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Old 02-26-2006, 10:16 AM   #1
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Campgrounds in/near Ft. Lauderdale

Anyone have a suggestion for a good campground in or near Ft. Lauderdale? Also, has anyone ever stayed at "The Woods" campground in Montgomery, Alabama?
 
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Old 02-26-2006, 12:02 PM   #2
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Last week (while on a short non-RV trip to south Florida) we checked out Paradise Island CG in Fort Lauderdale. The CG is located off Oakland Park Blvd in that commercial/industrial/residential/railroad "never-never-land" that lies between the wealthy beachfront properties on the east and the equally-wealthy inland residential developments on the west. It was not a location in which we would feel comfortable or safe. The CG is walled-off from the shabby neighborhood in which it is located by a high hedge and the units parked there appeared to be rather tightly packed. This is a part of Florida where $600,000 buys you an "entry-level" condo, where desirable land sells for an obscene price, and where every desirable location has been bought up for residential and/or upscale retail development. That Paradise Island continues to exist as a modest size RV park in the midst of all this speaks volumes about the desirability of its location. We would not go there.

Yacht Haven Park & Marina is also located in Fort Lauderdale ... just west of the I-95 interchange for the Ft. Lauderdale International airport. We did not get a chance to visit it and the web site looks interesting ... but the fact that it sits right off the end of an east-west runway did not fill us with enthusiasm.

In general, my impression is that desirable land in the Fort Lauderdale is so valuable and the pressure for high-end residenial development so great that retaining land for the sort of RV resort that appeals to our tastes makes no economic sense.

There is a KOA located west of West Palm Beach near Lion Country Safari that looks like it might have some short-term potential.

http://www.lioncountrysafari.com/

My guess is that any RV adventures we might take into Florida will be on the Gulf Coast (Tampa south to Naples area), around Orlando/Disney for short periods if the grandkids want to visit, or in the northern part of the state in the Jacksonville/St. Augustine area. If we are feeling especially well-off, we can always take a fantasy trip to the Keys (which will quickly eliminate that "well-off" feeling).

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Old 02-28-2006, 12:25 PM   #3
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Thanks so much for the valuable info! We actually checked with the Yacht/Marina place and they are full. I was looking into the Paradise Island one - so glad you filled me in! We won't try that one! I had been looking at the KOA you mentioned, too. We have found that you are usually pretty safe with a KOA, it's just a bit out of the way compared to where we are going. Only going to be there a couple of nights on business then back up to the Destin area for and little R&R. WE love Destin RV Beach Resort there. Thanks again for the valuable info......
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quote:WE love Destin RV Beach Resort there. Thanks again for the valuable info......
My pleasure. I just checked out the web site for the Destin RV Beach Resort. It looks VERY nice indeed. It appears that they RV sites (and other elements of the Resort) are for sale. Are you aware of the details? Do you have any information re weekly/monthly rates? Nothing shown on web site.

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