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The Oaks Family RV Park and Campground

50 RV Sites, 9 Cabins

In the Wiregrass region of Covington County in south Alabama, in the community of Andalusia where the longleaf pine flatwoods and the creek systems of the lower Conecuh River watershed create the natural setting for one of the state's most actively growing small campground markets, The Oaks Family RV Park and Campground provides 20 concrete and gravel pad full-hookup sites alongside family cabins, glamping tents, and primitive tent sites in a property designed explicitly around the family camping experience. A swimming pool, catch-and-release fishing pond, dog park, zipline-equipped playground, covered pavilion with outdoor kitchen and fireplace, and modern bathhouses with private showers create the full-family amenity suite that makes The Oaks a genuinely destination-worthy campground rather than a one-night layover. Twenty concrete and gravel pad RV sites—including pull-through configurations up to 60 feet—with full hookups, picnic tables, and fire rings serve rigs of varying sizes on a well-designed, oak-shaded property where the canopy that gives the campground its name provides meaningful shade during the south Alabama summers. Family cabins, glamping tent accommodations, and primitive tent sites extend the accommodation menu for groups with mixed camping preferences—the family reunion scenario where some guests prefer a cabin and others want the tent experience that their camping tradition demands. Clean modern bathhouses with private showers and laundry complete the daily support infrastructure for extended stays. The catch-and-release fishing pond provides the on-site freshwater fishing that makes The Oaks genuinely recreational rather than simply utilities-with-a-parking-pad, and the zipline-equipped playground, covered pavilion with outdoor fireplace, and dog park round out the activity infrastructure that keeps children and pets occupied between Conecuh National Forest adventures. The oak tree canopy throughout the property—the defining visual feature and the practical shade that makes a south Alabama summer campground genuinely comfortable—creates the dappled light environment that makes individual sites more appealing than the open-field campgrounds that dominate the south Alabama flatwoods market. Conecuh National Forest, south and east of Andalusia in Covington and Escambia Counties, encompasses more than 84,000 acres of longleaf pine flatwoods, natural springs, and the Conecuh River's blackwater creek system in one of the Southeast's most significant longleaf pine restoration landscapes. The Open Pond Recreation Area in the national forest provides swimming, camping, and the spring hiking that the natural seep ponds and carnivorous plant communities make botanically extraordinary from March through May. Gantt Lake, northeast of Andalusia in the Conecuh River system, provides flatwater boating and the bass and crappie fishing that the 540-acre reservoir's wooded shoreline sustains as one of Covington County's primary recreational destinations. South Alabama's climate supports camping at The Oaks through most of the year, with the spring longleaf pine flatwoods wildflower season from February through April providing the most botanically spectacular conditions as the pitcher plants, sundews, and the wildflower communities of the Conecuh National Forest's wet savannas bloom in a botanical diversity that the longleaf pine ecosystem has historically supported throughout the Southeast. Summer's heat is managed by the property's oak canopy shade and the swimming pool's cooling relief, and fall brings the most comfortable all-around temperatures for hiking, fishing, and campfire-and-covered-pavilion evenings that make The Oaks a genuinely pleasant Wiregrass camping destination through October and November.

from $31 $27/night

Cypress Landing RV Park

47 RV Sites

Cypress Landing RV Park in Dozier, Alabama, offers 47 full-hookup RV sites on Gantt Lake with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories join a boat ramp, boat docks, boat rentals, a beach, and a fishing pier on a 2,700-acre reservoir. Forty-seven sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp in back-in and pull-through configurations, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables, cable TV, and site WiFi. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Review the pet rules before arriving with animals. Pets are welcome. The lake carries the recreation. A boat ramp, boat docks, boat rentals, fishing pier, and beach give complete water access for boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and water sports. A pond, walking trails, playground, pavilion, basketball, and corn hole fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season. Gantt Lake covers 2,700 acres with 21 miles of shoreline in Covington County's piney woods country. The park is locally owned and family-operated, and that genuine small-town hospitality distinguishes it from the chain campgrounds — south Alabama's Wiregrass country runs on its lakes and rivers, and the local camping community here is large and devoted. The park serves the Alabama lake season, with summer boating and fishing driving the heaviest demand and spring and fall delivering the most comfortable conditions. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends and holiday periods, when the local community fills the shoreline.

from $59/night

Sunset King RV

32 RV Sites

Sunset King RV in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, provides a well-appointed lake-adjacent campground in Walton County's inland Florida Panhandle, offering resort amenities including a pool, hot tub, fitness center, and clubhouse in a community that serves both the year-round residential market and the visitors drawn to the Emerald Coast's beaches and the rolling red clay hill country of the Florida Panhandle's inland communities. DeFuniak Springs' distinctive character—anchored by one of the world's smallest and most perfectly circular natural lakes—provides a cultural and natural heritage context unlike the typical northwest Florida beach town, creating a hometown destination quality that makes the campground viable beyond its role as a southern beach access base. The campground's amenity roster delivers comfortable resort-style camping for extended stays: a pool, hot tub and sauna, fitness center, clubhouse, library, dog park, playground, RV storage, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, and Wi-Fi address the recreational and practical needs of the full-time and seasonal residents whose Walton County stays extend across months rather than days. A lake nearby and the lake on the property provide fishing access, and the sports courts for basketball serve active guests in the morning and evening hours when the Florida Panhandle's climate is most conducive to outdoor exertion. The campground's year-round operations serve the Walton County workforce and snowbird communities alike. DeFuniak Springs is one of the Florida Panhandle's most historically interesting inland communities, built around Lake DeFuniak—a naturally circular spring-fed lake 1,500 feet in diameter that is considered one of only two perfectly circular natural lakes in the world—whose circumference hosts a ring of Victorian homes and the Chautauqua Hall that preserve the late nineteenth-century Chautauqua Assembly that made DeFuniak Springs a nationally recognized cultural and educational center from 1884 through the early twentieth century. The historic downtown's Victorian commercial blocks, the Walton-DeFuniak Public Library (Florida's oldest library in its original building), and the Chautauqua Winery provide cultural depth that enriches the campground guest's Walton County experience. The Emerald Coast's Destin and South Walton beach communities—Seaside, Grayton Beach, Rosemary Beach, and 30A's string of new urbanist resort towns—are accessible approximately 45 minutes south via US-331 in the most aesthetically distinctive beach corridor on the Florida Gulf Coast, where the brilliant white quartz sand and emerald water of the Gulf create the color combination that gives the Emerald Coast its name. Eden Gardens State Park near Point Washington provides access to the Choctawhatchee Bay and the longleaf pine flatwoods ecology of the inland Panhandle that the coastal development pressure has largely displaced in the 30A corridor. Sunset King RV operates year-round in Walton County's subtropical climate, with the November-through-March winter season drawing the snowbird visitors who use DeFuniak Springs as a base for both the beach communities' mild winter outdoor recreation and the inland community's social and commercial amenities. The Emerald Coast's peak summer beach season from June through August creates high demand pressure throughout Walton County's accommodation, and the campground's inland DeFuniak Springs location provides a pool and fitness-equipped alternative to the beach-adjacent parks that command premium summer pricing for their shoreline access.

from $48/night

Twin Lakes Camp Resort

DeFuniak Springs sits along the I-10 corridor in the Florida Panhandle, roughly equidistant between the white-sand beaches of the Emerald Coast to the south and the freshwater springs and river corridors of the interior to the north. Twin Lakes Camp Resort occupies an 18-acre peninsula that splits the difference between those two identities — Holley Lake on one side, King Lake on the other, and a canopy of mature live oaks overhead that makes the entire property feel like it has been there for generations. The result is one of the most naturally beautiful campground settings in the Florida Panhandle. The resort accommodates guests in a range of configurations that stretch the definition of camping toward genuine vacation rental. Sixty-one full-hookup RV sites serve the traditional camping audience, while luxury cabin suites, glamping tents with premium bedding, tiny homes, and two private lake houses give guests who prefer off-the-ground accommodations five distinct choices, each with its own character and lake orientation. Electric boat rentals and kayaks let guests explore both lakes at their own pace, and the resort's wooded peninsula setting provides a natural privacy screen that makes each accommodation feel more secluded than the property's full-capacity population would suggest. Pets are welcome throughout. The twin-lake peninsula environment rewards simply sitting still. Herons and egrets work the shallows in the early morning, ospreys circle overhead, and bald eagles appear with enough regularity to generate genuine excitement among first-time visitors. The live oak canopy draped with Spanish moss gives the property the quintessential Florida Panhandle inland character — quieter and deeper than the beach-umbrella version of that aesthetic, sought out by a particular kind of Florida traveler who has seen the coast many times and wants something different. The lake surfaces at dawn, when mist lifts off still water and the first light filters through the oaks, produce a setting worth waking early for. Morrison Springs County Park, roughly 30 miles north near Ponce de Leon, is one of Florida's best-kept natural spring destinations — a circular spring feeding a crystal-clear run ideal for swimming and shallow scuba diving without the reservation systems that have complicated some state spring parks. Ponce de Leon Springs State Park, just minutes away, offers similar crystal-clear water in a more formally protected natural setting. The Emerald Coast beaches — Grayton Beach State Park, the village of Seaside, and Destin's Harbor Walk district — are within an hour's drive south, making beach day trips feasible for guests who want lake serenity in the evening and Gulf surf in the afternoon. Blackwater River State Forest, north of I-10, provides thousands of acres of hiking and paddling on the gin-clear Blackwater River. Twin Lakes Camp Resort operates year-round in a setting that earns visits in every season. Spring and fall offer the best combination of mild temperatures, calm lake conditions, and reduced competition for sites — the ideal window for kayaking and wildlife watching without summer's heat and crowds. Summer extends the activity radius to the Gulf beaches most effectively, with the rhythm of a lake morning and a beach afternoon particularly well-suited to the resort's Panhandle location. Reserve well ahead for Fourth of July, Memorial Day, and Labor Day weekends, when Panhandle campgrounds fill to capacity in a matter of days and Twin Lakes' combination of lake access and beach proximity makes it one of the most sought-after options in the region.

from $77/night

Sunburst RV Resort

34 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 4 Cottages

Sunburst RV Resort in Milton, Florida, offers 34 full-hookup back-in RV sites and five cabins and cottages with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet, in Santa Rosa County's Blackwater River country. A zip line, water park, disc golf course, and on-site fishing guides give this property unusual amenity depth for its size. Thirty-four back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp in standard and premium full-hookup categories, sized to 50 feet, with site WiFi. Five cabins and cottages serve guests without a rig. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, RV storage, restrooms, showers, and a snack bar handle the practical side. Service animals are welcome everywhere at all times with no pet fee, and all accommodations are open to guests with service animals. The recreation roster is exceptional. A zip line and water park anchor the summer, with an outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, disc golf course, game room, arcade, and clubhouse besides. Boat rentals and on-site fishing guides put guests on the water, with canoeing, kayaking, fishing, tennis, volleyball, horseshoes, and corn hole across the grounds, plus walking trails, a playground, dog park, pavilion, and on-site dining. The resort also serves as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. The Blackwater River State Forest surrounds the area, where longleaf pine and wiregrass — among the rarest natural communities in North America — meets spring-fed blackwater rivers that carry the clearest paddling water in the South. Spring and fall paddling seasons drive demand. Reserve ahead.

from $50/night

Vortex Spring Adventures

75 RV Sites, 3 Cabins, 14 Motel Rooms, 1 House, 6 Apartments

Vortex Spring Adventures in Ponce de Leon, Florida, offers 75 RV sites with electric service alongside 24 apartment, cabin, house, and motel-room accommodations at one of the most celebrated freshwater diving destinations in the continental United States. A water park, boat rentals, and a snack bar serve the dive community and family swimmers at a first-magnitude spring. Seventy-five back-in RV sites carry electric service — note there are no water or sewer hookups at the sites, though a dump station is on site, so plan tank capacity accordingly. Twenty-four apartments, cabins, houses, and motel rooms provide enclosed lodging, which suits divers arriving without equipment. A general store, restrooms, and a snack bar handle the practical side. One booking note: campers entering the park before 4:00pm are charged for the previous night's camping. The spring is the entire reason to come. Crystal-clear 68-degree water surges year-round from a 30-foot-wide vent into a natural swimming basin, with visibility conditions that make this a training and certification destination for thousands of scuba divers annually. The cavern entrance sits 58 feet deep, and a wetsuit is recommended for diving even in summer given the constant water temperature. Snorkeling, swimming, paddle boarding, and boating round out the water recreation, with boat rentals, a water park, recreation center, and playground for the family market. Pets are welcome. Ponce de Leon sits in Holmes County in the Florida Panhandle, where the spring system draws divers from across the Southeast. The spring runs 68 degrees year-round, which makes this a genuinely four-season destination — though summer family traffic is the peak. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends.

Deer Run RV Park - AL

71 RV Sites

On 68 acres off Highway 231 in Troy, Alabama—in Pike County in the Alabama Wiregrass region where the longleaf pine and wiregrass ecosystem that historically covered the southeastern coastal plain's inland terrain survives in the managed hunting and forestry lands of Pike and neighboring counties, and where Troy University's campus anchors the educational and cultural infrastructure of a community that historic Alabama created in 1838 as a county seat and commercial center—Deer Run RV Park provides 81 pull-through and 86 full hookup sites on concrete pads, two catch-and-release fishing ponds, a swimming pool, an on-site spa with massage therapists, walking trails, a 2,400-square-foot recreation hall, cabin rentals, tiny home long-term rentals, and the 68-acre wooded retreat character that the Highway 231 access makes within reach of the southern Alabama corridor between Montgomery and Dothan. The on-site spa and the 68-acre wooded setting are the two distinguishing amenity decisions that make Deer Run distinctly different from a conventional pull-through Alabama highway campground. Eighty-one pull-through sites and 86 full hookup positions—all with concrete pads, 30 and 50-amp electric, water, sewer, cable television, and free WiFi—with scenic wooded views provide the core RV infrastructure across the 68-acre property. Cabin rentals for short visits and unfurnished tiny home spaces for long-term rentals extend the accommodation range to the full-time and semi-permanent residential market that rural Alabama campgrounds serve alongside traditional overnight and weekly stays. A swimming pool provides the warm-season aquatic recreation. Two catch-and-release fishing ponds give the immediate angling option without requiring a Pike County lake trip. Walking trails through the 68-acre wooded property provide the shaded hiking and nature-walk access that the longleaf and mixed pine forest character of the surrounding Pike County landscape extends in undeveloped form. A 24-hour, climate-controlled laundry lounge with a computer, games, and cable television provides the extended-stay amenity that most campground laundry facilities don't include. A 2,400-square-foot recreation hall with full kitchen hosts the potluck dinners and community game nights that the campground's social programming calendar generates for the extended-stay and seasonal population. Complimentary coffee service and an on-site spa with trained massage therapists provide the comfort infrastructure that Deer Run's resort designation reflects in practice. Troy University—a few miles from the campground—maintains the Pike County campus that 30,000-plus enrollment across four campuses has developed from the original 1887 State Normal College into one of Alabama's larger regional universities, with an athletics program in Conference USA's Sun Belt Conference and a cultural and events calendar that the university's theater, music, and performing arts infrastructure generates throughout the academic year. The university's Rosa Parks Museum—housing one of the most significant civil rights-era archive collections in the South, centered on the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the broader civil rights movement that Rosa Parks' 1955 arrest catalyzed—is a day-trip destination 50 miles north in Montgomery. Montgomery—50 miles north via US 231—provides the Alabama state capital and one of the most significant civil rights heritage circuits in the American South: the Equal Justice Initiative's National Memorial for Peace and Justice, the Legacy Museum, the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, and the Civil Rights Memorial Center together constitute the most concentrated civil rights heritage district developed by a single advocacy organization in the United States. Deer Run RV Park is open year-round in Pike County's warm subtropical climate. The campground's 68-acre size and wooded character make it a year-round destination rather than a seasonal operation. Reserve early for the Troy University football home season in fall, plan the Montgomery heritage day trip, and let the 68-acre wooded retreat and on-site spa earn the southern Alabama hospitality that the Wiregrass region's low-traffic pace makes particularly restoring.

from $42 $36/night

Kick Back Ranch

6 RV Sites, 14 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites, 21 Hotel Rooms

Kick Back Ranch in Ramer, Alabama, offers six full-hookup pull-through RV sites and 35 cabin and hotel-room accommodations on a gated private lake resort, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. A private lake with a beach, an outdoor pool, golf cart rentals, and a full recreation program make this a self-contained family destination in rural Montgomery County. Six pull-through sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet, on a big-rig-friendly layout. Thirty-five cabins and hotel rooms carry most of the inventory, so book lodging early if the RV sites are gone. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, and WiFi reaches the property. The ranch is family-oriented and welcomes all ages, though it does also include a 55-plus living community. The office runs Monday through Friday, 8am to 6pm. The private lake is the centerpiece — fishing, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, and paddle boats all run from it, with a beach for shoreline use. An outdoor pool, recreation center, game room, billiards, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, and corn hole spread across the resort, with bike rentals and golf cart rentals to cover the grounds. A playground, dog park, pavilion, and walking trails round it out, and planned activities run through the season. A gated entrance controls access. Pets are welcome. Ramer sits in the quiet farming and timber country on Montgomery County's rural fringe, far enough out to feel genuinely removed while staying within reach of Montgomery. The ranch operates through the Alabama season, with summer lake recreation driving peak family demand. With six RV sites, reserve well ahead.

from $50/night

Unhitched Garcon Point

35 RV Sites

Set in the longleaf pine and scrub landscape near Milton in Santa Rosa County, Florida, Unhitched Garcon Point positions guests within minutes of the Gulf Coast beaches of Pensacola and Navarre while maintaining the natural, piney-woods character of the Florida Panhandle's inland environment. The resort's combination of RV sites and new tiny home cabins gives it flexibility for guests who prefer hookup camping alongside those looking for a furnished lodging option with immediate access to Gulf Coast recreation. The property is designed around guest comfort and ease, with a swimming pool for warm-weather cooling, a dog park for traveling pets, a community fire pit for evening gatherings, a playground suited to younger visitors, and a sand volleyball court that adds an active social option to the recreational lineup. The resort's clean, well-maintained setup reflects a no-stress approach to Gulf Coast camping, and the modest scale of the property gives it a quieter character compared to larger commercial campgrounds in the Pensacola area. The natural environment surrounding Unhitched Garcon Point adds significant depth to a stay beyond the resort grounds. Blackwater River State Park, reachable within a short drive, is one of the premier outdoor recreation destinations in the Florida Panhandle—offering tubing on the crystal-clear, tannic-stained Blackwater River, hiking trails through old-growth longleaf pine forests, and paddling along one of the cleanest sand-bottomed rivers in the Southeast. Escambia Bay, adjacent to the Garcon Point peninsula, provides calm-water kayaking and paddleboarding conditions throughout the year. Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach, both within a short drive of the campground, bring guests to the Gulf Islands National Seashore's signature sugar-white sand and emerald Gulf water that define the Panhandle's coastal appeal. The Downtown Milton Riverwalk along the Blackwater River provides dining, small-town shopping, and a pleasant walkable riverfront environment for evenings away from the campground. Gulf Islands National Seashore, one of the most visited units of the National Park Service, encompasses a protected stretch of barrier island coastline accessible from both the Florida and Mississippi sides. Unhitched Garcon Point benefits from the Florida Panhandle's extended outdoor season, with mild winters making it a viable destination year-round. Summer brings peak beach traffic to Pensacola and Navarre, and the campground's position slightly inland from the Gulf keeps it cooler during the warmest months while still allowing easy beach access. Reservations are recommended for summer and holiday weekends, when Panhandle beach destinations see their highest visitor volumes across the entire accommodation spectrum. The Garcon Point peninsula, which extends southward into Escambia Bay between the bay's main body and East Bay, is a natural area characterized by longleaf pine flatwoods, freshwater ponds, and bay-margin wetlands that support a surprisingly diverse wildlife community for a location this close to a Gulf Coast beach destination. The combination of nearby beach access and inland nature programming gives Unhitched Garcon Point a dual appeal that sets it apart from campgrounds positioned exclusively on the beach or exclusively in the piney woods interior.

from $55 $48/night

Live Oak Landing

60 RV Sites, 33 Cottages

Live Oak Landing in Freeport, Florida, offers 60 premium RV sites and 17 cottages on Choctawhatchee Bay, with 30 and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 90 feet. Premium back-in and pull-through categories sit alongside a boat ramp, outdoor pool, and clubhouse on the Panhandle's bay side. Sixty premium sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, in back-in and pull-through configurations sized to 90 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Seventeen cottages serve guests without a rig. Laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Two policies to check before booking: a ten-year age restriction applies to RVs, though older coaches are reviewed for approval if you send a photo in advance, and holiday weekends carry a minimum-stay requirement. An outdoor pool and clubhouse anchor the on-site amenities, with a boat ramp giving direct bay access and kayaking and canoeing from the property. Oak-studded walking trails run the grounds. The fishing here is the main draw — Choctawhatchee Bay is among the most productive water on the Panhandle. Pets are welcome. Freeport sits in South Walton County between the Destin-Fort Walton Beach corridor to the east and Panama City Beach to the west. The bay side is the part of the Panhandle the sugar-sand beach focus tends to overshadow — the inland bay and Point Washington State Forest country sustain fishing, kayaking, and natural character that the coastal strip does not. Spring and fall fishing seasons drive demand. Reserve ahead.

from $85 $74/night

Navarre Beach Camping Resort

83 RV Sites, 29 Cabins, 5 Tent Sites, 5 Onsite RV/Trailers, 1 House

Navarre Beach Camping Resort in Florida offers 88 RV sites, 30 cabin and house units, and five tent sites on the Emerald Coast, with 30 and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. A-Row waterfront back-in and executive pull-through categories join extra-large tiers, with a pool, hot tub, and fishing pier. Eighty-eight sites span standard back-in, standard pull-thru, extra large back-in, extra large pull-thru, executive pull-thru, and A-Row waterfront back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. The A-Row waterfront sites are the ones to request. Thirty cabins and houses, five tent sites, and trailer rentals round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a beach and fishing pier opening the water for boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, and swimming. A clubhouse, playground, dog park, community fire pit, basketball, on-site dining, and a snack bar fill the rest, with planned activities through the season. Wine and beer tasting is nearby, as are the Gulf Breeze Zoo, Gulfarium, and the National Naval Aviation Museum. Navarre Beach is consistently rated among the most beautiful and least commercialized beaches on the Emerald Coast. Spring break and summer drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $52/night

Santa Rosa RV Resort

88 RV Sites

Santa Rosa RV Resort in Navarre, Florida, offers 88 full-hookup RV sites along more than a quarter mile of Santa Rosa Sound waterfront, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Sites are bookable by row — Row 1 waterfront, waterfront corner, and Rows 2 through 4 — with a pool, fitness center, and fishing pier. Eighty-eight sites span Row 1 waterfront back-in, waterfront corner back-in, Row 2 back-in and pull-through, Row 3 back-in, and Row 4 back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet. Booking by row is unusually transparent — you know exactly how close to the water you are before you arrive, and the waterfront corner sites are the ones to request. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a fitness center, clubhouse, fishing pier, beach, playground, and dog park across the grounds. Fishing, swimming, and water sports run from the sound, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Navarre sits in Santa Rosa County on US-98 between Fort Walton Beach and Pensacola, on the Emerald Coast. The resort combines the intracoastal waterway's calm protected water with Gulf beach access — the Panhandle's 100-mile stretch of continuous white quartz sand is among the most scenically distinctive coastline in the country. Spring and summer beach season drive demand. Reserve well ahead, and request a waterfront row early.