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Established Camping
Riverside Retreat
About
The space
Relax and unwind from a busy schedule, you will enjoy this peaceful, serene environment away from it all and yet conveniently located near many springs, beaches and theme parks. It is a rural area and is away from the city lights.
Located on the withlacooche river, perfect for kayaking, fishing or swimming. There’s so much wildlife to see it’s actually amazing . Great place to relax, read and do something different.
Many fast food an restautants close by as well as many grocery stores, close to the Whitlacooche state trail, Joy Lam Drive In movie theater and Downtown Dade City and a 45 min drive from the Tampa Int'l airport and Bush Gardens
Large Group, no problem we do have 2 RV's on the property that can accomodate up to 10 ppl and we can also provide a tent with air mattress at an additional cost. (if available)
River access
You may wanna bring a fishing rod if you like that and a lifevest for smaller children
Kayaks and bicycles available
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonAvailable
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- RV Sites
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Reservable
- WiFi
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
TravelerDisappointing at best
I had high hopes for a one night stop over at this riverside retreat, but there was almost zero privacy- a must considering the lack of bathrooms. This location is in a backyard that abuts the Withlacoochee River and the owners have arranged a few RVs around a central seating and fire pit area. The RVs are rented on Airbnb, and the night I was there, a few of the Airbnb guests were very loud and walking around my SUV. I ended up leaving because of the lack of privacy coupled with the fact my car was parked directly beneath a street light since the cars are kept out by the road. I felt a truck stop would be better for my purposes at that point. I can see the obvious effort in the owners’ RV set ups, but some more care should be given to be better hosts for car and tent campers.
The owners provide kayaks and fishing poles, but they’re also shared with other guests so keep that in mind if you book for the amenities. Additionally, river access is down a pretty steep embankment which won’t be accessible for everyone.
Sorry to hear that you didnt enjoy your stay, Im a bit confused on your observation since on the description of the listing it does say pretty much everything you are mentioning that we "lack off", we are not or will be set up for a "car camp" the listing mentions we do not provide a bathroom it also points out that you will be sharing the space with RV's, further more we did offer you our tent which was set up already including the air mattress to you free of charge and you declined. Another thing to mention is that this isnt a backyard it is the lot next door to our home (big diffence) and it is also listed on the description, im not sure of any other place that will give you free use of a tent with a mattress and kayaks for $32, maybe read listing description before booking to avoid any other dissapontments, best of luck on your future endeavors.
Location
Riverside Retreat is located in Florida