Boating

Cypress Campground & RV Park

197 RV Sites

Cypress Campground & RV Park in Winter Haven, Florida, offers 197 full-hookup RV sites 2.3 miles from Legoland Florida, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Back-in, deluxe back-in, and premium pull-through categories join a water park, pool, mini-golf, and library behind a gated entrance. One hundred ninety-seven sites run in back-in, deluxe back-in, and premium pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, RV storage, and restrooms handle the practical side. A water park and outdoor pool anchor the warm months, with mini-golf, a clubhouse, craft room, library, and casino besides. Pickleball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, basketball, billiards, horseshoes, and sports courts fill the courts, with a pond, biking, boating, water sports, and a playground across the grounds. A golf course is nearby. Pets are welcome. The position is the proposition. Legoland Florida is 2.3 miles away, with Peppa Pig Theme Park adjacent and the broader Polk County attraction landscape south of Orlando within easy reach — close enough that families can return to the campground midday rather than committing to a full park day. Directions from I-4 eastbound out of Tampa: take Exit 45B toward Orlando, then merge onto the Polk Parkway (SR-570 toll east) via Exit 27 toward Lakeland and Winter Haven. Theme park season and winter drive demand. Reserve well ahead for school holidays.

from $65/night

Camp Mack

70 RV Sites, 8 Cabins, 33 Motel Rooms

Camp Mack in Lake Wales, Florida, offers 70 full-hookup back-in RV sites and 41 cabin and motel room units directly on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Premium shaded, premium, and standard back-in categories join a marina, boat ramp, boat rentals, and on-site fishing guides. Seventy back-in sites run in standard, premium, and premium shaded categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet. The premium shaded tier is worth requesting in central Florida. Forty-one cabins and motel rooms round out an unusually deep lodging inventory for a fishing property. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The marina is the anchor, with boat docks, boat rentals, and on-site fishing guides giving launch access to Lake Kissimmee, Lake Hatchineha, Lake Cypress, and Lake Tohopekaliga. An outdoor pool, clubhouse, playground, dog park, golf cart rentals, pond, on-site dining, pickleball, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming fill the rest, with live music through the season and exceptional birding across the marshes. A state park is nearby. Pets are welcome. The upper Kissimmee's shallow, vegetation-rich interconnected lakes are among the most consistently productive trophy largemouth bass fisheries in the world. Winter and spring are peak bass season and draw the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead for January through April.

from $51/night

Joy Bamboo Forest Farm

Joy Bamboo Forest Farm in Sebring, Florida, is a distinctive camping experience in Highlands County surrounded by the lush tropical character of Asper bamboo — a unique Florida farm campground with full-hookup RV sites and the small, intimate atmosphere of a working farm in the Lake Placid and Sebring lake country where the bamboo grove's visual density and its tropical microclimate give the campground an aesthetic identity unlike any other Florida camping destination in the subtropical inland lake region. Sebring's Highlands County position on US-27 south of Lake Wales gives the farm its specific south-central Florida character of an agricultural county known for the Sebring International Raceway, the citrus groves, and the most intact subtropical hardwood hammock landscape in the Florida Highlands' lake district between the Kissimmee Prairie and the Lake Okeechobee watershed. Full-hookup RV sites and small-scale farm campground accommodations in the Asper bamboo grove give Joy Bamboo Forest Farm the distinctive tropical farm camping character of a Highlands County property whose bamboo canopy and the working farm setting give guests the specific natural immersion that the conventional Florida campground's developed landscape does not provide — the bamboo grove's density and the farm's intimate scale give the Sebring campground the curated natural atmosphere of a property that the owner's specific agricultural and horticultural investment in the Asper bamboo has created as a genuinely distinctive camping environment. Pets are welcome. Highlands Hammock State Park, five miles northwest of Sebring on CR-634 in Highlands County, is one of Florida's oldest and most biologically significant state parks — a 9,000-acre old-growth subtropical hardwood hammock, cypress swamp, and pine flatwoods complex that Governor Doyle Carlton dedicated in 1931 as one of Florida's original four state parks. The park's ancient cypress trees (estimated at 1,000 years in the oldest specimens), the 8-mile tram tour through the swamp, and the Spanish moss-draped live oak hammock canopy give Highlands Hammock the specific character of an old-growth Florida swamp forest that the 90 years of state protection have preserved in a landscape where most comparable old-growth hammock has been cleared. Sebring International Raceway, two miles east of downtown Sebring on US-98 in Highlands County, hosts the 12 Hours of Sebring — one of the world's oldest and most prestigious endurance automobile races, held annually in March as the first round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 12 Hours' history since 1952, the challenging airfield course, and the international manufacturer entries from Porsche, Ferrari, Corvette, and Acura give Sebring the specific motorsports heritage of an endurance racing event that only Le Mans exceeds in age and prestige in the global sports car racing calendar. Joy Bamboo Forest Farm serves guests year-round in Highlands County's subtropical Florida climate, where the mild winters from November through March sustain the snowbird and Florida lake country visitor market and the spring and summer months give the bamboo grove's tropical character its most lush and visually dramatic seasonal presence. Lake Placid, 10 miles south of Sebring on US-27 in Highlands County, is the "Caladium Capital of the World" — the source of 95 percent of the caladium bulbs sold in the United States, giving the Peace River watershed's lake community its specific agricultural heritage and the Caladium Festival's late July celebration of the ornamental plant industry. Reserve sites ahead for the 12 Hours of Sebring race week and the winter snowbird season.

Sun Resorts & Residences Buttonwood Bay

48 RV Sites, 13 Cottages

Sun Resorts & Residences Buttonwood Bay in Sebring, FL, offers 48 full-hookup RV sites and 13 cottages, with 30 and 50-amp service and back-in sites accommodating rigs up to 42 feet. Sites come in premium and standard full-hookup categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with a picnic table at the site. This is a 55+ community, gated, and open all year, with RV and boat storage available on the property. Laundry, bathhouse, a general store, and a dump station handle the practical side, and WiFi covers the resort. Pets are welcome, with a dog park on site. The amenity list is unusually deep. An outdoor pool, fitness center, recreation center, clubhouse-style game room, library, and craft room fill the indoor calendar, while bocce, pickleball, tennis, shuffleboard, horseshoes, billiards, and mini-golf fill the outdoor one. A boat ramp, fishing pier, and lake and pond frontage put anglers on the water, and walking trails circle the grounds. Planned activities run regularly, and golf is nearby. Sebring sits in the heart of Highlands County bass country, with lakes in every direction and Highlands Hammock State Park's live oak hammock close by. Rates for RV sites and cottages are on the booking page. Winter season books far in advance; reserve early for January through March.

from $44/night

Oak Harbor RV Park

95 RV Sites

Oak Harbor RV Park near Haines City, Florida, is a 55-plus community offering 37 full-hookup RV sites on a 1,000-acre private lake, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 55 feet. Lakefront, lakeside, and canal categories join a standard full-hookup tier, with boat docks, a boat ramp, fishing pier, and recreation center. Thirty-seven back-in sites span canal full hookup, standard full hookup, lakefront full hookup, and lakeside full hookup categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 55 feet, with picnic tables. Three of four categories touch the water, which tells you what the property is built around. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and a general store handle the practical side. Boat docks, a boat ramp, and a fishing pier open the lake for boating and fishing, with a recreation center, library, sports courts, billiards, shuffleboard, and horseshoes filling the rest. Planned activities run through the season. Pets are welcome. A thousand-acre private lake is a substantial asset, and the setting stands in deliberate contrast to the manicured resort developments more commonly associated with Central Florida — this is a quieter, more genuinely residential lakeside community. Polk County sits between Tampa and Orlando, which puts both metros and their attractions within an easy drive while keeping costs and crowds down. Winter is decisively the season in Florida's 55-plus communities. January through March fills with snowbirds. Book well ahead for those months, with far easier availability through the summer.

from $41/night

Cross Creek RV Resort

17 RV Sites

Cross Creek RV Resort in Arcadia, Florida, offers 17 RV sites on the Peace River, with cable TV and rigs accepted to 75 feet, open all year behind a gated entrance. An RV Super Site category joins a standard back-in tier, with an outdoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, clubhouse, craft room, library, and bar. Seventeen back-in sites run in RV Super Site and standard back-in categories, carrying cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 75 feet. Confirm hookups and amp service with the resort for your rig when you book. Seventy-five feet accommodates a long coach with a tow — generous for a property this size, and the Super Site category gives the longest rigs a proper home. A laundry handles the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor daily recreation, with a fitness center, recreation center, clubhouse, craft room, library, and bar besides. Sports courts, tennis, pickleball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, billiards, horseshoes, a lake, pond, beach, dog park, and hiking fill the rest, with boating, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, fishing, live music, and planned activities through the season. A golf course is nearby. That amenity list at 17 sites is genuinely remarkable, and it shows in the resort's Good Sam 10/10/10 rating — a perfect score achieved by only six resorts in all of Florida. The property is owned by a small South Florida company rather than a national chain, and the attention shows. DeSoto County's ranch and citrus country puts the Peace River, Arcadia's antique district, and the Gulf beaches within reach. Winter is decisively the season. Book well ahead for January through March.

from $62/night

Kissimmee RV Park

176 RV Sites

Kissimmee RV Park in Florida offers 176 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet, behind a gated entrance in Osceola County. Basic, premium, and deluxe categories join an outdoor pool, clubhouse, and recreation center in the heart of the theme park corridor. One hundred seventy-six back-in sites run in basic 30-amp, premium 30-amp, and deluxe 30/50-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 40 feet, with picnic tables. Note the 40-foot cap before booking a larger rig. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a clubhouse and recreation center for the social side. Shuffleboard, horseshoes, corn hole, biking, and a pond fill the grounds. A lake, water park, state park, and national park are all nearby. Pets are welcome. The position is the entire proposition. Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Florida, SeaWorld, Legoland, and the Kennedy Space Center are all within straightforward striking distance — the density of world-class attractions per square mile here is matched nowhere else on earth, and Kissimmee sits at the center of it. For families running a multi-park itinerary, a full-hookup base beats hotel-hopping. Winter and spring school holidays drive the sharpest demand in the Orlando corridor, with summer close behind. Reserve well ahead for any school break period, and expect the easiest availability in late summer and early fall.

from $65/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

River Vista RV Park

57 RV Sites

River Vista RV Park in Ruskin, FL, offers 57 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Every site is a cove full-hookup site carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi and a picnic table. This is a 55+ age-qualified community. Laundry, a dump station, and a recreation center cover the practical side. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, sport courts, shuffleboard, horseshoes, a boat ramp, and a fishing pier fill the grounds, with boating, fishing, and planned activities on the water. Ruskin sits along the Little Manatee River between Tampa and Sarasota, and the secluded riverfront setting gives the property a natural character uncommon in age-qualified communities. Rates for monthly and seasonal stays are on the booking page. Confirm the 55+ requirement before reserving, and book early for the winter season.

from $23/night

Shell Creek Sun RV Communities

154 RV Sites, 1 Cottage

Shell Creek in Punta Gorda, Florida, is a 55-plus community offering 154 full-hookup RV sites and a cottage with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet, open all year. A 24-slip marina, outdoor pool, hot tub, and fitness center sit on the banks of Shell Creek in Charlotte County. One hundred fifty-four standard full-hookup back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with picnic tables. The sites are spacious, and the 30- and 50-amp service covers most rigs comfortably. A cottage rounds out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and recycling handle the practical side. The marina is the distinguishing amenity — 24 slips giving direct waterway access to the Peace River and Charlotte Harbor beyond. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor daily recreation, with a fitness center, recreation center, game room, and on-site dining besides. Pickleball, shuffleboard, billiards, horseshoes, a beach, and a dog park fill the grounds, with boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and water sports from the creek. Pets are welcome. Shell Creek's freshwater-to-brackish transition supports genuinely varied fishing, and Charlotte Harbor is among the most productive estuaries on the Gulf Coast. Winter is decisively the season for Florida's 55-plus communities. Book well ahead for January through March, when snowbird demand fills the Charlotte County corridor.

from $55/night

Fisheating Creek Outpost

44 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 69 Tent Sites

Fisheating Creek Outpost in Palmdale, FL, offers 44 full-hookup RV sites, 1 cabin, and 69 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites come in three types — standard back-in, back-in 30-amp, and ADA back-in — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. With 69 tent sites against 44 RV sites, this is a paddling and camping outpost first. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, on-site dining, and a recreation center cover the essentials. Pets are welcome. One genuine safety note: this is alligator country, and Florida Fish and Wildlife asks visitors to stay alert near any fresh or brackish water. Kayak, boat, and bike rentals, a boat ramp, a beach, a pond, a pavilion, and walking trails support fishing, paddling, paddle boarding, paddle boats, swimming, hiking, biking, and birding. Palmdale sits in Glades County on Fisheating Creek — one of the last free-flowing undammed creek systems in South Florida, flowing northwest into Lake Okeechobee through cypress and supporting sandhill cranes, limpkins, bass, and catfish. Rates for every site type are on the booking page. Winter paddling season fills first.

Sun Resorts & Residences Horseshoe Cove

138 RV Sites, 7 Cottages, 1 Apartment

Horseshoe Cove in Bradenton, Florida, offers 138 full-hookup RV sites and eight apartment and cottage units in a waterfront community on the Gulf Coast, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 44 feet behind a gated entrance. Super, standard, value, and standard pull-through categories join a pool, hot tub, fitness center, boat docks, and library. One hundred thirty-eight sites run in value full hookup, standard full hookup, standard full hookup pull-through, and super full hookup categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 44 feet, with picnic tables. The value tier keeps a lower-priced option on the table in a market where waterfront pricing runs high; note the 44-foot cap before booking a larger rig. Eight apartments and cottages round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, 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, pavilion, and on-site dining besides. Boat docks open the water for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, with pickleball, sports courts, billiards, shuffleboard, horseshoes, walking trails, and picnicking filling the grounds. There is a large open pet area for long walks, and a state park is nearby. The waterfront setting gives the resort a natural quality uncommon among Florida's densely developed Gulf Coast communities. Winter is decisively the season. Book well ahead for January through March.

from $58/night