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95% (2.4K)
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Public campgrounds near Asbury Lake
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Scott
5 days ago
30 ft travel trailer
Great spot very close to everything. Lots of space and very private.
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Kimberley
2 weeks ago
24 ft Class C
Private, quiet oasis on dead-end road adjacent to the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail and within walking distance to Depot Park, Cade Museum, and downtown Gainesville. Shared the site with deer frolicking and birds singing each day. Excellent communication with host before arrival. Host is available on site, if necessary, Greeted with six-pack of beer from First Magnitude Brewing Company. Host also offered electric scooters for transportation. Stayed at Downtown Nature Retreat twice in the past month....and would say again whenever in Gainesville! Highly recommend! Check out Paynes Prairie Preserve. Visit Humble Pie, Grand Scheme Brewing, Lynx Bookstore, 4th Street Food Court, and Karma Cream.
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victoria
October 2025
36 ft Class A
Great place, great host. Close to downtown. We came for The Fest and have stayed 2 years in a row.
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Kim
October 2025
27 ft Class C
Great accommodations
Scenery and saw deer this am
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Regina
September 2025
23 ft toy hauler
With pets
This is an absolutely wonderful place to stay. The grounds are stunning, dogs loves the fenced in yard, and Elizabeth is a wonderful host. The location is great, walked the dogs as long as they would walk, there are several parks along the path. There are great restaurants close by, and close to everything in Gainesville we needed to be at. Looking forward to our next stay!
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S.T.
July 2025
26 ft fifth wheel
With pets
Once again…a very nice stay at the Downtown Nature Retreat. Greeted by two black bellied whistling ducks who quietly observed our settling in. Close to the Vet school which was the purpose of our trip…easy in and easy out! Also..close to the trail that you can just walk to town if you like or just a quiet excursion in the woods. A great stay and wonderful host. Thanks again!
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S.T.
June 2025
26 ft fifth wheel
With pets
So peaceful! Perfect for closeness to downtown as well as Rails to Trail. Saw deer when I drove in and the hostess was very welcoming. Highly recommend.
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Cynthia
June 2025
26 ft fifth wheel
Beautiful peaceful campsite and so close to so many fun things to do and amazing restaurants
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Gary
June 2025
27 ft fifth wheel
This is my second trip to Elizabeth's spot in Gainesville and it was fantastic as usual! The location is secluded, had deer feeding through the yard each morning, a bunch of birds under the bird feeder and just a really nice peaceful setting for a camp. Full hookups are perfect, no issues. Good water pressure and a nice place to park. Really convenient to all the places we like to go like the Depot Park area where First Magnitude Brewing is at, Boxcar Beer Garden, and Grand Scheme Brewery. Although I have yet to take her up on the generous offer of the scooters she has those available as well. But this time we brought our bikes and peddled all over campus since college was out for the summer and that was fun to explore. As far as non-brewery things to do it's not far from Paynes prairie, a few great city parks in Gainesville, and devil's Mill Hopper Park is about 20 minute drive. Really great place to stay if you want to be active and explore the surrounding area. Even better, is Elizabeth's place and her letting us experience it. If you need a place to stay in the area it is well worth the stop!
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Laura
April 2025
20 ft Class B
This lovely quiet site is close to Depot Park and the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail. Bring your bikes or you walking shoes as you are close to restaurants and First Magnitude Brewing (a 3 minute bike ride to food trucks and live music) as well as a sort ride to the northern part of Paynes Prairie Preserve. The host is very responsive and we enjoyed meeting her upon arrival. We loved this quiet spot with lots of bird song in the morning.
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David
March 2025
30 ft Class B
Really nice folks and lovely quite and peaceful. Will stay every chance we get when visiting our daughter
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Jan
March 2025
32 ft Class A
With pets
Convenient RV park... close to beach, resteraunts and downtown St Aug.
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Ryan
March 2025
32 ft travel trailer
With pets
The downtown nature retreat hosted by Elizabeth was so lovely. She was such a gracious host, greeting us with a 6 pack from her favorite brewery upon our arrival. Her property is gorgeous and close to awesome amenities downtown as well as a rail trail and park within walking distance. Our dog loved the large fenced in yard and grass, and we can’t recommend staying here enough if you’re in the area!
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Christine
March 2025
10 ft campervan
Wonderful host. Wonderful property. Our group had a fantastic time!
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Bob
March 2025
Tent
Outstanding facilities and gracious hosts. The kitchen is over equipped, and two spacious outdoor hot showers.
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Max
March 2025
21 ft Class B
With pets
This is a special spot. Betsy and Mark were perfect hosts. Very close to downtown. Would highly recommend.
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Chuck
March 2025
25 ft travel trailer
With pets
This was our first time at a Hipcamp and The Downtown Nature retreat did not disappoint. Great communication before arrivel, directions into the site were perfect. Our host greeted us with 6 pack of beer from First Magnitude Brewery.
The site was close to the UF campus. The fenced yard was large, clean and perfect for our 75lb doodle. Our host Elizabeth was there if we needed but did not intrud. We will be back!
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Kim
March 2025
30 ft Class C
great space to visit my daughter at the Swamp- we needed a campground when our normal area was booked. It was a better place in the long run.
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bonnie
February 2025
25 ft Class B
With pets
This is a great hipcamp.
The name Downtown Nature Retreat is a perfect name. You are close to parks, bike paths, dog park and museums; this the downtown part. But at the end of the day or the beginning of your day you are certainly in a nature retreat.
Wonderful hosts that are ready to help any way they can but also give you privacy.
Our dog Ollie loved the fenced in yard for bit of freedom!
We would recommend this in a heartbeat and loved Gainesville to the point we looked at a couple of houses that were for sale.
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