Manatee Springs State Campground ~ Chiefland FL

[Ok Grumpy AKA Cindy~~ 9]

We Stayed here on our way back from the Fort. It appeared to be a older campground as the site are not paved but dirt. The trees are plentiful which give you the feeling of being deep in the woods. The springs are pretty but I did not see any manates. The bathhouse is really out dated but clean.

Blanket ot Trees

Yucky Slimmy Spring

[Total Joker ... TJ 203]

Thanks for the pics! I plan on taking the Boy Scouts there next year!

[we3peas 12]

Love this park we've been 2x now. The deer come right up to the campers. My family watches the divers at the hole. When they come up they are covered in the green "slime stuff" we call them the creatures from the black lagoon.

You won't see manatees unless the temps drop below 40 degrees usually. They head out to the river until the water cools off too much, the springs are 68-72 year round so in the winter they congregate there.

[Sensei 18]

This is one state park I haven't been to yet but am interested in camping there. How much trouble, ie..low limbs, narrow roads, sharp turns, etc... would it be to get a 35 ft. motorhome in to the campground?

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

Thanks for posting the photos!

We pass through Chiefland all the time on the way to and from Tallahassee.

I have never stopped to check out the park.

But I think that now I will.

TCD

[we3peas 12]

Depends on the loop you are in. The first time we went we were in Magnolia 1 on a 1 way road (so glad we didn't meet anyone coming in or leaving- we were not going to backup with a toad behind us!) that was NOT a loop road. The 2nd time we camped we switched to Hickory as it's a loop road and MUCH wider with less trees overhead. Also closer to springs. If you want to see pics check out our website: www.curbcrusher.com. DH has put pics of a lot of sites on it (the ones we liked and would fit into-we have a 35 ft MH). Click on campground maps and the site #'s will come up. If you want pics of the trips check out our photo pages:

http://community.webshots.com/user/we3peas

http://www.flickr.com/photos/curbcrusher/sets/?&page=1

check pages 1 &6 on his.

[Sensei 18]

Thanks for the info We3Peas. That's just what I was looking for. Experienced info. Can't beat that.

Looks like an early spring trip for me. :)

[we3peas 12]

You are welcome. DH is s.l.o.w.l.y putting together a webpage with all the campground maps on it that we've been to over the last 6 years. Lots of them cannot be found on the web. If we take site pics then he adds those too.

[twiceblessed....nacole 433]

Has anyone else stayed here?

[Roberta 42]

On 1/6/2017 at 9:43 AM, twiceblessed....nacole said:

Has anyone else stayed here?

Site #46 last weekend. Very nice place. Saw lots of manatee. 

[Roberta 42]

1 hour ago, Roberta said:

Site #46 last weekend. Nice place, saw lots of manatee! Bathrooms are a big rough, but they clean them every morning, so just get in soon after that. LOL 

 

[twiceblessed....nacole 433]

10 hours ago, Roberta said:

Site #46 last weekend. Very nice place. Saw lots of manatee. 

Thank you!

[twiceblessed....nacole 433]

Just made our reservations for MLK weekend in January.  Hopefully we'll see a couple of manatees... might be too early in the season but, $20 for full hook-ups is pretty cool!