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10-02-2015, 07:57 PM
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How about if you don't stay on Sanibel and stay in Fort Myers or Fort Myers Beach area?
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10-02-2015, 08:20 PM
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You didn't really say what you would be enjoying while there. I'm 3rd generation Floridian and from Venice / Englewood / Sarasota area so I like it down there. I don't do much in the way of glamping and like state parks best. For me, if I was going for the beach, I would be looking at the Destin / Ft. Walton Beach area. I forget the name, but there is a private campground with the primo sites mere feet to the Gulf of Mexico and a boat load of state parks there as well. If you can find an opening on the Atlantic sites, Gamble Rogers is and excellent and well managed park (I've hosted there). The intercoastal side had huge sunny sites and is nearly new.
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10-02-2015, 09:21 PM
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Ft De Soto looks great, but I think it is no sewer and no pets in many of the areas. We will be bringing our dog and would really like sewer. We are looking from south of Orlando to north of lake Okeechobee. Any suggestions appreciated.
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Haven't stayed at many sites with sewer hookup south of Orlando.
Lake Kissimmee state park was really nice but very rural and no sewer
We were looking at one of the KOAs near fort Lauderdale, which looked pretty nice, but haven't stayed there yet.
Currently staying at the st Augustine beach KOA for the weekend. Nice small KOA, but facilities a bit dated
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10-02-2015, 09:57 PM
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Give manatee hamhock a call it's in titusville, just off 95, they said they still have a couple of sites for short term. on the water great fishing. I think it's a county park. Stayed there two or three times.
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10-03-2015, 10:23 AM
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Give manatee hamhock a call it's in titusville, just off 95, they said they still have a couple of sites for short term. on the water great fishing. I think it's a county park. Stayed there two or three times.
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manatee hammock looks good, website not too friendly. Thanks!
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10-03-2015, 10:30 AM
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manatee hammock looks good, website not too friendly. Thanks!
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You really need to call, it's a county park. They will say that they are book-up, but I know they have drop in spots....That they keep open for short stays and not seasonal. last time I talked to them they said Dec. is not a problem but January 1st, is when they start there season.
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10-03-2015, 11:02 AM
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Also manatee hammock is a great place to watch launches from Cape Canaveral, right across the river!
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10-03-2015, 11:58 AM
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Many parks.. even state parks keep 1 or 2 emergency sites that are "walkup" meaning on demand, rented day by day. Last time hosting a family stayed in one for 14 days straight .. just no guarantee. Counties and even cities have parks. The Escapee club has tons of info on all kinds of camping.
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10-03-2015, 12:12 PM
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You can also try the Glades, in central part of Florida. Not a bad park even has a golf course and pool. We had a FROG rally there about 3 years ago.
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10-03-2015, 02:34 PM
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I like The Glades also, we are more glampers than campers.
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10-04-2015, 10:25 AM
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How about if you don't stay on Sanibel and stay in Fort Myers or Fort Myers Beach area?
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We are not set on a city. Ft Myers is the farthest south we want to go so we can make the drive in 2 fairly easy days from west TN.
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10-04-2015, 10:30 AM
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You didn't really say what you would be enjoying while there. I'm 3rd generation Floridian and from Venice / Englewood / Sarasota area so I like it down there. I don't do much in the way of glamping and like state parks best. For me, if I was going for the beach, I would be looking at the Destin / Ft. Walton Beach area. I forget the name, but there is a private campground with the primo sites mere feet to the Gulf of Mexico and a boat load of state parks there as well. If you can find an opening on the Atlantic sites, Gamble Rogers is and excellent and well managed park (I've hosted there). The intercoastal side had huge sunny sites and is nearly new.
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We just want a little break from the winter in TN. We have stayed at a couple of nice campgrounds in the Destin area but we would like a little warmer weather than they can have in January. We would like to be Orlando and south with the southern limit Ft Myers. Ocean would be great but seems hard to find with sewer which we definitely want for 2 weeks. We would lso like concrete pad to keep sand and dirt to a minimum, glampers not campers. Thanks for your help!
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10-04-2015, 11:12 AM
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If you like Fort Myers take a look at Cypress Trail Rv. We winter there and live it. It's a great location and beautiful park. Great dog area. Beautiful pool. Very friendly people. They should have sites available but I wouldn't wait to long.
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10-06-2015, 08:12 AM
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Couple of Suggestions:
-Red Coconut in Ft Myers Beach
-Madeira Beach KOA is about a mile from the beach in St Pete
-Holiday Cove and Buttonwood are in Sarasota/Cortez near Bradenton beach
-Turtle Beach (Gulf Beach campground) RV Resort is on the beach but is hard to get into this time of year
-Tropical Palms in Kissimmee is in a great location just outside Orlando
-LazyDays RV Resort is in the middle of Tampa
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10-06-2015, 08:19 AM
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I love how you say you want to escape the TN winter for a bit.....with where I come from, I would find a TN winter to be a break!
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10-06-2015, 08:30 AM
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Quote:
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We just want a little break from the winter in TN. We have stayed at a couple of nice campgrounds in the Destin area but we would like a little warmer weather than they can have in January. We would like to be Orlando and south with the southern limit Ft Myers. Ocean would be great but seems hard to find with sewer which we definitely want for 2 weeks. We would lso like concrete pad to keep sand and dirt to a minimum, glampers not campers. Thanks for your help!
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We're actually heading north around xmas/new-years from Orlando area to Pensacola area. Should be an experience. We haven't used the heat in our new fifth wheel yet, so let's hope it works
Sanibel Island has beautiful beaches, so anywhere with easy access to there (either the one campground I know of actually on Sanibel, or anywhere around Ft Meyers) would be good
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10-06-2015, 09:04 AM
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Check with Reserve America. If you haven't booked your two weeks yet your pickings will be pretty thin. Disney World is probably filled in January as are most of the State Parks and Federal Parks we stay at. We book our Florida parks at least eight months in advance.
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10-06-2015, 07:11 PM
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Holiday Inn Travel Resort, Leesburg, FL is more of the glamping variety, south of Leesburg. Pretty area.
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10-06-2015, 07:59 PM
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What ever you decide, decide quickly and make your reservations. Winter is when the snowbirds come down and it is harder to find available sites.
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Learned that one the hard way last year. Unbelievably hard to find sites this late in the year.
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10-06-2015, 08:11 PM
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Beverly Beach CG is 25 miles north of Daytona and litterly ON the beach. St Augustine to the north, Flaggler Beach to the south. Lots of things to do, but expensive!
Marathon Key has Jolly Roger CG. Great park ON the Gulf and plenty to do.
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