We camped there for 4 days at the end of July 2009 into August. There may be 50 amp available but I do not recall seeing a 50 amp outlet at our site (#9). A few sites have access to the Halifax river via a short 10 foot path thru the trees. Site 9 did and you could bring a canoe an use it on the river from there. As mentioned the sites are tight and the road fairly narrow so it takes some maneuvering to back into the site. They are nicely isolated with a strip of trees in between sites. I believe the park has a 30 or 35 foot limit on rv length and that is probably the reason why. The bathrooms were spotless, the park employees helpful and friendly. Ormond Beach beaches were about a 10 or 15 minute drive from the park. You can drive on the beaches with a $5/day fee but not around high tide. Daytona is close and they have fireworks every night at 9:45PM at the pier/boardwalk.

This is a standard Florida State park, restrooms were clean and rangers helpful. There is no privacy between sites in the campground that we were in, the one most distant from the park entrance. The sites are close together and are essentially in one tree lined field so maneuvering is easy. There was still plenty of shade. There is a large lake that is infested with large and fearless alligators. Indeed this park has more gators than any I've seen outside the Everglades NP. You can canoe on the lake but you would not want to overturn the canoe. Fishing is excellent in the lake. There are lots of critters to see in the woods, you will see wild pigs in numbers. There are plenty of birds but mid summer is the worst time to see them. There is no swimming in the park and the beaches mostly are available in the Venice/Englewood area. Less than an hour away. Sarasota beaches are theoretically available, but most have no public parking. The nearest shopping is in Sarasota, probably 15-20minutes away. There is a store in the park and they rent canoes and kayaks. They also run a air boat tour.

OK lets start with the good, the park is beautiful. The evenings were quiet even tho there were some young people camping near by. We were in site 34. The sites were close togther, the back of our trailer was no more than 4 or 5 feet from the people behind us. The are doing a lot of road work and as mentioned the pool is out of service and has been so for months with a broken pump. Government repair time of course a private owner would have had it fixed in a few days. The number of restrooms was very inadequate, there were only two on our side of the campground. One is old and has essentially non-working showers (little water flow) and the other new one was a long hike away. The river is seemly contaminated with E-Coli and there is no swimming but there are no warning signs posted. I almost never give less than excellent reviews to Florida State parks, but this one needs some work.

We spent 6 days here in June. This is a standard Florida state park, the rest rooms were clean, the rangers helpful. There are water side sites but the rvamerica park is a bit misleading. You need to pick higher numbered sites at I guess the east side of the park that are shown on the stream. These are excellent and have a good waterside location. The more western sites don't really have access since you have to force your way thru a palmetto forest to get to the stream. If you have a canoe go east. There are good beaches in the Venice & Englewood areas and they are publicly accessible, finding beach access towards Sarasota is almost impossible since there is no public parking. The sites are close together with minimal privacy in the area we were in. There is WiFi access at the lakeside building but it is very low quality. There is swimming in the lake.

Camped over the Memorial Day weekend. The Park was quiet and the facilities were clean but old. Somehow we were given site 24 which is marked as a handicapped spot, the only difference was that the drive way is paved. reserved via ReserveAmerica as expected there were plenty of mosquitoes, but this is the edge of the Everglades. We took a short canoe trip down the river. This is an excellent staging area to visit Everglades NP. No good swimming areas unless you pay $8/car at Marco.

Pretty much your standard Florida State Park, well maintained and clean. They seem to be in the process of upgrading this park. The electrical boxes are all new, they have a pressure reducer installed on the water faucets too. About a third of the sites have full concrete pads that seem to be new. The swimming area is currently closed because of a low water level but Blue Springs is near for swimming. Ask at the gate for directions. The Cave tours were partly shut down because they forgot to send in their 501(c)(3) renewal but that should be taken care of soon. The main tour was running and this is a very nice cave with excellent formations.

Nice family campground. There is easy access to the beach, a 1500 foot fishing pier and a large playground. Most of the sites do not have shade. The potential problem is that the water and power connections on some of the sites are very distant from the designated parking spot. Our 25 foot water hose was off the ground and barely reached and the power cord was at it's limit too. We were parked next to the sewer connection so we could not have moved the trailer. The people operating the campground are very friendly and dogs are allowed. But they are worried about losing that privilege so they want you to closely control the animals. The beach is excellent. The price we paid was the Passport America 50% off price.

Standard Florida State Park. Clean and the operators are helpful and friendly. This is a good swimming spot but the springs can be closed if the river is high after a lot of rain (this happens in the spring usually) or when the manatees are present in the winter. This can be a good birding spot too for water birds. SCUBA divers use one of the areas for diving. The sites could be a bit small for a big rig tho.

Another standard Florida Park system park. Clean and well managed. This is one of the few parks in the system where I'd have to say the operators/rangers are unpleasant and officious. The attitude problem has to come from the top down. They are known to issue traffic tickets to bicyclists in the park. I had one give me a lecture on not having a reservation for 5 minutes when it turned out that the campground was more than half empty. Other than hiking, canoing and birding there are no other major activities that can be done at this park. If you hike, be alert for ticks, for some reason this park is infested with them. There are a lot of birds in this park and other critters. It has the only Buffalo herd in Florida that I know of but they keep them in remote parts of the park and I have never set eyes on them in many visits. Lots of gators here too. There are occasional Ranger led night hikes and canoe trips.