Where is Hopkins Prairie?

Hopkins Prairie is a lake in Marion County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Hopkins Prairie?

Hopkins Prairie has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Hopkins Prairie. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Hopkins Prairie

Marion County, Florida45 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Florida DEP for this lake.

Area

45 acres

Surface area

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Hopkins Prairie in Marion County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 45 acres.

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Hopkins Prairie is a 45-acre lake in Marion County, Florida.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Hopkins Prairie is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Hopkins Prairie is safe to swim in today is a call for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Hopkins Prairie

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Hopkins Prairie, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

45 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Hopkins Prairie, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Hopkins Prairie

Hopkins Prairie0.4 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Stays near Hopkins Prairie

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Fishing Hopkins Prairie

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Frequently asked questions about Hopkins Prairie

Where is Hopkins Prairie?: Hopkins Prairie is a lake in Marion County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hopkins Prairie?: Hopkins Prairie in Marion County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 45 acres.
Is Hopkins Prairie safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Hopkins Prairie?: Hopkins Prairie has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Hopkins Prairie. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.