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sunblade50's avatar
sunblade50
Explorer
Aug 08, 2013

How to search for member owned campgrounds.

Hi All:

We are members of Lighthouse Village RV Park in Homer MI. We have been members there for 30+ years. We recently purchased a very nice park home in the park. I will be retiring in 542 days.(Who's counting?)
My question is this: I am looking to find an affordable permanent place down south, Alabama, Georgia, possibly Fla. How do I go about finding campgrounds in these areas that have similar sites? Ones that have permanent park homes for sale or other alternatives.
We figure that would be the way to live affordably and still escape the severe winters of Michigan and still be reasonably close to family in Michigan.

Any ideas???
Snowbirds
  • tandkj's avatar
    tandkj
    Explorer
    Aug 08, 2013
    Try this for a start and they may have a good idea of more in the area:
    http://www.rollingridgervresort.com/
  • spoonman's avatar
    spoonman
    Explorer
    Aug 08, 2013
    Do a Google search for RV LOTS FOR SALE, select state and see if there is anything of interest. We rent a lot in an ownership park in Fl and will be going back in Nov. for our sixth year.
    Plenty to choose from in this economy.
  • dcason's avatar
    dcason
    Explorer
    Aug 08, 2013
    Uh, you might also want to take a road trip to see what areas you like first and check weather/temps for the times you will living there.
  • hitchup's avatar
    hitchup
    Explorer
    Aug 08, 2013
    We found our RV Lot via an online search. We were able to buy site unseen only because we were semi-familiar with the area in North GA.

    Not all RV Parks allow Park models. The one where we bought is an example. But many lot owners leave their TT, 5er's onsite year round, add decks and storage units and even sell the lot with the RV when life changes their priorities.
  • qtla9111's avatar
    qtla9111
    Nomad
    Aug 08, 2013
    If you are talking about renting a site for your park model on a yearly basis, the Rio Grande Valley in Texas has lots of places available. Many parks advertise units that are for sale. There are some great opportunities available.
  • pawatt's avatar
    pawatt
    Explorer
    Aug 08, 2013
    qtla9111 wrote:
    If you are talking about renting a site for your park model on a yearly basis, the Rio Grande Valley in Texas has lots of places available. Many parks advertise units that are for sale. There are some great opportunities available.


    I would agree, there are 100 of options in South Texas & at a very reasonable cost.
  • hitchup's avatar
    hitchup
    Explorer
    Aug 09, 2013
    Old-Biscuit wrote:
    One place to check out RV Lots for Sale by State etc.....LINK


    That's where we found our lot. We were also able to compare other potential states we've lived in or thought we might want to live in. It just took months of looking until the right one popped up for sale in our price range.
  • sunblade50's avatar
    sunblade50
    Explorer
    Aug 11, 2013
    We found a campground on the web called Logan Lake in Alabama. Does anyone have any experience with this place. The weather looks okay for what we want and it looks very similar to what we have up here in Michigan.
    Also, do you have to do anything to prevent mold or mildew when we are not there in the summer?

    Thanks in advance for any info.
  • barnaclebill's avatar
    barnaclebill
    Explorer
    Aug 12, 2013
    In Florida try, Paradise park, ppca.us/ it is a Airstream and class A motorhome park near Punta Gorda. Granada lakes in Ft. Myers. Both are reasonable with nice people. Both have lots to rent. We go to PPCA. I hope this helps, Bill

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