U.S. Forest Service · Ocala National Forest · FL

Lake Dorr Campground

ReservableBookable through April 16; today opens April 17.
Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book
Right now
Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 15:34 UTC
A night
$20From, per site
Sites
34All of them booked ahead
60 ftElevation
1,649 ftWater · Lake Dorr
3.1 miNE of Umatilla, FL
19%Tree cover
Bortle 4Night sky · 46th darkest of 60 in FL

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 5 notices

In the agency’s own words

A massive patch of blue in a sea of green - that's Lake Dorr, one of the prettiest big lakes in the Ocala National Forest. Experience outdoor recreation at either the Lake Dorr Recreation Area - campground or day use - or by renting the cabin for your family or group. Along the northwest shore of the lake, the recreation area is set under the deep shade of an oak hammock. Offering RV camping, we also have a boat ramp and picnic area overlooking the view. 14 day stay limit in a 30 day period in ALL Ocala National Forest Campgrounds Camping: Bring the family out and get back to nature in this picturesque setting. Keep reading

with campsites for tents, campers and RVs. Boating: Bring your boat, kayak or canoe and enjoy a day of fishing or exploring. Fishing: Cast for bass in the middle of Lake Dorr or drop a line in from the shore. Boat ramp available. Waterskiing Interested in getting on the water while gliding across the surface at high rates of speed? Sounds fun doesn't it? Bring your boat and get out there. For reservations or refund request please call (877) 444-6777 Contact Info This location has limited staffing. Please call (352) 625-2520 for general information.

What the agency tells you

Rule

Main entrance gate opens from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Rule

Check in- 3 p.m. Check out- 11 a.m.

Rule

14 day stay limit

Everything else this campground posts · 2
Rule

If it is your intent to rent an RV or trailer from a third party entity, please note that the USDA Forest Service does not allow RV or trailer rentals to be pre-placed and/or delivered to the recreation area. The Reservation holder must drive the RV or trailer to the recreation area as it is their sole responsibility and alleviates the FS from any liability.    Any commercial business that operates on federal land is required to have a special use permit. 36 CFR 261.10 (K)(L)

Rule

Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.

Read them on the agency’s own page →

Tents and rigs

Sites
34
Hookups
None
Accessible sites
None listed
Pets
Allowed
Campfires
Allowed, barring fire bans
Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Boat ramp
Yes
Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026

Around the campground

On the water
Lake
Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026

61 of 68 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 15:34 UTC

Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.

OpenBooked

Booking window6 months outBookable now through April 16, 2027. Today at 10 AM ET, availability opens through April 17, 2027.recreation.gov
A night$20plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule
A weekend$48DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above
If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservationrecreation.gov’s schedule
Runs itU.S. Forest ServiceBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record
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We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.
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We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.

Every line of the receipt · 12

What you actually pay

The sign priceU.S. Forest Service
A night$20
Standard Nonelectric$20
Rates for the season the campground is in now, Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026.
The booking feerecreation.gov
Reservation fee, booked online$8
One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.
Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.
What a stay costs
One nightDerived$28
A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$48

Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $20 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.

If your plans changerecreation.gov
Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10
Cancellation fee$10
Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night
No-show$20 + your first night

Who keeps the booking fee

The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →

How we know this receipt · 5

recreation.gov availability, read 15:34 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

34 sites

All 34 sites

Up to

The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 34 of the 34 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.

Lake Dorr1standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr10standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr11standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr12standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr13standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr14standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr15standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr16standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr17standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr18standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr19standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr2standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr20standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr21standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr22standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr23standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr24standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr25standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr26standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr27standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr28standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr29standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr3standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr30standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr31standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr32standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr33standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr34standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr4standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr5standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr6standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr7standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr8standard nonelectric$20
Lake Dorr9standard nonelectric$20

25 of 34 listed

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the phone number

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

Overnight72°Partly Cloudy12% rain
Saturday77°Chance Rain Showers28% rain
Saturday Night62°Partly Cloudy9% rain
Sunday76°Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain

NWS forecast for Pittman, FL

Typical weather

Typical October night 64°F, day 81°F.

100°40°

Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more

A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: LISBON, FL (USC00085076), 13 miles away and at about the same elevation

The land, and who answers for it

what threatens it · who answers for it

Roadless country, and what’s coming for it

Roadless
Alexander Springs Creek2,954 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Farles Prairie1,901 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area

You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.

Who answers for this land

Randy Fine, official portrait

Lake Dorr Campground is in Florida’s 6th congressional district. Its representative, Randy Fine (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →

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How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from
Right now: recreation.gov is offering sites on 30 of the next 30 nights, which isn’t something a closed campground does.
Cell signal: the Forest Service’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise.
Nearest place of any size: Pittman, FL, 0.6 mi NNE (a census designated place). Straight line.