Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I would take the gulf coast of Fla. any day over the Pacific but that is my choice. If you want to buy a piece of ground five minutes or less to the gulf in SW Fla. and I have lived here for ten years then you need some serious money. Then some serious money for the HOA. Most rv sites that close are in private parks. Now if you want to be 15 minutes by car then yea you can co it for less. But at that point you are better buying a piece of ground putting up a small house and paying someone to take care of it for you. It will be cheaper then many other alternatives. We pay about 650 a month at our winter resort which is my electric and water bill and we are about 20 minutes from some of the nicest beaches around. Oh you also need to know the area and the beaches not all are free or deadly accessible. I came here from them cold Ill. winters and never went back.