Lake Okeechobee campground recommendation

[alex800]

My dad is coming to visit us from NY and I would like to take him camping with us for a few days. He is very big on fishing (I’m not) so I would like to find a nice RV park/campground with fishing available. I was thinking Lake Okeechobee or somewhere near. There are quite a few lakes in that area.

I would appreciate any recommendations.

[alex800]

I end up with W.P. Franklin. Only 120mi from my house and water front spot. I think I got lucky to find a spot there.

Thanks everybody for great suggestions. I will look into it for next trip.

[jolooote]

Check out the wonderful new county RV park at the town of South Bay. Water & electric with very nice modern showers. Walk across the levy to fish on the lake.

[alex800]

The Fisheating Creek does not have any availability for my dates. I'm looking at Ortona South and W.P. FRANKLIN N. as they still have spots avalable. Both places have good reviews. I'm thinking W.P Franlin because it is a water front site.

[Horsedoc]

We have stayed at the Roland Martin place a few years back. It is small and the sites are close together. Not much of a place to really call an RV destination. Not many sites, but this is a fish camp, not a campground. There is a canal that leads to the lake through the dike that surrounds most of the southern park of the lake. Water was low when we were there and you could pretty much motor in and out. There are fishing guides with boats available as are boat livery. The upper end of the lake is much more attractive than the southern end IMHO. I would not spend the money to go/stay there again

[dockmasterdave]

Thanks for your reply Dave. I was actually looking at http://www.rolandmartinmarina.com Do you know how is the campground over there? We have a 35ft TT.

We have been to too many places around there, my "part timers" is kicking in right about now.
My girlfriend says we discussed that it was very nice.
You might want to check it on Google earth. That is usually the way I look. You can also bring up a street view.
There was plenty to do around the southwest corner of the lake.
Northeast corner was pretty isolated. So was southeast.
We really like Avon Park, Sebring area. Lots of small towns/shops. And another lake over every hill.
YES they actually have hills. I was impressed. I hadn't seen one of those in 30 years.
Now, with the TT I hope to see a lot more.
I'd be surprised if most of the lakes aren't in sinkholes, which would make them a lot deeper than Okeechobee, which is real shallow.

[HappyKayakers]

Here's one of my favorites: http://fisheatingcreekoutpost.com/default.asp, as long as it's not a holiday weekend - then it gets very crowded and loud. Plenty of room for your RV.

[agesilaus]

The COE has a good CG in the area, Ortona South. Not on the lake but close:

COE

I think you'll need a boat to fish on the lake tho.

[alex800]

Thanks for your reply Dave. I was actually looking at http://www.rolandmartinmarina.com Do you know how is the campground over there? We have a 35ft TT.

I also found http://www.fisheatingcreekoutpost.com/Fisheating Creek Outpost. Looks pretty good. Anybody familiar with it?

dockmasterdave wrote:
We are from Naples, and have camped our way around the lake.
This one looked pretty nice, and had reasonable rates.
http://www.rolandmartinmarina.com/okeechobee_campground.php

If you want rustic you could try J and S fish camp. Near the northeast corner. They have permanent residents, transients, cottages, and a nice little tavern on premise.

If you like golf, check out the glades rv resort.Near the south end of the lake, a little nicer/fancier, used to have a GREAT restaurant.
Saw the owners at an RV show a couple weeks ago, they said they are currently trying to find someone to rent the resaurant, so it's closed.
Snack bar is open.
Happy to help if you can narrow it down a little.
You can always PM me.

[dockmasterdave]

We are from Naples, and have camped our way around the lake.
This one looked pretty nice, and had reasonable rates.
http://www.rolandmartinmarina.com/okeechobee_campground.php

If you want rustic you could try J and S fish camp. Near the northeast corner. They have permanent residents, transients, cottages, and a nice little tavern on premise.

If you like golf, check out the glades rv resort.Near the south end of the lake, a little nicer/fancier, used to have a GREAT restaurant.
Saw the owners at an RV show a couple weeks ago, they said they are currently trying to find someone to rent the resaurant, so it's closed.
Snack bar is open.
Happy to help if you can narrow it down a little.
You can always PM me.