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Yacht Haven Park & Marina accommodates RVs, tents, and cabins with pets permitted throughout the campground. Located in Fort Lauderdale, the resort-style property features 222 campsites along the waterway with full hookup facilities including electric, sewer, and water connections. The park's waterfront sites back directly onto the marina, allowing campers and their pets to enjoy views of passing boats. Showers, toilets, and trash services are available, with the campground receiving high marks for cleanliness and well-maintained grounds. The property serves as a convenient base for exploring nearby beaches and attractions with dogs, though reviews indicate some sites may be tight for larger rigs with pets.
Several pet-friendly camping options exist within a short drive of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Paradise Island RV Resort welcomes pets with concrete pad sites and full hookups, though the campground primarily serves long-term residents according to reviews. Topeekeegee Yugnee Park Campground permits dogs throughout its grounds, offering drinking water, electric hookups, and fires at designated sites. Dogs must remain on leash at all times in these facilities. Quiet Waters Park provides tent camping and yurt accommodations for pets and their owners, with facilities including picnic tables, showers, and restrooms. Temperature considerations are important when camping with dogs in this region, as summer heat can be intense. Most facilities in the area do not advertise specific dog parks or designated pet areas, so bringing portable enclosures and planning regular walks is advisable.
"Stayed here over a holiday weekend and enjoyed it, roads getting in the RV park are good but watch out for branches with big units outside the park to the north."
"The park is big with a paved walking path around the park. On the west side of the park there's a lot of big mature trees that give a lot shade and are just nice looking. "
from $35 - $57 / night
Check Availability"Near grocery store, and everything! Full hookup sites, spots are big and concrete roads, amenities like restrooms and showers are cleans, the pool is nice! Great time! Recommend"
"If you camp on the canal, chances are you will be right next to some amazing yachts! 7 minutes to Ft Lauderdale Beach and 7 minutes the other way to Seminole Hard Rock Casino Hollywood!"
"The grounds and views of all the surrounding yachts are simply spectacular. Everything here is setup for convenience and comfort."
from $110 - $300 / night
Check Availability"This KOA was close to family and friends. Stayed for five nights. It was clean and I felt safe. Staff were very helpful getting backed in and set up."
"It's located near many attractions and shopping. Beautiful sunset viewing across the street at Vista View Park and easy highway access. You're going to love your stay at this KOA!"
"It was on the water, had a grill, electrcitiy, fire pit, tent, running water and was pet friendly. We brought our kayaks and played around. Had a lot of space to walk our dogs."
"Good location in the middle of urban area, cabins to rent. We’ve used for daycamp without overnight, but you can do that if you want"
"For south florida, its about as good as it gets. Also has a nice observatory on saturday nights to visit."
"The Park rangers are amazing and you have a dog amount of space to yourself! 😊"
"If your looking for the ultimate location, keep looking. My wife’s mom lives right around the corner otherwise we may not have even considered Aztec."
from $50 - $120 / night
Check Availability"Close to all of the sites and attractions in Pompano, Deerfield, and Boca Raton. Nice pool and billiards room. Remodeled bathrooms."
from $75 - $85 / night
Check Availability"Location was great, spaces are too tight though. I could hardly get my RV and Car Trailer through the campground. Restrooms were great and staff were helpful."
ScoutMy husband and I rented a campground flat in December. It was on the water, had a grill, electrcitiy, fire pit, tent, running water and was pet friendly. We brought our kayaks and played around. Had a lot of space to walk our dogs. It was really a great time!
GuideThis is a very nice campground which is part of the Miami-Dade County park system. It is close to the Encore Everglades park (about 4 miles) so we stayed here after we departed. The campground is divided into pods and each pod has about 15 or so sites. We were in pod 4 site 20 (420 lol). We booked this camp with the intent to stay for a month or longer as my husband had an opportunity to Captain boats in Miami.
The park was very quiet. Most of the campers were retirees, a few families with kids, but we were there in early January. The grounds are nicely maintained with lots of places to walk and open space with trees. They don't allow dogs off-leash and although it is adjacent to the rest of the Larry & Penny park, dogs are not even allowed in the main park, at all. We did however find a few dog parks within four miles or so which were nice.
They have a very nice pool which was open daily Wed- Sunday 11am - 5pm. It was raining and rather dreary during our stay so we didn't use the pool. They have a nice Clubhouse and it looked okay with tables, chairs, books, puzzles, but again very quiet. Not many activities except for a few and we didn't stay long enough to participate. After a week, we decided to make moves back home to Lake Tahoe. It was unseasonably cold, raining so no boat work and not an ideal spot for the dogs. They don't have WiFi and since we were planning a longer stay, purchased the Starlink system since I work remote during the winter. Starlink worked great, but costs $500+ to get started and then $120 or so a month. If you are looking for an affordable long term/monthly stay, it is great. The rates were $850 a month for full hook-ups. They had last minute space available, too.
If you are in the area, check out the Miami Zoo. We were there when they had the "Zoo Lights" a super fun evening event. They have other events at the Zoo and lots to do nearby. You are closer to town than Everglades Encore, but still close to the agricultural area. I recommend but not as fun or as many activities as some other places.
Guidesites: no pets allowed. welcoming atmosphere. mostly shaded. near residential neighborhood but quiet. flat sites. amenities: large bathhouse. clean. other attractions: zoo. beach/waterslide. I would go back again.
GuideThis park was rated as pet friendly in the TT system, turns out it isn't. Now with under 2 weeks to go, we need to make new reservations and may have to be over an hour out from where we need to be.
Phone calls galore trying to find a new site.
GuideSawgrass Recreation area primary businesses are airboat tours and petting zoo, however they have a small primitive campsite at the back as well. I was trying to ride my bicycle from Ft. Laudardale to South Bay, but the head wind was so strong that I was moving at a snail's pace. Luckily, this place is conviniently located just off the state route 27, an oasis of civilization on a 30 mile strech of nothingness. the camground is only open during dry season, which is late winter.
Guide3 campers and two RVs crammed into overflow. NO full hookups as indicated over the phone. Showers NOT in the “bath house” adjacent to these crummy sites. The dumpsite is between the office and the fence. This requires you to back into position or drive down a narrow path and make 3 tight turns. Florida has NO dump sites at rest or service areas! What????
GuideI am writing this review to shield anyone who is camping & going through a difficult time in life, because no one deserves to be treated as we were. Unfortunately, I would never stay at this KOA ever again. It makes me very sad & upset to know that such unkind, greedy people run this campground- one of the few KOA’s in all of Florida. My family and I are going through a very rough time due to illness. We come here to be at a family wedding, to forget, to be happy & comfortable. We are big travelers all across the continental United States, and have stayed at nearly every KOA in the entire country. This is the first and hopefully last time I have ever had to write a review to protect people from coming to a campground. If you HAVE to stay here do not stay in spot 89. The KOA workers walk dogs they cannot control, that bark VERY loudly at 8AM. And all throughout the day, dogs walking past and barking. Absolute torture. We were charged for having 2 cats, $10. Never been charged for two cats that don’t leave the camper but, okay. When we got to the site, we discovered that we paid $120 for a spot with an enormous pile of dirt & construction on it. Not being dramatic. But honestly, I really didn’t care about that much. What bothered me was how they treated people. I pride myself on always being kind to people because you don’t know what anyone is going through. What bothered me was a man with facial hair on a golf cart telling me (who owns the camper & paid for the spot) to leave immediately because my sisters rental car was “not registered at the office”. He saw us come in and drove all the way back to the office to look at our registered cars. How bored and and angry at life do you have to be to care about that? Just wow. He tried to charge us money to register my pregnant sister coming to visit us for 2 hours because we “didn’t register her rental car at the office?” I have never experienced anything like that. Turns out there was one nice woman who is shorter and has dark brown hair in a ponytail, she was kind enough to tell us the TRUTH that we just had to park it in a designated spot. LOL. Why wouldn’t you tell someone that in the first place? Because you can get money out of them the first way. How cruel and greedy is that? I will never associate myself with this campground ever again. The nasty looks we received from staff during our stay was laughable. I look forward to sending a very accurate depiction of our lovely stay at the Davie KOA to the KOA Owners Association Board of Directors. I hope you desperately unhappy people can heal yourselves and find true happiness & love in this life.
GuideWe stayed thirteen nights at this park. We really enjoyed the stay and recommend. The campsites are mostly nice. There are a lot of seasonal campers and it seems those sites are nicer. The sites closer to the cabin area are closer together. I wouldn't recommend this campsite for actual campsite, but rather the excellent location and fun activities and amenities of the park.
The park has lots to do and while dated, it is kept in good shape. The pool is lovely with lounge chairs, palm trees and a tropical feel. They have a hot tub, too. Everything clean and had a resort-feel. There are an abundance of activities: pickle ball, shuffleboard, a nice mini-golf course, walking trail, clubhouse, fire pits and large open grassy space.
We have two active dogs and they have a huge field where we were able to run our dogs off-leash and chase the frisbee. I am not sure if it is allowed, but there were others as well so seemed okay. This was a real benefit when camping with pets that like to run.
The park is in a beautiful, agricultural area in the town of Redlands. It is very tropical with farms, nurseries and lots of tropical fruit stands and interesting parks. It feels rural but it is close enough to town to go to the Miami beaches or other activities. If you go, check out all the agricultural farms, the Fruit and Spice stand, the 'Robert is Here' fruit stand and the Knaups Berry Farm for world class cinnamon rolls. The lines were too long for us to wait, but we heard they were the best.
This is one of the most friendly parks I have stayed. We were there on Christmas and New Years and had a total blast. They had music, karaoke, dancing and potluck dinners. The staff was nice too, we met Jason who was super helpful. My friend flew in to visit and she rented one of their deluxe cabins. It was really nice, with a fireplace, fenced patio, loft, kitchen. The entire experience at this resort was enjoyable and felt like being at camp. Highly recommend a visit.
ScoutcI have had a problem with campgrounds in South Florida. Either they are flat, hot, and poorly appointed or they are tree covered, glade like ambience, and buggy as hell. C.B. Smith is the former.
The tenting area is characerless, treeless, the facilities are far removed and poorly maintained, in spite of being relatively new, and not well policed.
The RV section, which I never use (I am a tenter), is more inviting. It is shaded, well kept, and visually appealing. The facilities are more accessible and well maintained, and the grounds are kept clean and visually appealing. There is easy access to water and sewerage, and I occasionally see park personel helping with hookups.
There is easy access to shopping, it is only 12 miles from the beach, and there is a multiscreen theatre for those rainy summer days. In the park there is a water park, an outside "gym", mini-golf, batting cages and driving range. There are many gazebos with tables and grills for group picnicking, There is a well groomed, paved path that winds it way through the park and a perimeter road that circles the park, ideal for bike riding.
For me, the tenting area has one appeal I can't discount. It is very close to my home. When I just want a couple of days out of the house, I can walk there.
The prices are in line with South Florida campgrounds, from $25.00 a night for primitive or "Preserve camping", an area with electric, water, better access to facilities, concrete pads and gazebos, to $40.00 for the RV area.
Cabin camping options near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea provide convenient coastal access while protecting visitors from Florida's high humidity and summer heat. Located in Broward County where average summer temperatures exceed 90°F, cabin accommodations serve as practical alternatives to tent camping during the region's rainy season between May and October. Many facilities maintain air-conditioned cabins throughout the year.
Explore the park system: Topeekeegee Yugnee Park Campground offers a paved walking path circling the entire facility. "The park is big with a paved walking path around the park. On the west side of the park there's a lot of big mature trees that give a lot shade and are just nice looking," notes Mark B. The park also features volleyball courts and multiple gazebos with grilling stations.
Visit the water attractions: Markham Park Campground provides access to waterways suitable for fishing and water sports. "If you've got a jet ski you can easily get on and off right there. There are gators in the water which is much deeper than one would think," writes Jamie F. The park also maintains mountain bike trails, lakes, and disc golf facilities.
Observe local wildlife: Hugh Taylor Birch State Park includes a kayaking trail on its lake system. "Lots of turtles and fish visible in the water," according to Jennifer L. The park serves as a nature preserve within the urban environment of Fort Lauderdale, offering hiking trails alongside paddling opportunities.
Convenient location: Paradise Island RV Resort positions visitors near urban amenities while maintaining campground comforts. "Campground in the city, great guest services, friendly staff. Near grocery store, and everything!" reports Milagros B. The concrete sites accommodate various RV sizes with full hookup capabilities.
Family-friendly facilities: Davie/Fort Lauderdale KOA maintains a pool area for guest use. "The staff were very friendly and it was a site that was gorgeous. It had tropical flowers and plants and was right across from the pound. My grandson loved looking at and feeding the ducks and turtles," shares Carlton A. The campground sits across from a large park with additional recreational options.
Security features: Topeekeegee Yugnee Park Campground implements overnight security measures. "Very well lit at night with security. The RV park is located in the back of the county park, so there is plenty to do: water park, outdoor gym and regular play areas for kids," notes amanda. The park receives consistent praise for its cleanliness standards and facility maintenance.
Timing restrictions: Some dog-friendly campgrounds near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea impose entry limitations. Hugh Taylor Birch State Park "closes at 7pm. So make sure to get there before the front gates close!" cautions Sadia C. Several parks maintain similar evening closure policies regardless of camping status.
Noise considerations: Train tracks border certain facilities, affecting overnight sound levels. "The campground does sit next to a train track i believe its a commuter line so there is an early train 4am which is startling," warns Darren F. about Topeekeegee Yugnee Park. Highway proximity can create additional noise at certain locations.
Site space variations: Yacht Haven Park & Marina features limited maneuvering room in some sections. "Very tight parking and roads. The water pressure was terrible. The best part about the park is backing your RV up to the docks on the river and seeing all the boats go by at night," explains Harry B. Waterfront sites typically command premium rates but offer direct water access.
Water park access: Topeekeegee Yugnee Park contains integrated water recreation areas ideal for children during hot weather. "TY has been around forever. It has easy access to I-95 and is mostly good for locals to bring children for a day of fun in the sun!" recommends Cort B. The water park requires separate admission from camping fees.
Outdoor activities: Markham Park Campground maintains multiple recreational facilities suitable for different age groups. "Lots of room to roam here. Great mountain bike trails, lakes, woods, disc golf, flora and fauna," writes Jeffrey W. The park also contains specialized facilities including a shooting range that operates during daytime hours only.
Educational opportunities: Quiet Waters Park provides nature exploration opportunities alongside camping. "We brought our kayaks and played around. Had a lot of space to walk our dogs. It was really a great time!" reports Ashley J. The park permits pets throughout the grounds, making it suitable for families with dogs seeking pet-friendly campgrounds near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Electrical access: Markham Park Campground provides full RV hookups at designated sites. "Excellent Broward County park with full RV facilities," confirms Bob S. The campground accommodates larger vehicles while maintaining proper spacing between sites.
Extended stay considerations: Paradise Island RV Resort accommodates longer-term visitors. "This is an older campground with a lot of full-time RVers. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful and will do whatever they can to make you satisfied," explains Richard H. The resort's location provides convenient access to Fort Lauderdale attractions while maintaining campground amenities.
Site surface quality: Highland Pines RV Resort features improved surfaces for vehicle parking. "Close to all of the sites and attractions in Pompano, Deerfield, and Boca Raton. Nice pool and billiards room. Remodeled bathrooms," notes Scott M. The resort maintains 418 sites with full utility connections.
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