Lodging rentals near Alachua, Florida

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

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

Suwannee River Rendezvous Resort & Campground

319 RV Sites, 14 Cabins, 19 Tent Sites, 1 Cottage, 1 Treehouse, 3 Lodges, 1 Suite

Suwannee River Rendezvous Resort and Campground in Mayo, Florida, offers 319 RV sites, 20 cabin, cottage, lodge, suite, and treehouse units, and 19 tent sites on the Suwannee River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 65 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Dog park back-in categories join standard full-hookup tiers, alongside a spring-fed spa, disc golf course, and boat ramp. Three hundred nineteen sites span 30/50-amp full hookup back-in, 30/50-amp full hookup back-in dog park, and 30/50-amp full hookup back-in dog park Primrose Park categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 65 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Dedicated dog park sites put you next to the run rather than across the property. Accessible sites are available. Twenty cabins, cottages, lodges, suites, and treehouses and 19 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and a pet washing station handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and spa anchor the property, with a boat ramp and kayak rentals opening the river for canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. A disc golf course, mini-golf, fitness center, recreation center, game room, arcade, sports courts, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, billiards, ping pong, horseshoes, corn hole, walking trails, a playground, pavilion, dog park, and on-site dining fill the rest. Lafayette Blue Springs, Troy Spring, Peacock Springs, and Ichetucknee are all close. Spring and fall are peak on the springs circuit. Reserve well ahead.

from $44/night

Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park & Campground

838 RV Sites, 28 Cabins, 1 Apartment, 1 Treehouse

Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park and Campground in Live Oak, Florida, offers 838 full-hookup RV sites and 30 apartment, cabin, and treehouse units across more than 800 acres on the Suwannee River, with 30 and 50-amp service. Back-in and pull-in categories at both amperages join water-and-electric tiers, alongside a world-class music venue, disc golf course, and pool. Eight hundred thirty-eight sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, back-in 50-amp, back-in 50-amp water-and-electric, back-in water-and-electric, pull-in 30-amp, and pull-in categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi. Check which tier you are booking — the water-and-electric categories do not carry sewer at the site. Thirty apartments, cabins, and treehouses round out an unusually varied lodging inventory. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors daily recreation, with a lake, river, and beach supporting swimming, fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. A disc golf course, recreation center, game room, playground, pavilion, walking trails, hiking, golf cart rentals, on-site dining, and a bar fill the grounds, with live music, planned activities, and productive birding besides. The property operates as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. The music venue is the reason this place has no direct equivalent anywhere in the country — hundreds of acres of old-growth Florida forest, a working festival ground, and a full-service campground that have coexisted for decades. Festival weekends fill the park months ahead. Check the concert calendar and reserve as early as you can.

Shell Harbour RV Resort

27 RV Sites, 2 Cabins

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

from $55/night

The Station RV Resort

2 Onsite RV/Trailers

The Station RV Resort in Madison, Florida, offers two RV sites named Geneva and Ms Charlotte, one mile from Interstate 10's Exit 258, behind a gated entrance and open all year. An outdoor pool, fitness center, EV charging, pickleball and bocce courts, and on-site dining serve a boutique property on the north Florida I-10 corridor. Two sites are named individually rather than numbered — Geneva and Ms Charlotte — which at this scale is less a category system than an introduction. Confirm amp service, hookups, and length limits with the resort when you book. Cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, EV charging, and on-site dining handle the practical side. EV charging is still uncommon at RV parks and worth knowing about if you tow with an electric vehicle. If you arrive after hours, the resort texts a map with directions to your site, exit information, and access codes for the bathrooms and showers. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a fitness center, sports courts, pickleball, bocce ball, a playground, community fire pit, pavilion, dog park, and pond filling the rest. Boating, swimming, picnicking, and productive birding round it out. That amenity list at two sites means the pool, gym, and courts are effectively private — a level of exclusivity no large resort can offer, and the reason guests book here rather than at a highway park. Madison sits midway on I-10 between Tallahassee and Lake City, with the Suwannee and Madison Blue Spring close. Reserve well ahead. Two sites fill fast.

from $64/night

Palms and Pines Campground & RV Park

50 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites

Palms and Pines Campground and RV Park in Jennings, Florida, offers 50 full-hookup pull-through RV sites, two cabins, and four tent sites on the I-75 corridor near the Georgia border, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 75 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Lakefront, deluxe patio, and premium pull-through categories join a pool, recreation center, and clubhouse. Fifty sites run in premium pull-thru, deluxe patio pull-thru, and lakefront pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 75 feet, with picnic tables and BBQ pits. An all-pull-through layout at 75 feet is genuinely convenient — no backing after a long interstate day, at any site. The lakefront category is worth requesting for a longer stay. Two cabins and four tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, and a pet washing station handle the practical side. The address is 2039 Hamilton Ave. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a recreation center, clubhouse, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard, bocce ball, billiards, horseshoes, corn hole, a lake, pond, walking trails, biking, a playground, and pavilion filling the grounds. Fishing runs on the property, and a state park is nearby. Pets are welcome. Jennings sits in Hamilton County 20 miles from Valdosta, Georgia, and about 80 minutes from Gainesville — a practical gateway stop for I-75 travelers and a workable base for the north Florida springs. Snowbird season drives demand. Reserve ahead for January through March.

from $40/night

Flamingo Lake Sun RV Communities

108 RV Sites, 10 Cabins

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

from $45/night

Crescent Fish Camp

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

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

from $36/night

Sun Retreats Crystal River

32 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

Pine Island Campground and Marina

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

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

from $59/night

Okefenokee Pastimes Cabins and Campground

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

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

from $21/night