Alafia River State Park We stayed in Alafia River State Park April of 2014. The park is fairly small and new to the Florida State Park System. Their campground doesn’t have a lot of shade trees but the sites are nicely laid out, fairly large to accommodate larger RVs and well maintained. The park’s activities center around mostly around the BMX biking trails and horse trails. They do have a fairly decent playground area with a large bathroom that has drink machines. The park has three different sections to it. The main entrance area has the camping area, picnic/playground and the biking and hiking trails area and then there is a stables area for the horses. South of the entrance area is the park’s maintenance area and the road leads down to the river where you can fish off a non-used bridge. North of the main entrance is another picnic area right next to the river which is really quite nice. The bathhouse is solar powered and located in the center of the camping area. If you want a “hot” shower you may want to wait until the late afternoon. This area has two loops one for regular campers and another area where people bring their horse trailers have longer campsites. There is a small lake with an amphitheater area behind the bathhouse that the park rangers give talks and demonstrations. I am not sure they use it for very much though. There are a few campsites that you can view the lake but not that many. You cannot swim in the lake, of course, because of alligators. They do not have sewers on any of the sites including the campground hosts site. There is a dump station located in the turn-around lane in front of the bathhouse. The park has tall power lines running through the center that have nests of Ospreys on top. While we were there we were able to take a couple of pictures of a momma Osprey soaring around her nests. Alafia River State Park 14326 South County Road 39 Lithia, Florida 33547 (813) 672-5320 https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Alafia-River 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: $22.00 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 Campsites 11 Horse Sites (5) 55FT Back-In/50Amp (6) 55Ft Pull-Through/50Amp 16 Family Campsites (7) 55Ft Back-In/50Amp (9) 55Ft Pull-Through/50Amp WHERE TO GET WHAT YOU NEED GROCERIES Picnic Grocery 15217 County Rd 39 Lithia, Fl 33547 (813) 633-1354 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Picnic-Grocery/143770348989935 Fort Lonesome Grocery 13231 State Road 674 Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 634-4212 Publix Super Markets 5642 Fishhawk Crossing Bl Lithia, Fl 33547 (813) 655-5646 http://www.publix.com/locations/1135-publix-at-fishhawk-ranch Winn Dixie 16571 Fishhawk Blvd Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 643-5564 https://www.winndixie.com/StoreDetails?search=2499 GAS Picnic Grocery 15217 County Rd 39 Lithia, Fl 33547 (813) 633-1354 Fort Lonesome Grocery 13231 State Road 674 Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 634-4212 Circle K 10520 S County Rd 39 Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 737-3332 Fishhawk Mobil 16871 Fishhawk Bl Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 571-9334 Marathon 11211 Lithia Pinecrest Rd Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 737-1085 7-Eleven 13411 Fishhawk Blvd Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 655-5563 RESTAURANTS Smokin Joe’s BBQ and Grill 10252 County Rd 39 Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 737-3010 http://www.smokinjoesbbqgrill.com/ China Star Shoppes of Fishhawk 16733 Fishhawk Blvd Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 684-8382 http://lithiachinastar.com/ Outback Steakhouse 16547 Fishhawk Blvd Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 689-9222 http://www.outback.com/Locations/details/?unit=2019 Beef O’Bradys Shoppes of Fishhawk 16773 Fishhawk Blvd Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 651-0388 http://locationstogo.com/beefs/ Park Square Pizza 16132 Churchview Dr #112 Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 651-3100 http://www.parksquarepizza.net/ Tim’s Cafe 10903 Lithia Pinecrest Rd Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 737-4026 McDonald’s 16701 Fishhawk Blvd Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 655-3409 http://www.mcdonalds.com Pizza Hut 3220 Lithia Pinecrest Rd Valrico, FL 33594 (813) 684-8383 https://order.pizzahut.com/home Burger King 16501 Fishhawk Blvd Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 661-6356 http://www.bk.com SUPPLIES Walmart 901 Lithia Pinecrest Rd Brandon, FL 33511 (813) 661-8278 http://www.walmart.com/store/finder?location=33547&distance=50 RV PROPANE Cross Roads Ace Hardware 13364 Lincoln Rd Riverview, FL 33578 (813) 236-1885 http://www.crossroadsace.com/ U-Haul of Brandon 377 W Brandon Blvd Brandon, FL 33511 (813) 689-8166 http://www.uhaul.com/Locations/Propane-near-Brandon-FL-33511/786067/ LAUNDROMAT Laundry Room of Brandon Inc 725 W Lumsden Rd Brandon, FL 33511 (813) 657-2320 http://www.thelaundryspots.com/ MEDICAL CARE Brandon Regional Hospital 119 Oakfield Dr Brandon FL 33511 (813) 681-5551 http://brandonhospital.com/ Late Hour Urgent Care Center 3444 Lithia Pinecrest Rd Valrico, Fl 33596 (813) 643-9393 http://www.latehoursurgentcare.com/ MAP OF THE AREA Our YouTube video from the pictures we took while we were there: