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Lake Shore Group Camp

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sites: Oct–Apr
best months

Is Lake Shore Group Camp open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in National Forests in Florida. It doesn't name Lake Shore Group Camp, so check the source for the area it covers.

Travel Management & Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Program
Agency closure covering National Forests in Florida · USFS · National Forests in Florida
Fire Restrictions in Effect for Ocala National Forest
Agency alert covering National Forests in Florida · USFS · National Forests in Florida

As of Nov 13, 4:35 AM EST · Source: USFS · National Forests in Florida. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

1 site for group and RV and tent campingReservable on Recreation.gov
At 75 ft
Lake George Ranger DistrictNational Forests in Florida

Lake Shore Group Camp is a Forest Service campground in the Lake George Ranger District of the National Forests in Florida, about 12 miles from Ocala. It sits among a cluster of Forest Service camps, with Fore Lake just 0.3 miles away and Lake Eaton about 3.4 miles off. The camp is a group site with flush toilets and is listed as reservable. No campsites here are listed as accessible. Winter and early spring are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Ocala weather station show January highs around 71°F and lows near 46°F, with fewer wet days than the summer months, when highs reach about 92°F and rain falls on roughly 17 days in July and August. Several other camps and trails lie within a few miles. Lake Eaton and its Loop Trail are about 3.5 miles away, and Mill Dam Group Camp is about 8 miles off.

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Lake Shore Group Camp
Best months: October–April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
1. Jan
  71° / 46°
  8 wet
2. Feb
  74° / 48°
  8 wet
3. Mar
  79° / 52°
  7 wet
4. Apr
  84° / 57°
  6 wet
5. May
  89° / 64°
  8 wet
6. Jun
  91° / 70°
  14 wet
7. Jul
  92° / 72°
  17 wet
8. Aug
  92° / 72°
  17 wet
9. Sep
  90° / 70°
  13 wet
10. Oct
  84° / 63°
  9 wet
11. Nov
  77° / 53°
  6 wet
12. Dec
  72° / 48°
  7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ocala, FL, 12.4 mi away at 75 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.