Campground List

CAMPGROUND NAME: Ocean Pond

VISIT DATE: 11/18/1996

UPDATE DATE: 1/30/2008

STATE: Florida

REGION: Southern

RANGER DISTRICT: Osceola

NEAREST CITY/TOWN: Olustee

RESERVATIONS: No

DIRECTIONS:
From Olustee, FL, take US Rt. 90 east 1.1 miles to campground
sign.  At sign, turn left and go 4 miles to another campground
sign.  Turn left at sign and proceed 1.2 to campground entrance.

GENERAL COMMENTS:
The elevation is 40 ft.

The campground is located adjacent to Ocean Pond in long-leaf 
pine grove.  Many sites are next to Pond where mosquito repellent 
is a must.  There is a public phone, but at time of visit phone 
was inoperable.

The campground is located near the Big Gum Swamp Wilderness.  Not 
far from the town of Olustee is the location of the Battle of 
Olustee, the only major Civil War battle in Florida.  Once a year 
the battle is reenacted by people from all over the United States.  
See Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site website 
which will, among other interesting items, provides the date for the 
annual reenactment.

SEASONS
Open Seasonal: No
Open All Year: Yes

RATE AND MAXIMUM STAY PERMITTED
Rate: $8 per day - no water/electric hookups
$12 per day - water hookups only
$18 per day - water and electric hookups
Maximum Stay Permitted (days): 30

CAMPGROUND SITE CONFIGURATION
No. RV Sites: 0
No. Tent Sites: 0
No. Combined Sites (Tent or RV): 67
   
   Total Sites: 67

Tent Pads: Yes
Group Tent Sites: Yes
Open Sites: No
Wooded Sites: Yes

No. Tables on Sites: 67
No. Grilles on Sites: 67

RV INFORMATION
No. Full Hookups (includes waste): 0
No. Water and Electric Only: 19
No. Water Only: 28
No. Electric Only: 0

Group RV Sites: No
No. RV Pull Throughs: 0
Waste Station: Yes
Potable Water at Waste Station: Yes 
Largest Parking Apron Size: See Comments below.

Comments:
Except for 20 "primitive" sites, parking aprons are paved.  Most 
parking aprons are 12' X 65'.

BATH AND SHOWER FACILITIES
Vaults: No
Flush Toilets: Yes
Hot Showers: Yes

Comments:
The showers are wheelchair friendly.

OTHER FACILITIES
Playground: Yes
Public Phone: Yes
No. Water Spigots (non-site): 3
  No. Threaded: 3
Wheelchair Friendly Toilets: Yes

WATER SPORTS
Lake: Yes
Swimming (provided): Yes
Sailing: Yes
Boat Ramp: Yes
Boat Carry Down Access: Yes
Power Boating: Yes
Boating (no power): Yes
Water Skiing: Yes
Rafting (whitewater): No
Kayaking (whitewater): No

Comments:
Ocean Pond is a natural 1,760- acre lake.

HIKING
Florida National Scenic Trail.  There is an interpretive trail
under construction.

FISHING   
Largemouth bass, Bluegill, Warmouth and Crappie