City, County & Regional Parks · Florida
Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area Hike-In SJRWMD
City, County & Regional Parks · Florida, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Cost
- free permit (current portal checked 2026-09-03)
- Drinking water
- No
- Showers
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 85 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Phone
- 386-329-4401
About
St. Johns River Water Management District camping area. A single campsite. Hike-in/boat-in primitive. Free, but a permit is required. Reservations: online. The district maps this as the Ocklawaha Prairie primitive campsite; up to four tents per site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 46° | 29° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| February | 76° | 57° | 43° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 78° | 60° | 38° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 82° | 63° | 51° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 87° | 69° | 62° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 74° | 69° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 77° | 72° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 76° | 71° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 75° | 67° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 82° | 68° | 50° | 90° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 76° | 60° | 40° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 72° | 57° | 39° | 82° | 0 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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