Need advice on Fla. this winter
This is my first yr. with my 24' RV and I want to spend some time in the warm parts of Fla. I've contacted some sites around Naples area and am told they are booked and I am joining the wait list. Is...
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A repeat post for the loneryder's benefit (& a few others)!
Everybody wants to be in Florida in January (and February too), In our learning years, we spent some very chilly days at Theme World, Ocala, Zephyrhills, Chrystal River, and the Tampa and Lakeland areas. In fact, anywhere north of Lake Okeechobee and SR 80 can be mighty cold for long stretches of time-- not as bad and windy, mind ya, as in the Rio Grande Valley where you can't even find a picnic table, but still not the idyllic "book in one hand and beer in the other while reclining under a palm tree or beach umbrella" on the SW coast of Florida. The milder winds and warmer temperatures just don't sustain those pleasantries much above SR 80 and big Lake Okeechobee.
A month at the Fort Myers RV Park on US 41 gave us time to explore the SW Florida area. We visited all and stayed at several of these: Fort Myers Area Campgrounds American Outdoors 16900 Tamiami Trl 941-267-3030 Cypress Woods RV Resort 5551 Luckett Rd 941-694-2191 Ebb Tide Travel Park 1725 Main St 941-463-5444 Fort Myers Beach RV Resort 16299 San Carlos Blvd 941-466-7171 Fort Myers RV Resort 16800 S Tamiami Trl 941-267-2141 Fox Trailer Park 2020 Queen St 941-995-4695 Garden RV Park 2830 Garden St 941-995-7417 Gulf Air Travel Park 17279 San Carlos Blvd 941-466-8100 Hidden Cove Trailer Park 2961 Frierson St 941-334-1820 Indian Creek Park 17340 San Carlos Blvd 941-466-6060 Iona Ranch 16295 Davis Rd 941-466-0440 Lazy J Adventurers 1263 Golden Lake Rd 941-694-5038 Oyster Bay Parks 1711 Main St 941-463-2171 Pioneer Village MH & RV Resort 17200 Pioneer St 941-543-3303 Raintree RV Resort 19250 N Tamiami Trl 941-731-1441 Red Coconut RV Resort 3001 Estero Blvd 941-463-7200 San Carlos RV Park & Island Resort 18701 San Carlos Blvd 941-466-3133 Seminole Campground 8991 Triplett Rd 941-543-2919 Shady Acres Travel Park 19370 S Tamiami Trl 941-267-8448 Siesta Bay RV Resort 19333 Summerlin Rd 941-466-8988 Sun community 19333 Summerlin Rd # 575 941-466-4900 Sunseekers RV Park 19701 N Tamiami Trl 941-731-1303 Swan Lake Village MH & RV Resort 2400 N Tamiami Trl # 207 941-995-3397 Tamiami RV Park 16549 N Cleveland Ave 941-995-7747 The Groves Campground 16175 John Morris Rd 941-466-5909 Tropical Trailer Park 1825 Linhart Ave 941-332-0019 Upriver Campground & RV Park 17021 Upriver Dr 941-543-3330 Woodsmoke Camping Resort 19554 US Hwy 41 941-267-3456
...and after one false start at Cypress Bend in Estero, we finally found our winter home in Imperial Bonita Estates Where we enjoy more than 80 activities, two club houses, a large RV park rental area, free Wifi, etc., plus the Imperial River on our southern border. One of our three snowbird areas is our co-op with a low $113 per month maintenance fee. Be sure to make that comparison when you hang up the RV keys in exchange for your little piece of paradise. It happens to many of us eventually.
Everybody wants to be in Florida in January (and February too), In our learning years, we spent some very chilly days at Theme World, Ocala, Zephyrhills, Chrystal River, and the Tampa and Lakeland areas. In fact, anywhere north of Lake Okeechobee and SR 80 can be mighty cold for long stretches of time-- not as bad and windy, mind ya, as in the Rio Grande Valley where you can't even find a picnic table, but still not the idyllic "book in one hand and beer in the other while reclining under a palm tree or beach umbrella" on the SW coast of Florida. The milder winds and warmer temperatures just don't sustain those pleasantries much above SR 80 and big Lake Okeechobee.
A month at the Fort Myers RV Park on US 41 gave us time to explore the SW Florida area. We visited all and stayed at several of these: Fort Myers Area Campgrounds American Outdoors 16900 Tamiami Trl 941-267-3030 Cypress Woods RV Resort 5551 Luckett Rd 941-694-2191 Ebb Tide Travel Park 1725 Main St 941-463-5444 Fort Myers Beach RV Resort 16299 San Carlos Blvd 941-466-7171 Fort Myers RV Resort 16800 S Tamiami Trl 941-267-2141 Fox Trailer Park 2020 Queen St 941-995-4695 Garden RV Park 2830 Garden St 941-995-7417 Gulf Air Travel Park 17279 San Carlos Blvd 941-466-8100 Hidden Cove Trailer Park 2961 Frierson St 941-334-1820 Indian Creek Park 17340 San Carlos Blvd 941-466-6060 Iona Ranch 16295 Davis Rd 941-466-0440 Lazy J Adventurers 1263 Golden Lake Rd 941-694-5038 Oyster Bay Parks 1711 Main St 941-463-2171 Pioneer Village MH & RV Resort 17200 Pioneer St 941-543-3303 Raintree RV Resort 19250 N Tamiami Trl 941-731-1441 Red Coconut RV Resort 3001 Estero Blvd 941-463-7200 San Carlos RV Park & Island Resort 18701 San Carlos Blvd 941-466-3133 Seminole Campground 8991 Triplett Rd 941-543-2919 Shady Acres Travel Park 19370 S Tamiami Trl 941-267-8448 Siesta Bay RV Resort 19333 Summerlin Rd 941-466-8988 Sun community 19333 Summerlin Rd # 575 941-466-4900 Sunseekers RV Park 19701 N Tamiami Trl 941-731-1303 Swan Lake Village MH & RV Resort 2400 N Tamiami Trl # 207 941-995-3397 Tamiami RV Park 16549 N Cleveland Ave 941-995-7747 The Groves Campground 16175 John Morris Rd 941-466-5909 Tropical Trailer Park 1825 Linhart Ave 941-332-0019 Upriver Campground & RV Park 17021 Upriver Dr 941-543-3330 Woodsmoke Camping Resort 19554 US Hwy 41 941-267-3456
...and after one false start at Cypress Bend in Estero, we finally found our winter home in Imperial Bonita Estates Where we enjoy more than 80 activities, two club houses, a large RV park rental area, free Wifi, etc., plus the Imperial River on our southern border. One of our three snowbird areas is our co-op with a low $113 per month maintenance fee. Be sure to make that comparison when you hang up the RV keys in exchange for your little piece of paradise. It happens to many of us eventually.
