Davenport Landing Trailhead, Ocala National Forest

Peaceful and pretty spot on the river! Looks like a great spot for a large group for primitive camping! Fishing next time we go out there!

DO NOT RECOMMEND FOR OVERNIGHT! We pulled in around 6 pm on a Saturday night with the goal to spend the night primitive camping in a rooftop tent. There were several lovely spots under the tree canopies, steps away from the river view. We were so stoked to have the place to ourselves. Had our dinner overlooking the river and by 8 pm, had the tent up. That’s when the trouble started... First it was an ATV with some kids. They came to smoke or something. Didn’t bother us. Then it was a sedan with loud music who parked right behind us, at this point 9pm and didn’t even care to be respectful that people were sleeping there. Left within 20 minutes. We thought about leaving but decided that perhaps this was all. But 10:30 there was an SUV with 4-5 people and a child. They were playing loud music, cursing, laughing, smoking and drinking. All within feet away from our vehicle. They clearly saw us and even remarked that “look, people are camping” but proceeded to have their party for an hour. On their way out, they pulled up right next to us, turned the music up as loud as possible and screamed things out of the car. It was shocking to see humans behaving like that on a national land. We should have left them but felt too tired after our long day, we fell asleep only to be woken up at 1 am by gun shots and raving of the engines nearby. We were so done at that point. Packed up and left. We had 4 more dispersed camping spots marked in the area but were too shocked by the behavior of the locals, we didn’t feel safe at all. Opted to drive to the nearest rest stop and sleep there. That’s 1.5 hours drive in the middle of the night. What a shame! This place was stunning and had so much potential.

Nice walk out and back peaceful and quiet Indian burial mounds and information sights good view of the river

Davenport Landing is a peaceful place for primitive camping. My in-laws have been camping here for years. There is a camping area that can accommodate a camper and tents. On our last visit, we were the only ones at the site. There is water access if you wish to go fishing. There are no bathrooms available. So come prepared!

This is a nice little boondock camping spot close to the water. Could be nice to take kids tent camping here.