“Central Florida's natural, pure oasis”
"Nestled at the head of the Wekiva River lies a tropical oasis. This is what Central Florida used to look like. Wekiwa Springs State Park is, in many ways, a trip to the past, to when the Timucuan Indians roamed Central Florida. And it's just an hour from Orlando. In addition to camping, there are thirteen miles of well-maintained trails, perfect for the hiking, biking or horseback riding outdoor enthusiast. The Wekiva River itself offers plenty to do to cool down, from kayaking to canoeing to snorkeling in the spring. There are rental concessions if you don't have your own canoe or kayak. 42 million gallons of pure spring water flow from Wekiwa Springs to Wekiwa Springs Run, every day. The water then joins Rock Springs Run and forms upper Wekiva River. In 1941, the Apopka Sportsman Club purchased the land, which is currently Wekiwa Springs State Park. The area was used for hunting and fishing until it was sold to the state of Florida in 1969. The Florida Park Service Ranger Academy provides twice-yearly training for Florida's park rangers. The academy moved from O'Leno State Park to Wekiwa Springs State Park in 1977. President Lyndon Johnson signed the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System into law in 1968, and this helped to preserve rivers that have exceptional natural, cultural and recreational importance. Rock Springs Run State Reserve and Wekiva Falls Park are protected under the act. This is a very popular park on weekends. To ensure entrance into the park, we recommend arriving early, otherwise, the parking area will be full and you may not be able to enter. Options for camping include a full facility campground and primitive camping areas. Canoe and kayak rentals are available.
Reviews of Wekiwa Springs State Park Campground
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Confirmed by 11 users | Last reported on January 18, 2023AT&T 4G/5G
Confirmed by 8 users | Last reported on May 21, 2023T-Mobile 4G/5G
Confirmed by 4 users | Last reported on December 17, 2023beautiful park and spring! definitely check out the canoes!!
My wife loves canoeing!! She claims you can see places you are not able to see while touching your feet on the ground. I think she was talking about Wekiwa Springs State Park.
Adventure, beauty, peace and harmony are hugging nature in this place. Absolutely gorgeous experience!
The only negative was the long lines we had to wait to get there!
Heard from other visitors that one must go there very early in order to avoid it!
Great park for kayaking, hiking, and camping! I have been there several times and have never been disappointed.
Very nice State Park! Horrible traffic getting there. Orlando avoided highway improvement for decades and now they’re doing it all at once. And it was Friday. And it was near rush hour.
Nightly Rate: -
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 14
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Verizon 4G
Wonderful. Trails and roads for bicycle. Site was about 100 yards from Main Street so some traffic noise but not bad. Definetly stay again. Nice swim area in Wekiwa Spring. Sprint LTE was weak but adequate most of the time.
Nightly Rate: $24.00
Days Stayed: 14
Site Number: 20
Cell Coverage Rating
T-Mobile
Unfortunately, we had a LOT of rowdy neighbors who paid little if any attention to the park rules. Quiet time is supposed to start at 11 but, frankly, I don't think rowdy time ever ended. All. Night. Long. on Friday night and spilling over into Saturday morning, Noon and night. I don't think they ever slept.
Had this been our first visit to a Florida State Park, we might not have gone on to explore a dozen other of the Florida State Parks in the area that accommodate RV's. That would have been a shame because we have enjoyed other Florida parks in the area.
If this review concerns you, try close-by Lake Louisa State Park or Lake Griffin State Park: an entirely different scene with campers who actually camp as opposed to a mob of people just looking for a place to be drunk.
About a week after we stay at a Florida park, we get a survey which asks a number of questions. One of them is "Did you feel safe?". The answer here is a resounding "NO!". I arrived right at 3 and was set up by 4, before most of the drinkers arrived to spoil the scene. By 9PM I had basically pulled everything back in the RV for fear of it being stolen or shot at then stayed inside for the rest of the weekend.
There was zero social distancing, one of the best parts (up until this visit) of camping in the first place. Sites here seemed a bit closer together than other parks but that might have been just my reaction to the scene and those spoiling it for others.
I had two other bookings in the future for this park which I have canceled. There are just too many great parks in the Florida system. This is not one of them.
Nightly Rate: $36.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 23
Had a great stay in Wekiwa Springs...had such a nice time we decided to extend our stay for a night. FUH sites (1-30) which are spacious and clean. A little tricky to back in to because of trees, but definitely manageable. As others have mentioned there is a busy road close by, but it didn’t really bother us. I would have no problem staying here again. Oh, and on another note, beware of bears. Apparently there was quite a bit of bear activity the week prior to our arrival, but much to my wife’s dismay, we didn’t have any run-ins.
Nightly Rate: $24.00
Days Stayed: 4
Site Number: 25 & 20
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Verizon 4G
AT&T 4G
Large spacious full hookup campsites with 50/30 amp electric service make the Wekiwa Springs State Park Campground a friendly location for big rig RVs. Join us on a video tour of Wekiwa Springs State Park; video uploaded here on Campendium for your immediate reference. We visit the springs, canoe beach, swimming area, and both loops of the park’s campground. Verizon cellular service clocked in at 22.4 Mbps download speed and 5.19 Mbps upload speed. AT&T cellular service clocked in at 17.8 Mbps download speed and 4.02 Mbps upload speed. T-Mobile cellular service clocked in at 3.71 Mbps download speed and 3.98 Mbps upload speed.
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This is a wonderful park with plenty of hiking trails, miles of paved roads for biking and the springs to swim and kayak in. Sites level with packed sand and easy to get into for larger rigs like ours. Quiet and peaceful yet close to civilization. Grocery stores and laundry a few miles away. Disney less than an hour. I could live here!
Nightly Rate: $27.00
Days Stayed: 14
Site Number: 6
Cell Coverage Rating
AT&T 4G
Easy check-in. Back-in site with a fence boundary. Campground is well maintained with walking trails and a beautiful park with access to a swimming area and canoe/kayak launch into Wekiwa Springs. The local area has lots of options for supplies, restaurants and fuel. With that proximity to services comes significant noise during the morning and evening rush hours. The nightly rate reflects the discount available to Florida's senior residents.
Nightly Rate: $25.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 18
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
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Wekiwa Springs State Park Campground
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- 35
- Last Nightly Rate
- 31.0
- Longest Vehicle Length Reported
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