Reviews

Brittany Atkinson

Such a vibe out at Alafia. The trail head has a great hang out spot, rent bikes, grab a drink, and hit the trails. Great maintained trails!

Tracey Hall

Definitely hiking and mountain biking place to be! I love the opportunity for different trails that meet your individual needs (easy to very challenging)! Marked trails very clear. Also, there is a bike cleaning station as well as a place to air your bike tires.

michael insua

I have camped at Alafia River SP several times now and it is fun for me, my wife, and our 2 kids. The bike trails are amazing and range from relatively easy, to extremely challenging. The walking trails are beautiful and adventurous. It is hot here in the summer but still worth hiking or biking. The camp sites are generously sized and most are shaded. The paved loop does need some attention, but the restrooms/showers are kept clean and in great condition. Very pet friendly and there are horse trails and a barn to put them at night that is near the camp sites. There is no place to swim at the park that I know of, but there are places along the hiking paths to play in the creeks. It's a great place to camp for physically active families, couples, or groups. There are farm markets near by and Hillsborough County parks that are very nice as well. We will definitely return for another adventure.

Victoria Violet

This park was interesting. It's set next to a busy county road with trucks barrelling down all day and night long and you can hear them while camping and hiking in the park. The campground itself is very nice. They have some spots with more shade than others but most of the spots were nice. The bathrooms are clean and have well cared for showers. They have plenty of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails to choose from. The bugs are relentless though but it is late April in Florida so I'd assume it's better in the cooler months. Firewood has to be purchased off site which you can get about a mile down 39 from a roadside stand or a mile or so further at the Lithia hardware store. Lots of wildlife. Ospreys nest on top of the giant power lines (that for whatever reason pipeline through the middle of park). You can rent bikes on site. The camp price was a little steep considering the noise level. Overall it was a park I'd like to revisit sometime.

Heather Conn

Went Equestrian camping. If we passed anyone riding bikes everyone was so nice and respectful of our horses. There was a nice barn and paddocks that is first come first serve but we were the only ones out there with horses. The trails were really nice as well. Definitely would go back again.

Nicole Castrogiovanni

Went for a run, got a little lost and ended up on a hiking trail but I ran through there like a jack rabbit! So fun and pretty! I even came across a friendly armadillo. Love this park, has like 20 miles of all types of terrain trails.

SLV

They charged 5$ for 1 vehicle with 2 passengers state park website says it’s 4$. It’s a long walking park try to snap all trail guide maps when you pass by. It’s quite hard to get back to parking lot if you miss. Fountain drinking water is not soft try bringing your own . Rental bikes are highly priced 25$ for 1 hour and 5$ for hand grouse and helmet.

Z Barr

Although we couldn't camp here for the Mammoth March hiking event (stayed at Little Manatee River State Park which is really nice too!) the trails did not disappoint. You can see just about every terrain and feature Florida has to offer here. The 20 mile hike just about killed us (🤣), but the place is quite beautiful. Looking forward to booking a site and exploring the place without a competition time crunch.