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River Forest Group Site

Photo: Alan Lupsha, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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sites: Oct–Apr
best months

Is River Forest Group Site open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in National Forests in Florida. It doesn't name River Forest Group Site, 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 12, 8:30 PM 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 8 ft
Seminole Ranger DistrictNational Forests in Florida

River Forest Group Site is a Forest Service campground in the Seminole Ranger District of the National Forests in Florida. It is a group site, and the land is managed by the Forest Service. The site is reservable, and no campsites here are listed as accessible. For the most comfortable weather, aim for late fall or early spring. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Deland show November highs around 76°F with lows near 54°F, and March highs around 76°F with lows near 51°F. Summer is hotter and wetter, with July highs near 91°F and about 17 wet days. The St. Francis Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Rattlesnake Well Loop is about 1.1 mile off. The Eastside Trail lies roughly 6 miles away, and the Paisley Woods Mtn Bike trail is about 10 miles away.

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Also worth it near here
- Paisley Woods Mtn BikeMountain biking · ~17 min drive
- Katie's LandingBoat launch · ~22 min drive
- Saint Johns RiverRiver fishing · ~23 min drive
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park TrailHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: gary_leavens, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit River Forest Group Site
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
  69° / 45°
  8 wet
2. Feb
  72° / 47°
  7 wet
3. Mar
  76° / 51°
  8 wet
4. Apr
  81° / 57°
  7 wet
5. May
  86° / 64°
  9 wet
6. Jun
  89° / 70°
  16 wet
7. Jul
  91° / 72°
  17 wet
8. Aug
  90° / 73°
  16 wet
9. Sep
  88° / 71°
  14 wet
10. Oct
  82° / 63°
  10 wet
11. Nov
  76° / 54°
  8 wet
12. Dec
  71° / 48°
  8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Deland 1 Sse, FL, 5.6 mi away at 25 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.