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Southern Hammock

63 RV Sites

Southern Hammock in Reddick, Florida, offers 60 full-hookup RV sites two miles off I-75 in the heart of Marion County horse country, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 100 feet, open all year. Platinum, Premier, Deluxe Plus, Nature View, and transient categories join an outdoor pool, fitness center, clubhouse, and pickleball courts. Sixty sites span Deluxe Plus, Deluxe transient, Nature View, Platinum, and Premier categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 100 feet. Sites come in various sizes and accommodate everything from the smallest teardrop to the largest Class A towing a car — 100 feet is exceptional capacity, and the dedicated transient tier is a useful distinction for one-night stops. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a fitness center, clubhouse, sports courts, pickleball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, corn hole, a pond, and dog park filling the grounds. Planned activities run through the season. Pets are welcome. Marion County is the most productive thoroughbred breeding ground in the Western Hemisphere — more than 900 horse farms on limestone-underlain pasture, with the World Equestrian Center drawing international competition. Reddick sits between Ocala and Gainesville at Exit 368, which puts the farms, the springs, and both cities within easy reach. Winter and spring drive the heaviest demand as snowbirds fill north central Florida and the equestrian calendar peaks. Reserve well ahead for January through April.

from $70/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.

The Palms of Gainesville RV Resort

115 RV Sites

The Palms of Gainesville RV Resort in Florida offers 115 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. Back-in categories at both amperages join a 30/50-amp pull-through tier, with an outdoor pool, fitness center, concierge, and pond. One hundred fifteen sites run in back-in 30-amp, back-in 30/50-amp, and pull-thru 30/50-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet. Three straightforward categories keep booking simple — pick your amp service and whether you want to back in. Accessible sites are available. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and a concierge handle the practical side. A concierge at an RV resort is unusual and tells you something about the service level. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a fitness center, pond, pickleball, ping pong, and swimming filling the grounds. Planned activities run through the season, and a golf course, a state park, and a national park area are nearby. Pets are welcome. The resort was formerly Santa Fe Palms RV Resort, under the same ownership and management with a new name and look. Gainesville blends small-town hospitality with the amenities of a university city — the University of Florida campus, Paynes Prairie Preserve's wild bison and horses, the Florida Museum of Natural History, and the north Florida springs corridor are all within easy reach. Fall football Saturdays and the winter snowbird months drive the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead for home game weekends and for January through March.

from $55/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

Sun Resorts & Residences Southern Leisure

440 RV Sites, 5 Cottages

Southern Leisure in Chiefland, FL, offers 441 full-hookup RV sites and 5 cottages, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites come in three categories — standard full-hookup, standard full-hookup pull-through, and oversize full-hookup pull-through — all carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi, on concrete pads. This is a gated 55+ community, open all year and rated big rig friendly. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a dump station, on-site dining, and golf cart rentals cover the practical side. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The amenity list matches the scale: an Olympic-size outdoor pool, a clubhouse, a recreation center, a game room, sport courts, pickleball, bocce, shuffleboard, corn hole, live music, and planned activities, with creek frontage on the property. Chiefland sits on Northwest 21st Avenue, eight miles east of Manatee Springs State Park in the spring-fed Big Bend region of Florida. Golf, boating, a beach, and a lake are all nearby, and hot air ballooning and wine tasting round out the local calendar. Rates for sites and cottages are on the booking page. Confirm the 55+ requirement, and reserve early for the winter season.

from $49/night

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

Red Oaks Sun RV Communities

166 RV Sites, 18 Cottages, 3 Apartments

Red Oaks in Bushnell, FL, offers 167 full-hookup RV sites and 21 apartment and cottage rentals, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 60 feet. Sites come in four categories — value, standard, standard grass, and standard pull-through — all carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with a picnic table. If you booked here before, note the name change: Red Oaks RV Resort is now simply Red Oaks. The community is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a dump station, personal mailboxes, and on-site dining. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The amenity list is built for the season: an outdoor pool, a hot tub and sauna, a fitness center, a clubhouse, a game room with billiards, a library, a pavilion, sport courts, pickleball, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, a lake for fishing, and planned activities. Bushnell sits on 130 tree-filled acres in Sumter County, south of the Withlacoochee River corridor in central Florida. Rates for sites and rentals are on the booking page. Winter season books far ahead — reserve early for January through March.

from $43/night

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

Blueberry Hill Sun RV Communities

5 RV Sites, 4 Cottages

Blueberry Hill in Bushnell, Florida, offers five full-hookup RV sites and four cottages just off Interstate 75, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 55 feet, open all year. Elite back-in and standard pull-through categories join an outdoor pool, fitness center, library, clubhouse, and pickleball courts. Five sites run in elite back-in and standard pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 55 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Two tiers keep booking simple, and 55 feet accommodates most coaches comfortably. Four cottages round out the lodging. A laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and personal mailboxes handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a fitness center, recreation center, clubhouse, game room, library, pavilion, sports courts, pickleball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, billiards, horseshoes, corn hole, a playground, and dog park filling the rest. Live music and planned activities run through the season. That amenity set at five sites means residents get resort facilities without resort crowds — the pool and courts are effectively private. Sumter County sits just off I-75 where the central Florida scrub meets the Withlacoochee State Forest's 157,000 acres, the most accessible large wild forest in the corridor between Tampa and Ocala. The Withlacoochee State Trail runs 46 miles for cycling, Dade Battlefield Historic State Park is close, and both Tampa and Orlando are within reasonable driving range. Winter is decisively the season in Florida. January through March fills with snowbirds. Book well ahead.

from $54/night

Ridgecrest RV Resort

47 RV Sites

Ridgecrest RV Resort in Leesburg, Florida, is a 55-plus community with 47 back-in RV sites, an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a fitness center, a clubhouse, and a recreation center, sized for rigs to 48 feet. A library, craft room, on-site dining, and a full pickleball and bocce program make this a resort built around an active winter social calendar in central Florida's lake district. Forty-seven standard back-in sites accommodate rigs to 48 feet. RV storage is available for residents who travel between stays, and laundry facilities support extended residencies. WiFi reaches the property, and a general store covers basics. The amenity package is the reason people book. A clubhouse and recreation center anchor community programming, an outdoor pool and hot tub cover daily recreation, and a fitness center serves the active-adult membership year-round. Pickleball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, sports courts, and billiards fill the competitive calendar, while a library and craft room serve quieter hours. An on-site dining room means guests need not drive out for every meal, and a lake on the property supports fishing and boating. Picnicking areas and a playground round it out. Pets are welcome. Leesburg sits in Lake County's rolling lake country, between the Ocala National Forest to the east and the retirement communities of Lake and Sumter Counties to the south. Medical facilities, supermarkets, pharmacies, restaurants, a mall, and a museum are all in the immediate area. Peak season runs through the mild central Florida winter, when snowbird demand fills the resort and the social calendar runs at full strength. Book well ahead for January through March.

from $50/night

Sunshine Village

In the quiet Sumter County countryside near Webster in central Florida, midway between Tampa and Ocala in the lake-dotted landscape north of the Withlacoochee River, Sunshine Village provides a tranquil 55-and-older RV and mobile home resort with 131 sites and the full recreational infrastructure of planned activities, a swimming pool, bocce ball, shuffleboard, horseshoe pits, and bike trails that the active retiree community of central Florida demands. The park's fishing pond, dog park, and on-site RV storage options serve the extended-stay and snowbird guest who makes Sunshine Village a seasonal home base within an hour of Tampa, Orlando, and Ocala's horse country and Silver Springs State Park. One hundred thirty-one sites include 41 full-hookup positions and 4 pull-through configurations, with paved super sites measuring 83 by 43 feet with 72-by-20 concrete pads for the largest rigs and standard grass and paved sites throughout the property. Full hookups include 30-amp and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer service along with cable TV and Wi-Fi for connected campsite comfort. A swimming pool, recreation hall, laundromat, bocce ball courts, shuffleboard, horseshoe pits, pavilion, and planned activities create the community life calendar that distinguishes an active adult resort from a simple site-with-hookups arrangement, and the dog park and bike trails complete the outdoor recreation infrastructure. The on-site fishing pond and the lake-country terrain of Sumter County's interior provide the freshwater fishing character that central Florida's interconnected lake systems supply in abundance year-round. The Withlacoochee State Forest, northwest of Webster, encompasses more than 155,000 acres of the Florida Interior in one of the state's largest forest properties—providing hiking, mountain biking on the Croom trail system, and the natural pine flatwoods and cypress swamp landscape that characterizes central Florida's least-developed interior at its most ecologically intact. The Villages, the massive master-planned active adult community south of Webster in Sumter, Marion, and Lake Counties, represents one of the most significant demographic phenomena in contemporary American geography—a retirement community of more than 130,000 residents with its own commercial districts, entertainment venues, and the golf cart transportation network that has made it the subject of demographic and urban planning study worldwide. The proximity to The Villages creates an active adult amenity ecosystem—restaurants, entertainment, medical facilities, golf courses, and shopping—that Sunshine Village guests can access as readily as the campground's own amenities. Ocala, 30 miles northeast, provides the horse country of Marion County's thoroughbred farms and the Silver Springs glass-bottom boat tours that have operated since the 1870s. Central Florida's subtropical climate supports year-round camping at Sunshine Village, with the snowbird season from October through April representing the peak occupancy period when northern visitors escape to the mild Florida winter that makes Sumter County's sunshine genuinely therapeutic after a Great Lakes or New England November. Summer brings Florida's afternoon thunderstorm pattern and the highest humidity, but the pool, rec hall, and air-conditioned indoor amenities provide the practical relief that keeps the active adult community comfortable through the warm months. The I-75 corridor's proximity makes Sunshine Village a practical base for a regional travel itinerary that covers Sarasota's arts district, Tampa's Ybor City, and the Gulf Coast beaches within comfortable day-trip range.