P JB Wow. Thank you so much. We do get goofy at times too. But for campground reviews, Larry is pretty serious. Plus we spend hours editing trying to put out the best video we can. Thanks for noticing. Alice
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Finally someone has made a park review that actually shows the sites, and not just the pool, laundry room, and recreation room. Keep it up. Safe Travels!
Hey. Thanks. Larry struggles whether to do these because they aren’t exactly exciting. So your feedback is helpful. Some people don’t like them. But we like to show what we would look for in a tour. Thanks. You keep safe too. Alice
Downsizing Makes Cents As full timers we use TH-cam to see parks in the area we are planning on visiting. Most videos of parks are either 5 to 8 years old, or the newest videos don’t show the rv sites. Especially Thousand Trails. I don’t know if you’re members, but it would be great to show the improvements TT has made to their parks and sites. Maybe you can work out a deal with them to make detailed videos of their parks.
Our next spot will be at a TT but hard to do site to site because there are soooo many sites. We will do some areas for sure. The two Encores we went to we did film a bit of it. We appreciate all suggestions. Thanks. Alice
Terri, hi. Thanks. That’s exactly what we were aiming for, “user friendly.” We look for these videos when we are about to go to a park but usually can’t find the complete site to site tour. I hope you find the spot you want. And enjoy the 72 degree water. Alice
I really like your channel. I LOVE how you show the campsites, and how informative you are. This will help me when I finally pull the trigger and buy my RV, and travel around Florida. Keep up the good work!
I do not book a single state park in Florida until I watch your videos. The site by site videos are absolutely amazing. I noticed that the site I'm booking seems to be the most difficult one to back into!
Wow. That’s quite a compliment. We wish we had the time to film more. Well, at least you have a heads up. When you get there, see if there is another site open. You never know - maybe one of the first come sites. Good luck, Alice
Doug, hi It was beautiful. We hope to go back again when it’s a bit cooler and things are not so crazy. I’m glad the video was worth watching again. Take care. Alice.
Hey. Thanks. Larry needs these comments because sometimes he thinks all the work is for nothing. But we try to show what we would like to see before we go to a campground. We really appreciate it. Stay safe. Alice
Jane, we enjoyed our stay there - though Larry was towing the sewer tote back and forth for a video 🤣- but our spot by the bathhouse was terrible 🤣. We are so glad we met and that you mentioned it. We always try to take selfies- but we tend to forget. If you go to Salt Springs, let us know what you think, Happy Camping, Alice
Sandra, hi. It is cool to see all the different types of rigs. This time no airstream? 😟. They are so photogenic. Thanks for the visit. You have a great weekend too. Stay safe. Alice
Thank you for this video.....I really enjoyed it. I am hoping to get back to camping. Very informative, great instructions for getting there and nice to see all the sites! Keep up the good work. Thanks for showing the handicap amenities.....
I liked this video very nice park. It has everything in it. A store showers and post office next door a grocery store. WiFi nice really nice. They have nice parks in Florida it looks like. Thank you Larry and Alice. Have a great day and see you soon!
Great video! Something we have been waiting for. This is great information for those that full time travel and never been to these places and gives everyone a birds eye view of the places. 👏👏👏👏👍🥑🇺🇸 stay safe friends.
Mel, hi. Before we go to a new place, we look for video or good pictures of each site. They are hard to find. So now we do them. I’m glad it helps. Thanks for the compliment and well wishes. You stay safe too. We are working on the day use side of Salt Springs now. Alice
Best site by site reviews. We are booking a visit next fall. We live in the St Augustine area and your site review Has convinced us to visit. Thank you.
Joy and Scott, hi. Thank you so much. These videos aren’t that flashy but we try to show what we are looking for when we go to book a campground. It should open soon. Good luck. And take care. Alice
You made me famous that's me on my favorite site 94 had to be a few years back I have not used the portable dish for a long time I love this campground and stay there on my way south for the winter and again heading north
Awesome. I hope you find an awesome spot. The springs are huge there. Just don’t expect a great signal. Glad we could help. Enjoy. Stay safe. If you like to hike, check out The Yearling Trail. Alice.
That’s great to hear. We do have a part 2 showing the springs. It’s a great location with Juniper (another video) and Alexander Springs close by. Enjoy, Alice
Awesome. Just what we like to read. We try the same with all our campground tours. This is what we look for in a tour. Thank you for your positive feedback. Take care. Alice.
Bill, I’m glad we were able to help. When we look for a site, we would like to see what it actually looks like. Enjoy your time. Huge spring for swimming. Alice
Hey. Awesome. This is exactly why we do these tours. To help others see exactly what is there. The walk up to get sites was strange for us. But if you have even a day reserved, it’s easier to get the walk up sites. I hope you have a great time there. Our video of the actual park will be up next week. Stay safe. Alice
Hey Alice and Larry! Nice review! In BC we also have a Salt Spring...but ours is an island! Salt Spring Island is between Vancouver Island and the mainland. It's gorgeous and a wonderful place to explore. Take care guys!-Sue
Sue, that sounds amazing. We can’t wait to go up there. So much beauty in Canada. We love all the Florida Springs. Next week’s video will be about the day use. Larry swims into a small hole 🤣. Thanks for every visit. Stay safe. I hope the snow melts all the way soon. Alice
Brihan, hi. Yes. The spots are big and most are spread apart. This is why we don’t like private parks. Larry does put a lot of work into these so hearing that people appreciate them helps. The music just takes time but this guy I would listen to in the car 😅. Thanks for the positivity. You stay safe too. Alice
Great video! Loved the tour of the sites, we will be there next week for 3 days in our maiden RV voyage so your video was extremely helpful on what to expect at the campsites, and which ones we can’t fit into. Thank you!
Laura, it was a great spot. We were there right when things were shutting down so we couldn’t fully enjoy it. The springs there is huge. And lots of trails close by. Enjoy. Alice
Wow great tour. I did not realize they had hook up sites. We were doing a Florida State Park trip when everything shutdown in March 2020. We are from Texas and were at Manatee Blue Springs State Park when we were told they were closing all Florida state parks to overnight camping. I had reservations for all March, April and May. I hope we can try it again someday.
We were at Salt Springs when all our Florida state park reservations were canceled too. I had 2-3 months covered. Of course when they opened back up I couldn’t get those reservations back. Florida is hard to book. I never did get a reservation back at Blue Spring State Park 😞. I hope you make it back here. We are trying for another winter in the keys. No luck yet. Alice
So my wife and I are sitting down to book Ocala for spring 2023. We were last down there right before Covid hit, and actually had to leave early, because the govt. shut down parks due to the outbreak. We always take a walk-around in new parks to note our most desirable sites for future visits. Our top several spots were taken, so we did a search for a park tour video, and yours came up. As the tour began, I started recognizing certain familiar RVs in sites from when we were there. Sure enough, when you got to our site, there was our TT. We just cracked up! What are the odds? Anyway, thanks for the excellent video. Because of it, we were able to book a great site for next spring. Thanks!
We get a comment like this every once in awhile. Your RV is now famous 😉 Larry went down twice to book a couple more days. It was too stressful waiting to see if Covid would shut it down. So we found a place to hunkerdown for a couple of months until state parks opened again. Glad we could help you find a good site. Enjoy it
Doug, hi. Places like this and state parks is why we don’t like private parks. So much more room and nature. 714 days? Are you quitting? Good luck with your plans. Take care. Alice
New viewer and subscriber. At first I wasn't quit sure about a site by site tour. But your video was so informational , I find myself thinking , " WHY DON'T OTHER CHANNELS DO THIS"? Great job. Thank you.
Thomas. Larry keeps asking himself if he should keep doing this but positive feedback from you let’s him know to keep doing it. Plus before we go to a campground, we look for this info and it’s not there. So we figure it should be. Thank you so much for the support. It really helps. Take care. Alice
James, hi. We always try to show what we would like to see if we were planning a visit. Thanks for noticing and the positive feedback. Take care. Alice
Sandy, hi. That is my goal too. I’ve got my passport book and only have a few stamps so far. It’s going to be a fun goal to fulfill. Thanks for coming by. Stay safe. Alice
That looks like a nice park, great job of showing all the sites. Useful info on your cell service, good to know. Thanks for the review. Debbie - BluWave Odyssey
Debbie, hi. It is a great park. Yes. The cell service was a trouble. You guys should check it out. Our video of the springs and the day use will be next week. It’s worth the hassle. Thanks for always visiting. Stay safe. Alice
Great job. Other than the lack (weak) of cell service we loved Salt Springs. If you are ate 12 and position just right you might get some WiFi. Best hookups ever. We had sites 12 (handicap), 15 and 31 during our visits there this past winter. The spring is absolutely beautiful and so calming, although we were there in January and February. The laundry facility was very nice and the driers were nice and hot. Between the Dollar General and the grocery store we were able stay provisioned. The grocery store even offered custom cut meats. The staff was really friendly when we were there (pre the world breaking). We love and miss you guys.
Deb, hey friend. The poor signal was a deal breaker for us. Between Larrys full time job and not beings able to talk to the boys right in the middle of a pandemic, I just couldn’t take it. Plus they made us ask every two days to see if we could stay. Too much uncertainty. But I’d like to go again with less going on. I’m excited for you guys and the new place. Keep safe 🤗 Alice. PS. The plant is still alive ❤️
Downsizing Makes Cents That was really tough for us too. Especially with our family being 1000 miles away. If someone is looking to be off the grid and unplugged it’s a great place to be. Kelly Park was ranked pretty high in my book even without sewer hookup 😀
I loved the informative video. We are going here for the first time coming October. I would love to hear about your experience of fulltime Rving. I am looking to be like you 2 coming summer of 2021 and would love some advise. Keep up the good work! Mike
Mike, glad the video helped. Hope you have a good time there. We just put out our 6 month nomadversary video with top 10 things we learned. Have you seen it? Alice
Hey. This was actually in March right when the shut downs started. But it is a great place. Rumor is Florida state campgrounds will be open the 21st. Not sure about recreation.gov ones. Stay safe. Alice
Bill, hi. Thanks for coming by again. Florida has so many great natural places to camp. We will have the springs and park video next week. Take care. Alice.
That is a very spacious campground. Loved the size of these spaces. Nice shower size as well. We always like the trails right from the campgrounds as well. Great work on this. ❤️👍👏 Donovan & Jodi
Donovan and Jodi, hey. Florida has so many great natural places. That’s why we don’t like private parks. But they are a necessary evil 🤣. I don’t use the park showers but Larry will if we don’t have full hookup. Thanks for always coming by. Alice.
Blake, hi. It is pretty sweet except for the bad signal and the routine to get walk up sites is a bit of a hassle. But if you are already in for even one night, you have a great chance to get one. Take care. Alice
Laura, hi. Thank you. We actually go through a lot of music before we choose. We used to talk more in campground tours 🤣. Thanks for your thoughts. Stay safe. Alice
Diana, hey. I might actually get the bigger National Park Passport book that has more info and more space. I also have the Florida State Park Passport Book. Those have a spot for every park. Thanks for noticing the music. We go through a lot to pick it. We do want to go back since we were there when stuff was shutting down. Glad things are starting to get better. Stay safe. Alice
Darison, it was an awesome spring. But not much signal at our spot and not much close by but some hiking trails. I’m not crazy about first come first serve. But if you reserve online for a day, you get in the line first for the first come since you are already in the park. Plus with numbers limited in day use right now, you probably can just walk over. Alice
Nice job you two-Larry, (Mr. Camp Czar), keep up the good work as your quest continues. One day all campgrounds across America will be in your database. Don't be so ruff on us tent campers-We too would like to see the “Pad” for each sight. Can you imagine, see before you book. Wonderful Wonderful. Thanks again.
James Avila James, hi again. Larry loves his new title 😅. Larry thought he recorded the tent area. Sorry. We also missed some RV sites so no discrimination. We do plan on a video tour of each campground. Unfortunately private parks will be done too- necessary evil so far. Check out our Instagram page. We have a pick of a tenter off a trail in the Ocala National Forest. We will get some tent shots next time. Talk soon. Take care. Alice
Hope Larry is doing better and that you’ve escaped Helene. I just booked 12 nights at the end of January 2025 on site 27 (happened to be available). We’ve been treating ourselves to full hookups and spending more time in one place. They’re up to $67/night but the Senior Lifetime America the Beautiful brought it down to about $39/night. The electric is fairly pricey and not discounted. Even 4 years later, these videos are fantastic! Any suggestions on what to do/see in the area besides the Springs?
@@danhilsdorf23 Dan, 12 nights. That’s awesome. Yeah, it’s run by a private company - I think that’s why it’s pricey. Thanks for compliment about video. Glad it was helpful. There are so many different springs and trails close by to keep you busy And we made it safe through the storm. Thank you Alice
Kathy, hi. We try to stay away from private RV parks because you don’t get the space and nature like here. I actually put a link in the description for the tshirt. 🤣. I just got it so it fit perfectly with the theme. The only real problem is the poor cell signal. This is where we were when we did the stranded video. I couldn’t handle not talking to my boys. Plus we could only book 2 days at a time. They didn’t know when they would close down. But it’s getting better now. Thanks for checking up on us. Take care. Alice.
Scott, hey. Yes. This is a great place. We love Florida Springs. The signal was a hassle and the walk up sites was knew but if you are already in with a reservation you pretty much get it. Thanks for another visit. Stay safe. Your motorcycle trips make me nervous 🤣. Alicev
Beth, hi. Thanks. It’s not exciting but knowing the campground before you go helps. The walk up procedure is different. I hope you get a chance to see the the day use video of Salt Springs we will release next week. Thanks for coming by. Stay safe. Alice
Hey great video. This is my 3rd try to leave a comment. lol. Love the sites spread out well and long. Dig the bathrooms to. They are very nice. That weboost is just like the one I got. I have loved mine so far. If more than 1 comment ends up showing up you know why. lol. Hope y'all are well.
William, hey. I know what you mean about the comments 🤣. The sites are great. The signal was the one bad thing. One site it was great but another site no signal. Weird. Either with a Weboost. I was hurt you weren’t number one comment 🤣. Talk soon. Alice
The first two nights weren’t booked that far in advance. The rest of the nights were first come, first serve. But because of Covid, they made us book only two nights at a time not knowing if they would be closed down. It was very stressful. Alice
John, hi. I never thought of that. This was just when the virus was causing shut downs. I thought they were just too lazy to put the extra car in the overflow area 🤣. It’s always good to get another perspective. Thanks. I did have this one family we were sandwiched between keep using our site like their own personal hallway. Walked right up to me to talk. I just backed away. They didn’t show normal camp etiquette so I don’t think they would understand pandemic etiquette. Thanks for your view. Take care. Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents Well I was told that the reason some people like Rving is because it reminds us of our Cover Wagon Days. Circles the wagon meant protection.
Bob, you are so right. You often don’t have a pick of sites - unless you book early. But at Salt Springs, they also have first come sites you might be able to choose from. And at least you can see what the site looks like before you get there Alice
Vincent, hi. It was though it happened right when things started shutting down. We are going to try to go back another time. Look for our Salt Springs day use video. It should be out next week. Take care. Alice
Hey. Not yet. We figured he wasn’t open but we are going to try before we move. We actually want to see a 2021 Grand Design Solitude if he has one yet. Thanks for the suggestion. Give Boomer a hug from me. Take care. Alice
I heard the ticks were super bad there by friends. They were there twice and the ticks were an issue each time. Did y'all experience anything like this?
🤔 I don’t recall there being a problem? We have had problems with places with a lot of deer. Sorry. Last time we were there was 2020. Wish we could help more. Alice
Down size. We live in a 4000 sg ft house full of memories and history of our lives. How does one down size from that? I'm seeking advice on how we can do that.
Tim, hi. It’s difficult. But we learned to hold on to memories instead of things. Video your whole house. Scan all your photos that weren’t digital. Video and take pics of objects so you can look back on them. We did save some things in storage. Most of my stuff was just collecting dust. Maybe look back at our 11 day vlog. It’s not easy, but once we can get moving again, it will be so worth it. I hope this helps a bit. Take care. Alice.
Doug, hi. We were there March 13-19. We had two days reservation. Then we did the walk up for the rest of the days. They were still open. I don’t know when they closed. We decided to leave before we got kicked out. Sorry you didn’t get in. It’s open again now. I hope you make it next time. Take care. Alice.
Downsizing Makes Cents, we arrived March 13 at 7:45pm. Right before the gate closed. We spent 3 nights in site 15. So we may have crossed paths at some point. We had a great time at Salt Springs and will be visiting again soon.
We are in a pinch right now and need a place to stay 2 weeks from now, we see there is nothing but first come first serve sites, can we reasonably expect to show up day of and get several days at a time?
That’s a tough one. If you can get one day reserved, than you will be at the office before it opens and get your name on the list. You have a better chance if you are already in the park than just driving up. I know how it feels looking for a place. There are other campgrounds near there that have no electric though- like Juniper Springs Let me know how it goes. Keeping my fingers crossed 🤞 Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents thanks we found something else with electric only in Jacksonville, not ideal but I can't really move during the week because of work.
Sorry, we tend to show the camper sites since we are an RV channel mostly. If the campground is small, we include the tents. We have in other videos - like Rainbow Spring, Midway, and we are working on Fort Clinch. Again, sorry it wasn’t included, Alice
Bud, hi. Yes. Pretty much every campground we’ve gone to gets wild on the weekends unfortunately. So we make the most of the weekdays. Thanks for visiting with us. I hope you can go back soon. I heard it will be open not long from now. Stay safe. Alice
Jaz, we have ATT. When we were there, our first spot was fine. Then our other spot was no signal even with a Weboost. I had to sit by the bathrooms. Try looking them up on Campendium to see if someone with Verizon has answered this. It’s in a small town with little there. Plus it’s in the Ocala National Forest. But the spring was beautiful. Sorry I couldn’t help more. Alice
Lee, Check out our Juniper Springs tour - but that’s dry camping and no pull throughs We are now in our 5th year traveling full time and we don’t often get pull throughs sites. And when we have, there’s no privacy and they often have other issues. Alice
Other campgrounds in Florida have no privacy - like Gamble Rogers State Park and others. The great thing about Salt Springs is the full hookup and you can get reserved site but then site up for a walk up site once you are a camper there - you beat the line outside
My opinion only - this is a BIG campground. So for me, the site by site drive thru dragged on and on. The explanation of the site map would have sufficed for me. Liked the music!!
Hey Gary, I get it, we struggle with what to include in these videos, we are still learning, I really appreciate your honest feedback, without it we won’t get better. We started doing the site to site thing because WE wanted to see the sites in campgrounds we were planning to visit. Some people are looking for this kind of site detail, that is what makes our videos a little different. Larry
Earl, hi. Yes. Very level sites with room between. Just not for a second car but we just parked in the overflow. Only issue really is signal. We hope to go back for a longer stay. Take care. Alice
just by the professionalism of the intro, I immediately subbed. I knew i'm gonna like this channel. super informative.
P JB Wow. Thank you so much. We do get goofy at times too. But for campground reviews, Larry is pretty serious. Plus we spend hours editing trying to put out the best video we can. Thanks for noticing. Alice
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Finally someone has made a park review that actually shows the sites, and not just the pool, laundry room, and recreation room. Keep it up. Safe Travels!
Hey. Thanks. Larry struggles whether to do these because they aren’t exactly exciting. So your feedback is helpful. Some people don’t like them. But we like to show what we would look for in a tour. Thanks. You keep safe too. Alice
Downsizing Makes Cents As full timers we use TH-cam to see parks in the area we are planning on visiting. Most videos of parks are either 5 to 8 years old, or the newest videos don’t show the rv sites. Especially Thousand Trails. I don’t know if you’re members, but it would be great to show the improvements TT has made to their parks and sites. Maybe you can work out a deal with them to make detailed videos of their parks.
Our next spot will be at a TT but hard to do site to site because there are soooo many sites. We will do some areas for sure. The two Encores we went to we did film a bit of it. We appreciate all suggestions. Thanks. Alice
Totally agree. Who cares about the laundry room ?! Campers want to see camp sites. This video is perfect.
Thank you for making a great video showing the sites. I really appreciate it. You made it so user friendly to see the sites.
Terri, hi. Thanks. That’s exactly what we were aiming for, “user friendly.” We look for these videos when we are about to go to a park but usually can’t find the complete site to site tour. I hope you find the spot you want. And enjoy the 72 degree water. Alice
I really like your channel. I LOVE how you show the campsites, and how informative you are. This will help me when I finally pull the trigger and buy my RV, and travel around Florida. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much. There are so many great places in Florida. You will love it,
Alice
I do not book a single state park in Florida until I watch your videos. The site by site videos are absolutely amazing. I noticed that the site I'm booking seems to be the most difficult one to back into!
Wow. That’s quite a compliment. We wish we had the time to film more.
Well, at least you have a heads up. When you get there, see if there is another site open. You never know - maybe one of the first come sites.
Good luck,
Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents we planned on doing campground reviews but these set the standards so high lol.
I just received my new motor home magazine with article about Salt Springs.
Had to come back and watch you video again. A hidden gem. Thanks
Doug, hi It was beautiful. We hope to go back again when it’s a bit cooler and things are not so crazy. I’m glad the video was worth watching again. Take care. Alice.
Thank you so much from newbies for such a great video of this campground. Very helpful.
Carola, we have another video that shows the spring. Plus Juniper Springs is closed by you could go visit.
Alice
Really appreciate the way you present your campground reviews. Bike ride around the park showing sites is very helpful to future campers. Well done.
Hey. Thanks. Larry needs these comments because sometimes he thinks all the work is for nothing. But we try to show what we would like to see before we go to a campground. We really appreciate it. Stay safe. Alice
Thanks for the great video. We met you in Florida last year at Mike Ross Gold Head Branch. This is an extremely helpful video. Thanks!!
Jane, we enjoyed our stay there - though Larry was towing the sewer tote back and forth for a video 🤣- but our spot by the bathhouse was terrible 🤣.
We are so glad we met and that you mentioned it. We always try to take selfies- but we tend to forget.
If you go to Salt Springs, let us know what you think,
Happy Camping,
Alice
Thanks for the drive by of sites tremendously helpful!
Pete, glad we could help. We do many campground tours where we show every site.
We also have a separate video about the springs.
Happy Camping,
Alice
I like these site by site tours, we do that when we are in a campground just to see all the pretty RV's. Have a great weekend. :)
Sandra, hi. It is cool to see all the different types of rigs. This time no airstream? 😟. They are so photogenic. Thanks for the visit. You have a great weekend too. Stay safe. Alice
Great content- informative and to the point, I like it ! You have a new subscriber.
Todd, awesome. Thanks. Glad we could help. It’s a great area. Enjoy,
Alice
Thank you for this video.....I really enjoyed it. I am hoping to get back to camping. Very informative, great instructions for getting there and nice to see all the sites! Keep up the good work. Thanks for showing the handicap amenities.....
Erika, thanks. We try to show all the sites and amenities when we can. I hope you can go camping soon. If it ever cools off 😅. Alice
I liked this video very nice park. It has everything in it. A store showers and post office next door a grocery store. WiFi nice really nice. They have nice parks in Florida it looks like. Thank you Larry and Alice. Have a great day and see you soon!
Sherri, there are so many great campgrounds in Florida.
I’m glad you are enjoying your “virtual” stay.
Take care,
Alice
Great video! Something we have been waiting for. This is great information for those that full time travel and never been to these places and gives everyone a birds eye view of the places. 👏👏👏👏👍🥑🇺🇸 stay safe friends.
Mel, hi. Before we go to a new place, we look for video or good pictures of each site. They are hard to find. So now we do them. I’m glad it helps. Thanks for the compliment and well wishes. You stay safe too. We are working on the day use side of Salt Springs now. Alice
Best site by site reviews. We are booking a visit next fall. We live in the St Augustine area and your site review Has convinced us to visit. Thank you.
Joy and Scott, hi. Thank you so much. These videos aren’t that flashy but we try to show what we are looking for when we go to book a campground. It should open soon. Good luck. And take care. Alice
You made me famous that's me on my favorite site 94 had to be a few years back I have not used the portable dish for a long time I love this campground and stay there on my way south for the winter and again heading north
Be even more famous - share the video with friends 😉
It’s a great location. Lots of springs
Very helpful video. We're on our way to Salt Springs in two days. First-timers. Thanks again!
Awesome. I hope you find an awesome spot. The springs are huge there. Just don’t expect a great signal. Glad we could help. Enjoy. Stay safe. If you like to hike, check out The Yearling Trail. Alice.
Awesome job on this video. We just booked a site here because of this great info. Thanks.
That’s great to hear. We do have a part 2 showing the springs.
It’s a great location with Juniper (another video) and Alexander Springs close by.
Enjoy,
Alice
Thanks for this video. It allowed us to see the spots so we knew where we wanted to book. Just what we were looking for.
Awesome. Just what we like to read. We try the same with all our campground tours. This is what we look for in a tour. Thank you for your positive feedback. Take care. Alice.
Great help in picking a campsite! Nice presentation! Thanks!
Bill, I’m glad we were able to help. When we look for a site, we would like to see what it actually looks like. Enjoy your time. Huge spring for swimming. Alice
This was great! We're visiting there this year for the first time and this was so helpful. Thank you!
Hey. Awesome. This is exactly why we do these tours. To help others see exactly what is there. The walk up to get sites was strange for us. But if you have even a day reserved, it’s easier to get the walk up sites. I hope you have a great time there. Our video of the actual park will be up next week. Stay safe. Alice
Hey Alice and Larry! Nice review! In BC we also have a Salt Spring...but ours is an island! Salt Spring Island is between Vancouver Island and the mainland. It's gorgeous and a wonderful place to explore. Take care guys!-Sue
Sue, that sounds amazing. We can’t wait to go up there. So much beauty in Canada. We love all the Florida Springs. Next week’s video will be about the day use. Larry swims into a small hole 🤣. Thanks for every visit. Stay safe. I hope the snow melts all the way soon. Alice
Very nice park, very BIG space in between. Thanks for your hard work in putting it together, also nice background music. Have a safe camping.
Brihan, hi. Yes. The spots are big and most are spread apart. This is why we don’t like private parks. Larry does put a lot of work into these so hearing that people appreciate them helps. The music just takes time but this guy I would listen to in the car 😅. Thanks for the positivity. You stay safe too. Alice
Thank you we are buying our first travel trailer! Soon we will be there 😁
Congratulations- that’s awesome. It’s such a great area with many springs.
Happy Camping,
Alice
Very informative. Thank you for doing this video
Suly, thanks for watching and commenting. We try to show the info we would want to see 🤗
Alice
Great campground. Full hookups too. Love the site by site tours on your videos.
Bob, it’s always a bonus to get full hookups 😂.
Thanks. Site to site tours take time, but we know they are appreciated,
Alice
Love your campground reviews. On our way to Salt Springs. Thanks for the review
Thanks guys. Enjoy. We will back that way in a few weeks. Alice
Great Job, we booked site 59 for next spring! The week before the GD Florida Rally.
It is a great campground. The spring is huge. Maybe we will see you at the GD Rally.
Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents We will be there! Stay healthy!
Great video! Loved the tour of the sites, we will be there next week for 3 days in our maiden RV voyage so your video was extremely helpful on what to expect at the campsites, and which ones we can’t fit into. Thank you!
Laura, it was a great spot. We were there right when things were shutting down so we couldn’t fully enjoy it. The springs there is huge. And lots of trails close by. Enjoy. Alice
Excellent video!! Thanks for the info!
Thank you. We are always trying to make the camping experience better,
Alice
Thanks so much for all the helpful info!!
It’s a great area. So many springs in such a small area,
Alice
Wow great tour. I did not realize they had hook up sites. We were doing a Florida State Park trip when everything shutdown in March 2020. We are from Texas and were at Manatee Blue Springs State Park when we were told they were closing all Florida state parks to overnight camping. I had reservations for all March, April and May. I hope we can try it again someday.
We were at Salt Springs when all our Florida state park reservations were canceled too. I had 2-3 months covered. Of course when they opened back up I couldn’t get those reservations back. Florida is hard to book. I never did get a reservation back at Blue Spring State Park 😞.
I hope you make it back here. We are trying for another winter in the keys. No luck yet.
Alice
So my wife and I are sitting down to book Ocala for spring 2023. We were last down there right before Covid hit, and actually had to leave early, because the govt. shut down parks due to the outbreak. We always take a walk-around in new parks to note our most desirable sites for future visits. Our top several spots were taken, so we did a search for a park tour video, and yours came up. As the tour began, I started recognizing certain familiar RVs in sites from when we were there. Sure enough, when you got to our site, there was our TT. We just cracked up! What are the odds? Anyway, thanks for the excellent video. Because of it, we were able to book a great site for next spring. Thanks!
We get a comment like this every once in awhile. Your RV is now famous 😉
Larry went down twice to book a couple more days. It was too stressful waiting to see if Covid would shut it down. So we found a place to hunkerdown for a couple of months until state parks opened again.
Glad we could help you find a good site. Enjoy it
Great vid of the park and sites. 714 days and a wakeup. Cant wait.
Doug, hi. Places like this and state parks is why we don’t like private parks. So much more room and nature. 714 days? Are you quitting? Good luck with your plans. Take care. Alice
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At first I wasn't quit sure about a site by site tour. But your video was so informational , I find myself thinking , " WHY DON'T OTHER CHANNELS DO THIS"? Great job. Thank you.
Thomas. Larry keeps asking himself if he should keep doing this but positive feedback from you let’s him know to keep doing it. Plus before we go to a campground, we look for this info and it’s not there. So we figure it should be. Thank you so much for the support. It really helps. Take care. Alice
Great videos. We really love the in depth detail of the parks and their amenities!
James, hi. We always try to show what we would like to see if we were planning a visit. Thanks for noticing and the positive feedback. Take care. Alice
Great job with your video. Thanks a lot.
No problem. We just released our full tour of Myakka.
We like to include all info we would like to see 🤗
Really love all of this information! Someday we’d like to get to every national park.
Sandy, hi. That is my goal too. I’ve got my passport book and only have a few stamps so far. It’s going to be a fun goal to fulfill. Thanks for coming by. Stay safe. Alice
That looks like a nice park, great job of showing all the sites. Useful info on your cell service, good to know. Thanks for the review. Debbie - BluWave Odyssey
Debbie, hi. It is a great park. Yes. The cell service was a trouble. You guys should check it out. Our video of the springs and the day use will be next week. It’s worth the hassle. Thanks for always visiting. Stay safe. Alice
Great job. Other than the lack (weak) of cell service we loved Salt Springs. If you are ate 12 and position just right you might get some WiFi. Best hookups ever. We had sites 12 (handicap), 15 and 31 during our visits there this past winter. The spring is absolutely beautiful and so calming, although we were there in January and February. The laundry facility was very nice and the driers were nice and hot. Between the Dollar General and the grocery store we were able stay provisioned. The grocery store even offered custom cut meats. The staff was really friendly when we were there (pre the world breaking). We love and miss you guys.
Deb, hey friend. The poor signal was a deal breaker for us. Between Larrys full time job and not beings able to talk to the boys right in the middle of a pandemic, I just couldn’t take it. Plus they made us ask every two days to see if we could stay. Too much uncertainty. But I’d like to go again with less going on. I’m excited for you guys and the new place. Keep safe 🤗 Alice. PS. The plant is still alive ❤️
Downsizing Makes Cents That was really tough for us too. Especially with our family being 1000 miles away. If someone is looking to be off the grid and unplugged it’s a great place to be. Kelly Park was ranked pretty high in my book even without sewer hookup 😀
I loved the informative video. We are going here for the first time coming October. I would love to hear about your experience of fulltime Rving. I am looking to be like you 2 coming summer of 2021 and would love some advise. Keep up the good work! Mike
Mike, glad the video helped. Hope you have a good time there. We just put out our 6 month nomadversary video with top 10 things we learned. Have you seen it? Alice
I’m so flat that everything is opening back up! Great campground and great info! You guys look like your doing great!
Hey. This was actually in March right when the shut downs started. But it is a great place. Rumor is Florida state campgrounds will be open the 21st. Not sure about recreation.gov ones. Stay safe. Alice
Excellent full amenity review of the park...thank you. bill in Florida
Bill, hi. Thanks for coming by again. Florida has so many great natural places to camp. We will have the springs and park video next week. Take care. Alice.
That is a very spacious campground. Loved the size of these spaces. Nice shower size as well. We always like the trails right from the campgrounds as well. Great work on this. ❤️👍👏 Donovan & Jodi
Donovan and Jodi, hey. Florida has so many great natural places. That’s why we don’t like private parks. But they are a necessary evil 🤣. I don’t use the park showers but Larry will if we don’t have full hookup. Thanks for always coming by. Alice.
This looks like a great campground. Thanks for the video
Blake, hi. It is pretty sweet except for the bad signal and the routine to get walk up sites is a bit of a hassle. But if you are already in for even one night, you have a great chance to get one. Take care. Alice
Nice camp ground! That music was good on your video! Never have hear that song before.It was really good!
Laura, hi. Thank you. We actually go through a lot of music before we choose. We used to talk more in campground tours 🤣. Thanks for your thoughts. Stay safe. Alice
We have the National Passport book too! Great video!! Again your music choice really sets such a nice mood... longing to be out there again! ~ Diana
Diana, hey. I might actually get the bigger National Park Passport book that has more info and more space. I also have the Florida State Park Passport Book. Those have a spot for every park. Thanks for noticing the music. We go through a lot to pick it. We do want to go back since we were there when stuff was shutting down. Glad things are starting to get better. Stay safe. Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents do it!! We have the bigger one.
Going there this summer will post a video experience 🤩 excited 😛 5 days there
Hope you enjoy it
Wow!! I’m in love with this one
Darison, it was an awesome spring. But not much signal at our spot and not much close by but some hiking trails. I’m not crazy about first come first serve. But if you reserve online for a day, you get in the line first for the first come since you are already in the park. Plus with numbers limited in day use right now, you probably can just walk over. Alice
We were there twice last year and plan on going back
It’s a beautiful area. Juniper and Alexander Springs are beautiful too
Nice job you two-Larry, (Mr. Camp Czar), keep up the good work as your quest continues. One day all campgrounds across America will be in your database. Don't be so ruff on us tent campers-We too would like to see the “Pad” for each sight. Can you imagine, see before you book. Wonderful Wonderful. Thanks again.
James Avila James, hi again. Larry loves his new title 😅. Larry thought he recorded the tent area. Sorry. We also missed some RV sites so no discrimination. We do plan on a video tour of each campground. Unfortunately private parks will be done too- necessary evil so far. Check out our Instagram page. We have a pick of a tenter off a trail in the Ocala National Forest. We will get some tent shots next time. Talk soon. Take care. Alice
Hope Larry is doing better and that you’ve escaped Helene.
I just booked 12 nights at the end of January 2025 on site 27 (happened to be available). We’ve been treating ourselves to full hookups and spending more time in one place.
They’re up to $67/night but the Senior Lifetime America the Beautiful brought it down to about $39/night. The electric is fairly pricey and not discounted.
Even 4 years later, these videos are fantastic!
Any suggestions on what to do/see in the area besides the Springs?
@@danhilsdorf23 Dan, 12 nights. That’s awesome. Yeah, it’s run by a private company - I think that’s why it’s pricey.
Thanks for compliment about video. Glad it was helpful.
There are so many different springs and trails close by to keep you busy
And we made it safe through the storm. Thank you
Alice
Alice I love your tee shirt!!! Great review guys, what a pretty campground! The spaces have a lot of room between most of them.
Kathy, hi. We try to stay away from private RV parks because you don’t get the space and nature like here. I actually put a link in the description for the tshirt. 🤣. I just got it so it fit perfectly with the theme. The only real problem is the poor cell signal. This is where we were when we did the stranded video. I couldn’t handle not talking to my boys. Plus we could only book 2 days at a time. They didn’t know when they would close down. But it’s getting better now. Thanks for checking up on us. Take care. Alice.
Another great spot in Florida. Nice job on the video.
Scott, hey. Yes. This is a great place. We love Florida Springs. The signal was a hassle and the walk up sites was knew but if you are already in with a reservation you pretty much get it. Thanks for another visit. Stay safe. Your motorcycle trips make me nervous 🤣. Alicev
Thanks for the tour, looks a lovely camp site. Stay safe. Mark
Mark, hi. Thanks. Besides the poor signal and the uncertainty of getting more days in a walk up site, it’s pretty great. Thanks for stopping by. Alice
love your videos!
Thanks. We really appreciate your support. Alice
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Ali, hi. Thanks for the positive feedback and for coming by. I hope the information is useful. Take care. Alice
Very informative video, looks like a nice place
Beth, hi. Thanks. It’s not exciting but knowing the campground before you go helps. The walk up procedure is different. I hope you get a chance to see the the day use video of Salt Springs we will release next week. Thanks for coming by. Stay safe. Alice
Hey great video. This is my 3rd try to leave a comment. lol. Love the sites spread out well and long. Dig the bathrooms to. They are very nice. That weboost is just like the one I got. I have loved mine so far. If more than 1 comment ends up showing up you know why. lol. Hope y'all are well.
William, hey. I know what you mean about the comments 🤣. The sites are great. The signal was the one bad thing. One site it was great but another site no signal. Weird. Either with a Weboost. I was hurt you weren’t number one comment 🤣. Talk soon. Alice
Not a bad site. Great tour. How long in advance needed to get Rsvn? New Sub.
The first two nights weren’t booked that far in advance. The rest of the nights were first come, first serve. But because of Covid, they made us book only two nights at a time not knowing if they would be closed down. It was very stressful. Alice
Great video! I noticed some folks park blocking their drive ways? Does that communicate not wanting contact?
John, hi. I never thought of that. This was just when the virus was causing shut downs. I thought they were just too lazy to put the extra car in the overflow area 🤣. It’s always good to get another perspective. Thanks. I did have this one family we were sandwiched between keep using our site like their own personal hallway. Walked right up to me to talk. I just backed away. They didn’t show normal camp etiquette so I don’t think they would understand pandemic etiquette. Thanks for your view. Take care. Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents Well I was told that the reason some people like Rving is because it reminds us of our Cover Wagon Days. Circles the wagon meant protection.
🤣😂. Love it
No it’s just folks not wanting to use overflow parking and skirting the rules about parking on the grass
This is cool. I was able to pick my site while watchi g this video. Didnt matter much, this place is crowded most of the time. Reserve early.
Bob, you are so right. You often don’t have a pick of sites - unless you book early. But at Salt Springs, they also have first come sites you might be able to choose from.
And at least you can see what the site looks like before you get there
Alice
Great video, thx
Glad you liked it!
LOOKS FUN
Vincent, hi. It was though it happened right when things started shutting down. We are going to try to go back another time. Look for our Salt Springs day use video. It should be out next week. Take care. Alice
You made a cool video
🙏❤️☀️
Thank you. Glad you liked it
Nice video thanks for sharing
Leslin Adventures Hey. We hope to help other RVers pick a perfect spot. Thanks for popping in. Stay safe. Alice
Downsizing Makes Cents thanks for sharing I do enjoyed the videos. I gave u a follow on ig as well. Take care guys
Leslin Adventures Thanks. Nice to see a Grand Design family member 😅. Alice
Did you guys go visit Matt from Matt's RV reviews in Ocala at General RV
Hey. Not yet. We figured he wasn’t open but we are going to try before we move. We actually want to see a 2021 Grand Design Solitude if he has one yet. Thanks for the suggestion. Give Boomer a hug from me. Take care. Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents Boomer got his hug and said thanks - Matts pretty much open everyday. Thanks Alice
I heard the ticks were super bad there by friends. They were there twice and the ticks were an issue each time. Did y'all experience anything like this?
🤔 I don’t recall there being a problem?
We have had problems with places with a lot of deer.
Sorry. Last time we were there was 2020. Wish we could help more.
Alice
We’ll do 8 family 4 day stay here, will post a review for sure :) camping American style
It’s got a great swim area. Enjoy
Down size. We live in a 4000 sg ft house full of memories and history of our lives. How does one down size from that? I'm seeking advice on how we can do that.
Tim, hi. It’s difficult. But we learned to hold on to memories instead of things. Video your whole house. Scan all your photos that weren’t digital. Video and take pics of objects so you can look back on them. We did save some things in storage. Most of my stuff was just collecting dust. Maybe look back at our 11 day vlog. It’s not easy, but once we can get moving again, it will be so worth it. I hope this helps a bit. Take care. Alice.
Just a guess, 2nd weekend of March?! We arrived late that evening in site #15 due to truck troubles. We missed the cut. It’s a small world.
Doug, hi. We were there March 13-19. We had two days reservation. Then we did the walk up for the rest of the days. They were still open. I don’t know when they closed. We decided to leave before we got kicked out. Sorry you didn’t get in. It’s open again now. I hope you make it next time. Take care. Alice.
Downsizing Makes Cents, we arrived March 13 at 7:45pm. Right before the gate closed. We spent 3 nights in site 15. So we may have crossed paths at some point. We had a great time at Salt Springs and will be visiting again soon.
I was the one walking the biggest pains in the butt- a yorkie and a Terrier 🤣. Maybe we will actually meet next time. Stay safe. Alice.
Sorry I misunderstood. I thought you just missed getting in. It is a great place - just the signal issue and the uncertainty.
We are in a pinch right now and need a place to stay 2 weeks from now, we see there is nothing but first come first serve sites, can we reasonably expect to show up day of and get several days at a time?
That’s a tough one. If you can get one day reserved, than you will be at the office before it opens and get your name on the list. You have a better chance if you are already in the park than just driving up.
I know how it feels looking for a place. There are other campgrounds near there that have no electric though- like Juniper Springs
Let me know how it goes. Keeping my fingers crossed 🤞
Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents thanks we found something else with electric only in Jacksonville, not ideal but I can't really move during the week because of work.
@@Montu4g63 wish I could have helped more
You made a cool video
Thanks. It’s a great park and campground,
Alice
I live here in salt springs
That’s awesome. We love that area. We lived in DeLand for 23 years before we went full time traveling in our RV,
Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents I hope we can meet next time you come out here
Wondering if they honor senior pass for campsites at this Ocala National Forest
Beverly, I would call and make sure. I think so. They didn’t honor our regular America the Beautiful pass.
Alice
They honor the Lifetime senior pass except for the utilities charge portion
Would have been nice if you showed the Primitive sites
Sorry, we tend to show the camper sites since we are an RV channel mostly.
If the campground is small, we include the tents. We have in other videos - like Rainbow Spring, Midway, and we are working on Fort Clinch.
Again, sorry it wasn’t included,
Alice
This is one of our favorite spots but weekends can be noisy with radios blaring .
Bud, hi. Yes. Pretty much every campground we’ve gone to gets wild on the weekends unfortunately. So we make the most of the weekdays. Thanks for visiting with us. I hope you can go back soon. I heard it will be open not long from now. Stay safe. Alice
Did you say that they are full hook-up sites?
Yep
We'll be there on Oct. 5th for eight nights. Site 36
8 nights. That sounds awesome. Hope you have better luck with signal. But it’s beautiful there. Alice
What is the cell phone coverage for tmobile or att or Verizon?
Jaz, we have ATT. When we were there, our first spot was fine. Then our other spot was no signal even with a Weboost. I had to sit by the bathrooms. Try looking them up on Campendium to see if someone with Verizon has answered this. It’s in a small town with little there. Plus it’s in the Ocala National Forest. But the spring was beautiful. Sorry I couldn’t help more. Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents that helps a lot. Thank you
Verizon works fair and recently ATT has increased their signal in the area
I live across the river from there
Hey. That’s awesome. Do you go to the park a lot. Biggest spring we’ve seen so far. Take care. Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents Yes, check out silver glen springs and juniper also check out Alexander springs. I take my boat to salt springs
That was me on site 7
Awesome. Wish we had met.
I’d love to go back again some day.
Was it weird to see your rig in a video ? 😉
@@DownsizingMakesCents I was impressed how well that old thing still looked
Really
Gary, hi. Thanks for coming by. But I’m not sure what you are referring to. Can you explain? Thanks. Alice
Too close together,no privacy, plus no pull thru sites at all
Lee,
Check out our Juniper Springs tour - but that’s dry camping and no pull throughs
We are now in our 5th year traveling full time and we don’t often get pull throughs sites. And when we have, there’s no privacy and they often have other issues.
Alice
No privacy screw that place
Other campgrounds in Florida have no privacy - like Gamble Rogers State Park and others.
The great thing about Salt Springs is the full hookup and you can get reserved site but then site up for a walk up site once you are a camper there - you beat the line outside
My opinion only - this is a BIG campground. So for me, the site by site drive thru dragged on and on. The explanation of the site map would have sufficed for me. Liked the music!!
Hey Gary, I get it, we struggle with what to include in these videos, we are still learning, I really appreciate your honest feedback, without it we won’t get better. We started doing the site to site thing because WE wanted to see the sites in campgrounds we were planning to visit. Some people are looking for this kind of site detail, that is what makes our videos a little different. Larry
Well put together camp grounds. Love all the paved parking. Nice video.
Earl, hi. Yes. Very level sites with room between. Just not for a second car but we just parked in the overflow. Only issue really is signal. We hope to go back for a longer stay. Take care. Alice