Fishing

Sonrise Palms RV Park

8 RV Sites

Sonrise Palms RV Park in Cocoa, Florida, offers eight overflow pull-through RV sites with 30 and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 48 feet. An overflow pull-through category joins an outdoor pool, clubhouse, pavilion, community fire pit, and dog park on the Space Coast. Eight sites are overflow pull-through, carrying water and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 48 feet. Two things to plan around: the sites carry water and electric rather than sewer, so manage tank capacity and use the dump station, and the overflow designation means these are the park's flexible inventory — worth confirming exactly what you are getting when you book. A laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Cabins round out the lodging. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a clubhouse, pavilion, community fire pit, and dog park filling the rest. Fishing, swimming, and hiking round it out, and a golf course is nearby. Pets are welcome. Brevard County is the Space Coast, and the position is genuinely distinctive. Kennedy Space Center's active launch facilities are close — a launch visible from the campground is a regular occurrence rather than a novelty — with the visitor complex, Port Canaveral's cruise terminals and casino boats, and Cocoa Beach's surf all within a short drive. The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge shares land with the space center and is one of the best birding sites in Florida, and the Brevard Zoo and Cocoa Pier round out the options. Launch dates drive the sharpest demand spikes. Check the schedule and reserve well ahead, particularly for January through April.

from $75/night

Cape Kennedy RV Resort

127 RV Sites, 7 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites, 2 Cottages, 2 Lodges

Cape Kennedy RV Resort in Mims, Florida, offers 127 RV sites, 11 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, and four tent sites 20 minutes from the Kennedy Space Center, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted up to 130 feet — the largest capacity in this batch. Concrete and grass categories are listed separately, alongside a water park and hot tub. One hundred twenty-seven sites span concrete back-in 50-amp full hookup, concrete pull-through 50-amp full hookup, grass back-in 50-amp full hookup, and grass with concrete patio categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 130 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Publishing the surface by category is genuinely useful in Florida, where concrete holds up through the wet season. Eleven cabins, cottages, and lodges and four tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, firewood, and a gated entrance handle the practical side. A water park and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a hot tub, sauna, clubhouse, playground, pavilion, and pond filling the grounds. Fishing, biking, surfing, swimming, and a jumping pillow round it out, with strong birding along the creek. Pets are welcome. Mims sits on the north end of the Space Coast, minutes from Titusville and within reach of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore. Launch dates drive the sharpest demand spikes. Check the schedule and reserve well ahead.

from $42/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

Buckin’ Bass RV Park

In Okeechobee, Florida—in Okeechobee County on the northern shore of Lake Okeechobee where the largest freshwater lake in Florida's peninsula and the second-largest entirely within the continental United States sustains the bass fishery that the national freshwater fishing community considers one of the most productive trophy largemouth bass lakes in the world—Buckin' Bass RV Park provides full hookup sites with 50, 30, and 20-amp electric, city water, and sewer on paver patio pads, 10 boat slips with dock access, a fish cleaning station, and the proximity to a public boat ramp less than 2 miles away—the complete angler infrastructure package in a lakeside community park whose boat slip availability, fish cleaning station, and dock access to the Lake Okeechobee rim canal create the most fisherman-forward campground address in the Okeechobee corridor. The slips are on-site. The lake is two miles away. The bass are legendary. Every site provides full hookup service—50, 30, and 20-amp electric, city water, and sewer—on paver patio pads that create the solid, attractive outdoor living surface that the modern RV pad should provide. The patio configuration at each site creates the chairs-and-grill setup that an Okeechobee fishing stay organizes itself around when the morning launch is over and the afternoon sun is high. Ten boat slips with dock access provide the marina-adjacent infrastructure that the serious Okeechobee angler needs to launch at sunrise without the trailering logistics that a public ramp requires, and the on-site fish cleaning station handles the post-catch processing in the designated facility that keeps the cleaning work off the campsite pad. A public boat ramp less than 2 miles away provides the alternative launch access for guests whose boat configuration prefers the ramp to the slip. Okeechobee sits in Okeechobee County on US-441 at the northern rim of Lake Okeechobee—the "Big Water" that the Calusa people named—in the agricultural and fishing community that the Herbert Hoover Dike's construction in the 1930s established around the lake's perimeter after the 1926 and 1928 hurricanes demonstrated the human cost of living below the lake's natural water level. The Okeechobee Waterway, which crosses Florida from Stuart on the Atlantic to Fort Myers on the Gulf through Lake Okeechobee, creates the cross-state boating route that makes Okeechobee a port of call for the liveaboard cruising community navigating between the coasts. The Lake Okeechobee largemouth bass fishery—sustained by the lake's 730 square miles of shallow, vegetation-rich freshwater and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's management program—produces the trophy-class fish that the bass tournament circuit targets in the Bassmaster and FLW Tour events that Lake Okeechobee hosts with regularity. The lake's winter bass season from December through April corresponds with the optimal water temperature for the trophy catch that the fishing community plans its Okeechobee trips around. Airboat tours through the lake's marsh and rim canal provide the wildlife observation alternative for the guest whose interest is the alligators, snail kites, and roseate spoonbills of the Okeechobee ecosystem as much as the trophy bass. Buckin' Bass RV Park operates year-round in Okeechobee County's subtropical climate, with the December through April bass fishing season the community's peak fishing occupancy and the summer and early fall months serving the year-round Okeechobee angling community whose local knowledge of the lake's seasonal patterns allows productive fishing in every month. Reserve your slip or pad at Buckin' Bass and let the 10 boat slips, the fish cleaning station, and Lake Okeechobee's legendary bass fishery deliver the South Florida freshwater fishing base camp that the Big Water's trophy largemouth reputation has earned.

from $10/night

Ocean Breeze Resort - Jensen Beach

45 RV Sites, 11 Cottages

Ocean Breeze Resort in Jensen Beach, Florida, offers 45 full-hookup RV sites and 11 cottages across 45 acres on the Intracoastal Waterway, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet, open all year behind a gated entrance. Premium pull-through and standard full-hookup categories join a pool, hot tub, spa, fitness center, and fishing pier. Forty-five sites run in standard full hookup and premium full hookup pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with picnic tables. Two tiers keep booking simple. Eleven cottages round out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, showers, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. An outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, and spa anchor daily recreation, with a fitness center, clubhouse, game room, library, and on-site dining besides. A fishing pier and beach open the water for boating, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, and fishing, with pickleball, bocce ball, basketball, billiards, horseshoes, hiking, biking, a dog park, and picnicking filling the rest. Planned activities run through the season, and a golf course and state park are nearby. Pets are welcome, with plenty of open space for them. Martin County's Treasure Coast sits on the Indian River Lagoon — the most biologically diverse estuary in North America — with the Atlantic beaches, the St. Lucie Inlet, and the sailfish grounds that gave Stuart its nickname all close. Winter is decisively the season on the Treasure Coast. Book well ahead for January through March.

from $78/night

Lake Okeechobee RV Park

37 RV Sites, 7 Cabins

Lake Okeechobee RV Park in Okeechobee, FL, offers 37 full-hookup RV sites and 7 cabins, with 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites are tiered as standard, standard plus, premium, and super premium, all back-ins carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. Note the electrical: this park runs 50-amp service throughout, so a rig wired for lighter service will need an adapter. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, and a clubhouse are on site, and pets are welcome. A boat ramp on the property puts guests onto the canal network and out to the lake for bass fishing and boating, with billiards and live music in the clubhouse, plus hiking, biking, swimming, and birding. A state park is nearby. Okeechobee sits on the canal network at the edge of Lake Okeechobee in south-central Florida — a 730-square-mile freshwater inland sea and one of the most celebrated bass fisheries in the country. Reservations are handled online, or by phone if you'd rather talk it through. Winter bass season fills the park, so book early for January through March.

from $50/night

Kissimmee South Sun RV Communities

122 RV Sites, 14 Park Models

Kissimmee South in Davenport, Florida, is a 55-plus community offering 122 full-hookup RV sites and 14 park models with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet, open all year behind a gated entrance. Elite pull-through and premium full-hookup categories join a pool, fitness center, mini-golf, and clubhouse in Polk County citrus country. One hundred twenty-two sites run in premium full-hookup and elite full-hookup pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with picnic tables. Fourteen park models round out the lodging. A laundry, dump station, and restrooms handle the practical side. The property was formerly Kissimmee South MH & RV Resort. An outdoor pool anchors daily recreation, with a fitness center, recreation center, clubhouse, mini-golf, and on-site dining besides. Pickleball, shuffleboard, billiards, basketball, and horseshoes fill the courts, with a lake and pond supporting fishing. Pets are welcome. The 55-plus designation and gated, quiet character are the point — this is an active-adult community rather than a family campground, and residents get the neighborly atmosphere they are looking for while one of the world's most concentrated entertainment districts sits within easy driving range to the northeast. Winter is decisively the season in Florida's 55-plus communities. January through March fills with snowbirds, and Polk County is no exception. Book well ahead for those months, with far easier availability through the summer.

from $65/night

Indian Mound Fish Camp

38 RV Sites, 3 Cabins

Indian Mound Fish Camp in Oak Hill, FL, offers 38 full-hookup RV sites and 3 cabins, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 50 feet. The categories are all about the water: direct river front, premier river front, canal front, premium canal front, and nature preserve sites. All carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. The grounds are gated, with a general store, a bathhouse, and cabins for guests without a rig. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. A boat ramp puts guests directly onto the water for fishing, boating, paddling, and swimming, with a beach, creek frontage, birding, and picnicking rounding out the days. Wine tasting is nearby. Oak Hill sits on Florida's Atlantic coast in Volusia County, on the Indian River Lagoon — an Old Florida fishing camp community that has held its character while the tourism anchors north and south of it have not. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Direct river front sites are the premium spots and book earliest.

from $50/night

Rainbow Sun RV Communities

297 RV Sites, 1 Cottage

Rainbow in Frostproof, Florida, is a 55-plus community offering 297 full-hookup RV sites and a cottage on Crooked Lake, with 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year behind a gated entrance. Elite, premium pull-through, and standard categories join a heated pool, two hot tubs, spa, fitness center, and craft room. Two hundred ninety-seven sites run in standard full hookup, elite full hookup, and premium full hookup pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet. One thing to check before booking: service is 50-amp throughout, so bring an adapter if your rig runs 30. A cottage rounds out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, showers, RV storage, personal mailboxes, and a gated entrance handle the practical side. A heated outdoor pool, two hot tubs, and a spa anchor daily recreation, with a fitness center, clubhouse, game room, library, craft room, and pavilion besides. Pickleball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, billiards, horseshoes, corn hole, walking trails, biking, a pond, dog park, and picnicking fill the grounds, with fishing, live music, and a well-organized social calendar through the season. Pets are welcome. Polk County's citrus and lake country is a legitimate alternative to the more crowded coastal snowbird destinations — quieter, less expensive, and genuinely scenic, with Crooked Lake at the door. 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 $52/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

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

Twin Palms Resort

Twin Palms Resort in Okeechobee, Florida, provides a quiet and lakefront-focused camping and resort destination on the shores of Lake Okeechobee—the 730-square-mile freshwater lake known as Florida's Inland Sea—where the outstanding bass fishing, spectacular birding, and the authentic character of a working Florida agricultural community create a distinctively un-commercialized alternative to the state's coastal resort destinations. Positioned in Okeechobee County at the lake's northern rim, the resort serves serious anglers, birding enthusiasts, and outdoor travelers who prioritize access to one of North America's most productive freshwater fisheries over resort-scale amenity programming. The resort provides full hookup RV sites with direct lake access, showers, bathrooms, and a pet-friendly policy in a straightforward lakefront setting where the lake itself constitutes the primary recreation draw. The property's position on Lake Okeechobee gives guests immediate access to the bass fishing, bird watching, and cycling on the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail that define the recreational character of Florida's Inland Sea, and the resort's direct lakefront location eliminates the boat ramp logistics and crowded public access management that characterize recreation on a lake of Okeechobee's regional significance and popularity. Lake Okeechobee's largemouth bass fishery is legendary in American sport fishing—a lake where the shallow, vegetation-rich warm water of the Okeechobee system produces exceptional bass growth rates and the distinctive Florida bass strain that can reach the largest sizes of any largemouth bass in the world. The lake's shallow average depth of approximately nine feet creates extensive emergent vegetation habitat in the lily pads, hydrilla, and cattail marsh communities where bass spawn and the wading birds that make Okeechobee one of the premier birding destinations in the Southeast concentrate in spectacular numbers during winter and spring. The Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, a 110-mile paved path atop the Herbert Hoover Dike that rings the entire lake perimeter, provides cyclists with a remarkable and flat recreational route through the open water and marsh views of the lake's full shoreline without the traffic of the surrounding agricultural roads. Okeechobee's western shore communities of Moore Haven and Clewiston provide additional access points to the lake, and the Okeechobee waterway's passage through the lake connects Atlantic and Gulf coastal Florida in the cross-state boat route that attracts long-distance cruisers navigating the Great Loop. Brighton Seminole Reservation to the southwest provides cultural heritage context for the Seminole Nation's presence in the Okeechobee region. Twin Palms Resort operates year-round in Okeechobee County's subtropical climate, with the winter season from November through March delivering the most comfortable weather for the outdoor activities—fishing, cycling the dike trail, and birding at the lake's marsh edges—that draw visitors to this corner of inland Florida. The bass fishing peaks during the January-through-March spawn season when the largest female bass move to the spawning beds in the shallow lake margins, and the wading bird concentrations at Harney Pond Canal and the lake's northern vegetated shoreline reach maximum density during these same winter months. Summer's heat and humidity reduce visitor traffic but the lake's year-round bass productivity sustains the dedicated fishing community.