Florida Keys

TXRVCouple wrote:
We love staying there on base at the RV park but want to go on down and see more of Florida.

Are you military/ retired military? Or staying as his guest at the RV park?

If you are military - Naval Air Station Key West has a campground at Sigsbee - a housing area just off Roosevelt Ave in Key West.

They have 90 FHU sites. During the winter, the place is very busy and they have close to 400 dry campsites in use. They do not reserve the FHU sites except for incoming PCS personnel station in Key West.

During the winter there is a strict rotation system - 14 days in FHU, and then move to a dry camping site and go on the waiting list until the next FHU site opens up. We spent a week in dry camping earlier this month and it was great.

If you are eligible, give them a call and talk about their average usage in the months you plan to visit.

As far as the pictures of the sites.

Very few sites in the Keys are going to have much shade. Most of the trees will be palms, and a few others. Just not much shade.

Also concrete is very expensive to get down far into the keys - so most sites are going to be level sand/ grass.

we stayed at point of view rv resort in key largo march 2015 in our mh. very clean with friendly employees. waterfront sites available. we drove the mh to key west and parked at fort zachary taylor for the day. a must see is hemmingways house. also theater of the sea in islamorada is amazing.

Congrats to your son. You must be very proud.

We own an Rv lot at Venture Out Resort in Cudjoe Key (lower Keys, near Key West)

We rent it out very inexpensively in the summer months. Let me know if you're interested.. There are lots of amenities and it's nice and clean.

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Just be AWARE that mini lobster season is July 29th and 30th. It gets CRAZY DOWN HERE and I would recommend you go before the last week of the month. Also, we charge more then. The first week of regular lobster season is Aug 1 and it's also pretty crazy then.

As far as things to do. Don't miss the nightly sunset celebration in Key West on Mallory Square.

We made a reservation at Jolly Roger and then cancelled it the next day. Here is what bothered me about the place. 1. It would appear in pictures that there is little to no trees or shade per site of any kind and the sites were basically dirt. 2. The unhelpful, "don't give a darn" attitude of the lady who answered the phone. Customer service is a big thing to me. LOL when I cancelled the next day she literally said to me "let me guess, your going to Bluewater instead".......that really told me all I needed to know. The Bluewater park had nice concrete slabs, and each came with a covered lanai of sorts with picnic table. Just seemed more of what we personally were looking for.

Add another for Jolly Roger. They have everything you need, including a pool. Get yourself a PA membership, if you don't have it already, and reap the rewards.

X 3 Jolly Roger on Marathon.
Eat at the Sunset Grill :)

I posted the lowest rates possible including discounts for cash and they all have a disclaimer of subject to change. Based on these rates BWK is a bargain at those prices anytime of year.

fla-gypsy wrote:
Based on the current lowest posted rates for Bluewater Key for non waterfront sites;

.com=$86 +tax

.net=$60

It is enough difference to investigate it further

Funny thing...when I made the reservations back in early January, those were the rates for off season (5/1/15- 10/14/15)...then they reply and said the rates were not confirmed. Then I check back later and the rates were gone, but now back..She told me it would be towrads the end of february before confirmed. So I am wondering if those are correct prices or not.

The .net rates are not current and she said that to expect an increase. She said typical rate is $70 (the $60 is if you pay cash). They also charge the extra feew I mentioned above.

X2 forJolly Roger, in fact we are there this week. They honor Passport America for up to five nights,which pays for the membership in one night. Their price is fair even at full rate. There are seasonals but plenty of short stay folks.

Full hookups, cable TV, dog friendly, large laundromat, new pool and restrooms in recent years. Most sites have mature trees and other tropical plantings. Nice Gulf side dock for watching sunset. If they had a little bar and grill on site, I'd love it even more, but Grassy Key is at the north end of Marathon, so plenty of restaurants and grocery stores close by.

The summer rate quoted in their literature is $60 a night.

Love all the state parks in the Keys but so does the rest of North America. Tough to get a reservation from the minute bookings open 11 months out, except during October maybe. Sometimes you can pick up a cancellation or just show up and luck out.

Based on the current lowest posted rates for Bluewater Key for non waterfront sites;

.com=$86 +tax

.net=$60

It is enough difference to investigate it further