Lake Griffin State Park Lake Griffin State Park is a fairly small one compared to the others. They do not have a lot of staff either. When we checked into for camping in April 2014 the Park Manager was on duty and doing the check-in procedures. It is a well-maintained and well-groomed looking park and our stay was quite enjoyable. There is a picnic area, playground area, boat dock on a canal that leads out into Lake Griffin. There are several trails in and around the park and we were only able to walk one of the trails from the camping area into the day use area. While on a hike around I came across their amphitheater area and in the playground area there was a large hawk just sitting on top of the equipment. Apparently, the park offers pontoon boat tours on the lake by request. The Park Manager stated that he is always looking for volunteer work campers to help out especially during the late spring and summer months. Of course, if you have any kind of mechanical background you would be very welcomed. It would be a great place to volunteer as Fruitland Park is quite close to Orlando and located right next to a major highway you will have some excellent cell phone service. The camping area has elevated areas as you drive through. This area of Florida actually has a few hills and the land that the park sits on is kind of stair-stepping. There are only 4 sites with sewers on site and the dump station is located on the lowest level of the campground on the way out. It is kind of strange to have the dump station as part of the out-going road inside of off to the side like most places. There is only 1 bath house that is quite old and could really use some updating. The sites are slightly narrow but are old enough that there are some with some nice foliage for some privacy. We stayed at one of the sites with a sewer and that was a nice change of pace from the previous ones we stayed at. Their coin-operated washers and dryers were very nice. They were all front loaders and stacked on top of each other. There is also a folding table as well as a picnic table on the side of the building should you want to sit and wait for your laundry to get finished. The showers were adequate at best. You will need to be able to walk up and down stairs even though they have wheelchair accessible sidewalk it is a little bit steep. Lake Griffin State Park 3089 U.S. 441/27 Fruitland Park, Florida 34731 (352) 360-6760 https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Lake-Griffin Admission Fee: $5.00 per vehicle. Limit 2-8 people per vehicle. $4.00 Single Occupant Vehicle. $2.00 Pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass. Camping Fee: $18.00 per night, plus tax. Includes water and electricity. Florida residents who are 65 years of age or older or who hold a social security disability award certificate or a 100 percent disability award certificate from the Federal Government are permitted to receive a 50 percent discount on current base campsite fees. Proof of eligibility Canoe Rental: $4.00 per hour, canoe rental. 36 Campsites 20FT Back-In/30Amp – 1 20Ft Pull-Through/30Amp – 1 22Ft Back-In/30Amp – 4 22Ft Pull-Through/30Amp – 1 25Ft Back-In/30Amp – 5 25Ft Pull-Through/30Amp 3 30Ft Back-In/30Amp 6 (2 sites has a sewer) 30Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 32Ft Back-IN/30Amp – 1 34Ft Back-In/30Amp – 1 35Ft Back-In/30Amp – 2 ( 1 site has a sewer) 40Ft Back-In/30Amp – 4 ( 2 sites has a sewer) 40Ft Back-In/50Amp – 4 40Ft Pull-Through/50Amp – 2 WHERE TO GET WHAT YOU NEED GROCERIES Walmart Supercenter 2501 Citrus Blvd Leesburg, FL 34748 (352) 326-3900 http://www.walmart.com/store/800 Winn Dixie 1103 W North Blvd Leesburg, Fl 34748 (813) 787-2992 https://www.winndixie.com/ Publix Super Markets 717 N 14th Street Leesburg, Fl 34748 (352) 787-4176 http://www.publix.com/ GAS Citgo 2380 US Highway 441/27 Fruitland Park, FL 34731 (352) 315-0222 Shell 4075 Picciola Rd Fruitland Park, FL 34731 (352) 326-8872 Kangaroo Express 100 W Miller St Fruitland Park, FL 34731 (352) 787-1333 Murphy USA 1801 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Leesburg, FL 34748 (352) 365-1347 RESTAURANTS Petes Diner 3325 US Hwy 441/27 Fruitland Park, Fl 34731 (352) 365-0051 Stavros Original Pizza 3223 US Highway 441/27 Fruitland Park, FL 34731 (352) 315-0028 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stavros-Fruitland-Park/372573549490084 Confessore Pasta Cucina 2468 US Highway 441/27 Ste 103 Fruitland Park, FL 34731 (352) 431-3814 http://www.confessorepasta.com/ Grill Depot 100 W Miller St Fruitland Park, FL 34731 (352) 787-1333 China Wok 3337 US Highway 441/27 Fruitland Park, FL 34731 (352) 728-8877 Legends Cafe 3430 US Highway 441/27 Fruitland Park, FL 34731 (352) 728-0006 Fruitland Park Cafe 3180 US Highway 441/27 Fruitland Park, FL 34731 (352) 435-4575 Little Caesars Pizza 100 W Miller St Fruitland Park, FL 34731 (352) 787-1067 Hilltop Bar Inc 503 N Dixie Ave Fruitland Park, FL 34731 (352) 728-4447 McDonald’s 27422 US HWY#27 Leesburg, FL 34731 (352) 365-6595 http://mcdonalds.com Burger King 1201 N 14th Street Leesburg, FL 34748 (352) 728-2491 http://www.bk.com Wendy’s 917 N 14th Street Leesburg, FL 34748 (352) 787-4466 http://wendys.com SUPPLIES Walmart Supercenter 2501 Citrus Blvd Leesburg, FL 34748 (352) 326-3900 http://www.walmart.com/store/800 RV PROPANE RV Specialists 2327 US Highway 441/27 Fruitland Park, FL 34731 (352) 702-4259 http://www.rvspecialistfla.com/ LAUNDROMAT The park offers coin-operated washers and dryers for only $1.25 MEDICAL CARE Leesburg Regional Medical Center 600 E Dixie Ave Leesburg, FL 34748 (352) 323-5762 http://www.cfhalliance.org/ Lake Regional Urgent Care 8404 US Highway 441 Leesburg, FL 34788 (352) 702-3708 http://lakeregionalurgentcare.com/ MAP OF THE AREA The city has it’s own website: http://www.fruitlandpark.org/ Our YouTube video from the pictures we took while we were there: