Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Little Lake Bryant
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 29.14331, -81.89840
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Little Lake Bryant
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 74 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little Lake BryantNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Little Lake Bryant · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- WWater12 mi
- AAir-up13 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Little Lake Bryant
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
74 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
29.14331, -81.89840
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Little Lake Bryant · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townElectra · ~1.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMarathon · ~8.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.9 mi
- GroceriesWinn-Dixie · ~2.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~11.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicThe Villages Regional Hospital · ~13.8 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~14.5 mi
EV charging — from Little Lake Bryant · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.6 mi straight-line SW — Gary Yeomans Ford Villages, Belleview, FL · Blink Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach32 within 25 mi · 108 within 50 · 402 within 100 · 550 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.6 mi — Lady Lake, FL - US-441 - Tesla Supercharger, Lady Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.8 mi — OPTIMUS ENERGY UFHEALTH SP DC2, The Villages
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.8 mi — OPTIMUS CPO UF HEALTH SP 5, The Villages, FL · ChargePoint Network · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 347105 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Little Lake Bryant · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMill Dam · ~4.6 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomMill Dam · ~4.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Eaton · ~7.9 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomDoe Lake · ~8.6 mi SE · USFS
Open Little Lake Bryant elsewhere
Other camps near Little Lake Bryant
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ocklawaha Prairie primitive campsite (Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area)~2.8 mi
- Sunnyhill group campsite (Sunnyhill Restoration Area)~7.3 mi
- Lake Eaton~7.9 mi · fee
- Doe Lake~8.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Little Lake Bryant
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little Lake Bryant are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Little Lake Bryant
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Little Lake Bryant
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Little Lake Bryant
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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