Agency-listedUSFSFee
Salt Springs
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 29.35791, -81.73257
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Salt Springs
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 50 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Salt SpringsNIFC · 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 Salt Springs · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- DDump0 mi
- @Mail0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- WWater12 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- PPropane37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Salt Springs
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
50 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
29.35791, -81.73257
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Salt Springs · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLake Kerr · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~0.2 mi
- GroceriesConcession Stand · ~0.5 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~23.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicDaVita Dialysis · ~26.4 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from Salt Springs · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.0 mi straight-line N — Krystals, Palatka, FL (at a restaurant) · FPLEV · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-09-12 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 101 within 50 · 355 within 100 · 528 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.8 mi — Pearson Nissan - Ocala, Ocala
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.0 mi — Quality Inn & Suites Palatka Riverfront - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.30 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 420588 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Salt Springs · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSalt Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomSalt Springs Marina · ~0.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShanty Pond Recreation Area · ~1.8 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomOcala Ohv Center · ~5.3 mi NW · USFS
Open Salt Springs elsewhere
Other camps near Salt Springs
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shanty Pond Recreation Area~1.8 mi
- Grassy pond~4.8 mi
- Lake Delancy West Recreation Area~5.9 mi · fee
- Lake Delancy East~5.9 mi
The unit that manages Salt Springs
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Salt Springs are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Salt Springs
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Salt Springs
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 — Salt Springs
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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