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Quiet Rural Private Lakefront Home~90 Ft. Shoreline~Large Property Ample Parking

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Sandy beach with our water toys that are Not included, lake lowest water level
The Water level of the lake can fluctuate, this is at the highest level!
The Renovated composite Deck lakeside entrance, and gas grill
Lake side composite deck & patio chair & table
Remodeled living room next to the kitchen with door to the deck & lake view

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 11269.4 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Outdoor space

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 11)

Bedroom #2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom #3

1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

Bedroom #4

1 Double Bed

Master Bedroom #1

1 Double Bed

Office 1

1 Single Murphy Bed

2 bathrooms

Main Bathroom #1

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shampoo

Master Bathroom #2

Soap · Towels provided · Bidet · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Quiet Rural Private Lakefront Home~90 Ft. Shoreline~Large Property Ample Parking

4 Bedroom 2 Bath Private Lake front home with boat ramp on large property
We Just Completed Renovating this comfortable 4 Bedroom 2 Full Bath Ranch on a Large lot in Central Florida that Features fresh water on Private Lake Bowers with Boat Dock and launch on the Property.

The Lake is Great for Fishing & Water recreation as a Kayak & canoe is available for your use. Optional Water activities based on your interests on the private lake so you can Bring your own Boat, Jet skis, or water toys. Note: We do have waterski boats on shore stations for the owners & friends use.

So come down and Relax at this Peace & quiet newly renovated residence with a full kitchen and all appliances included for your use.

All major restaurants with extensive selection of Adult beverages and free every weekend Equestrian events public entertainment, grocery stores & retail stores are just a 15 minute drive to the nearby villages for shopping & entertainment.

This home in Ocklawaha is about 20 minutes to Ocala, and about an 1hr & 10 minutes to Orlando. Very close to Marion County park with very large public boat launch on beautiful famous lake Weir. Ocala Attractions have Zip lines, 50 MPH go carts, World Equestrian Center, Reilly Art center, Ocala Civic Theater, Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala Symphony Orchestra, Silver Springs State park with guided boat tour, The Area is also known as the horse racing capital of the world with many horse race tracks & breading farms, as well as many Golf courses.

Approximately 1.5 hr drive (East) to Flagler or Daytona beaches, or (West) to about 3 hrs Clearwater beach.

Near by Lady lake has the Grand Oaks Museum with priceless carriages form all over the world.

If you are a Golfer there are Five 4 star golf courses within 15-20 miles.

The bedrooms are set up to sleep two people in each bedroom and 1 bunk bed for two more, If you are having more than 10 people one could sleep on the big couch or we can provide another roll away size bed.

We have Spectrum Cable & a hi definition TV with Wi-Fi with password provided that are available for your use.

You will be able to be in contact with the Full time year around property Manager in attached apartment Don Simon, or nearby Marc Donahue or Jon DeBelak for Any & all other questions or inquires.

We sincerely would like you to enjoy your stay as we all do at our winter get away we call the "Barefoot 3"

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 12:00 PM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights, lock the doors and return the keys
Please put all the trash in the trash bin or trash can outside by the deck
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Remove shoes when in the home
Bring your own food & drinks
On a septic system, no feminine products in toilets

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Ocklawaha

Located in Ocklawaha, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Baseline Golf Course and Lakes Of Lady Lake Golf Club are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Uncle Donald's Farm and Don Garlits Museum of Racing. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and waterskiing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and cycling.
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Ocklawaha, FL

What's nearby

  • Carney Island Recreation and Conservation Area - 2 min drive - 1.4 km
  • Nancy Lopez Legacy Golf & Country Club - 15 min drive - 13.8 km
  • Spanish Springs Town Square - 17 min drive - 16.6 km
  • The Villages Market Square - 23 min drive - 21.7 km
  • World Equestrian Center – Ocala - 38 min drive - 50.9 km

Getting around

  • Ocala Station - 25 min drive
  • Leesburg, FL (LEE-Leesburg Intl.) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Circle K - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪DJ and Gina's Lounge - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Johnny's Pizzeria - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Subway - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Kool Kat - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Quiet Rural Private Lakefront Home~90 Ft. Shoreline~Large Property Ample Parking pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Quiet Rural Private Lakefront Home~90 Ft. Shoreline~Large Property Ample Parking?

As of 4 Apr 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Quiet Rural Private Lakefront Home~90 Ft. Shoreline~Large Property Ample Parking on 29 June 2026 start from AU$237, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Quiet Rural Private Lakefront Home~90 Ft. Shoreline~Large Property Ample Parking?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Quiet Rural Private Lakefront Home~90 Ft. Shoreline~Large Property Ample Parking?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Quiet Rural Private Lakefront Home~90 Ft. Shoreline~Large Property Ample Parking?

Checkout is at 12:00 PM.

Where is Quiet Rural Private Lakefront Home~90 Ft. Shoreline~Large Property Ample Parking located?

This family-friendly Ocklawaha holiday home is located on the waterfront, within 1 mi (2 km) of Lake Weir and Carney Island Recreation and Conservation Area. Little Lake Weir and Smith Lake are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 47 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 47 reviews
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9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Winnie A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This is a nice property. The living area is very nice. The view of the lake is great.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rachelle W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our stay was truly wonderful. The host was incredibly responsive and kind, which made everything feel easy and welcoming from the start. We absolutely loved how spacious the property was and being right on the water made it even more special. The home was spotless, warm, and so inviting,it comfortably accommodated our entire family and gave us the perfect place to relax and make memories together. We are so grateful for the experience and will absolutely be renting from them again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Mar 2026
House was left spotless & the kids enjoyed the outdoors. Would be hard to have better guests!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cledas M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place

Nice place to stay, would recommend to anyone.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Courtney F.

Great place!

We really enjoyed our stay at the house. It was perfect for what we needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Mar 2020
We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay at our lakefront home! Thank you for the review and we welcome you to stay again another day. Barefoot3 Don, Marc & Jon
Verified

8/10 Good

Shaw L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Easy Stay

This was an easy rental - everything went smoothly
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cindy C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful location

This was our 2nd stay. Clean home, beautiful location, very friendly hosts. Well located to get to the store. Will stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andy K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Father's Day Family Getaway

We booked this property to getaway from the city and enjoy a peaceful Father's Day Weekend. The accommodations were perfect for our group. The beds were comfortable, plenty of sitting areas inside and outside by the lake. We loved the stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great water skiing Adventure

What great hosts great house beautiful views everything we needed definitely recommend bringing the family plenty of room learn how to ski Barefoot Ski what a great bunch of people stores right down the street Lake Weir right across the street you have the best in the world to show you how to get on that water and have some fun thank you again guys
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Rose H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Alligator

Nicely appointed place. Clean and central to the activities we had in mind. Friendly host. Kitchen stocked with plenty of dishes and pots and pans for cooking.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful lake house property

This property is just like the listing. The house was clean and comfortable. Owners were very helpful with recommendations for dining and hiking. They were all very friendly and went out of their way to be sure we had anything we needed. Beautiful lake in a quiet neighborhood. My husband and I definitely recommend this property for families or couples. We stayed for 2 weeks and would rent again!
Stayed 15 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Becky C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing place!

I had my whole family from 78 years to 9 months old. It was perfect. Lots of space, privacy, and just an overall great location. I wasn’t sure how having someone on site would be but it was fine. He was there if you needed him but we never saw him otherwise except when we checked in and when we left! My family is already asking to rebook!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cathy W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect place to stay if you are visiting Santos mountain bike park!

So glad we found Don's place to stay at during our weekend trip to the Santos Fat Tire Festival. Lots of parking behind the house so we never worried about bikes and gear in the trucks. Plus, having the huge lawn, right on the lake, was perfect for the kids. Don is an extremely good host. The house is only 10 minutes from the Santos park. We will definitely be back for the biking, and the BAREFOOTING!! Thanks for getting me back up on my "feet" after more than 20 years Don!! Your rock!!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

M Marie M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lake access and free ski lesson

I picked this VRBO for the lake. I wanted to be on a lake where we could, if the moment struck us, go take a dip in the lake. I also wanted a place where my family in the Ocala area could come and visit and stay overnight if possible. I got what I wanted. Our hosts, are barefoot skiers and you can tell they love it and want to share it. So they gave my husband a chance to try skiing on the lake for free. He enjoyed it. The lake was one of the smaller lakes and we had no concerns about gators or such. Don told us that in the past 5-6 years he has not heard anything about any alligators. This put my mind at ease. There were otters. We did not see the otters, just the evidence of otters of spent mussel shells. We also saw Sandhill cranes. There was a canoe available for use. My nieces were able to try their hand at going out on the lake. Another day my husband explored the lake in the canoe. Don pointed out things of interest that my spouse might like to explore while out on the water. The house was big enough to host 3 or 4 extra family members for dinner. I am sorry we did not have enough time (or energy.... so much to do) to do any grilling on the deck. The kitchen is decently stocked to make dinner and the Publix isn't too far of a car ride from the house. Don lives on the other side of the shared laundry room in a little apartment. We didn't hear him and I'm guessing he didn't hear our very loud son. So I felt that we had our privacy. All in all it was a wonderful stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Laurie W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing

Was little worried at first because of having young ones with us and Don lives right next door in a little apartment But he was great! Really enjoyed the stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nanette T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family

We had a wonderful experience with this host. We will definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

William F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Lake for Water Sports

Our family has always been “water people”. Our children were riding kneeboards before they could walk and dragging on the boom to eventually learn to barefoot. This lake and home provided the perfect setting to train the next generation of grandkids. The home was clean and well stocked. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Our host was very responsive and even notified us of early check in which gave us another full day of fun. Can’t wait to return.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christina B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome family getaway!! Beautiful home and views!

We had family from Oklahoma visiting for my son’s wedding, the home was perfect! There was a beautiful sunset view with a swing by the lake.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

AMAURYS P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great little spot

The owner was very nice. Great get away spot.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Adam C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to get away from it all

We had a great weekend here and loved the place and all its charm. The property manager was great and was fun to talk to about his barefoot waterskiing.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

William E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house, lake and host

The house was just as represented. The property and lake was nice and quiet with very little activity except for some occasional water skiing - which was fun to watch. We really enjoyed the host (who lives adjacent to the house) and the neighbors. Good people.
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cindy C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous Hosts

This was a very comfortable property to stay on. All one level, plenty of seating, inside and out. Beautiful views, very functional kitchen, and clean and well kept bedrooms and baths. The hosts were very friendly and informative. I would book again
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Paul T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

Don was a very gracious host. We had an added bonus of a personal barefoot water skiing exhibition that he and a friend put on. We had a group of 7 seniors staying at the property as part of a golf trip to the Villages. The property met our needs.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Jim B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Suggestions to owners.

The rental wasn't quit what we expected but then going to an unknown (and this was our first), expectations are always high. The house was exactly what we needed - a place to sleep- my sister has a home in The Villages so that is where we spent most of our time. I may suggest that more cupboard and closet space be left empty for renters. We were there 9 days and I had lots of "stuff". And of course the microwave that didn't work and had no handle. That was OK with us since we didn't need to use it. And I should mention the bed we slept on had a waterproof mattress pad on it so was like sleeping in a plastic bag. Not so good. We had a wonderful visit to Florida and hope to return soon. HB
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

TJ H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Property had tons of parking. Plenty of room for boats.The house was spacious.
Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Drew P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

Don was super easy to work with and went above and beyond to make sure our stay was great.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2022

About the host

Hosted by Don Simon, Jon DeBelak or Marc Donahue

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The three of us all own & rent out properties in Florida, Indiana, Wisconsin and Canada.

Why they chose this property

It is a large property that is secluded and has plenty of privacy. We found this property is next to a legendary Barefoot water skier friend and had a vision to rehabilitate and restore property for the three owners & welcomed guests to enjoy.

What makes this property unique

Spacious lake front 1963 brick home has a workable layout to accommodate large groups if needed. The property has a large front yard & secure fenced in back yard with lots of room for parking and a nice lake view on private Bowers lake that has two Palm trees by the sandy shore and fresh water to recreate in or relax while viewing.

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