My wife and I stayed there for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The owners told us to bring a dish and they will supply the rest.My only beef for the dinner was"I ate too much" The owners served 100 plus at a sit down dinner. There was 6 turkey's and so much other food and 30 kinds of desert. Our kids had a ball playing golf with a lady called "OMIE" and she also showed the kids how to blow glass.I have to admit it was exciting for my wife and I as well. They also had ceramic painting for the kids and adults.There was some great work done by all. The park is set in a quiet setting in the middle of the forest.No car,truck or fire truck noises anywhere.Just the sounds of the wildlife and The sing along with this great couple who had 2000 plus songs to go up and sing on stage.Again the kids had a blast. We felt very welcome there as well as safe.The owners keep the gate locked 24-7 and provide you with a code to enter and leave with. My kids ran free and wild and had a great time.We will be going back for xmas holiday.We all can't wait until our next visit. Thank you lake in the forest a job well done. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We truly enjoyed this park. The entire family had a great time. We stayed in our camper and my parents stayed in one of their nice cabins. We sang karokee and were entertained by their professional team that came in. Singing under the stars with a campfire -boy that was fun. We play farmers golf, made our own ceramics, fished and tubed and just had a great time. What was also really neat was the mural by their bathrooms that a famous artist painted. The kids loved to go to the camp store every time we went to the pool and felt very comfortable with their safety. We may even leave our camper there and before one of their week-end only campers. I think the rate is @260 or 270. I hope that more families would find out about this wonderful place and have themselves a wonderful time like we had. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Quick Review of Lake in the Forest in Ocklawaha FL (near Ocala). I rate it 2 out of 10 stars. It was horrible. Worst campground I've ever been too. Only went there because it was the only place we could get a last minute reservation for Labor Day Weekend. We quickly found out why it was the only place with vacancy. If you go to www.lakeintheforest.com you can see what they CLAIM to have: Our Activities Karaoke Crafts Swimming Fishing Boating Movie Nights Face Painting Canoeing Bird Watching Sports Golf Lessons Pottery Classes Nature Hikes Walking Groups Game Nights Nightly Campfire Bike Trips Lectures Nature Lessons Parades Theme Nights Family Olympics Dances. They had none of this. There is only space for about 40 RVs. The boat rentals section had a dock so twisted I wouldn't even let my kid walk on it. It was so dirty and unkept it looked like a boat graveyard. In addition they wanted $180.00 a day to rent one of the dirty, rusting, leaf covered, pieces of junk. It honestly was so disgusting my wife just laughed at it. They had a whole list of activities that made it sound like there would be lots of people, lots of kids, and lots of stuff to do, that couldn't be farther from the truth. Not to mention we went there on a holiday weekend where it was probably way busier than normal. I can't imagine what it would be like on a regular weekend. They did attempt to have the activities. It's just that no one showed because it was so dirty and such a joke. All they seemed to care about was trying to find some way to charge you more, without offering anything decent at all. Even the "Golf Course" they had was unusable. Whoever mows the grass didn't even bother to lift the flag out of the holes so you had grass 18" high all around the hole. I'd like to see anyone putt through that. The children’s playground just had sand dug up from a hole about 100 yards away near the "dock" (boat graveyard) and dumped in it. No one even raked it out. The playground had like 3 huge mounds of sand just thrown into it and 1/2 the playground was covered in weeds. In a nutshell, everything they claim to have, they don't. The website is very misleading. They even charged us an extra $10.00 at the end saying we used too much electricity in our little Jayco 23B. Don't go there unless you're looking to be disappointed. Talked to 2 other couples there who also said this was there first and last trip to Lake in the Forest. I’m just trying to help keep someone else from going to a campground that they weren’t expecting. It was dirty, poorly done, and nothing I would take my family to again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We found their campground in Woodales and after talking to their friendly staff, my wife and I and our kids decided to try it out. They are set in a beautiful setting with water on 3 sides and woods on the other. They have a great boat launch to keep many campers boats and also a place for non-boaters to fish. My kids spent hours fishing, swimming and creating ceramic masterpieces. My little one and I took golf lessons with Omi where she taught children of all ages how to play golf. She had them paint their own ball before the lessons and my little Jimmy carries that ball all over. Their cabins are fully furnished, new and spotless. We already booked another trip to go back and my parents are renting a cabin. On Saturday night, they had a karoke team come in and run karoke. They also sang in between. My kids loved it and even my wife surprised us with a special song. We enjoyed a campfire at night while listening to all the wildlife. We are hooked and hope other families and couples will try them out. I have never felt so at home and didn't feel aprehensive about our children's safety. The final straw was renting the pontoon boat for a spin on their quiet and beautiful lake and later my wife went canoeing with the girls and I took Jimmy on the paddleboats. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Very nice cabins. Very clannish group of permanent campers who follow none of the posted rules. Loud radio playing and partying after posted quiet hours. No way to access water for fishing easily. It's very overgrown and extremely small. Could be a nice fishing area on a large lake, but it isn't well taken care of. Did not feel very welcome there, as we weren't part of the "permanent campers." Noticed that the spaces for trailers and motorhomes are very, very close together. Even in our cabin, if the place had been full, we could have had an RV in our side yard. Will never go there again. Camping should be a friendly, fun experience. We camped here in a Campground Cabin.

This campground has a very remote setting. They advertise fishing, but it is next to impossible to try to get more than a bass boat launched because of such a narrow channel. Campsites are very close together and set up rather haphazardly. They also emphasize rules on their website, which is one reason we chose it. The rules are only for "outsiders". The regular campers who leave their rigs their and use them on weekends, can play their stereos for the entire campground to hear after the 10pm rule. We saw numerous four-wheelers not parked at the front gate as "ruled," but on the campsite and used every day. Dogs of the regular campers do not have to be leashed. Worst of all, children as young as 6 years old ride golf carts around the camp and even have one or two other young children riding on it with them. We actually watched one very young child slam his golf cart into a telephone pole. Thankfully, he was just shaken up, not hurt. We wondered what would have been said if it had been someone's car. Overall, this camp could be very nice and peaceful if the rules were enforced. We would not return there, as we are not one of the "special" campers, as they were referred to by the owner. Too bad, it could be a nice place in the Ocala National Forest. We camped here in a Motorhome.