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This weekend · Available Oct 31 – Nov 1 · 1 night15 sites open for every night · from $16/night
Hopkins Prairie Campground is a Recreation.gov campground in Florida, about 28 miles from Ocala. It lists 17 RV or RV/tent sites. Pets are allowed per the listing.
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Live from Recreation.gov, checked Oct 31. Rates are the provider's nightly rates; totals are estimates before taxes & fees.
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Live from Recreation.gov, checked Oct 31.
| Site | Sa 31 | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 03 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 02 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 05 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 06 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 10 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 07 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 14 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 15 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 11 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 18 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 08 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 19 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 21 standard nonelectric | ✓ |
This weekend (Sat, Oct 31 – Sun, Nov 1): Book online. Reservations online on Recreation.gov — open dates and rates come from the booking site.
No maximum RV length is listed for this stay. Unsure if your rig fits? Check it in the Florida Rig Fit tool
27.9 mi to Ocala (straight-line)
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Hopkins Prairie Campground sits in an oak hammock on a narrow peninsula that juts into a broad grassland, so the single campsite here (total campsites: 1) feels tucked under gnarled live oaks while grass and shallow ponds fan out around you. The interface between scrub forest and open prairie makes the spot a reliable place for birding songbirds in the trees, waders working the pond edges and the Florida Trail runs right through the area, with a year-round trailhead that lets day hikers head toward Pat's Island Trailhead or Juniper Springs. Water levels dictate much of the experience: when ponds are deeper you can launch a canoe or jon boat from the on-site boat ramp (there is a $3 per-vessel launch fee) to drift into the prairie's deeper pockets or reach better fishing spots; when the prairie is dry you'll be walking the shoreline and watching shorebirds from the shaded oak edge. Practical facilities are deliberately spare here: there's one campsite that accommodates both RV and tent setups, a vault toilet, and water available by hand pump. Hopkins Prairie is a designated camping area with minimal infrastructure and is open seasonally, though the Florida Trail trailhead remains a year-round access point for hikers and birders even when the camping area is closed. Access is rural the turnoff is about 9.2 miles north on SR-19 from SR-40, then follow posted signs and a sequence of unmarked, unimproved roads to reach the site and all visitors must display confirmation of payment in their vehicle dash (either the tear-off ticket from the fee envelope or the CONFIRMATION AND RESERVATION NUMBER from Scan & Pay; write the confirmation number on the provided envelope). The setting rewards simple, self-reliant camping: shade, prairie views, trail access, and close encounters with the seasonal rhythms of Florida's grassland wetlands.
| $16 |
| 16 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 20 standard nonelectric | ✓ | $16 |
| 09 standard nonelectric | R | $16 |
| 04 standard nonelectric | R | $16 |
| 12 standard nonelectric | R | $16 |
| 13 standard nonelectric | R | $16 |
| 17 standard nonelectric | R | $16 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
| Agency / operator | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Booking | Recreation.gov [Recreation.gov] |
| Max RV / trailer length | Not listed |
| Bear storage | Not listed |
| Season | Not listed |
| Hookups | Not listed |
| Max stay | 14 nights max |
Sources: Recreation.gov — Hopkins Prairie Campground. "Not listed" means no source we use states it.
Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.
Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (15 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.
“Camping host was a nice guy. Campground clean and quite. Hiking Trails are great. Ran nose to nose with a black bear, and had another one stalk my dog and me down the road. Lots of wildlife and ticks. ”
“Lovely spot with limited campsites and great views of the prairie. ”
Available Oct 31 – Nov 1 · 1 night48 sites open for every night
Available Oct 31 – Nov 1 · 1 night108 sites open for every night
Available Oct 31 – Nov 1 · 1 night1 site open for every nightClosest stays by type. Distances are straight-line from Hopkins Prairie Campground, not driving.
