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Ellenton Gardens Sun RV Communities

15 RV Sites

Ellenton Gardens in Ellenton, FL, offers 15 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Every site is a standard full-hookup back-in carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi. The community is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a dump station, a library, and recycling. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, a clubhouse, a recreation center, a pavilion, shuffleboard, a lake, and a pond fill the grounds, with fishing, biking, and planned activities. Ellenton sits at 7310 US Highway 301 North in Manatee County along the Manatee River, between Bradenton and the southern edge of the Tampa Bay metro, with Myakka River State Park's wild interior and the Sarasota cultural district both within reach. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Fifteen sites on the Manatee River means the winter season books early.

from $62/night

Arbor Terrace Sun RV Communities

91 RV Sites, 3 Cottages

Arbor Terrace in Bradenton, Florida, offers 91 full-hookup RV sites and three cottages six miles from the Gulf, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet, open all year. Super, premium, and cozy full-hookup categories join a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, and pickleball courts in this all-ages community. Ninety-one sites run in cozy, premium, and super full-hookup categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. The three tiers are sized rather than dressed up — cozy for a smaller rig, super for a larger one — which makes matching site to budget straightforward. Three cottages round out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and on-site dining handle the practical side. The resort address is 405 57th Avenue West. An outdoor pool anchors daily recreation, with a fitness center, clubhouse, game room, and pavilion besides. Pickleball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, biking, picnicking, a beach, and a dog park fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season and a state park nearby. Pets are welcome. The all-ages designation is worth noting — many Manatee County communities are 55-plus, and this one is not, which broadens who it suits. The Gulf beaches at Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key are six miles west, with Sarasota just south. Winter is decisively the season on Florida's Gulf Coast. January through March fills with snowbirds. Book well ahead for those months, with easier availability through the summer.

from $54/night

Sun Outdoors Sarasota

213 RV Sites, 93 Cottages

Sun Outdoors Sarasota offers 215 full-hookup RV sites and 94 cottages on Florida's Gulf Coast, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 60 feet behind a gated entrance. Cozy through elite categories join a mega water slide, splash pad, hot tub, fitness complex, and more than 150 scheduled activities, open all year. Two hundred fifteen sites span cozy, deluxe, deluxe pull-through, elite, and premium full hookup categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with picnic tables. The five-tier structure makes matching site to budget straightforward. Ninety-four cottages round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, and restrooms handle the practical side. The property was formerly Sun N Fun RV Resort. The activity density is the claim and the amenity set backs it. Indoor and outdoor pools, a mega water slide, splash pad, hot tub, and sauna anchor the water side, with a fitness complex, art studio, craft room, mini-golf, disc golf course, and arcade besides. Pickleball, tennis, bocce ball, shuffleboard, volleyball, horseshoes, and billiards fill the courts, with a poolside bar and grill, on-site dining, live music, and a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. Sarasota's resort corridor, Gulf beaches, and wineries are all close, with a golf course nearby. Winter is decisively the season on the Gulf Coast. Book well ahead for January through March.

from $47/night

Timberline Glamping at Sarasota

4 Glamping Sites

Within Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey, Florida—on the Sarasota County coast where the scrub-oak landscape, the South Creek paddling corridor, and Lake Osprey's warm-water swimming create the specific habitat mosaic that scrub-jays, gopher tortoises, and the bird diversity of a Florida state park's managed natural environment support in one of the most ecologically significant preserves on the Suncoast—Timberline Glamping at Sarasota provides four luxury safari tent accommodations on 10 acres at the edge of Oscar Scherer's trail network, combining the immersive park experience of a state park stay with the interior comfort of a 320-square-foot furnished tent that includes a king or queen bed configuration, air conditioning, a Keurig coffee maker, and a mini-refrigerator. Rates starting at $152 per night reflect the specific combination of park access and furnished comfort that the property provides in a market where Sarasota hotel rooms at comparable rates offer less natural experience and considerably less square footage of outdoor living. Four safari tents—available in Deluxe configuration (king bed and two sets of bunk beds) and Double configuration (two queen beds)—accommodate single couples, families, and the range of group compositions that a 320-square-foot luxury tent can serve across the Sarasota glamping market. Interior furnishings include floor rugs, multiple lamps, high-quality bed linens, comfortable seating, heating and air conditioning units, electrical outlets for device charging, and the Keurig coffee setup with Timberline-branded mugs that makes morning coffee in a tent genuinely pleasant rather than an expedition logistics problem. Each tent's gravel-base exterior features two hammocks for tree-hung lounging, a charcoal grill with cooking grate, a wood fire pit, a picnic table, and string lights that create the warm evening ambiance that fire pit camping and glamping guests specifically seek. The pet-friendly policy—with an additional fee for furry companions—extends the welcome to the dogs and cats that Sarasota area travelers bring. Oscar Scherer State Park's ecology provides the glamping experience's natural programming. Lake Osprey—warm enough for swimming through the Florida season—provides open-water swimming and fishing access from the park's beach area, with largemouth bass and panfish in the lake's vegetation-lined shallows. South Creek, winding through the park's interior, offers kayak and canoe access (rentals available through the park) through a paddling corridor that the park's scrub-oak forest and freshwater marsh flank with the specific ecological transition that makes Oscar Scherer's natural character distinctive among Sarasota County's preserved areas. Fifteen-plus miles of multi-use trails through the park's pine flatwoods, scrub habitat, and marsh edges provide the hiking and biking access to Oscar Scherer's wildlife—Florida scrub-jays (a threatened species whose oak scrub habitat Oscar Scherer specifically protects), gopher tortoises, sandhill cranes, and the year-round diversity of the Sarasota County bird community. The park's scrub-jay population is accessible for wildlife photography along the scrub-edge trails with a consistency that serious bird photographers travel specifically for. Timberline Glamping at Sarasota operates year-round in Florida's mild Suncoast climate. The park's spring wildflower season, summer lake swimming, and fall bird migration create distinct natural seasons within a year-round operating environment. The Sarasota cultural infrastructure—the Ringling Museum, Sarasota Opera, Siesta Key Beach (routinely ranked among the finest beaches in the United States)—provides the day-trip programming from a glamping base that the park's natural setting complements rather than competes with. Reserve your safari tent, pack a paddling outfit for South Creek, and let Oscar Scherer State Park's scrub and creek ecology deliver what Florida glamping looks like when the nature experience is the point.

from $185 $161/night

Rainbow Village Largo Sun RV Communities

10 RV Sites, 6 Cottages

Rainbow Village Largo in Florida is a 55-plus community offering 10 full-hookup RV sites and six cottages in Pinellas County, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 47 feet, open all year behind a gated entrance. Pull-through and standard full-hookup categories join a pool, hot tub, fitness center, tennis and pickleball courts, and a library. Ten sites run in full hookup pull-through and standard full hookup categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 47 feet, with picnic tables. Two straightforward categories keep booking simple. Six cottages round out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and recycling handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor daily recreation, with a fitness center, recreation center, clubhouse, game room, library, and pavilion besides. Tennis, pickleball, shuffleboard, billiards, horseshoes, sports courts, biking, a playground, community fire pit, dog park, and picnicking fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season. That amenity list at 10 sites is remarkable — tennis courts, a fitness center, and a library at a community this small means residents get resort-scale facilities without resort-scale crowds. Largo is the fourth-largest city in the Tampa Bay metro, on the Pinellas peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf. That position is genuinely convenient: Clearwater Beach and Indian Rocks Beach are minutes west, St. Petersburg and the Dalí Museum are south, Tampa is across the bay, and the Pinellas Trail runs 45 miles through the county for cycling. Winter is decisively the season in Florida's 55-plus communities. January through March fills with snowbirds. Book well ahead.

from $59/night

Myakka River RV Resort

24 RV Sites, 2 Tent Sites, 21 Park Models

Myakka River RV Resort in North Port, FL, offers 24 full-hookup RV sites, 21 park models, and 2 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 66 feet. Sites come in three categories — 30/50-amp deluxe waterfront, 30/50-amp preserve, and 30/50-amp pull-thru preserve — all carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with a picnic table. The resort is rated big rig friendly and the 66-foot maximum takes long coaches. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a clubhouse, a pavilion, propane fills and exchange, a dump station, and on-site recycling round it out. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, walking trails, horseshoes, live music, and boat rentals fill the calendar, with kayaking, fishing, biking, hiking, and birding along the river. Golf and the Gulf beaches are nearby. The resort sits directly on the Myakka River in Sarasota County, where the blackwater flow through flatwood prairie, cypress swamp, and tropical hammock makes this the most wildlife-rich river corridor in southwest Florida. Rates for sites and park models are on the booking page. Deluxe waterfront sites are limited and book earliest for the winter season.

from $50/night

Spanish Main Sun RV Communities

Spanish Main in Thonotosassa, FL, offers full-hookup RV sites carrying water, sewer, and electric. Both pull-thru and back-in layouts are available. The grounds are gated and open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, on-site dining, personal mailboxes, and a community fire pit. Cabins are available for guests without a rig. Contact the community for site count, amp service, and maximum rig length, since those specifics aren't published here. The amenity list is resort-scale: an outdoor pool, a hot tub and sauna, a fitness center, a clubhouse, a game room, sport courts, basketball, bocce, shuffleboard, horseshoes, a playground, and a lake and pond for fishing, boating, and birding, with planned activities through the season. The community is pet friendly with dedicated open space for dogs. Thonotosassa sits in Hillsborough County 20 minutes northeast of downtown Tampa, near Lake Thonotosassa's 903 acres and Hillsborough River State Park's cypress swamp and spring-run trails, with I-4 putting both coasts within reach. Golf is nearby. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Winter season books far ahead.

from $60/night

Sun Retreats Dunedin

18 RV Sites, 10 Cottages, 9 Hotel Rooms

Sun Retreats Dunedin in Dunedin, FL, offers 18 full-hookup pull-through RV sites plus 19 cottages and hotel rooms, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Every site is a pull-through carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a picnic table — nothing needs unhitching. If you booked here before, note the name change: Dunedin RV Resort is now Sun Retreats Dunedin. The resort is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, propane fills, and a dump station. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The amenity list is resort-grade: an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a recreation center, a clubhouse, a library, sport courts, pickleball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, corn hole, a playground, and a beach, with planned activities running through the season. Dunedin sits in a shaded tree grove in Pinellas County, a short drive from the Gulf, with a state park nearby and Honeymoon Island and the Pinellas Trail close at hand. Rates for sites, cottages, and rooms are on the booking page. Eighteen pull-throughs on the Gulf Coast means winter season books out well ahead.

from $92/night

Timberline Glamping at Hillsborough River

Timberline Glamping at Hillsborough River brings luxury tent accommodations to the banks of the Hillsborough River in Thonotosassa, Florida, operating within one of the Tampa Bay area's most distinctive natural parks. The timberline glamping experience trades the standard campsite for thoughtfully furnished canvas tents that combine the setting of a Florida state park with the comfort level of a boutique hotel—an approach that opens genuine outdoor immersion to guests who wouldn't otherwise consider sleeping under canvas. Deluxe Bell Tents offer 200 square feet with a queen bed, hotel-quality linens, air conditioning and heating, a mini refrigerator, Keurig coffee maker, beautiful home décor, electrical outlets, and diffusers. Double Safari Tents scale up to 320 square feet with two queen beds and the same comfort amenities. Each glampsite surrounds the tent with outdoor elements that make the landscape part of the stay: a hammock under tree canopy, a private fire pit, a charcoal grill with cooking grate, string lights, camp chairs, a picnic table, and cornhole—all within the park's natural setting along the Hillsborough River. Shared bathrooms and showers are within easy walking distance. Hillsborough River State Park provides the natural infrastructure that makes this hillsborough river glamping location so compelling. The park protects one of the few class II river rapids in Florida—a rarity in a state defined by flat, slow-moving waterways—and the rapids are navigable by kayak for paddlers who enjoy moving water. Suspension bridges cross the river at scenic points, and trails wind through hammock forest and along the river's edge through terrain dominated by live oaks, cypress, and cabbage palms. Historic picnic pavilions built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s add a layer of heritage to a landscape that feels remarkably unchanged. Tampa lies roughly 15 miles west of the park, giving Timberline guests easy access to a full urban day trip without sacrificing the natural setting. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is about 20 minutes away for families who want a theme park afternoon, and Ybor City's historic Latin Quarter provides distinctive dining and nightlife with genuine cultural character. The Florida Aquarium, Lowry Park Zoo, and the downtown Tampa Riverwalk extend the day-trip possibilities for guests based at the river. Hillsborough River's quiet morning light and the sound of the rapids at night provide a counterpoint to the city that makes this one of the more satisfying one-foot-in-two-worlds camping experiences in central Florida. Timberline Glamping at Hillsborough River operates year-round in Florida's climate, though the fall-through-spring window offers the most comfortable outdoor temperatures for sitting by the fire pit and spending extended time outside. Summer brings the lush rainy-season greenery and warm water for swimming, along with the afternoon thunderstorms that are part of any honest Florida summer experience. Reservations book quickly for holiday weekends and spring break, and the combination of proximity to Tampa with the genuine park immersion the tents provide makes this a popular option for both couples and families looking for something beyond the standard Florida resort.

from $105/night

Settler's Rest Sun RV Communities

33 RV Sites, 2 Cottages

Settler's Rest in Zephyrhills, FL, offers 33 full-hookup RV sites and 2 cottages, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in elite and standard full-hookup categories, all back-ins carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. This is a 55+ community on roughly 25 acres, open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, and fully equipped rental homes for guests who don't own an RV. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The social calendar is the amenity. A clubhouse, game room with billiards, library, pavilion, on-site dining, and community fire pit anchor the indoor side, with pickleball, bocce, shuffleboard, horseshoes, swimming, and biking outdoors and planned activities running through the season. Zephyrhills sits in central Florida between Tampa and Orlando, with a state park and a casino nearby. Rates for sites, cottages, and rental homes are on the booking page. Seasonal residents book the winter months well in advance, so reserve early for January through March.

from $47/night

Southern Charm Sun RV Communities

21 RV Sites, 8 Cottages

Southern Charm in Zephyrhills, FL, offers 21 full-hookup RV sites and 8 cottages, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in elite and standard full-hookup categories, all back-ins carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. This is a 55+ community, open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, and on-site recycling. Cabins and cottages are available for guests without a rig. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The amenity list runs long for a community this size: an outdoor pool, a hot tub and sauna, a fitness center, a clubhouse, a library, a pavilion, sport courts, pickleball, shuffleboard, volleyball, basketball, and horseshoes, plus a lake and pond for fishing and walking. Planned activities and live music run through the season. Zephyrhills sits in Pasco County about 30 miles northeast of Tampa, known for the mineral springs behind its bottled water and for the year-round skydiving drop zone at the municipal airport. A state park and a casino are nearby. Rates for sites and cottages are on the booking page. The winter season books well ahead — reserve early for January through March.

from $47/night

Majestic Oaks Sun RV Communities

60 RV Sites, 3 Cottages

Majestic Oaks in Zephyrhills, Florida, is a 55-plus community with 60 elite full-hookup RV sites and three cottages, carrying 30 and 50-amp service for rigs to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. An outdoor pool, fitness center, clubhouse, and a full pickleball and bocce program run year-round in the Central Florida retirement corridor. Sixty elite full-hookup back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 50 feet, with site WiFi. Three cottages serve guests without a rig. Laundry, restrooms, showers, and recycling handle the practical side, and the community is open all year. The property was formerly Majestic Oaks RV Resort. The amenity package is built around the active-adult calendar. An outdoor pool anchors daily recreation, with a fitness center, clubhouse, and game room alongside. Pickleball, tennis, bocce ball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, billiards, and sports courts fill the competitive side, with on-site dining, a dog park, and picnicking areas besides. Planned activities run through the season, and biking and a state park are nearby. Pets are welcome. Zephyrhills sits in Pasco County north of Tampa, which gives residents the metropolitan Tampa Bay amenity set — professional sports, performing arts, and an international airport — from a quieter suburban base. The town is best known for the artesian springs that produce the Zephyrhills brand. Winter is decisively the season in the Florida retirement corridor. Book well ahead for January through March, and expect easier availability through the summer months.

from $55/night