Canoeing/Kayaking

Chokoloskee RV Park

64 RV Sites, 10 Cabins

Chokoloskee RV Park in Chokoloskee, FL, offers 43 full-hookup RV sites and 9 cabins, with 30 and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 32 feet. Every site is a 30/50-amp back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric. The 32-foot maximum is firm enough to matter — the park notes that rig size acceptance depends on site availability and occupancy, so call with your dimensions before you book. Laundry, a general store, a clubhouse, a recreation center, a pavilion, a dump station, and boat storage cover the practical side, with cabins for guests without a rig. Pets are welcome. The marina is the reason to come: boat docks, a boat ramp, boat and kayak rentals, and fishing guides working from the property, with a beach, planned activities, and world-class backcountry fishing, boating, and paddling. Chokoloskee is an isolated shell mound island — a prehistoric Calusa midden rising above the Everglades estuary in Collier County — and the gateway to the Ten Thousand Islands and Everglades National Park. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Confirm your rig's length with the park before reserving; the limit here is real.

from $40/night

Timberline Glamping at Naples

Timberline Glamping at Naples in Collier County, Florida, delivers safari-style tent accommodations with air conditioning, heating, comfortable beds, and a coffee maker in the natural setting southwest of Naples — a glamping property that gives guests the outdoor camping connection with the southwest Florida landscape without the infrastructure gap between deluxe hotel accommodation and primitive camping that the Naples area's visitor market has consistently shown it is not interested in bridging on its own. The safari tent format, combining canvas tent enclosure with genuine modern comfort systems, creates the specific outdoor-indoor hybrid experience that the glamping category delivers at its most satisfying when the natural setting outside the tent justifies the accommodation format itself. Air-conditioned and heated safari-style tent accommodations give guests the complete modern comfort systems for year-round Florida outdoor stays — the air conditioning specifically addresses the reality that southwest Florida's summer humidity and heat make unaided outdoor sleeping uncomfortable in a way that reduces camping's appeal to the substantial non-camping fraction of the Naples visitor demographic. The coffee maker and comfortable bed infrastructure give the tents the turnkey morning experience that glamping guests specifically cite as the category's primary experiential advantage over conventional tent camping. The property's natural setting provides the outdoor connection — birds, warm nights, and southwest Florida's distinctive subtropical vegetation — that the indoor amenity infrastructure supports rather than replaces. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, 30 miles northeast of Naples in Collier County, preserves the largest remaining old-growth bald cypress forest in North America — a 13,000-acre Audubon Society sanctuary whose 2.5-mile boardwalk trail through ancient cypress trees, some over 500 years old and 130 feet tall, with knees rising from the dark swamp water below, delivers a natural landscape experience of genuine profundity that has no equivalent elsewhere in the continental United States. The sanctuary's winter wading bird nesting colony, concentrating wood storks, great blue herons, anhingas, and roseate spoonbills in the cypress canopy, is one of the most spectacular wildlife aggregations in Florida. Big Cypress National Preserve, northeast of Naples, protects 720,000 acres of the South Florida freshwater watershed that sustains Everglades National Park's flow regime and the Florida panther population that the preserve's vast, undeveloped landscape supports in the largest concentration remaining in the eastern United States. Airboat and swamp buggy tours through the Big Cypress cypress strand and wet prairie habitat give visitors the immersive Southwest Florida wetland experience that the Everglades' more managed visitor infrastructure channels more rigidly. Timberline Glamping at Naples operates year-round in Collier County's subtropical climate, with the winter dry season from December through April representing the most comfortable outdoor recreation conditions and the primary snowbird season that sustains Southwest Florida's hospitality economy through the cooler months. The summer wet season from June through September delivers daily afternoon thunderstorms and higher temperatures but also the lushest tropical vegetation and the active birdlife that follows South Florida's summer monsoon rains through the freshwater wetland systems. Reserve safari tent accommodations ahead for the winter peak season from January through March, when Naples's accommodation market is at its most competitive and the outdoor glamping experience is most comfortable in the subtropical outdoors.

Meadowlark Shores RV Park

Meadowlark Shores RV Park in Moore Haven, Florida, offers full-hookup RV sites steps from Lake Okeechobee, with boat docks, a boat ramp, an outdoor pool, and a hot tub behind a gated entrance. A clubhouse, recreation center, and personal mailboxes serve both travelers and longer-stay residents on the Big Lake. Full-hookup RV sites carry water, sewer, and electric. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, firewood, personal mailboxes, and a pet washing station handle the practical side, with WiFi throughout and a gated entrance controlling access. The mailboxes and washing station point clearly at the extended-stay guests the park serves alongside travelers. The lake carries the recreation. Boat docks and a boat ramp give direct access for fishing, boating, canoeing, and kayaking, with an outdoor pool and hot tub as the managed alternative. A clubhouse, recreation center, game room, arcade, pond, walking trails, playground, dog park, pavilion, horseshoes, shuffleboard, biking, and picnicking fill the grounds, with strong birding along the shoreline. Pets are welcome. Moore Haven sits in Glades County on US-27 and SR-78 on Lake Okeechobee's northern shore — the largest freshwater lake in Florida and the second-largest natural freshwater lake in the contiguous United States. Glades County is among Florida's most rural and lightly developed, and the Okeechobee bass fishery is the main draw. LaBelle River Rentals and Gatorama are nearby on the Caloosahatchee. Winter and spring bass season drive the heaviest demand. Reserve ahead.

from $53/night

Sun Outdoors Key Largo

18 RV Sites, 8 Motel Rooms, 13 Park Models

Sun Outdoors Key Largo in Key Largo, FL, offers 18 full-hookup back-in RV sites and 21 motel rooms and park models, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 35 feet. Every site is a back-in carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi. Check the 35-foot maximum against your rig before booking — space in the Keys is genuinely tight. If you booked here before, note the name change: Riptide RV Resort is now Sun Outdoors Key Largo. The resort is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a clubhouse, a pavilion, bike rentals, and a community fire pit. Pets are welcome. A marina with boat docks and a boat ramp puts guests straight onto the water for boating, fishing, kayaking, and paddling, with a beach, picnicking, and planned activities alongside. Key Largo sits at Mile Marker 97.5, the northern gateway to the Overseas Highway, where John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park protects the most accessible coral reef ecosystem in the country. Rates for sites and rooms are on the booking page. Eighteen RV sites in the Keys means winter books out months ahead.

from $66/night

Sun Outdoors Islamorada

73 RV Sites, 3 Houses

Sun Outdoors Islamorada in Florida offers 73 full-hookup RV sites and three houses across 12 acres at Mile Marker 85 in the Keys, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 59 feet, open all year. Elite, premium, deluxe, waterview, and standard categories join back-in and pull-through tiers, with a marina, outdoor pool, fitness center, and beach. Seventy-three sites span standard back-in, standard pull-thru, deluxe back-in, deluxe pull-thru, premium back-in, elite back-in, and waterview categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 59 feet, with picnic tables. Seven tiers give real budget range on some of the most expensive real estate in Florida, and the waterview category is worth requesting. Three houses round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A marina and beach open the water for boating, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, swimming, and fishing, with an outdoor pool, fitness center, clubhouse, pavilion, billiards, and a community fire pit filling the rest. Planned activities run through the season. Islamorada is the Village of Islands, where the Atlantic and Florida Bay converge around a fishing town that Zane Grey's early-20th-century expeditions and the backcountry flats' bonefish and permit made the Fishing Capital of the World. Theatre of the Sea, the History of Diving Museum, and Robbie's are all close. Winter is decisively the season in the Keys. January through April fills completely. Book as far ahead as you can.

from $108/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.

Sugarloaf Key RV Resort and Cottages

51 RV Sites, 20 Cottages

Sugarloaf Key RV Resort and Cottages in Summerland Key, Florida, offers 51 full-hookup RV sites and 20 cottages at Mile Marker 20, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet behind a gated entrance. Premium Cabana, lakefront, premium back-in, and premium pull-through categories join a private shoreline, marina, pool, and poolside pub. Fifty-one sites span lakefront back-in, premium back-in, premium Cabana back-in, and premium pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. The Cabana and lakefront tiers are the ones to request. Twenty cottages round out the lodging. A general store, dump station, restrooms, showers, and a snack bar handle the practical side. A private shoreline on open water anchors the property, with a full-service marina offering boat, kayak, and paddleboard rentals for boating, water sports, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, and fishing. A year-round outdoor pool with an adjacent poolside pub, walking trails, a lake, dog park, corn hole, biking, and live music fill the rest. A state park is nearby. Pets are welcome, with plenty of open space for them. Twenty miles from Key West puts guests close enough for Duval Street and the sunset celebration but far enough out to sleep in genuine quiet. This is one of the Keys' most beautiful properties, in the Lower Keys where the backcountry flats, Looe Key reef, and Bahia Honda's beaches are all within reach. Winter is decisively the season in the Keys. Book as far ahead as you can for January through April.

from $49/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

Leo's Campground

47 RV Sites

Leo's Campground in Key West, FL, offers 47 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 42 feet. Sites are grouped by length — back-in sites under 30 feet, back-in sites over 30 feet, and premium back-ins — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with a picnic table. This is a compact, in-town campground rather than a sprawling resort, and it is worth knowing before you book that there is no bathhouse on site, so guests need a rig with a working bathroom. WiFi and laundry are available, and pets are welcome with a dog park on the grounds. Bike rentals and boat docks are the recreation on offer, and in Key West that's exactly right — biking, boating, kayaking, paddle boarding, and paddle boats put guests into the island's real rhythm without moving the RV once it's parked. Key West is the southernmost city in the continental United States, a four-mile island at the end of the 113-mile Overseas Highway, known for its conch houses and its sunset celebrations. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Key West camping is limited and demand is high — winter and spring bookings should be made months ahead.

from $75/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

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

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