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mirwin
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Jan 06, 2017

Suggestions for snowbirding in Fl

Hello, my husband and I want to snowbird in 2018(Jan-Feb) and are looking for a nice campground that won't break the bank. I was looking on line but there are so many to choose from. This would be our first time so any thoughts or suggestions of campgrounds would be appreciated. I'm thinking that now is probably a good time to book seeing that they fill up quickly.

Thanks in advance
  • Good luck finding a good park very far down. They are all full with waiting lists, and I tried a year in advance. The panhandle has some nice parks, and although it is not as warm as farther south, it is warmer than where I am. If you do happen to find one that has any room, they want full payment a year in advance, with no refunds.
  • As a "Rule of Thumb", if you want to avoid freezing temps. overnight, consider staying south of I 4. Agree that we would not stay 2 months in an unfamiliar campground, so the idea of staying 2 weeks at a couple different places makes sense to me. Good Luck
  • I would go to rvparkreviews.com and look at the parks in the areas that you are considering in Florida. Some you can eliminate quickly. Most parks have links from within rvparksreview.com where you can find their monthly rates.
    We are currently staying a month at a small rvpark in Alabama. There are a lot of snowbirds from the Midwest here and most are very friendly. This is our second time here and we would have no problems staying for two months. However we only stay for a month because are not full timers and we go back home before we start volunteering at one of the Georgia State parks for March and April.

    We are thinking about changing to Florida next year and I have been following my on advice about searching at rvparkreviews.com. If you want to keep the cost down you will probably want to stay in North Florida.

    We have friends that come down from Massachusetts and stay at Kelly's RV Park in White Springs, Florida. It is an older park but they enjoy staying there. Just one to look at. Another one that we are looking at is Eagles Landing in Holt Florida. However if we go to Florida we will probably stay at a military recreation facility in Destin Florida since I am eligible to stay there.

    It may not be a bad idea to book two separate parks for a month apiece. It will help for the following year.

    Good luck on your search.
  • I would pick four differant campgrounds 2 weeks each 2 on the west coast and 2 on the east coast. Been 3 years now and still haven't found and area I want to spend a solid month at let alone 2.
  • Personally, I wouldn't book some place for two months in a place you haven't seen. You might not like the park or the area. Why not pick perhaps 3 places in different areas and check them out for your first time?

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