we will be traveling in a class with a toad and plan for the first time to visit florida in jan, feb and i am wondering if reservations are needed or if we an go on the fly? which is better for going on the fly like state parks , or private campgrounds or other types like county parks etc? if reservations are needed , how far in advance are they needed?looking for help being a first timer !!!!!

Some places will require a year in advance. You should be able to find campgrounds if you don't require 5 star camping. Better campgrounds fill up first; in my opinion. Location means everything. The further south you travel the more expensive it tends to be. Some folks prefer the west coast to the east coast. The middle of the state tends to be less expensive; Either coast is more expensive than the middle. We've been doing this over a dozen years and we still haven't found shangri la, but we're still looking. Some claim to be resorts....but; we use rvparkreviews.com when searching for campgrounds. You have to read several reviews for any campgrounds to filter comments.I would start early and pick an area to explore and either wing it or make advance reservations this year and explore to see if it fits your wants and needs.

Yep. places farther south are probably reserved as most folks reserve when they leave for next year. The Ocala area should have something, and possibly SP's north of Orlando.

We will also be in FL January and February. I started reserving sites around June. Luckily, most of the places we want to visit are in the Northern half of the state - the further south you go, the harder sites are to find. Sites are much easier to get inland than on the coast. They are also easier to find with shorter rigs - the long sites are booked quickly.Everglades, Ocala, and Fort Pickens (Federal) are pretty easy to get walk in sites. It is pretty easy to get good sites on the panhandle during Jan-Mar as it tends to be colder. The only thing I can suggest is to do what I have been doing - pick your spots and check every day for cancellations. I picked up two weeks at Gamble Rogers (on the beach) that way.We tried last year to just wing it and did manage to stay at some place or another for a total of six weeks. But in some campgrounds we could only get a day or two; we moved a lot.

Check out the Flagler Beach area. There are some direct waterfront spots there that are pretty reasonable. You will need to a month or so in advance for most places. State parks can be hit or miss as most people use that as a one night place on the way somewhere else. Making it harder to predict with no reservations.

mussfly wrote:...i am wondering if reservations are needed or if we an go on the fly?... Depends. If you are going to travel the state and will be using a campsite for a night or two or three, reservations may not, probably not, be needed. Just be flexible in how many nights you want to stay. If you want to stay a week or more, without reservations, be willing to accept a site move during your stay. In fact when you ask the cg about availability, express your willingness to accept a site move. The longer the stay and the more inflexible you are as to which campground, how long etc., the more you will need reservations.

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LynnandCarol
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Oct 19, 2015
Yep. places farther south are probably reserved as most folks reserve when they leave for next year. The Ocala area should have something, and possibly SP's north of Orlando.
tropical_ron
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Oct 19, 2015
Some places will require a year in advance. You should be able to find campgrounds if you don't require 5 star camping. Better campgrounds fill up first; in my opinion. Location means everything. The further south you travel the more expensive it tends to be. Some folks prefer the west coast to the east coast. The middle of the state tends to be less expensive; Either coast is more expensive than the middle. We've been doing this over a dozen years and we still haven't found shangri la, but we're still looking. Some claim to be resorts....but; we use rvparkreviews.com when searching for campgrounds. You have to read several reviews for any campgrounds to filter comments.I would start early and pick an area to explore and either wing it or make advance reservations this year and explore to see if it fits your wants and needs.

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