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Sweet Citrus Acres RV Resort

23 RV Sites

Sweet Citrus Acres RV Resort is an award-winning luxury RV destination located in Crystal River on Florida’s Nature Coast. The resort features 421 paved, full-hookup RV sites and four rental cabins. A limited allocation of 23 RV sites is currently available for reservation through this booking platform. Available Premium and Elite back-in sites include water, sewer, 30- and 50-amp electric service, and Wi-Fi. The resort accommodates large RVs and motorcoaches, and pets are welcome. Sweet Citrus Acres is open year-round. The resort offers a premier active lifestyle experience from November through April, while families and children are welcome from May through October. Guests enjoy a heated resort-style pool and hot tub, pickleball and bocce courts, a fitness center, private bath and shower rooms, laundry facilities, a general store, dog park, golf cart rentals and a full calendar of activities and events. The Grove, our 12,600-square-foot clubhouse, features a full bar, billiards, big-screen televisions, entertainment areas and welcoming community gathering spaces. The property also includes a seven-acre spring-fed fishing lake and approximately 1.5 miles of scenic walking trails within a 79-acre conservation area. Located minutes from downtown Crystal River, King’s Bay and the area’s famous springs, Sweet Citrus Acres provides a comfortable home base for manatee experiences, kayaking, fishing, boating, scalloping and exploring Florida’s Nature Coast.

from $90 $78/night

Sun Retreats Crystal River

33 RV Sites, 5 Cottages

Sun Retreats Crystal River in Florida offers 35 full-hookup RV sites and five cottages on the Nature Coast, with 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet, open all year. Elite, standard, and standard pull-through full-hookup categories join an outdoor pool, clubhouse, playground, and dog park in Citrus County. Thirty-five sites run in elite full hookup, standard full hookup, and standard full hookup pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Two things to check before booking: the resort's own guidance says sites carry 30 or 50-amp electric and accommodate up to 40 feet, so confirm your rig against the category you are booking. Five cottages round out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The property was formerly Rock Crusher Canyon RV Resort. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a clubhouse, pavilion, playground, dog park, shuffleboard, horseshoes, biking, and picnicking filling the rest. Planned activities run through the season, a state park is nearby, and the birding is productive. Crystal River is the reason to be here. The spring system holds the largest concentration of wintering manatees in the country, and Three Sisters Springs is the only place in the United States where you can legally swim with them. Homosassa Springs, Rainbow River, and the Gulf are all close. Manatee season runs November through March and drives the sharpest demand. Book well ahead.

from $49/night

Sun Retreats Homosassa River

60 RV Sites, 1 Cottage, 6 Park Models

Sun Retreats Homosassa River in Homosassa Springs, Florida, offers 60 full-hookup RV sites and eight cottage and park model units on the Nature Coast, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Elite, premium, standard, and cozy full-hookup categories join an outdoor pool, clubhouse, library, and golf cart rentals. Sixty sites span cozy full hookup, standard full hookup, premium full hookup pull-through, elite full hookup, and elite full hookup pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The cozy tier keeps a lower-priced option available for smaller rigs. Eight cottages, park models, and cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The property was formerly Homosassa River RV Resort. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a clubhouse, library, golf cart rentals, shuffleboard, horseshoes, a pavilion, playground, community fire pit, dog park, and on-site dining filling the grounds. A lake and river support fishing, water sports, and swimming, with planned activities through the season. The position is the draw. Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is adjacent — walking distance to the manatee rehabilitation and wildlife observation programs that make this one of the most remarkable natural sites on Florida's Gulf Coast. Manatee season runs November through March, when the springs fill with them. Winter is decisively the season, and it coincides with the manatees. Book well ahead for January through March.

from $56/night

Eleanor Oaks RV Park

55 RV Sites

Eleanor Oaks RV Park in Yankeetown, Florida, offers 55 full-hookup RV sites on the Nature Coast, with 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories join a solar-heated pool, marina, boat docks, fishing pier, kayak rentals, and recreation center in Levy County. Fifty-five sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet. One thing to check before booking: service is 50-amp throughout, so bring an adapter if your rig runs 30. Furnished rental accommodations round out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. A solar-heated outdoor pool anchors the property, with a marina, boat docks, fishing pier, and kayak rentals opening the water for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming. A recreation center, clubhouse, walking trails, playground, community fire pit, dog park, horseshoes, and corn hole fill the rest. Pets are welcome. Yankeetown sits at the mouth of the Withlacoochee River on one of the least developed and most ecologically intact stretches of the Florida Gulf Coast. The Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve is a 413-acre parcel of undeveloped wetlands — hardwood and pine, tidal marsh, and salt ponds — with a 30-foot observation tower and walking trails, and it is a short trip from the park. Crystal River's manatees and Cedar Key are both close. Winter is decisively the season on the Nature Coast, with manatee season running November through March. Book well ahead for January through March.

from $69 $60/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

River Oaks RV Campground & Retreat

1 RV Site

River Oaks RV Campground & Retreat in Inverness, Florida, offers full-hookup RV sites with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, under a canopy of old oaks and palms in Citrus County. Kayak and bike rentals, a pond, and a recreation center serve an intimate property with limited sites, open all year. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30-amp, sized to 40 feet, with site WiFi. This is a deliberately small campground with limited sites, so confirm availability rather than arriving on spec — the intimacy is the point. A dump station, laundry, restrooms, showers, and a pavilion handle the practical side. The old-growth canopy is the setting. Live oak, sabal palm, and cypress hammock shade the grounds, giving the property genuine old-Florida character that newer parks cannot replicate. Kayak rentals and bike rentals are available on site, with canoeing, kayaking, boating, biking, picnicking, and birding from the area and a pond on the property. A recreation center, walking trails, and dog park fill the rest, with planned activities through the season and wine tasting nearby. The campground also serves as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. Inverness sits in Citrus County on US-41 between Brooksville and Ocala, in the freshwater lake country of Florida's Nature Coast. The Withlacoochee River corridor and the Tsala Apopka Lake chain surround the area, the Withlacoochee State Forest covers 157,000 acres nearby, and Inverness's vintage brick downtown is close. Winter and spring draw the heaviest Nature Coast demand. Reserve well ahead.

Sunset Point at Cedar Key

59 RV Sites

Sunset Point at Cedar Key, Florida, offers 60 full-hookup RV sites on the Gulf waterfront, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Categories are sized by rig length — 25 feet or less, 26 to 30, 31 to 35, and greater than 35 — with two waterfront tiers, a clubhouse, and a community fire pit. Sixty sites span back-in 25 feet or less, back-in 26 to 30 feet, back-in 31 to 35 feet, back-in greater than 35 feet, pull-through, waterfront 35 feet or less, and waterfront greater than 35 feet categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi. Pricing and sizing by rig length is genuinely fair — a small trailer does not pay for space it cannot use, and a 40-foot coach knows exactly where it fits. Specify your RV size when booking so the park can match you to the right spot; sites are designed for rigs up to 40 feet. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and a clubhouse handle the practical side. A community fire pit fills out the grounds, with canoeing, kayaking, pickleball, and boating nearby and a state park close. The dark Gulf sky makes for genuinely good stargazing. Pets are welcome. Cedar Key is one of the Gulf Coast's most authentic, least developed, and most stubbornly independent small towns, set on a cluster of low islands. The sunsets here are so reliably spectacular that watching them is the town's daily event. Winter and spring draw the heaviest demand on the Nature Coast. Reserve well ahead for January through April.

from $61/night

Three Lakes Sun RV Communities

Three Lakes in Hudson, Florida, offers full-hookup back-in RV sites on Florida's Nature Coast, with water, sewer, and electric and site WiFi, behind a gated entrance. Three fishing lakes, an outdoor pool, fitness center, clubhouse, library, and pickleball courts serve an all-ages waterfront community in western Pasco County. Sites carry water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi in back-in configurations. Contact the community to confirm amp service and length limits for your rig — the published site records are incomplete. A laundry, restrooms, showers, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors daily recreation, with a fitness center, clubhouse, game room, library, and community fire pit besides. Three fishing lakes give the property its name and its character — a trio spread across the grounds rather than one shared waterfront, which means you can usually find a quiet bank. Pickleball, shuffleboard, billiards, corn hole, walking trails, hiking, and biking fill the rest, with planned activities through the season and a state park nearby. The all-ages designation is worth noting. Much of the Pasco County market is 55-plus, and this one is not, which broadens who it suits — families and working travelers can stay here when much of the surrounding inventory is closed to them. Hudson sits on the Nature Coast, trading the crowds of Florida's better-known shores for quieter lakeside living. The Gulf beaches are minutes west, Weeki Wachee Springs and its manatees are close, and Tampa is about an hour south. Winter is decisively the season. January through March fills with snowbirds. Book well ahead.

from $64/night

Webster RV Resort

59 RV Sites

Webster RV Resort in Florida is a gated 55-plus community offering 58 RV sites in standard back-in, standard pull-in, and super back-in categories. A clubhouse with a kitchen, outdoor pool, hot tub, library, and dog park serve active adults year-round in Sumter County. Fifty-eight sites run in standard back-in, standard pull-in, and super back-in categories. The super back-in tier gives larger rigs a right-sized option. Contact the resort directly to confirm hookups, amp service, and length limits for your rig before booking. RV storage, a laundry, and a gated entrance handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor daily recreation, with a clubhouse and social cooking kitchen at the center of community life — the kitchen and shared meals are what regulars talk about most. A library, sports courts, billiards, shuffleboard, playground, and dog park fill the grounds, with a lake on the property, swimming, and productive birding through the surrounding forest. A golf course and a state park are nearby. Pets are welcome. Sumter County sits in central Florida's lake and pasture country, well inland from both coasts, which keeps costs down and the pace slow. The Webster Westside Flea Market — one of the largest in the Southeast — runs weekly nearby and is a genuine local institution. The Villages, Brooksville, and the Withlacoochee State Forest are all within easy driving range. 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 $54/night

Silver Springs RV Park

192 RV Sites

Silver Springs RV Park in Silver Springs, FL, offers 193 full-hookup pull-thru RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 105 feet. Sites come in two categories, basic 30-amp pull-thrus and premium 30/50-amp pull-thrus, both carrying water, sewer, and electric. Every site is a pull-thru, so nothing needs unhitching, and at 105 feet the park takes rigs longer than almost anything in central Florida. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, propane fills, a clubhouse, a craft room, and a game room cover the practical side. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, ping pong, bocce, shuffleboard, live music, and planned activities fill the grounds, under a canopy of tropical palms and live oaks. The park sits at 3151 NE 56th Avenue, 8.6 miles east of I-75 via the Silver Springs Boulevard exit at 352, minutes from Silver Springs State Park — one of Florida's oldest and most visited natural attractions — in the heart of the Ocala region. Rates for basic and premium sites are on the booking page. Winter season books far in advance, and the premium 30/50-amp pull-thrus go first.

from $62 $54/night

Jasmine Breeze RV Park

2 RV Sites

Jasmine Breeze RV Park in Old Town, Florida, offers two full-hookup pull-through RV sites across four riverside acres on the lower Suwannee, with 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. A single pull-through category joins a clubhouse, recreation center, laundry, community fire pit, walking trails, and dog park. Two sites are pull-through, 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, so bring an adapter if your rig runs 30. One consistent spec and no backing required. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and RV storage handle the practical side. A clubhouse, recreation center, community fire pit, walking trails, and dog park fill the grounds, with the river alongside for canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. Hiking, wine and beer tasting, a water park, and a state park are all nearby. Pets are welcome. Two sites on four acres means genuine privacy and quiet, which is the whole appeal of a park this size. Dixie County sits on the lower Suwannee River in Florida's Nature Coast, a stretch of the state that has stayed genuinely undeveloped. The Suwannee runs 246 miles from the Okefenokee to the Gulf and the lower reaches are wide, dark, and cypress-lined, with manatees moving up in winter. Fanning Springs and Manatee Springs State Parks are close, the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge protects the river's mouth, and Cedar Key's oyster and clam waters are within an hour. Gainesville is a similar drive northeast. Winter and spring drive the heaviest demand on the Nature Coast, with manatee season running November through March. Book well ahead.

from $35/night