Some campgrounds to check out:
Fort Myers Beach area:
Woodsmoke Camping Resort
Cypress Woods RV Resort
Swan Lake RV Village
DO NOT GO TO:
Fort Myers Beach RV Resort ... they use that word "Resort" way too liberally !!
Sarasota area:
Sun-n-Fun RV Resort
We stayed at Shady Acres, Ft Myers in January 2014. Nice facility.
Called every one except one of those suggested and one suggested by another campground. The next to the last one had 2 sites left for the month of January. We took it! It is Sun N Fun in Sarasota. While in FL we will make reservations somewhere before coming back to NC. Nothing available for either January or February any where. Thank you all for the suggestions!
Looking forward to meeting you there. No site assigned yet ~~ just an RV Premium Site,,, felt fortunate to get it!February is always the hardest month to get a site. Seems everyone wants to be in Florida then. I'd keep checking with Sun-N-Fun even while you are there. They do have cancellations come up so you might still be able to get in for February. At the very least, stop by Site 815 and say Hi while you are there in January. Keith & Carol
I know it is late to make reservations but hope to find a nice CG along the gulf coast. To make it tougher, maybe not farther than Ft Myers/
Just as in real estate much depends on location. Generally, the panhandle of FL is less expensive during winter than the central area and the Keys can be more so. Temps in the panhandle are closer to my home in SE coastal NC so I prefer central on the Gulf coast. Even somewhat localized costs can fluctuate. February seems to be the preferred month of all 12 and I found a few that charge the highest rates for Feb. Most often stays of up to 2 weeks electric is included with the weekly rate. Longer stays the electric is often metered. For the two popular winter months I have seen prices seem to hover around $1300 for the month. A rare $900 +/- to $1950. Amenities and activities impact price along with location.Soul what is considered expensive what does one have to expect to pay to stay in one of these RV parks for the month of January and or February
Just as in real estate much depends on location. Generally, the panhandle of FL is less expensive during winter than the central area and the Keys can be more so. Temps in the panhandle are closer to my home in SE coastal NC so I prefer central on the Gulf coast. Even somewhat localized costs can fluctuate. February seems to be the preferred month of all 12 and I found a few that charge the highest rates for Feb. Most often stays of up to 2 weeks electric is included with the weekly rate. Longer stays the electric is often metered. For the two popular winter months I have seen prices seem to hover around $1300 for the month. A rare $900 +/- to $1950. Amenities and activities impact price along with location.
Ill make that fish fry worth you leaving early.Another factor impacting price is your length of stay. We have found "no room at the inn" for most campgrounds if you only want 2 or 3 months. Naturally, campgrounds are going to accept reservations for longer time periods first, then if there are any openings left, they will accept shorter stays. Because of our North Pole duties, we can't head south until after Christmas. Ideally I'd like a 3 month reservation (Jan-Mar) but have found most of the campgrounds we tried to get reservations for are "filled" and that's trying to reserve a year in advance. We tried 4 or 5 different campgrounds while we were in Florida last winter and although they are willing to take a deposit and put you on a list, usually by summer we get our deposit back and a "rejection" letter because the campground is full. At Sun-N-Fun for 2016 we had to book for 4 months (to get the site we wanted) even though we will be leaving the second week in April.