Trimble Park

What a beautiful place. Such a gem out in Mount Dora not very far from Orlando but it feels like you are in a different country altogether. Peaceful and tranquil.

We camped at Trimble Park for a week in early March in our Class C motorhome. The campground is small and quiet and very peaceful. I enjoyed walking the trails all around the park each morning and evening and watching the gator and birds. There is a great Mountain Bike trail nearby in Mt. Dora (had to drive the bikes there though), we really enjoyed that. There's a little downtown area with shops and places to eat if you're into that. We walked through the market for a bit. We would definitely return to this park, it's lovely.

So many birds....and Barred Owls! I love this place!!! If you have never been you need to go. I was so excited when I miraculously got this reservation. I badly needed to get away and when I come here I feel like there is light at the end of the tunnel. A place to heal mind, body and soul!

This is one of our favorite go-to campsites for local camping. It has some nice sites on the water with dock access for those that like to bring a boat and spend some time boating/fishing on the Harris chain of lakes. The shower/bathroom facilities are kept clean and very accessible from all camp sites. This was also our late dog, Bella's favorite place to camp with us before she passed last December. Our last trip, end of March 2024, was very nice except for 2 annoyances. First was the tussock moth caterpillars. They were everywhere and would fall on you from the trees at any moment. You could have them crawling on you and not notice them for quite a while. Eventually they would attach to your gear, chairs, camper and vehicles and cocoon to later release as a moth wherever your next location happens to be. Supposedly their fur can be mildly irritating to the skin, but I didn't experience that about them, mostly flicking them off myself or whatever they crawl onto next to where you are. The second annoyance was the amount of plant growth lakeside. Before on our trips the weeds and plants like cat tails were managed pretty well, but this last trip plant management seemed out of control. The main thing about the plant growth was that it blocked access to the lake for our kayaks. Normally we would just leave our kayaks next to where we would deploy and put in from there next to our site and just pull the kayaks out and leave them there. Because the plants had overgrown in most of those areas, we couldn't deploy like we normally have and would need to cart the kayaks to the boat docks and put in from there, which isn't the easiest for deployment of kayaks . The other thing about the growth of water plants lakeside was that they block much of the view from the campsite. It was always very nice having clear views of the water from many of the lakeside sites, especially for sunset views. Except for the mentioned annoyances, we love camping at Trimble Park and would give 5 stars otherwise.

This was our first time at Trimble Park. We came here for a picnic and to take Cooper for an outing. It turned out to be a lot better park than I ever imagined. In fact it has become one of my favorite parks close to my home.