About Big Bass Campground
Spend your next short- or long-term camping trip at Big Bass. With the occasional black bear sighting, this the perfect location to escape the hustle of the city and get back to nature. We offer both tent and RV camping on the south edge of the Ocala National Forest, not far from the Ocklawaha River. **Camping** - Big Bass is a seasonal campground in the southern part of the Ocala National Forest, not far from Doe Lake Recreation Area. **Small Game Hunting** - Enjoy the hunting season as you get deeper in the woods to find your game.
- Fees: $15 per night and a $5 fee for non-campers to dump waste water.
- Season: October – April
- Managed by: USFS - National Forests in Florida
- Where: 7 mi north of Lisbon, FL · 28.98659, -81.78566
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Oct–Apr (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Riding Loop | Horse | 0.9 mi | 37.8 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.
Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 14 mi
Propane: 11.3 mi
Camps nearby
- Doe Lake Group Site 4.4 mi
- Big Scrub Campground 4.6 mi
- Lake Dorr Recreation Area 9 mi
- Lake Dorr Cabin 10.1 mi
- Lake Griffin State Park Campground 11.2 mi
- Buck Lake Group Camp 11.3 mi