USDA Forest Service · Florida
Buck Lake Group Campground
USDA Forest Service · Florida, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 with water, 1 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 69 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- BUCK LAKE (NFSR 22-14.0) · improved native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- National Forests in Florida
- Nearest town
- Umatilla
- Address
- (352) 669-3522, Umatilla, FL, 34488
- Phone
- 352-625-2520
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Buck Lake is a group camping facility in the heart of Ocala National Forest in Florida. Great for family reunions and social gatherings, the campground can host a group of up to 50 guests along the shores of Buck Lake.
Activities include fishing, boating, picnicking, hiking and simply relaxing and enjoying the breeze.
Recreation
The sandy swimming beach provides a great place to relax and picnic. Campers have access to Buck Lake to enjoy fishing for panfish, bass and crappie, as well as boating.
Hikers can access a segment of the 1,400-mile Florida Trail via a scenic trail that loops around the lake for 1.7 miles.
Facilities
This campground provides primitive camping for groups. Amenities include a vault toilet, a hand pump for drinking water, six picnic tables and a group campfire ring. Group get exclusive use of the facility during the reservation.
Natural Features
Located in north central Florida, the Ocala National Forest spans four counties and 383,000 acres. It is the southernmost and oldest national forest east of the Mississippi River and protects the world's largest contiguous sand pine scrub forest.
The forest is also rich in water resources with more than 600 lakes, rivers and springs, several of which are near Buck Lake.
Contact Info
This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (352) 669-3522.
Nearby Attractions
Buck Lake is near the beautiful, turquoise waters of Alexander Springs Recreation Area, where visitors can swim, dive and snorkel in a warm, spring-fed lake and canoe on a 7-mile run.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 46° | 29° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| February | 75° | 57° | 43° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 78° | 59° | 40° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 81° | 63° | 51° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 87° | 70° | 63° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 75° | 69° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 77° | 73° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 77° | 72° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 75° | 66° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 82° | 68° | 50° | 90° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 76° | 61° | 40° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 72° | 57° | 40° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Farles Prairie Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Alexander Springs Recreation Area · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 69 sites
- Lake Dorr Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 34 sites
- Juniper Springs Rec Area · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 79 sites
- Big Scrub Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 49 sites
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