Camp Kulaqua is a private campground owned and operated by the seventh-day adventist church. Their website advertises that the facilities are open for meetings, family reunions, retreats and other events. They have cabins, chalets, and ten RV sites with full hookups. The sites are mostly level, gravel, and wooded with plenty of shade. The sites are large with enough room to park 2 vehicles adjacent to your RV. There is an on-site water park, zoo, horseback riding, springs, and canoeing on the Sante Fe river. The on-site campstore carries little in the way of supplies; however, the town of High Springs is little more than a mile away with supermarket, restaurants and shopping. The "receptionist" stated that alcohol and tobacco were not allowed. Other than that, we were left alone and had a peaceful, quiet stay. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This was a beautiful park with a lot of shade trees. There are no full service sites but the dump station is very conveniently located. Camping prices are per $18 person, plus $7 per site per day for water and electric sites. I do not think big rigs would do well in this park. Ours is 34 foot and don’t think I could negotiates some of the sites. The showers were kept reasonably clean even with a large amount of campers using the facilities. The spring offers 72-degree water year round and tubing, canoeing, or kayaking are available to rent at reasonable rates. The down side of this park was the staff. They did not at all seem knowledgeable about their parks pricing policies nor were they in any rush to assist with checking in, rentals, or returns. We happen to camp there at the beginning of spring break and the park got full fast with spring breakers eager to blow off some steam. I would definitely stay here again even with the lack of helpful staff. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very nice campground in a beautiful area. No cell service or wi-fi, but lots of activities for the kids. River run is nice. We camped during the week so it was quiet. Sites are clean and staff is courteous. Restroom were dirty and floor was soaked. A nice place to visit overall. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is more than a campground; it's also an attraction. The springs and river are fun for canoeing, rafting, swimming and scuba diving. For campers other than Class A motorhomes, there are numerous wooded sites, but larger motorhomes requiring 50 amp service are restricted to an outer row that overlooks a beautiful horse paddock, but unfortunately is located on a dusty, limerock road that serves as the main entrance drive into about 50% of the campground. These sites are very dusty and noisy on weekends and holidays. We found the place to be generally very clean, but the employees were a bit surly and unaccomodating. Because the park charges per person it can be expensive. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Great campground with terrific springs. There are a couple of things that we were not prepared for - we forgot to bring tubes / floats for the spring and there were very few choices for the purchase in town. Also, the rates are per person, not per site. Still, definitely a great campground - we are already planning to go again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We absolutely love Ginnie Springs. It's a large campground that's mostly rustic sites for tent camping but has a nice size section with water/electric for RVs. Every site is heavily treed with nice shade. The springs are great for a cool off in the hot Florida summer. Floating down the river in a tube with a cooler of Beer is also a fantastic time. Yes the park can be more of a “party” like the others posted. But that’s what we love about it. I’ve never encountered anyone taking it “too far”. We go there with my 18 month old son and have a blast. Will you encounter kids with RVs? Will you encounter college kids drinking beer? Will you encounter divers? Yes to all of the above. But you will also encounter lots of good people having a good time and enjoying the “primitive” campsites. We've camped here in tents but currently use our 2007 Jayco 23B. We go back towards the end of October 2006 and can’t wait!! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
The camp facilities seemed well maintained, the camp store well stocked and the personnel on the friendly side. The problem I had was the lack of any control whatsoever over a very large number of college kids camping the same weekend I and two other dads were there with our daughters ages 7-9. Our girls were subjected to excessive profanity and alcohol use, drunken kids in the restrooms getting sick in front of the girls, vehicles racing through the park with radios blaring (including a couple around 3:30 am) and more trash than I've ever seen in any campground. Despite having called twice for info in the weeks leading up to our campout, we were given no indication that we might want to pick a different weekend or try a different camp. I believe this is very irresponsible of the campground and feel very bad about what our daughters were subjected to. We camped here in a Tent.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
2002
$14
Woodalls listed as 14-21 per night. It turns out the campground wants $14 per person per night. Then you need to add the cost of electricity, etc. etc. By the time it was done I ended up paying $50.00 per night for 3 people in a pull-through that had water/elec and that was it. The campground is split into water/elec sites and non-elec. Many non-elec sites are found and some are right on the river (not the spring). The sites are by my standards primitive, no real upkeep as such, just some clearings in the woods with the utility risers. The springs themselves are fabulous but can be enjoyed for the day without paying the high cost. Manatee Springs State Park has similar springs, better camping, cheaper cost. The big draw for Ginnie Springs is geared toward divers (big cave system). Highly overpriced for visiting Florida's springs. We camped here in a camper.
There is a washboard road leading in. Good stopover for overnight, although most sites were taken by what appeared to be families. Sandy sites under trees. We camped with a 40' and toad, very limited on sites for this size and very tight turns. Would not want to attempt here if rig was larger. Be forewarned, only accepts cash - no credit cards. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Large campsites not terribly far from the bathroom area. Has a childrens playground. Great for walking or riding bikes through nature. Lovely campground; somewhat towards the primitive side. The bathrooms were very clean and well kept. All in all a very quiet campground. The road coming in is very tight (trees all around). We camped here in a Motorhome.
Incoming Road was really bad washboard dirt. Campground was all sand and dirt. Ok for an overnight .... be forwarned that most of the sites are not very level. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This was our best camping experience yet. The park is huge, conveniently off I-75 just north of Gainesville. We were able to ride our city bikes for over 8 miles in the woods, following the Sante Fe river for a bit over wide trails under shade trees. No one else was around, and the sense of being in the wilds created a breath-taking experience. We saw a pod of gopher turtles at the water's edge, and all kinds of birds (and one snake). Fireflies entertained us in the dark of night. This area is not far from Cross Creek which Mrjorie Kannan Rawlings wrote about in her memoirs of the same name. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Rustic park. Sites are shaded sand with a sandy patio area. Most sites are pretty difficult to get an RV in and out of and you'll probably need a spotter to back in. Playground in center of camping loop was nice and there were newer bathhouses that were very clean and well maintained. O'Leno has nice amenities in park--suspension bridge, museum, bike trails, hiking trails, swimming area, 17 cabins (that are mostly simple bunk houses) and rec/dining hall for groups, bike rentals, canoe rentals, fire wood for sale, Junior Ranger program, and several ranger programs. If you're looking for a very peaceful campsite to hike/bike from, this is nice. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a very rustic park. Sites are sand with sand patio. The site assigned to us was pretty difficult to negotiate until our neighbor lent a hand and guided me expertly. Most sites looked like they would have been easier than our site. Next time, I may add a couple of feet to the trailer when I answer the attendant's inquiry! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We had site #17. Sites are very sandy and heavily treed with a narrow dirt road that leads into them. 2 campgrounds-only one suitable for larger rigs. Each site has picnic table, fire ring/grill, and water. Our site was hard to back into because of narrow road and undergrowth directly across from site was thick. Playground in center of camping loop was nice and there were newer bathhouses. We mostly went to tube on the Lchnetucknee River. O'Leno has nice amenities in park-suspension bridge, CCC museum, bike trails, hiking trails, swimming area, 17 cabins and rec/dining hall for groups, bike rentals, canoe rentals, fire wood for sale, Jr Ranger program, and several ranger programs. Water in park does smell like sulfa. We would camp here again but chose a different site. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is nice park. The Ranger who checked us in was not friendly. Other Rangers we encountered, though, were friendly. We had site 31 in the Magnolia loop. Nice site. Deer came around our site morning and evening. The only complaint would be how often the park rangers drive around the loop and raise up dust with each circuit. Sometimes it was several times within an hour's time. I like security, but this seemed excessive. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Beautiful, scenic park. There are 2 campground areas. We stayed in the Magnolia section which is closest to the River and the hiking trails. The Florida park reservation system has you chose sites by amenities & size. We chose a site which would accomodate our 40 foot motorhome ( site 31 ) which happened to be at the end of the loop. When we asked if we could go directly to it rather than all the way around the loop we were told no. As the previous reviewer indicated, the roads within the campgrounds are dirt/sand and VERY narrow. We watched everyone, with the exception of tent campers, struggle with the roads. Once at our site we had no problems backing in & setting up, as it was at the end of the loop and had a lot of maneuvering room. The same can't be said for some of the other sites. I did check the big rig access box YES but some people may find the campground roadways too narrow for their comfort level. The sites come with water & 50 amp hookup. The dump station is located along the entrance road and is difficult to access on the way out, again it is very narrow & sandy. But, the reason we chose to stay here is the scenery & seclusion. We will definitely return and next time we will just go directly to our the site and not around the loop!!! We camped here in a Motorhome.
Secluded sites in heavy forest - sand, not too level, and no satellite. Good park roads until you get to campground - then gravel with lots of pot holes. Trees into campground exremely tight for our 40 ft motorhome. Really nice park with lots of great hiking/biking trails. We would stay here again for a short while. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This has been one of the finest campgrounds we have stayed in. The restrooms and showers are extremely clean and well kept. The hiking trails are a lot of fun and very well marked. There are trails for all levels of hikers. The rangers present outstanding opportunities for education. The is the second time we have stayed at this park. It is extremely relaxing. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We camped hear as an overnight stop (within 5 or 6 miles of I-75) and didn't have alot of time to check out the entire park, but it's a beautiful area with nice sized secluded sites. The bathrooms were nice and clean. Our evening there was quite rainy with tropical rains from tropical storm Arlene, and the sites seemed to drain well. There were deer roaming around the park in the morning. We had a reservation for our return trip home, but our plans changed. We would like to go back someday. We tow a trailer that is just shy of 30 feet in total length, and I'm not sure how much larger rig that you could get through the campground due to some trees along the roadway. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Bathhouse was very large and very clean. Good playground was close by. There was a stream close by but was not able to visit since this was just an overnight stop for us. Would definitely use this campground again. There are 17 cabins available as well. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.