We had an exceptional experience. Friendly staff and very clean, neat park. Quiet and beautiful. Lots of extra activities through the clubhouse. We plan on returning this coming winter. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

The park is located on the wild St Johns River. They have a small store and a great restaurant on premises. The staff is friendly, helpful and courtious. The grounds are beutifully maintained. I have a 42' coach and had no problem manuvering the paved roads. The park is rated 5W by Woodalls and has been for 10 years. The restrooms need updating which the management say is scheduled for this summer. They have six almost new pontoon boats for rent from the store and are only a few miles by boat from Blue Springs where you can observe manatee during the winter and spring months. During my stay I noticed the completion of 8 to 10 new super sites designed to accomidate the largest of RVs We camped here in a Motorhome.

This park is strictly for full-time year round park model (small mobile homes) retirees. We found that they do not welcome newcomers at all unless your 80 years old and cranky. This park has sights for travel trailers but you are not welcomed. A well known directory rates this park a 5, I have no idea why. It should be a 2 at best. The pool is not heated and not maintained. Leaves and dirt all around it, nobody ever used it. Maintenance runs a bucket loader by your sight everyday from early morning until 5-6p.m. Skeleton staff for maintenance and they are the retirees that live there. Many of the park's trailers are very old and not maintained by their owners, especially in the back where the undesirable party people live. On weekends the cops were always in the front of the park where the restaurant is, breaking up the bar fights. Because the park is next to the river the mosquitos and what the locals call love bugs are horrible. We did however feel safe there but that was the only good point. I would look elsewhere for a better park that welcomes part time travelers. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

I grew up about 8 miles from here. Back in the 60's this was just a boat launch. In the 70's it was a small Ma&Pa CG and small marina. When Ma&Pa passed on the big corporations sucked it up. Changed hands 2 or 3 times in the 80's. At present, it is a "park model" mobile home park for snow birds and retirees. They also were the retailer for the park models they allowed in the park. They have a few spaces they rent to RV's and they are along the fence next to the entrance. A couple of trees but no shade. Dirt pads. Besides being a mobile hame park, the big draw is the restuarnt (which is good) and the marina. They rent some boats but they are old. A pontoon boat cruise on the river is rewarding just avoid the weekends. For some reason this area of Florida dosen't seem to have much to offer in the way of RV parks. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

This is an old park with narrow roads and narrow spaces. They advertise "Big Rig Access", but there were SEVERAL roads that I simply would not fit on, and did not see a site where I would be able to open 4 slidouts up without cramping my neighbors. They also advertise 50 amp, but that is only for long term campers. The day we arrived, I wanted just a weekend site, and the person behind the counter (after talking at length to 2 of the residents and then carrying on a 10 minute phone conversation) made me feel as if she were doing us a favor by giving us a 50 amp site. "They are only for long term guests" she stated. I remarked that that was not mentioned in any writeups, and she said it was . I suppose "30/50 amp hookups" means if you don't want to stay less than a month, you get 30. Not so in any other CG we've been in. After that, it got worse - this place is only looking for snowbirds and full time residents, and their attitude more than shows it. After this initial hostility from the employee behind the desk, I was not happy, but was still willing to stay anyway. She asked if we'd been there before, and when I told her not, she sighed and said "Well, we are going to have to get ALL this information on you before you do"...I looked at the sheet, and in doing so, laid the Happy Camper membership card down on the desk that I had in my hand. I was immediately informed that because I had no advance reservation, they would not accept the card. I mentioned that was not in any info on the place, and was given the "it says here that we reserve the right to change policies at any time " speech. Curious, they had a big rally there, and were giving away sites for $10 a night, I could not see what harm one more would have been. I was told it didn't matter anyway, that the season was from May 1 to Aug 30. I told her all info , including their website was 31 Oct, and that the Happy Camper book (current) made no mention of a season at all. She again told me that had changed. I was also informed that the previous owner had agreed to a "partial" membership in HC (I called Happy Camper, and they didn't know what a "partial" membership was). They also restrict tents to the summer months only (they don't want tenters upsetting their winter clientele), so whether or not you're allowed will depend on whoever is behind the counter. I finally had enough and walked out and went elsewhere. This is the worst treatment I have ever recieved in a CG, and we've been RVing for 30 years. This place is interested in only long term commitments, and they make it obvious. From what I witnessed, I would not bring children there either - this appears to be a 55+ park only. Also, they have a restaurant at the entrance that's open to the public, (parking to check in in an RV there was almost impossible) which they advertise heavily. Seems to be a much greater concern that the general public know that they can eat there and that they have beer (their ad has BEER in caps and bold print) than the quality of their campground office staff. Being out wher they are, I question what happens there on Fri and Sat nights as well. I would never go back to that place again, and not recomend it to anyone. They are not as advertised We camped here in a Motorhome.