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RV Lifestyle guide
Top 50 locations in Florida
byPhyllis Khare and
Michal Ben-Ari and
Mike Wendland and
Wendy Bowyer
Live update: Updated August 6, 2022Copy link
Copy link1. Kelly Park, East Kelly Park Road, Apopka, FL
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Bonnie L PicklesNice little county park. They have a natural spring that you can tube down. A shaded campground with 26 sites.
2. Pensacola Beach RV Resort
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Mike WendlandGreat spots on the bayside of the beach. They even have a Tiki Bar
3. Henderson Beach State Park, Emerald Coast Parkway, Destin, FL
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Mike WendlandBeautiful beach state park Great camping. Featured here https://rvlifestyle.com/one-of-our-favorite-go-to-places-the-emerald-coast-part-1/
4. CAMP GULF
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Mike WendlandTrue beachfront camping. Here's a blog we did about this great campground on the Emerald Coast of Florida https://rvlifestyle.com/beach-camping/
John SSuggested by a colleague whose family has rented in the area. Campground details are scarce online but it looks like the campground property has its own beach access.
5. Fernandina Beach
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Cheri LangFort Clinch State Park. Two campgrounds (Riverside and Oceanside) Fort re-enactments first Saturday every month. Oral history museum in Victorian town. Maritime museum, American Beach musuem. Two theatres. Unique restaurants, several craft breweries, distillery. 12 miles of beaches. State Parks at both ends of island. More state Parks, birding trail south to Jacksonville. Kings Bay just north in Georgia as well as Cumberland Island National Seashore, historic St Mary’s,Ga.
6. Princess Place Preserve
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Mike WendlandFascinating off the beaten path place.. see https://rvlifestyle.com/princess-place-preserve-florida
7. Devil's Den Prehistoric Spring
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Tim CooperThis is a beautiful underground spring where you can snorkel or SCUBA dive. They also have a campground you can stay at.
8. Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Mike WendlandGreat place for dolphin shows and more on the Emerald Coast!
Uriel MaslanskyThe shows are amazing!
9. Fort Pickens State Park Pensacola
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Mike WendlandCamping right near the beach!
10. Fisheating Creek Outpost
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Joanie TuckerThe campground at Fisheating Creek Outpost, Palmdale, FL, is beautiful and kept so clean! It boasts of good sized RV lots, shaded or full sun, cement pads with full hook ups or some are ready for boondocking. The park is managed by the Florida Wildlife Management and offers trails for hiking and biking. There are also rentals of bikes, kayaks and canoes. Definitely a place to visit again! Will add pictures later.
11. Cypress Trails RV Resort, Tice Street, Fort Myers, FL
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Gary ThatcherWe just bought a lot at this beautiful luxury RV resort
12. Raccoon River Campground, Hutchison Boulevard, Panama City, FL
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Kim & Randi MallettWe love Panama City Beach and finally found a “reasonable” price for a campground very close to the beach. It is wooded to keep the spot cool during the day, but we rented a golf cart to go just across the road to the pier and beach. What a life. This park is very family friendly.
13. HarborWalk Village, Harbor Boulevard, Destin, FL
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Mike WendlandFun restaurants, shops on the harbor. They charge $10 to park.
14. Navarre
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Mike WendlandHideaway Camping Retreat is on Santa Rosa Sound. Entrance off US 98 across from Tom ThumbMike WendlandHere’s our spot at Hideaway Camping Resort
15. Destin History & Fishing Museum, Stahlman Avenue, Destin, FL
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Mike WendlandDestin FL calls itself “the worlds luckiest fishing town””. The Destin Fishing Museum cells is why. We wrote about it at https://rvlifestyle.com/rv-trip-destin-fl-the-worlds-luckiest-fishing-village/
16. Fort Barrancas
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Phyllis KhareTo read all about the Gulf Islands National Seashore, head to our website: https://rvlifestyle.com/daycamping-along-gulf-islands-national-seashore/
17. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park RV Resort
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Phyllis KhareTopsail's campground is so elaborate that it's called an RV Resort – the Gregory E Moore RV Resort, to be exact, which has 156 sites with water, 30 or 50 amp electric, digital cable, sewer, swimming pool, laundry facilities, and shuffleboard courts. Bathrooms with showers are heated and cooled.
To read more about Topsail and about RVing through the Emerald Coast, head to our website: https://rvlifestyle.com/one-of-our-favorite-go-to-places-the-emerald-coast-part-1/
18. Silver Glen Springs Recreation Area
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Phyllis KhareOnce the site of a pre-Colombian Native American village, this area is one of the most important archaeological sites in the national forest. Discover more at: https://rvlifestyle.com/things-to-do-at-ocala-national-forest/
19. Turtle Beach Campground
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Patti WBeautiful, small gulf side camping. No pets except service dogs. Difficult to get reservations but worth it!
20. Big Cypress National Preserve
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Phyllis KhareTo learn all about Big Cypress National Preserve visit our blog at: https://rvlifestyle.com/everglades-big-cypress-national-preserve/
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