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Gainesville RV Park

61 RV Sites

Gainesville RV Park in Waldo, Florida, offers 61 full-hookup RV sites just off U.S. Highway 301, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet. Dedicated pond back-in and pond pull-through categories join deluxe 50-amp tiers and a 30-amp water-and-electric option, with a stocked fishing pond, recreation center, and on-site dining. Sixty-one sites span back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, deluxe back-in 50-amp, deluxe pull-thru 50-amp, pond back-in 30/50-amp, and pond pull-thru 30/50-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 60 feet. The pond categories put you on the water at the site, which is what most guests here are after. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer. A laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The park was formerly Dixieland RV Park; the current site is gainesvillervpark.com. A stocked fishing pond is the recreational anchor, with a recreation center, pavilion, and on-site dining filling the rest. The amenity set is focused rather than broad — this is relaxed, community-oriented camping rather than a programmed resort. Pets are welcome. Waldo sits within easy reach of Gainesville and the University of Florida campus, with Paynes Prairie and the north Florida springs corridor close by. Fall football Saturdays and the winter snowbird months drive the heaviest demand in the Gainesville corridor. Reserve ahead for home game weekends and for January through March.

from $55/night

Sun Retreats Ocala Orange Lake

28 RV Sites, 5 Cottages

Sun Retreats Ocala Orange Lake in Citra, Florida, offers 28 full-hookup RV sites and five cottages in Marion County horse country, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 50 feet, open all year behind a gated entrance. Elite and premium back-in and pull-through categories join a standard tier, with boat docks, mini-golf, a pool, and fitness center. Twenty-eight sites span elite back-in, elite pull-thru, premium back-in, premium pull-thru, and standard back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Five tiers give real budget range for a park this size. Five cottages round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with boat docks and boat rentals opening the lake for boating and fishing. Mini-golf, a fitness center, recreation center, clubhouse, game room, library, sports courts, tennis, pickleball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, billiards, basketball, horseshoes, golf cart rentals, a dog park, and bar fill the rest, with planned activities through the season. The property operates as a wedding venue, and wine tasting and a golf course are nearby. Citra sits where the Ocala National Forest's sandhill scrub meets the thoroughbred farms that the limestone-rich Floridan Aquifer sustains — the most productive horse breeding country in the hemisphere, with Ocala and Gainesville both close. Winter and spring drive demand as snowbirds fill north central Florida and the equestrian calendar peaks. Reserve well ahead for January through April.

from $40/night

The RV Resort at Orange Lake

136 RV Sites

The RV Resort at Orange Lake in Citra, Florida, offers 136 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service in back-in and pull-through configurations, with a lazy river, water park, boat ramp, and boat docks on the lake. On-site dining and a clubhouse sit in the heart of North Central Florida's thoroughbred country. One hundred thirty-six sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and a pavilion handle the practical side. A lazy river and water park anchor the summer, with an outdoor pool alongside. A boat ramp and boat docks give direct access to Orange Lake for boating and fishing, with pickleball, shuffleboard, corn hole, a clubhouse, dog park, and on-site dining filling the grounds. Birding along the lake is productive. Pets are welcome. The setting surprises visitors expecting the coastal or theme-park Florida they have seen advertised. This is thoroughbred horse country — rolling pastures shaded by centuries-old live oaks, iconic horse farms training on open tracks, and the pastoral calm of the Ocala region at its most quietly beautiful. Citra sits squarely between Ocala and Gainesville. The resort serves the North Central Florida season. Winter and spring draw the heaviest demand as snowbirds fill the state and the horse country's breeding and sales calendar peaks, with the lake recreation carrying summer. Reserve ahead for January through April.

Shell Harbour RV Resort

27 RV Sites, 2 Cabins

Shell Harbour RV Resort in Satsuma, FL, offers 27 full-hookup RV sites and 2 cabins, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. The three categories are named for where they sit: riverfront, pond, and center road. All carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table, in back-in and pull-thru layouts. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, boat storage, and a barn cover the practical side, with cabins for guests without a rig. Pets are welcome. The property's 14 acres are built around the water: boat docks, a boat ramp, and a pond, with fishing, boating, paddling, and picnicking straight from the site. Riverfront sites put the St. Johns at your door. Satsuma sits on the broad, tannin-stained St. Johns River in Putnam County, midway between Jacksonville and Gainesville on Florida State Road 17. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Riverfront sites are the premium spots and book earliest.

from $55/night

High Springs RV Resort and Campground

52 RV Sites, 7 Tent Sites

High Springs RV Resort and Campground in High Springs, Florida, offers 52 RV sites and seven primitive tent sites minutes from Interstate 75, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 90 feet. Six categories cover grass and paved back-ins and paved pull-throughs, with an outdoor pool and on-site dining, open all year in north-central Florida's spring country. Fifty-two sites run in grass 30-amp back-ins, grass 30/50-amp back-ins, paved 30/50-amp back-ins, paved 30-amp pull-throughs, and paved 30/50-amp pull-throughs, carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 90 feet. The grass-versus-paved distinction is useful — paved sites hold up better in Florida's wet season. Seven primitive tent sites cover simpler camping. Laundry, restrooms, showers, and WiFi handle the practical side, with on-site dining for meals. An outdoor pool anchors the on-site recreation, with a playground and walking trails across the grounds. The real draw is what surrounds the property: snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming, and fishing in the spring system, with hiking and boating nearby. Pets are welcome. High Springs sits in Alachua County amid one of the highest concentrations of first-magnitude freshwater springs in the world — natural limestone vents producing millions of gallons of 68-degree water daily, creating some of the most remarkable aquatic environments in North America. Gainesville's university culture is east, the Suwannee River's cypress-shaded corridor north, and a state park is close by. The resort is open year-round. Summer spring-diving season and the mild winter months both draw steadily — reserve ahead for holiday weekends.

from $40/night

Crescent Fish Camp

16 RV Sites, 4 Cottages, 1 House, 2 Tiny Houses

Crescent Fish Camp in Crescent City, Florida, offers 16 full-hookup RV sites and seven cottage, house, and tiny house units on Crescent Lake, with 30 and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 70 feet. Ultra-Deluxe and Deluxe Sunrise categories join pool front and pull-through tiers, with a marina, boat ramp, fishing pier, and kayak rentals. Sixteen sites span 30/50-amp pool front, 30/50-amp pull-through full hookup, 30-amp sites one through six, Deluxe Sunrise, and Ultra-Deluxe Sunrise categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits and BBQ pits. Naming the premium tiers Sunrise tells you which way they face, and 70 feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. Accessible sites are available. Seven cottages, houses, and tiny houses round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A marina, boat ramp, fishing pier, and kayak rentals open the lake for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, with an outdoor pool, fitness center, clubhouse, pavilion, playground, dog park, biking, and picnicking filling the rest. Planned activities run through the season, and the property operates as a wedding venue. The address is 100 Grove Avenue on Crescent Lake's southern shore. The lake covers 15,000 acres in the St. Johns River watershed, and the bass and speck fishing in the northeast Florida interior is genuinely good and far less pressured than the famous waters south. Winter and spring drive the heaviest demand. Book well ahead for January through April.

from $36/night

Sun Outdoors St. Augustine

98 RV Sites, 4 Park Models

Sun Outdoors St. Augustine in Florida offers 98 full-hookup RV sites and four park models on wooded land 4.6 miles from the historic downtown, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 75 feet, open all year behind a gated entrance. Elite, patio, premium, and cozy categories join back-in and pull-through tiers, with an outdoor pool, fitness center, and clubhouse. Ninety-eight sites span cozy full hookup, elite back-in, patio back-in, patio pull-thru, premium back-in, and premium pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 75 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The cozy tier keeps a lower-priced option available for smaller rigs, and the patio categories add outdoor living space. Seventy-five feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. Four park models and resort-style vacation rentals round out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The property was formerly Compass RV Resort. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a fitness center, clubhouse, walking trails, a lake, playground, and dog park filling the grounds. Fishing, swimming, corn hole, picnicking, and planned activities round it out. Pets are welcome. The resort sits off State Road 207 near I-95, which makes the drive into town straightforward. St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the United States, and the historic district, Castillo de San Marcos, and the beaches are all close. Spring and the winter snowbird months drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $56/night

Pine Island Campground and Marina

26 RV Sites, 2 Onsite RV/Trailers, 1 Tiny House

Pine Island Campground and Marina in Seville, FL, offers 28 full-hookup RV sites and 1 tiny house, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 48 feet. Sites come in two categories, 30/50-amp full-hookup interior and 30/50-amp full-hookup lakefront, each carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Two travel trailer rentals are available for guests arriving without a rig. Laundry, a general store, firewood, and a dump station cover the essentials, and pets are welcome. The marina is the anchor: boat docks, a boat ramp, and boat and kayak rentals put guests directly onto the water for fishing, boating, paddling, and birding, with walking trails through the forest and billiards and corn hole on the grounds. Wine tasting is nearby. Seville sits on the eastern shore of Lake George in Putnam County — the second-largest lake in Florida and one of the most ecologically significant in the St. Johns River system. Rates for sites, the tiny house, and the trailer rentals are on the booking page. Lakefront sites are the ones to request and they go first.

from $59/night

Flamingo Lake Sun RV Communities

108 RV Sites, 10 Cabins

Flamingo Lake in Jacksonville, FL, offers 108 full-hookup RV sites and 10 cabins, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites are named for their position on the water: deluxe pull-through full-hookup, lakefront full-hookup, and luxury lakefront full-hookup. All carry water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. If you booked here before, note the name change: Flamingo Lake RV Resort is now simply Flamingo Lake. Laundry, a general store, propane fills and exchange, a dump station, and on-site dining cover the practical side. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, a fitness center, a clubhouse, a pavilion, a beach, horseshoes, paddle boats, live music, and planned activities fill the grounds, with swimming, boating, and fishing on the lake. Flamingo Lake sits on Newcomb Road in north Jacksonville, fifteen minutes from downtown and the First Coast beaches. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Luxury lakefront sites are the premium spots and book first.

from $75/night

Pecan Park Sun RV Communities

119 RV Sites

Pecan Park in Jacksonville, Florida, offers 119 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 60 feet. Five tiered categories run from premium through elite and elite plus in both back-in and pull-through configurations, with a pool, hot tub, tennis and pickleball courts, and lake views in an all-ages community. One hundred nineteen sites span premium back-in, premium pull-through, elite back-in, elite pull-through, and elite plus pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Laundry, propane fills and exchange, a dump station, restrooms, and showers support the year-round and seasonal residents who make up much of the community. The property was formerly Pecan Park RV Resort. The amenity roster is broad. An outdoor pool and hot tub anchor the recreation, with a clubhouse, recreation center, and craft room for the social calendar. Tennis, pickleball, bocce ball, basketball, sports courts, and billiards fill the competitive side, with a playground, dog park, community fire pit, and on-site dining besides. Fishing runs from the property's lake, and live music and planned activities run through the season. A beach and state park are nearby. Jacksonville sits in Duval County just south of the Georgia line — geographically the largest city in Florida, with a professional football franchise, an established museum corridor, 22 miles of barrier island beaches, and the St. Johns River threading the urban landscape. Winter and spring carry the heaviest demand. Reserve ahead.

from $63/night

Thousand Palms Resort

4 RV Sites

Thousand Palms Resort in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida, offers four RV sites with 30 and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Back-in categories at both amperages join an outdoor pool, fitness center, clubhouse, library, and community fire pit in Sumter County. Four back-in sites run in 30-amp and 50-amp water-and-electric categories, carrying water and electric, sized to 45 feet. Plan around the hookups — sites carry water and electric rather than sewer, so manage tank capacity and confirm dump arrangements when you book. Two straightforward categories: pick the service your rig needs. Cabins and tent sites round out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a fitness center, clubhouse, library, community fire pit, playground, dog park, pickleball, and shuffleboard filling the rest. A lake supports boating, paddle boarding, fishing, and swimming, with hiking, planned activities, and productive birding besides. Pets are welcome. The multi-format approach — cabins, RV sites, and tent camping together — gives groups traveling with mixed setups a genuine option, which small properties rarely accommodate. Lake Panasoffkee is a shallow 4,400-acre lake fed by springs in the heart of Florida's lake and spring country, with a reputation among anglers for crappie and bream that the bigger-name waters do not match. The Withlacoochee River, the state forest, and the Withlacoochee State Trail are all close, with I-75 nearby and both Tampa and Ocala within an hour. Winter is decisively the season in central Florida. January through March fills with snowbirds. Book well ahead.

from $61/night

Okefenokee Pastimes Cabins and Campground

35 RV Sites, 5 Cabins, 16 Tent Sites, 4 Glamping Sites

Okefenokee Pastimes in Folkston, GA, offers 35 full-hookup RV sites, 5 cabins, 16 tent sites, and 4 glamping sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 75 feet. Sites come in three RV categories — back-in, partial pull-through, and full pull-through — plus premium tent sites. All carry water, sewer, and electric. At 75 feet the pull-throughs take long coaches. The property is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills, a dump station, a recreation center, and on-site dining. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The standout amenity is a dark sky astronomy field — this corner of Georgia has almost no light pollution, and the campground built for it. A pond, walking trails, sport courts, basketball, pickleball, and a playground fill the rest, with fishing and birding on the property. Folkston sits just outside the main entrance to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge — 400,000 acres of blackwater swamp, one of the largest intact freshwater wetlands in North America. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. New moon weekends draw the astronomy crowd and book early.

from $32/night