1 campground with availability this weekend
Several campgrounds near Miami Springs, Florida offer furnished cabin rentals with varying amenities. Oleta River State Park Campground provides rustic cabins with shared bathrooms for approximately $55 per night, offering a surprising retreat within Miami's largest urban park. As one visitor noted, "This place has cabins and a shared bathroom, but it is such an amazing park right in the middle of an overcrowded city!" Encore Miami Everglades features deluxe cabins with fireplaces, fenced patios, lofts, and full kitchens. These accommodations include air conditioning, electricity, and indoor plumbing. Southern Comfort RV Resort also offers cabin rentals suitable for families, though availability may be limited during peak winter months when the park fills with seasonal visitors.
Cabin sizes range from compact units for solo travelers to spacious options accommodating families with children. Most properties operate year-round, though advance reservations are strongly recommended, particularly during winter months when "snowbirds" flock to the region. Pet policies vary significantly between locations, with Southern Comfort RV Resort allowing pets with breed and size restrictions. According to one reviewer, "This is a pet-friendly park but with a breed and size restriction, so call ahead if you have Fido with you." KOA Hollywood (formerly Grice RV Park) includes cabin accommodations but receives mixed reviews regarding neighborhood safety and amenities. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Campground in Key Largo offers cabin rentals with convenient access to water activities like snorkeling, kayaking, and fishing.
Most cabin rentals provide basic furnishings but require guests to bring their own linens, towels, and personal items. Kitchen facilities vary widely between properties, from basic microwaves to full cooking setups with refrigerators and stoves. The deluxe cabins at Encore Miami Everglades include complete kitchens, while more rustic options may only offer outdoor cooking facilities. Grocery stores are accessible within driving distance of most campgrounds, though stocking up before arrival is advisable. Kings Kamp RV Park in Key Largo features on-site cabins with waterfront views and clean bathroom facilities. The Boardwalk RV and Mobile Home Resort in Homestead also offers cabin rentals with amenities including drinking water, electric hookups, and picnic tables.
"This is city owned and operated Park/Campground. This fact is significant. It is very pretty with lots of mature shade trees. The RV's are assigned space around several pods."
"sites: no pets allowed. welcoming atmosphere. mostly shaded. near residential neighborhood but quiet. flat sites. amenities: large bathhouse. clean. other attractions: zoo. beach/waterslide."
"The park is very well maintained. The front area is more for weekenders. We stayed in the back behind the lake and it was very quiet/family friendly."
"My site was private and (mostly) clean. Easy pull throughs available if you’re not a savvy backer-upper. The only downside was the loud music playing at the park next door, and I love music!"
"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. "
"We stayed here for the night on the way to the keys. Park had good power and water pressure. Showers and bathrooms were clean and nice. Roads were fine for large RV'S. I would stay here again."
"This place has cabins and a shared bathroom, but it is such an amazing park right in the middle of an overcrowded city!! I love going here is like 55 bucks a night or so!!"
"Hard to believe that this oasis is so close to major urban centers, but it's true. It boasts 15-miles of trails in more than 1,000 acres!"
Campground full this weekend
Get a text when availablefrom $55 / night
"Conveniently located near stores and everything you would need. Close to airport."
"Had a wonderful week at the naval station in Key West. It only cost $40 per night. All amenities were available."
"The grounds and views of all the surrounding yachts are simply spectacular. Everything here is setup for convenience and comfort."
from $110 - $300 / night
"This park is located right off Route 1 in Florida City. For the area this is a large park. I believe over 150 sites. The sites are decent in size."
"Close to the Keys, Everglades, Bkscayne and shopping. Staff was helpful. I will go back."
"There is so much to do we biked to nearly everything including nearby restaurants, we hung at the beach, kayaked and did trail walks with the dog."
"There is power and picnic tables, but you might initially be confused as to who’s table is who’s depending on how people before you have arranged things to fit their RVs….or at least we were for a few"
Available this weekend
from $36 / night
GuideThe sites are pretty close and right on top of one another, but the location is good! The bath houses are kept clean. There is construction here right now at the marina, so that's less than ideal, but it should be nice when done. We are here at a very rainy time, so it's pretty swampy and the mosquitoes are relentless, so highly recommend bug spray and a screened tent.
GuideReally nice clean campground clean showers and bathrooms snorkeling diving glass bottom boats kayak rentals on site went on the snorkeling trip really inexpensive $45 went to Christ of the abyss beautiful reef lots of colorful fish all around great time
GuideWe planned on staying here for 5 months and hoped for longer. But today, We just put in our notice that we are leaving. I hope my experience will help you make your decision to stay here. While management is extremely proud of writing 1000 notices to people over the last year, this is still the reality of what you get. They don't seem to know what's available, unless you speak Spanish. Then they got a spot for you. Lots of RV's with window ac units. Refrigerators outside Gate doesn't always work Gym is a joke 2 out of 6 washers out of order for months 2 out of 6 dryers out of order for months Men's and women's showers has no ac and standing water. Neighbors raising pigeons behind his RV. Few Neighbors have pit bulls Pool is nice.(When people are not watching chickens fight on their phone while standing in pool) LOTS OF FOR SALE SIGNS HERE. People are trying to leave this place. Good luck and safe travels
ScoutI had a really amazing experience that has gotten me hooked on camp life. Between the beautiful nature trails, various on-site activities and clean friendly environment I can say with certainty that I am now a camper for life!
LegendThere is something truly magical about waking up surrounded by swaying palms and that unmistakable saltwater breeze, and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo feels like stepping straight into a tropical adventure designed for families. This is a well-known and beautifully maintained state park with a moderate number (like 40 total) of campsites tucked among the trees, offering a mix of privacy and EZ access to the park’s main attractions, with clean restrooms, showers and plenty of kid-friendly activities that keep little ones engaged from sunrise to sunset. One of our favorite moments was taking the boys out on the glass bottom boat, watching their faces light up as colorful, exotic fish drifted through the coral reef below us, a memory that felt equal parts educational and awe-inspiring. While the sites are close together, offering next to zero privacy, the restroom / shower facilities were good (not great) and overall, the vibe of being here was quite positive. I would absolutely recommend this campground for families thanks to its unique ocean experiences, well-kept facilities, and unforgettable activities that make it so much more than just a place to sleep.
TravelerClean, quiet and full hookups. Bath with showers and laundry. Lots of blacktop to bike. Right on a Marina and beaches.
GuideWe were lucky enough to swoop this site when someone else cancelled, and it was fantastic!
Snorkeling is a MUST. We just did a walk in and booked a same day snorkel boat tour that was epic. There’s plenty of tours that go out and prices are totally reasonable.
Campground is lovely, small and easily accessible. Short walk to the beach, which is small and sweet. Lovely swim and views.
Staff is super helpful and friendly, and overall vibe is nice. Clean bathrooms and showers, however there’s definitely a buggy atmosphere once the sun starts to set. If you’re fully self-contained, shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
Overall this spot is a 4.5 stars (only cuz of the bugs) and is a great spot to check out in the Keys.
LegendJust south of ‘The Magic City’ (a.k.a. Miami), you’ll come across Kendall, which while definitely NOT a destination in and of itself, it does offer one of the ONLY real campgrounds within the Miami vicinity. Here, you’ll discover Larry & Penny Thompson Park Campground, which upon arrival, immediately feels like a breath of fresh air the moment you turn in off SW 184th Street, trading bumber-to-bumper grinding traffic and endless miles of jam-packed strip malls in exchange for tall palms, shady roads and a surprisingly peaceful park setting. The campground is tucked away within a sprawling county park operated by Miami-Dade, and the vibe leans more tropical retreat than urban escape, with birds chirping, breezes moving through the trees, and a calm that makes you forget you are still very much in South Florida.
Before I get into the ‘nuts& bolts’ of Larry & Penny Thompson Park CG, allow me to share – that I had a fairly HORRIBLE experience here. So let me share some more – not to be a ‘negative Nancy’ - but rather, in the hopes you can learn from my mistakes (or rather, the omissions of this CG) and not replicate the issues I experienced for yourself, allow me to shed some light on some concerns. To begin with, if you are a tent camper (like I was in this scenario) there is NO WAY to make a reservation. You simply have to show up and IF the folks in the park office feel like there’s enough room for you to stake out a piece of land on their garbage-strewn tent camping plot of grass, they alone have the DISCRETION to ALLOW you to pay them for the privilege. Given that ALL OF THOSE WITH RVs have reservation privileges, this relegates us tent campers to ‘second class citizens.’ Second, paying $28/ night gets you basically a patch of uneven land (with more tree roots that reminded me a lot of Stranger Things with all of those root-like moving alien arms all over the ground preventing a flat piece of outdoor nirvana to be discovered) and the right to access the community bathrooms. While there is solid shade and about a half dozen bag-lined garbage bins in the tent camping area, the picnic tables are all dilapidated (unlike those in the RV area that are nearly brand new), half of the water spigots didn’t function, there are no in-ground fire rings, the stand-up grills are a joke and there is ZERO electricity. Um, so what am I paying for you ask? Great question. But this wasn’t even the worst part. So here it is: I arrived at Larry & Penny Thompson Park Campground having driven nearly 8 HOURS all the way from St. Augustine and arrived at 5:13pm only to be greeted by incredibly RUDE county park staff who could only say “Sorry, you arrived after 5pm and we don’t allow any TENT CAMPERS to arrive after 5pm.” What I found preposterous is that NOWHERE – not online, not on TheDyrt and NOT EVEN ON-SITE – does it mention that one (OK, well at least us tent campers anyway) has to arrive BEFORE 5pm. Had that vital piece of information been shared with me during 1of the 3 phone calls I made to the property before I arrived – TRUST ME – I would have arrived 13 minutes earlier. You know what the worst part about this whole experience was? Apart from the fact that I was famished and exhausted, was nearly out of gas and my cell phone just died? There was absolutely NO REASON to deny me entry for arriving 13 minutes after their (artificial) deadline. All I can say is that I’m glad Mary and Joseph didn’t have to deal with Miami-Dade County Park staff that acted like hostile and rule-abiding ‘inn keepers’ otherwise our Lord and Savior would have had no other choice, like I did, but to check in to a nearby hotel. Thankfully, I had enough Marriott Bonvoy points to spend the night at a hotel, albeit an hour away.
OK, deep breath. Let it go, I say. So I returned the next day, registered my complaints and stayed for 2 nights. With this, the rest of my experience (apart from what had been previously noted) was a fairly positive one.
Before I move on, you're probably scratching your head saying "Why did this guy return after such a horrible experience?" Well, because it is the reason most choose to stay here - it is nearly the ONLY campground in the Miami, so it's either shell out $200 or $300 a night for a hotel or sleep under the stars.
The campground itself is fairly decent size with – count ‘em– not 3, not 7, but a total of 11 RV parking ‘pods’ (think small loops with about 20 slots in each) that have been thoughtfully laid out, with over 200 sites total offering full hookups, paved pads and a mix of sun and shade depending on your preference. Sites are mostly level and easy to navigate (even for larger setups) with the roads being wide enough to remove whatever stress you may be dealing with upon arrival. Amenities are strong across the board, including clean restrooms, intermittent hot showers (some days they were hot, some days they were ice cold, but no matter the day, the pressure was always incredibly low), pay-for-play laundry facilities, a few scattered playgrounds, an amenity center that offers up a large screen TV, lending library, DVDs and ample space for group gatherings. The best amenities? The amazing community pool located right next to the community center (note: only open between 10am– 5pm, so if you’ve come here because of work, that’s a bummer, unless you can work from the pool, which I couldn’t) and the freshwater lake with a sandy beach that feels like a built-in bonus for families. Oh, and during the summertime, there’s a waterslide facility that looks AMAZING! The park is pet-friendly, somewhat well-maintained if you’re not staying in the tent area (which, unfortunately, I was) and has a safe, welcoming feel throughout.
Beyond the campground, you are perfectly positioned to explore both nature and convenience. The park itself has miles of paved biking and walking trails, plus open green spaces and water access for a relaxing afternoon. Just a short drive away, you will find grocery options like Publix Super Market, Walmart Supercenter and additional essentials along US-1 along with a Costco that’s only like 20 minutes away. If you are looking to explore further, Biscayne National Park offers boating and snorkeling opportunities, while Miami Zoo is practically next door for an easy family outing. Not too far away from here you can also find fast food and casual dining spots for a bite to eat in case you grow tired of black beans w/ hot dogs for the third meal in a row.
Insider’s tips? Here’s a handful: (1) Aim for sites deeper into the loops for more shade and less road noise; (2) The freshwater lake and beach area are perfect for kids to cool off on warm afternoons; (3) Bring bikes as the paved trails throughout the park are ideal for cruising; (4) Keep an eye out for iguanas and wading birds around the water’s edge; (5) Shade varies quite a bit so a canopy can be helpful on sunnier sites - but if you are tent camping, you won't really need any shade, unless you want to be protected from the intermittent rains; (6) For a great nearby bite, check out Shiver’s BBQ at 28001 S Dixie Hwy, Homestead, FL 33033; (7) You will hear non-stop urban noise and traffic from anywhere in this campground, so while you may be shuddered from the noise inside your RV or camper, you won't be so lucky inside a tent, so if that bothers you, bring earplugs; and (8) OH, how could I forget!!! Don’t arrive here AFTER 5PM!!!
Happy Camping!
TravelerWe brought our canoe and put in on the boat dock. It was sweet paddling all around the mangrove islands. The campground is full of greenery, which lends slightly more privacy. A nice place to land for the night.
Cabin camping near Miami Springs, Florida provides visitors with rustic accommodations in a subtropical climate where temperatures rarely drop below 60°F, even in winter. The area sits at an elevation of just 6-8 feet above sea level, making it prone to seasonal flooding during summer thunderstorms. Most campgrounds with cabin rentals require advance booking, especially during the peak winter season from December through March.
Water activities and rentals: At John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Campground, visitors can enjoy snorkeling, kayaking, and boating. According to one camper, "There's boating, canoeing, kayaking, snorkeling, fishing, and there's a good beach for the little kids to enjoy the water." The campground offers cabin accommodations with water access opportunities.
Nature trails and wildlife viewing: Larry & Penny Thompson Park features wooded areas with hiking trails near cabin accommodations. One camper noted the park is "mostly shaded. Near residential neighborhood but quiet. Flat sites." The park connects to the Miami Zoo for additional wildlife viewing opportunities.
Nighttime star-gazing: For cabin campers seeking evening activities, John Pennekamp offers clear night skies. As one visitor mentioned, "Stars are amazing. Too bad I didn't get much time at the park." Light pollution is minimal compared to central Miami areas.
Pool access: Many cabin campers appreciate Southern Comfort RV Resort's swimming facilities. A reviewer noted, "There is a bar/Tiki Hut on premise and a big swimming pool open year round." The pool offers a cooling option when cabin accommodations become warm during summer months.
Waterfront views: Kings Kamp RV Park offers cabin rentals with marina access and water views. A visitor commented, "They have a boat ramp and slips. The sites away from the water are very close together. Prime sites along the water offer nice views." Cabin guests particularly appreciate the tiki huts and lounge chairs along the waterfront.
Urban escape options: Oleta River State Park Campground provides cabin accommodations in a surprising natural setting. A camper noted, "This place has cabins and a shared bathroom, but it is such an amazing park right in the middle of an overcrowded city!" The rustic cabin experience costs approximately $55 per night.
Central location for exploration: Miami Everglades RV Resort works well as a base camp for regional exploration. One visitor explained, "We stopped here for 2 nights while exploring The Everglades on our way to Key West. Close to Miami Everglades is a fruit stand called Robert Is Here. Don't miss it!" Cabin guests can access multiple national parks within a short drive.
Clean facilities: Larry & Penny Thompson Park maintains well-kept amenities for cabin campers. A visitor mentioned, "The bathhouses for the RV's were in good shape and well maintained... The pool is clean and guarded by life guards." Cabin guests have access to the pool and common areas.
Seasonal occupancy fluctuations: Southern Comfort RV Resort fills quickly during winter months. A camper advised, "The park fills up quickly come the winter time with the 'Snow Birds' but the park overall is wonderful." Cabin availability becomes extremely limited from December through February.
Variable bathroom conditions: Facilities at many campgrounds require maintenance and updates. At The Boardwalk RV And Mobile Home Resort, bathroom conditions can vary. A visitor warned, "This park is mostly quiet but full of sketchy people... The lots are huge and clean." Cabin guests should bring their own toiletries and shower shoes.
Tight spacing: Many cabin camping options near Miami Springs feature close quarters. At Kings Kamp, a camper noted, "To say these sites are tight is an understatement. You're practically touching your neighbors." Cabin rentals often have minimal outdoor private space.
Pet restrictions: Pet policies vary significantly between properties. At Southern Comfort RV Resort, "This is a pet-friendly park but with a breed and size restriction, so call ahead if you have Fido with you." Most cabin rentals charge additional pet fees ranging from $5-15 per night.
Pool safety: Larry & Penny Thompson Park provides supervised swimming options for families. A visitor mentioned, "There is a lounge where you have access to WiFi and plus to charge your phones... The pool is clean and guarded by life guards." Cabin camping families appreciate the monitored swimming areas.
Beach options for children: John Pennekamp offers family-friendly water access. A camper noted, "There's a good beach for the little kids to enjoy the water. The campground is very well shaded with showers and bathrooms within walking distance from any campsite." The shallow beach areas provide safer swimming for young children.
Bug preparation: Insect protection is essential, especially for families with children. A camper at Southern Comfort warned about mosquitoes, noting they "spent an entire night fending them off with a slingshot and they didn't bother us again." Cabins provide better protection than tent camping but still require insect precautions.
Entertainment options: Miami Everglades RV Resort offers family activities beyond basic accommodations. A visitor described, "They have a really nice big pool, shuffleboard, putt putt golf, arcade and walking trail." Cabin rentals provide a comfortable base for families between activities.
Security considerations: Campground security varies throughout the Miami Springs area. One camper at Larry & Penny Thompson Park warned, "Our Ford F-250 King Ranch 4x4 diesel got stolen in the middle of the day from right in front of our RV at this park." Cabin campers should secure valuables and lock doors.
Water system precautions: Some campgrounds experience water quality issues. A visitor at Miami Everglades RV Resort reported, "We were only informed upon arrival that the campground's well water contained fecal matter and was a potential source of E. coli." Cabin guests should bring bottled water for drinking and brushing teeth.
Road access challenges: Navigating to some cabin camping locations requires careful driving. At Southern Comfort RV Resort, a camper advised, "If heading south and coming off the FL Turnpike, you have to get over several lanes in a short distance to make the left turn on to Palm Drive." Larger vehicles may struggle with tight turns near cabin areas.
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