Free camping near De Leon Springs, FL

20 camps: 13 free, 7 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of De Leon Springs, FL there are 20 camps: 13 free, 7 fee. The closest is 6777 Lake Winona Road (Heart Island Conservation Area), 6.2 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is 6777 Lake Winona Road (Heart Island Conservation Area), 6.2 miles out.

Who manages them: 12 on the Forest Service; 8 on St. Johns River WMD.

All 20, closest first.
Camp	Miles	Cost	Water	Nearest town	Season today
6777 Lake Winona Road (Heart Island Conservation Area)	6.2	Free	—	6.2 mi to De Leon Springs	—
River Forest Group Site	7.6	Free	Dean Dead River (water)	0.3 mi to Crows Bluff	—
Clay Lake Hunt Camp	9.1	Free	—	0.9 mi to Fullerville	—
52 Landing	11	Free	—	2.4 mi to Lake Kathryn	—
Alexander Springs	14	Fee	—	6.4 mi to Astor	—
Clearwater Lake	15	Fee	—	1.3 mi to Paisley	—
Crescent Lake group campsite (Crescent Lake Conservation Area)	18	Free	—	3.0 mi to Seville	—
Pine Island group campsite (Lake George Conservation Area)	18	Free	—	—	—
Buck Lake	18	Fee	—	6.9 mi to Pittman	—
Lake Dorr Cg	19	Fee	—	0.9 mi to Pittman	—
Farles Prairie Hunt Camp	20	Free	—	7.4 mi to Pittman	—
Barrs Hammock group campsite (Lake George Conservation Area)	20	Free	—	—	—
Palm Bluff Conservation Area group campsite	20	Free	—	—	—
thru-hiker camp zone	21	Free	—	4.4 mi to Heathrow	—
Jumping Gully group campsite (Lake George Conservation Area)	22	Free	—	3.9 mi to Seville	—
Juniper Springs	22	Fee	—	11 mi to Astor	—
Lake Monroe Conservation Area group site with shelter	23	Free	—	4.6 mi to Midway	—
Hopkins Prairie	23	Fee	—	7.8 mi to Lake Kerr	—
Lake Monroe Conservation Area primitive campsite	24	Free	—	2.6 mi to Midway	—
Big Scrub	25	Fee	—	7.4 mi to Pittman	—

Every distance on this page is a straight line from De Leon Springs, FL, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.