It was a Ying/Yang thing. We had signed up for 3+ months stay starting Dec 27,2008. The CG was very clean, the sites were large and many were shaded. The roads were paved and in good shape. The Pools (3 including the Jacuzzi) were well maintained, along with the Gym, Pool Tables, and other social amenities. But, this was my first stay at a CG that had the vast majority of the campers being French-speaking Canadians, with the next largest group being from Ontario. What a difference. The majority of French-speaking ones did/would not get into a conversation, or often not respond to "Hello", "Good Morning" type greetings, even in French. On the other hand, we made several friends from Ontario. I do not like to type-cast people like this, but this situation often put a "wet blanket" on my wife and my attitudes many days, and really affected our overall enjoyment of our winter vacation. In summary, a very nice (kind of pricey) CG, well located for Tampa & Gulf Coast access, but with a very large group of unfriendly campers who only mixed among themselves. There should be some kind of warning for first-timers, before they make plans and put down deposits. Oh Yeah, look at the map carefully. There are a large number of sites that are too close to the three major night noise/light sources; 1-directly adjacent to a 24-hour Micky-D (light), 2-less than 400 yards from a ramp off of US-4 (noise), and 3-morning truck loading noise from an adjacent Strawberry shipping depot (noise). We camped here in a Motorhome.

The park is full of trees and wide open spaces between sites. The park staff are courteous and friendly however, they didn't take care of fallen leaves from the many life oaks. As far as the people in the park, they are by far the rudest people I've EVER met camping. Mostly French Canadian they number about 80+ % of the park and control all the activities and entertainment. Monday mornings the park has a get-together to discuss the weekly events - in English. Then, there's another meeting where they only speak french to plan the real events in the park. when passing them on the road I always say 'hi' or wave and they just don't respond to any American. I winter here to escape the cold only to be in one of the coldest parks in Florida. I will NOT return. We camped here in a Motorhome.

It's a nice park, very big and close to all ammenities. We stayed here for the winter due to our work assignment. The only thing we were not comfortable with is that during the winter season, the place is occupied by at least 80% Canadians. This would not be a big deal except for the fact that they are rude to the Americans. They don't speak to you for the most part and because there are so many of them, all the functions that go on are ususally conducted in french. We have also heard that the management gives them a "special rate". We would love to find out what that is. We camped here in a Motorhome.

The park is very crowded during the winter. The staff is friendly but we found there were so many foreigners in the park not speaking English that we felt like outsiders. Most of the winter residence were regulars and gather together at the pools and activity centers. The park has a lot to offer as far as events and things to do, location is right off I-4 and easy to get around. There is a charge for Internet and the reception is good from the sites. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We work for a national company and were transfered to Tampa,Florida in November of 07 and went to Tampa East Rv Resort. Evreyone seemed to be ok when we checked in. We were told a price per month + electric,which was fine. We were supposed to stay until April but when buisness slowed down We were transferred to another store,(1 month early), and as a result of this the Park charged us $650.00 extra.We will not stay in this park again and recommened no one else to stay there either. We were paid up to date and they still charged us the money because we had to leave early. What a ripoff. The northeners were leaving so I guess they had to get the extra money from people like us that did not have a option to stay or leave. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This place is on the skids. Was here seven years ago and was not bad. It's a hole now. Stay away.. the staff doesn't care and provides no assistance. No security on weekends and the office is closed for two to three days at a time. Just try complaining about noise etc. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Spent Labor day weekend there. From Friday night 'till Tues morn. There was NO ONE at the office. They took the weekend off. There was absolutely no security or supervision. Motorcycles roared in and out all Sat. night. They didn't honor my Passport America as they should. They charged me half off the "in season" rate. Almost double the regular rate for when I was actually there. I reported them to their main off and Passport America and much to my surprise I've heard nothing in return. Would I go back there? Absolutely NO. Would I recommend them to a friend.... NO! For the money Wal-Mart looks good! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

The previous reviewer stated that this park "has all you want" and that the grounds are "immaculate". In our experience at this park, neither of these statements held true. While this is a nice park, with nice amenities, there is plenty of room for improvement. The office staff was not overly knowledgeable about the park's policies and the Passport America sites they offer are the least desireable sites in the park. The entrance is poorly designed, and 2 rigs checking in at the same time will create a bit of a traffic jam at the park's entrance (even if the rigs are shorter). Like many parks today, this park will "nickel and dime" you for every little charge. It's a nice park, but for what they charge there are better options in this area. We are not likely to return to this park again if any other options are available to us. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We stayed for a week December 2006-January 2007 in a 40 foot motorhome. Office staff friendly but very unorganized and slow, taking us forever to even register with 4 people behind the desk. Nice pool and pool area but very limited amenities with no store on the premises. Most of the sites are on grass with very few concrete pads. Many of the sites are very narrow. We were traveling with three other motorhomes, and one motorhome was directed to a site that they could not fit into. Cable TV is only accessible for long-term stays through Verizon. Our satellite did not work because of trees in the way. Upon entering the office to request to move to another site, the office staff responded that it "had been a long day and she was tired and to come back tomorrow morning." The 2 other sites that we were given were worse than our original site even though sites near us with no obstructions were vacant during the duration of our stay. Definitely felt that those staying for long periods of time were given preferential treatment. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We there on $99 a week special. W/E only. Could have upgraded for more money. Three pools. Many weekly activities. Accept mail. Paved roads, some paved pads. Clean and well run park. There are two entrances and sides; Oak and Palms. Oak is quieter. Close to shopping and entertainment. Would stay there again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Very clean park. It is a combination of 3 parks that once were an Encore, an old KOA, and a Sunburst park. Sun bought and merged the three together, along with adding many upgrades. Three Pools, a spa, 3 laundry facilities, good Wi-Fi, this park has anything you would want, and a close drive to Tampa. Facilities are immaculate, and manager and staff are awesome! Will stay here again! We camped here in a Motorhome.

We used this park for an overnight stop on our return trip home. We only paid $22.50 for a water/electric site, super sites were in the $33/night range. We were near the pool and had no other campers near us, which made for a quiet night. The pool was real nice, the bathrooms were adequate and clean overall but I've seen better. The campground is located near I-4 (only 5 miles east of I-75) so getting back to the interstate was real easy and getting to Tampa International to drop our two older kids off was pretty easy. Overall not a bad place to stop, there was no staff when checking in so it was a self serve type operation, but easy enough. There was construction on the building off of McIntosh and we had to use the entrance off of hwy 92 (just around the corner), and there were no signs indicating this. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We were a bit underwhelmed because we expect more from an Encore park. However, it was clean and generally nice enough. We didn't like that it had no gate, no security, and no staff on Sunday, but they say that changes during the November-April season. There was also a lot of light from a neighboring McDonalds and a fair amount of road noise. There were some permanent residents in the far back area, but they kept to themselves as the front of the park seems to be dedicated to short-termers. The location is reasonable for Busch Gardens. Our kids enjoyed the site location next to the playground and everyone seemed receptive to children, which is contrary to the norm in this part of Florida. We'd stay here again unless we get a solid recommendation on another campground in the Tampa area. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.