There are air stations to fill your tubes if you're bringing your own. If you are coming in by the Rainbow Springs State Park entrance be prepared to wait in line its recommended to be at the springs super early. They open at 8 AM I would recommend to be here at 6:30AM. They close the park and won't let anyone else in when it's full to capacity. Great place to come with family and friends.

If I could give this FL SP zero stars I most definitely would! We camped during the T-Giving…read moreHoliday 2025. We pulled up at 3:02 pm and the gate was closed. I got my phone to call and noticed a VM had been left from the same phone number. Due to spotty service, I could not figure out what was being said in the VM, so I called. The gentleman on the phone was very rude. "I left you a message with this information a few minutes ago," he said. I explained what I typed above and was given the code. When entering the ranger station the gentleman barely looked up. I said nicely that I believe I just spoke to you on the phone and I am here to check-in. He was just as rude during the check-in process. Whatever, people have bad days. We found our site and got everything setup. We had a great site and the park is very beautiful. We could hear kids playing a site or two down and some dogs randomly barking here and there throughout the park. Our dogs responded by barking "HI" back a couple of times before we shushed them and they quieted down The next two days were chilly and nothing particular to note regarding park or staff. We were a tad disappointed in the lack of walking and/or bike trails, but at this point were still happy with the park. Note: we did not see any trails leading to the springs; you had to drive to a separate entrance. Saturday is the day that did it for us. As I stated above, during the day we could almost always hear kids, adults, and especially dogs throughout the park. It was not irritating or bothersome whatsoever, to us any how. It was simply normal background noise during NON QUIET TIME HOURS! Do our dogs "talk" sometimes, yes, but we quiet them quickly. We know all SP park rules require well-behaved dogs and that they are not overly noisy. I had taken our dogs on a few walks over the past couple of days, but had not taken them on the bicycle yet, and set off with one about 11 am or so. She did not make one peep during our ride around the entire park. When I was leaving to take the second dog out, I was stopped at the end of our site by who I believe was a campground host. She was driving an orange gator. Mind you, I had one dog strapped to my chest and the other three were outside, in the caged area attached to our RV, behind our truck, and could clearly hear and see us (my spouse was also standing there with the dogs). They only made a few whiny noises but did not bark once. This woman had a scowl on her face like we were having a raging rave party in the park. She asked if were the site with the overly loud and barking dogs. I was taken back a bit, and considering at this point our dogs had not barked at her once, I responded the same as I typed above. They do bark occasionally, but we get them quieted down very quickly. I was then told that was basically untrue because the night before she had received three complaints. This was simply not true! Not about our dogs anyhow. I told her that the night before we sat around the fire for a bit and the dogs were quiet and that we were inside before 9 pm because it was so cold that night (and my watch indicated I was fast asleep by 9:22 pm). She scoffed back that the complaints came around 8 pm and woke her up as she went to bed early. I just looked at her shocked and reiterated it could not have been our dogs, but that I would tell my husband. She sped off and I turned around to tell my husband. He too was shocked. I postponed the other dog bike rides so the others would not make a peep if I left. We then made sure the dogs stayed 100% quiet, even though we could hear other dogs throughout the park as also stated above. As we sat there and talked about what had happened, we replayed the last few days over and over and were still perplexed at the situation. This was our 14th time camping at FL SPs. We have also stayed at a city park a few times. We have NEVER had any complaints about us or the dogs. We then talked about the quiet time hours and how we were always inside and quiet during this time. Furthermore, our dogs were not being disruptive at any time during our trip. We were also not being loud at any point, as we never are. We respect the rules and quiet time hours. We, nor the dogs, are ever outside past 10 pm (at the latest) and we never let them out in the morning before at least 8 am. This parks quiet hours were post as 11 pm to 7 am from what we could find. I do not know what this particular worker had against us, but it pi$$ed us off. We had been quite happy with our dogs during the trip as they were less "aware" of the other campers as they usually are. Even during walks, they did not bark at a single other person or dog we passed. Up until the interaction, we had been talking about booking again, but will not be back ever again. I would have understood if our dogs had been having a barking fit, but they were not and did not during this trip. Do not go here if you, your kids, or your dog make any type of noise.

i was there to inquire about year round living. was greeted rudely outside " by Jeffrey" an…read moreemployee. - not a good way to meet potential residents. i left. still looking for hopefully another rv park with better reviews. and hospitality!

Called to make reservations, but never received a return call; so, I went online and made the…read morereservation. Thank goodness we were only there for one night. When we arrived (4:00p), the office was closed and there was no paperwork on their late arrival board for us. I finally found a young man employed by the park, who was actually talking on the phone with the manager. He was able to advise me to check our email confirmation for our site number. Fortunately, it was there. When we got set up on our tiny space, it dawned on us we did not have any paperwork showing the internet password or the codes to the restrooms or pool. I left 2 more messages for the office, as it was still closed. I never heard anything back from them. Definitely will not be staying there again.

We came here camping for the weekend to get to Rainbow River and Crystal Springs, since this camp…read moreground lies in between both. We were very happy to be staying here, we could have not asked for friendlier people who run this place. The people who permanently live here make you feel like family here. Each Sat they have live music and potluck at a nice open bar grill on the lake. Showers are very clean, the place is well maintained, quiet and peaceful. We would definitely come back!

Convenient at best. Manager who runs the joint is impatient, no receipt, welcome/arrival paperwork…read more Hardly any service (Verizon) and Wi-Fi constantly dropped or would bog down. Bar plays music till 10pm which isnt bad at all. They'll accept mail on your behalf. Never did walk to the bathroom/shower. Dog park had neglectful owners and left droppings behind. Most of the long term residents were quiet and some very run down. Could hear the pump house run constantly. About 10-15 to nearest gas and grocery stores. Wish more people were as honest as me.

We had a wonderful time cruising with Captains John and Andy. The views are breathtaking along the…read morewaterways of the two rivers. So many critters to see along the way. Many varieties of birds, turtles, otters, fish and yes, alligators can be seen allong the banks and marshes. Growing up on the rivers, John is uniquely qualified to share his love and knowledge of the rivers and the entire ecosystem. John's songs of Florida are catchy and insightful messages of the unique wildlife and beauty of the environment and the state. We thoroughly enjoyed the Florida facts and songs. We highly recommend taking this sightseeing, entertaining tour. Thanks John and Andy!

This tour is full of information laughs and entertainment! Captain John did a great job of…read moreexplaining the wildlife and ecosystem as well as entertaining us with his guitar and singing.highly recommend

We had an absolute blast on this charter. The whole crew was fun, knowledgeable, and took us to…read moresome great spots. They were very flexible and accommodating before and during the trip, answering all our questions and setting us up for an ideal day on the water. We can't wait to go back!

Spectacular!! Dave in customer service coordinated the date and time for us (Valentine's Day gift…read morefor my wife), and Capt Greg and Capt Judge were personable, knowledgeable, and fantastic hosts!! Took us to a spot (we did morning tour on Feb 17 after a pretty cold night, low around 50°F) where there were 10-20 manatees in a hot spring. You'd be snorkeling, and they came up to about a foot from (no touching!!) from us!! We loved it!!

Captain Greg was knowledgeable about wildlife, friendly and answered all of our questions. We saw…read moreseveral manatees which was amazing. Definitely check out Florida Manatee Adventures!