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Lake Sarasota, Florida Campgrounds
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We did however find 34 campgrounds within 25 miles of Lake Sarasota. You can also find a list of cities with campgrounds or RV Parks near Lake Sarasota in the left hand column.
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7.1 Good
Royal Coachman RV Resort 10.94 miles S
1070 Laurel Road East Nokomis, Florida 34275 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 561 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets AllowedWaterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Royal Coachman RV Resort
Rating: 9 8 6 9 7 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: This park is a winner! It has a nice pool, beautifully wooded & landscaped campsites, and a wide variety of amenities (including free access to kayaks and canoes along with on site access to a beautiful canal and short distance to the railroad-bed Legacy Bike Trail. - 30 Year RVer
Stayed here for two nights - back in site on the middle loop. Fast and friendly check-in. In middle loop. Had to bring our 45ft coach around the opposite way to be able to back in our site due to two large trees in front of our site. Luckily, it was raining and beginning of off season. FHU and easy to get around the campground. Easy to get on and off I-75. - RVThatFamily
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Royal Coachman RV Resort »The park has many things to do at nice facilties. But the sites are subpar. Nothing but dirt, soft sand and weeds. Part of the facility is for park models only. Park models and very long term campers and mixed with available sites. The staff picks up large items of trash, but do not get the little things left at the sites. Some of the activities are: a wonderful swimming pool, 4 tennis courts, miniature golf, putting green, free canoes, Internet in a clubhouse, horseshoes, and others. - Hhtjr
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6.9 Good
Winter Quarters Manatee RV 14.86 miles NW
800 Kay Road NE Bradenton, Florida 34212 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 410 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets Allowed-lake Waterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Winter Quarters Manatee RV
Rating: 8 10 1 2 3 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Well maintained, clean, friendly staff. The park appears to be a former all manufactured home park slowly being converted to all RV. The old concrete pad on my site should be removed and replaced with something newer. All in all, very convenient location to shopping and the beaches. - Art_Sheila
During winter months, great activities going on. Pretty quiet now though. We stay here a couple times a year, love this area. Personnel, office ladies and annuals area always nice, friendly and helpful. We've been here in October, December, January and May. Usually stay two or three weeks each time. Pools are fabulous, just right temp, gorgeous views, plenty of pool lounges, tables and the hot tub always up and running. - Linda Fuchs
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Winter Quarters Manatee RV »We came in early in Feb 1st 2019 left Mar 31 2019. Gave no discount for coming in early $84.00 per night I paid $1450 for Feb and $1550 for March the manager wouldn't even give me the average of what Feb 2019 would of been. The propane gas is $5.00 gallon way to expensive and over charged on electric. No WiFi to speak of. I told her I wouldn't be coming back next year didn't seem too care because it seem to be all about making money with out regards to the customer they have. The lots have broken concrete and built for smaller campers 20 years ago. Won't be going back. - Steph-Sharon 2019
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6.2 Average
Ramblers Rest RV Campground 17.01 miles S
1300 North River Rd Venice, Florida 34293 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 647 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets Allowed-river Waterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Ramblers Rest RV Campground
Rating: 5 6 7 8 8 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: We had free nights from our RV Dealer, so we used 3 here for our first trip. Check-in was easy, very, very nice man assisted us. We were assigned to site N-21, a standard site with 50 amp service. All grass (grass a little long) and a picnic table. Seemed OK till we realized that were were surrounded by Park Models and no other Motorhomes. Some full time residents behind us walked through our site and had their dog off leash and didn't pick-up after it. They were partiers. The next day we were allowed to move to the W Section where there were a few motorhomes and TT's that seemed like they had been there for a long time. No real interaction with the campers, they seemd put off by a motorhome that was only going to be there a few nights. The campground was clean, but I would say 90% are Park Models, if this had been high season, the place would have been packed. - TBWard
Girl at desk on Feb 10 at 1pm was eating her lunch while we were waiting in line for another rep. When she was done eating she took care of us with an attitude like we were a bother to her. The other rep was being nice to the people. This place is gated so you have to enter code to enter. Laundry and restrooms are locked and you need code to enter (I don't know why those are locked when you have to know code to enter past gate at entrance.) You need to buy a card for $3.00 to do laundry. Then you have to pay $3.00 to put money on card to wash or dry clothes (1.50 each). About 85% permanents here. Most are nice. But several were junky. Many, many trees providing shade. Park is next to river. They have a nice picnic area there. No cable TV but got several TV channels over the air. They do a lot of activities here. I liked that this resort was away from city traffic but not too far away. - RonH999
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Ramblers Rest RV Campground »The Rambler's Rest RV Resort is located about 4-miles south of I-75, at exit 191 (River Road) on I-75. The park entrance will be on the east side of River Road (left turn if coming from I-75). The entrance comes up on you fairly fast. Our GPS took us right to the gate. After turning into the entrance immediately veer to your right into a large parking lot used for registration. The office is located on the other side of the main road across from the registration lot. Rambler's Rest is part of the Encore/Thousand Trails chain. In general, the resort looks good and seems genuinely cared for but some of the seasonal sites look run-down. I didn't see any concrete pads and our site (W-138) was mostly grass over a small patch of old gravel with full hookups. The park does not offer cable TV but we were able to bring in some local over-the-air channels. If you want to use your satellite dish ask for a spot in the "newer" W-section. Most of those sites will have a clear view of the sky for either roof mounted or portable dishes. The trade off will be little shade. And it gets hot in September. The park is pet friendly and the roads are easily navigable even for big rigs like ours. I had to laugh when I tried the WiFi it offered us complimentary 10-minutes of use before asking us to pay. We opted to use our Verizon hotspot instead. River Road can be busy but we heard absolutely no road noise, just the occasional airplane going over. Site spacing is about average, maybe a bit above. But beware if it rains hard as the ground will become saturated fairly easily. Jack pads are a must. This was our first time at Rambler's Rest and as we were visiting family during the day we didn't have an opportunity to check out the amenities at the resort. We may stay here again. - rk911
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6 Average
Terra Ceia RV Resort 21.87 miles NW
9303 Bayshore Road Palmetto, Florida 34221 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 206 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 6 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Terra Ceia RV Resort »Not impressed. Stayed here in a big rig in April 2018. First, this park is really a trailer park with RV sites. It is quiet with full, easy hook ups. The staff here seems non-existent and the park isn't anything to brag about. The site was grass and sand and small for my 43' rig. It's also a Thousand Trails/Encore park, and really makes me glad I didn't sign up with them because as a full-timer, I've stayed in many of these parks and they ALL are lacking in just basic upkeep and attractiveness. This park is easy to get to from I-75/275 and the full-time residents seem to be a mix of old folks, manual laborers, and the occasional Metallica enthusiast. As a bonus it's also close to Dollar General which seems to be a nightly haunt for the park's residents as every evening I watch them journey to the DG and return with their small bags of treasures. I found the price a bit high for what I got, a staff who didn't seem to know or care that I was there, and a small, barely maintained site. Next time through I will research more thoroughly to find something better. - Beware thyself
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8 Good
Windward Isle RV And Mobile Home Park 1.87 miles NW
1 Catamaran Drive Sarasota, Florida 34233 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 99 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets AllowedWaterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Windward Isle RV And Mobile Home Park
Rating: 8 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Windward Isle RV And Mobile Home Park »We stayed 1 month for $500. Not 5 stars due to no wifi and utilities being on opposite side of site. No pull throughs. Only 8 sites open to public. - singpj
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8 Good
Sun-N-Fun RV Resort 3.23 miles NW
7125 Fruitville Rd. Sarasota, Florida 34240 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 800 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets AllowedWaterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Sun-N-Fun RV Resort
Rating: 7 9 9 9 8 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Let's start with the PRO's: (1)Level site (2) Excellent (if a little limited) cable TV (3) Decent WI-FI (with the exception of our first day and a half when we had little to none (AP's keep crashing) (4) Electric strong and steady (5) Good clubhouse for our rally group Now the CONS's: (1)Water pressure low and no water on our last morning for almost an hour (2) We were escorted to our site but no help was given backing into our site (road was very narrow with other units and trees nearby) (3) While there are three entry lanes, the one we had always used in the past was closed -- except for one evening when they actually opened it but the man moving the blocking posts was as surly as humanly possible (4) There is a "hitching area" where you are supposed to hook up your towed. We could not use it because somebody had left a huge car-hauler trailer in the middle of it. WTH ?? (5) noise. Quiet hours are supposed to be 10 PM to 8 PM, but there were several sites yelling and screaming until well after 11 PM. ENFORCE THE RULES !One site even had a roaring open fire. Again, enforce the rules. (6) KIDS. Unsupervised LITTLE kids all over the place on bikes, some even well after sundown. (7) This park has lot of one-way streets. The cars and RV's drive accordingly, but the staff often speed on these one-way streets going the wrong way. I actually saw one staff member come down a street the wrong way and then stop his golf cart DIAGONALLY across the street so a car coming the RIGHT way had to stop and wait until he slooowly did what he wanted to do and finally went on his (wrong) way. - w3sjkb3aam
Location was convent to shopping, circus museum, and friends. Park was very close to I-75 on/off ramp. Large park but there were some common areas attached that were very nice to walk along the lake. Friendly staff. - LTC & MS
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Sun-N-Fun RV Resort »A true "resort style" park with lots of amenities. A very large park with mostly park models. A smaller section for RVs, but very nicely done. large pool, water slide, bar pool side, music on the weekends, lawn bowling, shuffle board, cart rentals, lots of meeting rooms. - thomasw
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9 Excellent
Sarasota Sunny South RV & Mobile Home Resort (55+ park) 5.37 miles NW
2100 Doud St Sarasota, Florida 34231 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 52 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 8 9 7 10 10 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: In a residential area. All backins. Restrooms/laundry at one end of property. Many permanent residents. Wifi is very good. Many sites face public road. Close to main road (not a source of traffic noise). - MichaelPer115
Great small park. Friendly neighbors. Super clean park. They have a free dinner Wednesday evening and a free breakfast Saturday morning and it was very good. Park is close to everything and great restaurants are near by. - DFG391
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Sarasota Sunny South RV & Mobile Home Resort (55+ park) »The site we were in was nice size. The biggest negative was that our site faced a city street with homes on the other side of the road so no real ambiance. - David and Debbie
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7.7 Good
Turtle Beach Campground (formerly Gulf Beach Campground) 6.93 miles NW
8862 Midnight Pass Rd Sarasota, Florida 34242 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 40 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets Allowed-ocean Waterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Turtle Beach Campground (formerly Gulf Beach Campground)
Rating: 10 10 8 8 10 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Well kept and managed campground with walk on beach access. Full RV hookups (20/30/50) with cable TV and water. Power pedestal is modern and well maintained. Gated access to park. Seafood restaurants nearby, shopping within 5 miles. Once of the handful of parks in Florida with beach access! This was our second visit and we will be back! - Art_Sheila
A small city park at Turtle Beach on Siesta Key in Sarasota. Kid friendly but no pets allowed. One long road with 40 backins and perhaps not the best for large motor homes. One long road with sites on both sides. One end of road leads directly onto the beach, and two restaurants at other end. Adjacent to Turtle Beach with beautiful beaches and kayak rentals available. Park recently renovated with new underground utilities, updated and spotless restrooms. Friendly staff and greeted by camp host as I arrived after office closed at 4:30. Easy setup and a short walk to the beach. I called to make reservations just several days before arrival. Weekends were booked for months but was able to get a site for Wednesday and Thursday nights. Make reservations long in advance if possible. Will definitely stay here again. Room for both trailer and F150 on site. - Jay/Ang
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Turtle Beach Campground (formerly Gulf Beach Campground) »This is a nice campground right on the beach. The campground is small and all the sites are back-in. We didn't have any problems backing into our site as we have a small RV, but I could see it being more challenging to larger units. There are a few trees and small shrubs between sites, but you are very close to your neighbors. It was mostly sunny with a small bit of shade. We had full hookups and the water, electric and sewer were located toward the back of the site. The restrooms and showers were clean. The laundry room/rec room was large and they had a table set up with a jigsaw puzzle. All the fellow campers were very friendly and helpful. The staff in the office were nice, although the office does close at 4:30 and they do not take cash--only credit card-even for a bag of ice. We did not use the WiFi. There are no pets allowed. The star attraction for this campground is the beach--you walk out the back of the campground and you are right on the beach. Absolutely amazing sunsets! We will definitely be back. There is a Publix supermarket just before you get on the island and a small grocery store in Siesta Key Village (free shuttle to the village). - gatorbaityogi
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8.8 Excellent
Myakka River State Park 8.3 miles NW
13208 State Road 72 Sarasota, Florida 34241 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 97 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 10 9 10 8 8 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Stayed three nights (Site 72 Palmetto Ridge). Easy drive off I-75 via SR 72 to South entrance. North entrance open only weekends and holidays. Site was roomy, private, and (mostly) level covered in coarse gravel. Lush vegetation, canopied tree cover, fire ring, and picnic table. Bugs not an issue. Concrete loop road (no dust), and exceptionally clean and new bath houses. Full service hook-up. Electricity (30A), water, and dump onsite, but you may need longer hoses and cables to connect everything at once. Firewood ($6.00 tiny shrink wrap package) picked up from Myakka Outpost three miles away. This Park is massive! King Jack found two dozen OTA stations from Sarasota. Digital streaming was above average (Verizon). Great place to hike, bike, or kayak. No swimming here as Myakka contains one of the largest gator populations around. You can take a boat tour ($25.00), enjoy an ice cream cone ($4.99), or grab hot snacks and souvenirs from the Outpost. - KayakSmurf
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019. We were in Palmetto Ridge, the newest loop and had full hookups. Our site was gravel, mostly level, had a picnic table and fire ring. Nice privacy with mature foliage surrounding. This is a great campground for walking, hiking, running, biking. Showers nearby and kept very clean. Washer & dryer in the same building, not sure of the cost since no sign posted. Would definitely stay here again. - MangoandJune
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Myakka River State Park »Fantastic well maintained park whether you are camping or staying the day. Many miles of trails to hike and miles of paved road to bike. There is a horse trail. There is group/youth camping. Staff/rangers are friendly and very helpful. There are three RV camping loops. The newest, most "modern" being Palmetto Ridge with paved loop and gravel, defined sites, side privacy and some shade. Best for larger rigs. The other two are older, smaller, sand sites, defined by coral fence, but are very shaded. All sites are well taken care of. The park itself offers plenty to see and do. Pick up the "25 Things to Do" flyer at the Visitor Center. With record rain this season, many trails were under water. This seemed to drive the wildlife into the campsites this week which was great (the gators stayed in the river and lake). There is a cafe, store and playground. Only 22 miles to Sarasota if you need more than this park provides. Gulf beaches? - GDoug
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5.3 Average
Linger Lodge 8.33 miles NW
7205 85th St Ct E Bradenton, Florida 34202 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 52 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 2 8 3 4 9 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: We are full timers and stayed from July 2012 to June 2017. We left after they sold and were planning to upgrade the park. New owners found getting permits to build on Florida waterways is very strict and they are, after a year, still in limbo. They started allowing RVers back but only short-term and even though there have been NO improvements they are now charging $745 a month, we were paying $515 last year. We had enjoyed the place even though it was very rural and not kept up. Any storms caused blackouts and the water was always an issue.The best part was being able to park under the beautiful trees and not being on a slab which makes it even hotter inside your RV. The wildlife and fishing is great too. I have never understood how people can park in direct sun; it seriously wrecks and fades the finish on RVs and you will burn out an air conditioner if you run it for any period of time. - karen46
This is an "old Florida" type campground. Roads are dirt, sites are dirt. The picnic tables were beat up and need to be replaced. There is a nice restraunt on site that has karaoke and music on the weekends. They close at 10 pm and the park gets nice and quiet. There is a boat ramp for the river and all sites slope down that way. They are talking about a lot of improvements in the near future. - esta34950
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Linger Lodge »Forget the campground! We paid $184 for 3 nights and they had the worst facilities of any of the 7 places we camped while in Florida.The showers look extremely old, not even a shower curtain. We talked to some campers who started camping there 7 years ago and were paying $350/mo. They said the rate next year was going over $1,000/mo and they are looking for a new campground. The roads in the campground are terrible, and the place looks junky! There was a small dock behind our site that was falling in the water. Their photo gallery does not show the campground just the restaurant. - c22jrc
