Camp Mars

Camp Mars is a great, relaxing place to spend a few hours or a few days! The rates are reasonable and Tom and Dale work hard to make your escape as pleasant as possible! Themed weekends filled with fun events fill the calendar!

Beside the nice well heated pool & fun events, particularly the Friday Bingos (with big cash prizes), this campground feels neighborly compared to Sawmill Dade City or Vitambi Springs. Its very inclusive parties by the campground owners or campers are always FREE & everyone is welcome to join. There were at least a dozen such parties during our 2-month stay here with FREE cocktails, wines, beers, snacks, cheeses, appetizers and/or main courses. For Canadian snowbirds like us, this is certainly the Best Gay Campground in Florida.

The naturally beautiful setting & neat keeping of this campground is perfect for Canadians like us to snowbird here. We particularly like its cosy swimming pool (always heated 86~90 Fahrenheit) and fun weekly social themed events, bingo nites & sunset pot-luck dinners. My husband James & I truly enjoyed our 7-week snowbird here (for the 3rd winter) & we will surely come again.

Covered in a canopy of live oaks and hanging moss!!! Dale and Tom, the owners are involved in all aspects of running this place. Takes special people to do this day in and day out for years, and they do it well. Read a few bad reviews, glad I ignored them!!! Saturday nights are pot luck- filling and tasty. Candle lanterns lit by the road for black out disco night, campfire and movie, what a great time. The heated pool is the place to be seen!!!! Friday night bingo, lots of fun. Everyone friendly, I know this will be my new “to go to “ place, can’t wait to go back. Bring what you need, closest stores are approximately 15 miles away. This all at very reasonable rates!!!! If you looking for a 5 star hotel, go elsewhere, this is camping with nature with s few modern amenities thrown in!!!!

I visited for my first time this month. Where do I begin? Upon arrival, I checked in and met Tom, one of the owners. He was absolutely helpful, hospitable, full of wonderful info, and he took time to show me to my tenting campsite. He gave attention to my pup who came along. When I originally made the reservation, I actually spoke to Tom who asked if I’d like to be in the center of the action. After affirming I would, the site he gave me turned out to be superb! Sites are sizable and include fire rings. My site had a 2 person picnic table that was perfect for the space. I quickly setup my tent and then used the map I had to wander around exploring the property. Some observations: the Rec Center has hilariously fun bingo & it was funnier and much better than any bar I’ve been to that’s had it, on Saturdays there is a potluck where campers bring a dish to share. It was one of my favorite things because the variety of food was amazing and there were some incredible dishes. As I was tent camping, I was concerned I wouldn’t be able to participate. Boy was I mistaken. This campground has a large commercial kitchen with cookware, tons of utensils, bakeware, bowls, and so many other things including a coffee pot. And It’s for the campers’ use. I made a dessert dish in the kitchen and used it again during my stay to cook other meals. It has two stoves/ovens and a large fridge. It kept my meat nicely and no one took it… ant least until I made them (pun intended). The campground is beautiful. It’s scenic, has lush greenery, is well landscaped (naturally), and has two lakes on site with numerous walking paths and a boardwalk through the woods. It’s breathtaking! Some pics from the boardwalk are included in my review. Fellow campers were awesome! Some are snow birds, some are “perms” and others are just visiting. Everyone was insanely nice, helpful and engaging. Being that this was my first time there, people made an honest effort to get to know me. I made life long friends over a 4 day stay. Not a single person was inhospitable to me! That said, while he was not inhospitable to me, there was a “problem child.” The owners took care of the problem immediately and protected their campers from any potential negative experiences. The individual was ejected from the grounds, as he should’ve been. The owners were professional in handling the situation and did a great job tackling it. Other amenities include a clothing-optional heated pool that’s beautifully landscaped with numerous palm trees on the way in. The pool was warm at 88-89 degrees. That was perfect for December! Music is piped into the pool and individuals were able to freely change music stations. And then there is the Gentleman’s Club - a great way to spend an evening. There are movie nights, a large campfire, dances, bingo with prizes, and again the awesome potluck! I had arguably the best gay campground experience ever. People were kind, polite, flirty, but most of all respectful! This is hands down my favorite and most beautiful gay campground!

Absolutely love this campground! Nice people. Fun activities. Beautiful swimming pool. Bingo on Fridays and pot lucks on Saturdays! And foam parties!! 😁