Great place to spend some time. Nice shady spots, excellent trails, and the owners are sweet and…read moreaccommodating. Highly recommende.

We had the pleasure of visiting Kate's Fish Camp around Thanksgiving and have to say that owners…read moreMike & Monica were open, welcoming, & helpful throughout our visit. FYI- Monica,...not "Kate", is the current "proprietress", chuckling as folks tend to still address her as "Kate". Being Nature Lovers ourselves, we fully acknowledge the rationale for not having an on-site dump station, with such close proximity to natural waterways, and such. This information is freely shared when calling or upon arrival with the additional info provided of access to dump station at local Love's Travel Center in Hawthorne. Knowing this, arrive with empty tanks in your camper unit, to give you peace of mind & extra time. The water provided is great; Wifi Access -Kudos!; and the shower facility offers a wonderful, strong, steamy, hot-water flow with the added treat of seeing the moon & night sky above! The shower area and bathroom were always kept clean, well-stocked, and well-lit for evening visits. Our stay also followed the passes of both Helene & Milton...so things may have been looking a little rough... It was truly a pleasant surprise to have such easy access to the paved Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail, of which we made frequent use for biking; hiking; and all-around wild-life strolling....while greeting local fisherman along the way. Lots & Lots of wildlife!!...Actually saw 21 wild turkeys one morning, that came out of hiding right after Thanksgiving passed!! The entrance from the main road may be a bit bumpy from the pavement change, and possible weather impact, just be alert & as always,.. take your time. There are traffic sounds heard, due to easy access to & from the campground,...however, it served as white-noise during those times when we were inside the RV. The benefit of having a taste of "Old-Time" Florida with such ease of access to Restaurants; Services; Healthcare; Parks/preserves; Entertainment/Sports/Art venues; & shopping , pretty much gives the best of both worlds. Be sure to take a stroll to the Campsite Office be fore you depart & treat yourself by picking out one ( or more) of the many hand-made soaps; lotions; balms; shampoos; & "Swamp Juice" that Monica creates!....Don't forget to pick up a few extras for gifting those worthy friends & family members!!

What an amazing resort! The accommodations are amazing. If you are working or just getting away…read morefrom the norm. This place is perfect! It is close to almost everything you need. But still on the outskirts of the busy city. On site accommodations are relaxing and fun. They have clean bath facilities and a beautiful pool. There is a covered lanai with tables and family games for entertainment. Busy weekends usually have food trucks from local vendors. I highly recommend this resort!

Santa Fe Palms RV Resort has quickly become one of our favorite campgrounds and is such a fantastic…read moreaddition to Gainesville! As FL Gator alumni, we love visiting frequently, and this is now our go-to spot. Bonus: we even had our RV washed, waxed, and detailed right on-site. The resort is just a short distance from campus and the customer service is exceptional. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a great place to stay while in Gainesville!

Beautiful place in a small old Florida town. Right on the water with stunning sunrises. Can't wait…read moreto ga back!!

What a beautiful little piece of Florida's history ! This old fish camp has recently come under…read morenew management and renovations have begun! Sites are clean n park is neat. There are several old trailers on the property that are lived in full time but most of them are landscaped and in good repair. Didn't go over to the bath house but it looked ok from the outside. We stayed on sight 407 right out on the point with water on three sides. Site 510 has a great view to! And especially for $40 a night! Most other sights were less expensive but we chose the one with the best view. We'll be back soon to explore this quaint little town of McIntosh which has 68 sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places that are all within walking or biking distance.

Loved being member as Carol made it enjoyable meeting others who enjoyed the nude life. They…read moredecided to close unless you lived there and that was sad as no place close I could enjoy and I could not afford two homes. Hard to understand how to destroyed it. After reading what has happened with the hot tub gone, restaurant gone it has been ruined. Maybe someone else will find an area to open another so the hundreds of folks liked it can visit. I have a home in palm coast with a private pool and may start seeking others from Sunny Sands to visit and enjoy the wind and sun as we did there, once. Sometimes new owners don't get it, they buy because it was successful and they mess it up by killing what made it to begin with, sad.

We used to visit there before the new owners came in. Twas pleasant. Now they don't allow daily…read morevisits, loved the jacuzzi. They filled it in with dirt and planted a palm tree? Loved playing pool at the bar/restaurant. They tore it down. What part of you should sell it to keep it at a fun place don't you understand?

Super friendly and helpful. Great directions on the phone- thank you…read more(They warned us about construction the last mile before arriving) The entrance has an old Florida feel with horses grazing in the field. A gated entrance. We were super grateful to have been escorted to our site as the streets are narrow and turns tight. It was quiet and comfortable. We had a pull thru site and it did have a picnic table. We didn't use their wifi so can't comment on that. There's a restaurant on site but we arrived late and they were closing. The grounds looked nice. If in the area we would stay there again. We camped in a class A with a tow.

Peaceful and serene setting as long as you're on the shady side. The area without the trees is less…read moredesirable and your neighbors are right in your face. I would give the shady, pull-thru sites five stars--no problem but I won't stay there again if that side is booked. The little restaurant is a fun spot with ice-cold draft beer and typical, fried bar food.

What a beautiful park! So many trails to take advantage and never enough time!…read more Great and helpful staff (who will allow you to loan binoculars if you forgot yours and give you ideas on which trails are best for you based on what you are looking to experience) If you are in the area and are a nature nut (like me), come and take a look around. We saw deer, alligators and plenty of birds in our short excursion!

We took advantage of our Florida State Park Pass (saved us the $6 entrance fee) and took a drive to…read morethe park. This is a beautiful park to drive or hike. The drive in and to the visitor center is so pretty! The trees make a nice, shady canopy. You can see various animals from the observation tower, open range or hiking. It was late afternoon and hot when we were there so we didn't see much (one deer!) and I'm sure the animals were in the shade somewhere.

We had a great time on this airboat ride Saturday. Captain Bill knows his hood completely! We saw…read moregators, many birds, including a roseate spoonbill, and there's even a tame egret that they feed fish to by hand. Pity their website doesn't work. :(

Exactly what we were looking for in an airboat tour. Captain Bill was great. Had alot of…read moreinformation to share with us. If you are looking for an airboat tour this is the place to go.

The Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve is a public conservation land owned jointly by Alachua County and…read morethe St. Johns Water Managment District. The land here mainly is pine scrub and palmetto because these lands were, before being purchased for conservation, owned by Georgia-Pacific which used them to grow pine for producing paper products. GP still owns a lot of land in the area, and you'll notice at the intersection of CR 2082 and CR 325 what appears to be an old GP station of some sort, with a couple dwellings, a fuel pump, and a radio tower. Probably an outpost for servicing their foresting machines and maybe even where a foreman or someone lived (the house now looks abandoned). Thus, most of the land in this area--the region south of Hawthorne and north of Cross Creek, near the old community of Phifer--is timberland. The Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve is a good way of seeing ecosystems unique to northern Florida and southern Georgia. There is a small parking area here and various hiking trails open to hikers, mountain bikers, and folks on horseback. There is a camping area in the north-western portion of the Reserve, although it only has a fire circle, nothing more advanced. To camp here, I believe you're supposed to contact the Water Management District first. Instructions should be availible on their website. I did not see any animals when I visited, but the Water Management District's webpage says that "the site supports gopher tortoise, white-tailed deer, turkey, bobcat and a diverse bird population." So there you go, there could be critters to see! If you do go, especially if you camp here, be very careful with fire: anywhere you visit in woodlands you need to be mindful of fire, but given the nature of this environment (pine and palmetto), if a fire broke out in a dry spell the whole blasted place would pretty much go up like a rocket.

Went to visit a friend that owns a lot at this park 6 months ago and I was so impressed at how…read moreclean the common areas and how great the park was went back a few nights ago and DANG WHAT HAPPENED IT WAS A ANT INFESTED MESS!!! The bathrooms were disgusting the rec room was full of ants! I was soooo disappointed I always loved visiting there but not so much anymore!!! SO SAD TO WATCH THIS PLACE GO FROM GREAT TO GROSS!!!!

Very basic KoA. Nice pool. Nice nature paths. Convenient store has limited items & limited hours…read more Sites are not leveled. Only a few have working sewer connections. All have water & electricity, some 50 Amp & some 30 Amp. Many have shade. Nice remote location. Bring your own WiFi travel modem. KoA WiFi sucks. No cable TV hookups. Limited Digital broadcast TV. You have to be close to the KOA WIFI antenna. It drops signal A LOT. Appears to be fairly new KOA RV Park. Once they get more business=more income and level their sites, get all sewer connections operational it may become a "go to" KoA in Central Florida. We will come back. We will bring our own Cell phone WiFi modem. We have a cell signal booster in our RV, so we used hotspot through our cellphones for internet and smart TVs.

Been going here since I was in college and came back for the first time in years. The staff is…read morefriendly and accommodating. The springs are absolutely gorgeous! There are about 8 boils/spring openings. Easily walkable to float and walk back to your start. You can also do a short float with small children that lasts about 10 minutes and is a 5 minute walk back to your start (Devils Spring to Ginnie Spring). Great memories and a great place to cool off in the summer. You can rent tubes, snorkel equipment, and life vests.

We came out Ginnie Springs with a large group over the course of 4 days. Some stayed the whole time…read moreand others came for a night or two. We were celebrating several birthdays while we were out here, which made the overall camping trip a blast. When compared to another campsite's this one is a bit more expensive that what is typical. It's $25 just to enter the park for the day and $40 to stay the night in a basic tent. Fortunately, our friends who planned the whole trip brought their modified truck turned camper; three enclosed 20' x 10' and two 10' x 10' enclosed tents; and three portable AC units with a multitude of other electronics including a huge blowup screen and projector so we could rock out through the evening. I have no idea what they paid for the water and power site for four days but I'm sure it wasn't cheap, plus they rented three camp sites and a golf cart so we could all get around with our tubes. Some of the downsides were: this is a privately owned park so there are more stringent rules/regulations. They shut us down at 12am and basically told us we couldn't have any lights on or music playing and we would need to keep our voices down. Not like we were getting out-of-hand, but it put a damper on our party. The restrooms are not super clean and are not maintained really well. They had toilet paper, soap, and running water, but the toilets were not cleaned for days, and the shower drains were backing up. There were also dirty clothes and towels left in the men's shower for days. Be sure to bring plenty of toiletries, sanitary wipes, disposable gloves, and wear sandals in the showers. The tubing experience was fun. We brought our own tubes and it takes about an hour to ride start to finish. The water had a lot of algae bloom's floating around which is weird. We were covered in it on the first day and because of it, I declined going a second time. Regardless, the water was nice and cold and very refreshing on a hot July day. It rained several times during our visit. If you do decide to stay, here be prepared to clean dirt out of every crevice for the next week. It took me about 4 hours to clean my vehicle, shoes, and other odds and ends when we got home. Staff were overall friendly. Even though we were told to tone things down a bit they did it in a kind way. I don't know if I would come out here again to camp because it's 3-hours away from home and it's a lot of stuff to take when staying for just a night or two. I would still recommend them if you're looking for a fun spot to camp where tubing is offered.