SWharton Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 For October, 2015 Looking for an inexpensive place to stay around Ft. Myers. Want to spend 3-4 days exploring Sanibel and the area. We have PA. Just need a good recommendation. We have a 36 MH with toad. Would appreciate other things to do while we are there. Never been to FL other than Orlando with kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker56 Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Looks like about 5 PA campgrounds in that area. With a toad, any of them should work. Other things to do while in the area. Also a day trip to Shark Valley could be done. Full Time since Oct. 199999 Discovery 34Q DP | ISBDatastorm | VMSpc | Co-Pilot Live | Pressure Pro2014 MKS Twin Turbo V6 365 HP Toad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrebele Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 We stayed at WP Franklin COE Park. It's a beautiful park outside Ft Myers but not too far away. No sewer hookup but they have a dump station. Last winter it was $12.00 per night with the senior pass. It may have gone up since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildmandmc Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 if you have passport america, koa / encore rv park on pine island. tax's. ect -= abt 25.a/nite about hr away from sanibel, franklin locks, north ft myers few places. closer you get to ft myers/sanibel $$$ go up. Sanibel has a $6. toll bridge. 2000 Itasca Horizon DP (Got Total During Irma). Vice President of Charlotte County Defenders LE MC http://charlotte.defenderslemc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWharton Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Thanks for the specifics. The campgrounds I was looking at last night online seemed to be all sardine cans. I will look into the COE, didn't realize there were COE in FL. I will also check out Pine Island as a backup. We are having sticker shock with the price of campgrounds in FL, even the state parks are pricey. Also discovered that everything is booked, didn't realize you could book almost a year in advance. I never know my plans that far in advance, couple months yes, a year, no way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildmandmc Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 here is another link to place's in florida http://rvparkhunter.com/state.asp?state=florida 2000 Itasca Horizon DP (Got Total During Irma). Vice President of Charlotte County Defenders LE MC http://charlotte.defenderslemc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildmandmc Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 If you end up on pine island, let me know. I'm only 3 miles up road. 2000 Itasca Horizon DP (Got Total During Irma). Vice President of Charlotte County Defenders LE MC http://charlotte.defenderslemc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Joyce Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 From Pine Island you can easily get to the Ragged Ass Saloon for dinner and drinks, http://www.raggedasssaloon.com/. 2004 40' Newmar Dutch Star DP towing an AWD 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, Fulltimer July 2003 to October 2018, Parttimer now. Travels through much of 2013 - http://www.sacnoth.com - Bill, Diane and Evita (the cat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Folks Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Don't forget to visit the Edsion/Ford winter home in Ft. Myers and the J Darling Ding wildlife center on Sanibel. The COE at Franklin Locks is very difficult to get reservations in the winter. Reserve now or have a plan "B." Camping Rig: 2005 Dodge 3500 - Dually- Cummins 2006 Outback 27 RSDS Two rescue dogs: A Catahoula mix & a Chihuahua mix. Fulltimer since 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWharton Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Question of WP Franklin. The park writeup says 35' limit, we are 36-37+toad. Do you think there would be any problems with length.We looked at the park on Google Earth and don't see any reason for the length restriction. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrebele Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 I looked at October at WP Franklin and they still have some openings for October, depending on your dates. From what I saw when I was there, there's not a bad site in the park. Almost all are waterfront on the Coloosahatchee River. We were able to see dolphins right from our site. We like open spaces and hate to feel closed in so we choose our parks carefully. This one turned out to be one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildmandmc Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 From Pine Island you can easily get to the Ragged Ass Saloon for dinner and drinks, http://www.raggedasssaloon.com/. hey bill. where are you. i take it that you visited ragged ass. 2000 Itasca Horizon DP (Got Total During Irma). Vice President of Charlotte County Defenders LE MC http://charlotte.defenderslemc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Joyce Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 hey bill. where are you. i take it that you visited ragged ass. We are in Washington state now, but stayed in North Fort Myers last winter. A fellow camper introduced us to Ragged Ass. 2004 40' Newmar Dutch Star DP towing an AWD 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, Fulltimer July 2003 to October 2018, Parttimer now. Travels through much of 2013 - http://www.sacnoth.com - Bill, Diane and Evita (the cat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildmandmc Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 you guys coming back to lee county again this yr. 2000 Itasca Horizon DP (Got Total During Irma). Vice President of Charlotte County Defenders LE MC http://charlotte.defenderslemc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefneon Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Howdy! We are staying at Pioneer Village in North Ft Myers now. By far the nicest RV park in the area is Gulf Waters RV Resort. We'll be moving to there next week simply because it is closer to the beach area and Sanibel island. They have a summer special good through November $230.25 for a week. http://gulfwatersrv.com/ "Happy Trails" Chiefneon "Class of 2007 Fulltimer's" Gary & karen Smoochie & Michaela (fur babies) 2018 Chevorlet 3500 HD/LTZ 2L Custom Hauler 2014 Heartland Cyclone 4000 2016 Smart Car Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWharton Posted August 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Thanks for all the pointers. I just made a reservation for WP Franklin for 5 days, looking forward to it. I am interested inf visiting FL but making all these reservations is a big pest but I knowi needs to be done. We generally don't make reservations, start thinking about out end point around 1 in the afternoon. Just find reservations very limiting. Learned one thing though. Went to make a reservation at Sumter Oaks, Escapee system showed lots of vacancies but couldn't get the system to work so I called. Made the reservation but also discovered the Escapee system isn't updated each day, better to call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Joyce Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 you guys coming back to lee county again this yr. We will be in Mesa Arizona this year. It will probably be a couple years before we get back to Lee County. We did make friends there this time, due to RVillage.com, unlike our previous stays in the area. 2004 40' Newmar Dutch Star DP towing an AWD 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, Fulltimer July 2003 to October 2018, Parttimer now. Travels through much of 2013 - http://www.sacnoth.com - Bill, Diane and Evita (the cat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Joyce Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Howdy! We are staying at Pioneer Village in North Ft Myers now. By far the nicest RV park in the area is Gulf Waters RV Resort. We'll be moving to there next week simply because it is closer to the beach area and Sanibel island. They have a summer special good through November $230.25 for a week. http://gulfwatersrv.com/ "Happy Trails" Chiefneon Gulf Waters is very nice and we have stayed there before. In winter they used to require staying all of January and March to stay there in February. I do not know if that is still true. 2004 40' Newmar Dutch Star DP towing an AWD 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, Fulltimer July 2003 to October 2018, Parttimer now. Travels through much of 2013 - http://www.sacnoth.com - Bill, Diane and Evita (the cat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildmandmc Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Well if anybody thats staying in lee county, wants to meet up let me know. dunkin donuts has some awesome coffee. lol 2000 Itasca Horizon DP (Got Total During Irma). Vice President of Charlotte County Defenders LE MC http://charlotte.defenderslemc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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