Johnson Bamboo  is located in west central Florida 50 miles north of Tampa, 65 miles west of Orlando, and 60 miles south of Ocala. Brooksville is a pre-Civil War town built on high hills shaded by tall pines and stately live oaks about 12 miles west of I-75 which runs down the west side of Florida. Visitors usually take I-75 to the Brooksville exit which is State Road 50. Go west on SR 50 about 12 miles and then follow the map below. Visitors from Orlando area take SR 50 west.