Big Scrub Campground, Umatilla, FL

Big Scrub Campground is located in the Seminole Ranger District, National Forests in Florida (44 min northeast of The Villages, FL) with an elevation of 139 feet. There are a total of 46 campsites. The campground is open all year. 36 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 40 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. There is a fee of $20.00 per night.

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Campsite Reviews (40)

4.1 out of 5

5 star		60%
4 star		18%
3 star		5%
2 star		5%
1 star		8%

@StevenE1286395 · Camped on Sep 16, 2024 at Campsite #9

Campground was nice and clean. The camp host were amazing and helpful during my stay. The bathrooms were clean and hot water was nice

@ChrisM9524349 · Camped on Aug 16, 2024 at Campsite #25

Very nice and peaceful, loved the restroom access and freedom. WillBe back soon

@JohnM1144946 · Camped on Aug 9, 2024 at Campsite #5

Campground was clean as usual and the bath house is always a plus. The only complaint and its not the camp grounds fault is all the can am riders that used the road as a playground and slung rocks on my vehicle. The Latinos really need to be stopped they will destroy the opportunities for riding for the rest of us.

@NicholasS29081 · Camped on Jul 12, 2024 at Campsite #26

Great time, awesome camp host. Clean facilities, nice area. Will be back again soon!

@AnthonyFCCE0EE · Camped on Apr 16, 2024 at Campsite #9

Great quiet campground, Great riding and a fantastic camp host!

@DavidH4210996 · Camped on Mar 29, 2024 at Campsite #27

Great and safe place

@ThomasW1659833 · Camped on Mar 17, 2024 at Campsite #23

Campgrounds were clean and well maintained. This includes the restroom/shower facilities. Hosts were friendly, informative and maintained order among campers.

@VictoriaC250EF · Camped on Mar 8, 2024 at Campsite #29

Clean and safe place to camp. Trail entry is on site. Chris the campground host is awesome.

@GlennR5626543 · Camped on Feb 12, 2024 at Campsite #19

Big Scrub is kind of disappointing for its price. $28 ($20 for site and $8 for uncle Sam for the "convenience" of using the online service) unless you have the special passes and then its closer to $15 which is more fair.No hookups at all except for 3 spigots randomly in between sites spread across the whole site. Bathrooms are nice. Few sites are level and there is no shade which is crazy for a park in Florida.

@CindyP05EBE02B · Camped on Feb 9, 2024 at Campsite #13

Interesting place to stay. Off the beaten path and lots of ATV/UTVs. Decent restrooms and showers. Camp host was very helpful

@JudithL01D37D1 · Camped on Feb 7, 2024 at Campsite #3

The campground was well maintained. The host I believe his name is Chris and his wife are very friendly and helpful. The ATV trails were fun and well kept.

@PeterB9363957 · Camped on Jan 22, 2024 at Campsite #45

The campground is big - lots of sites. No electric, but Bear Boxes are provided. The previous night at Hopkins Prairie, Mr. Bear visited my site, so I was glad to see a safe place to store my food. The bath rooms were very clean. There was hot water in the shower, BUT, they've set it up so you have to push a button to get the water to run. The problem is, the button is not located next to the water handles, but 2 steps away, so you have to step out of the water to keep it running! Not a fan.

@LizaPE84B8D62D · Camped on Jan 19, 2024 at Campsite #22

Pretty good campground for access to the Centennial Trail, considering it doesnt have water or electric hookups. I didnt see the shower house so I cant comment on that. A little noisy on a Saturday night from a group of dirt bikers revving and riding around the campground at night, but no loud music or rowdiness. Only complaint is the difficulty with purchasing a pass for the trail when the cell signal (at least for Verizon) is fairly weak. Recreation.gov application that you have to fill out to get your pass requires a ton of information but doesnt allow for entering an Access Pass number and calls the Centennial Trail the Adventure Trail. Not the campgrounds fault, just a really annoying way to start out for a ride.

@MarvinP7800256 · Camped on Jan 11, 2024 at Campsite #13

While lacking a bit in privacy this campground was well maintained, clean and very quiet. Thank you for a peaceful nights sleep! I would stay here again

@ChrisP7014555 · Camped on Jan 4, 2024 at Campsite #20

Camp host was always attentive and not a lot of people were there. Extremely quiet and nice

@TravisB6503509 · Camped on Dec 29, 2023 at Campsite #31

Haven't been in 15 yrs, was sorry to see the camp with 1 tree, pile of trash (picnic tables), one whole section taped off, un kept, looked terrible. No toilet paper in the restrooms. Very sad to see how run down it was.

@DannyH8622772 · Camped on Dec 27, 2023 at Campsite #28

The trails are unsafe with the big machines that use them now. The camp host have done a good job of clearing and dragging them. But someone needs to enforce the size rules for the big machines or make trails one direction only. There were two head on collisions during the time we stayed there.

@JoseaA2CEC4BA5 · Camped on Dec 23, 2023 at Campsite #33

Me and my family love this place. The fact that I get to go with my camper and my ATVs for us is this the best experience. We get to enjoy family time we cook together we hang out together and we go riding all day the family experience is amazing. The facility is so clean the bathrooms and showers have hot water and very clean I read it five because they honestly deserve it

@RobinM4289136 · Camped on Dec 22, 2023 at Campsite #10

We had trouble with phone signal making reservations the host was very helpful and the bathroom showers were spotless hot water .camp sites were kept clean trash recepticals were emptied the host give a 110 percent effort lot of happy trail riders seem to be enjoying the trails wou ld stay here again

@DawnC9570700 · Camped on Dec 8, 2023 at Campsite #29

I dont want to write a review because I had such a great time, it was not crowded, the bathrooms had hot water for showers, the restrooms were cleaned well, the trials were a lot of fun, and I didnt have any complaints. The people that take care of the camp were really nice and communicated with us well.

@Christoph646F5 · Camped on Dec 1, 2023 at Campsite #27

Excellent time with friends at Big Scrub Campgrounds. Nice open area with clean lots. Restroom and showers were clean too. Definitely on our list to go back to.

@HectorD125638F · Camped on Dec 1, 2023 at Campsite #28

Bathrooms were very clean. The host was very attentive and friendly.

@JAMESS8693241 · Camped on Nov 24, 2023 at Campsite #32

I went there to use the off-road trails and we slept in a tent. I had a good time the staff there was good.

@JulioR6337538 · Camped on Nov 23, 2023 at Campsite #14

Very quiet, all the amenities working perfect. The forest guard are very attentive. Nice place to disconnect from the routine .

@BillyD1113950 · Camped on Oct 27, 2023 at Campsite #14

We normally have a very good experience when we go stay at this campground. I like the fact we can just stay without a reservation but this time the people next two us were in a group of two campers and they had their dogs loose a good part of the time they even came into our area were my dogs are on their leash they kept apologizing but come on just put them on a leach then the one lady actually took hers into the shower when I was over there it was just to much I hope not to be up there camping with people like that again

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