Submit Club Submit Event Great Camping in Central Florida Cypress Glen Campground Adapted from Florida Camping by Marilyn Moore, Tom Dubocq, Sally Deneen, Robert McClure Set in a mixed forest of pines and hardwoods, the campground slopes toward Silver Lake, where there's a small beach and a far-off view of the interstate bridge. Sites are generously spaced, and the forest creates lush shade.
Anglers regularly catch all kinds of bass, panfish, and catfish in the river.
The park is located in the Croom Tract of Withlacoochee State Forest, Silver Lake Recreation Complex. From Interstate 75, take Exit 61 eastbound on State Road 50 for three-quarters of a mile. Just before the interstate overpass, turn east into the Silver Lake complex. This is the second campground on your left, about four-fifths of a mile from the turn. The largest of the three campgrounds in this state forest complex, Cypress Glen has 43 sites with piped water, but no electricity.