RV Rental Anastasia Campground

Another great state park in town is Fort Mose Historic State Park. Before it was a park, the area served as a settlement for freed slaves. Learn about the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what would become the United States in the park's museum. The park is situated at the edge of a salt marsh and offers an observation and birding boardwalk, picnic areas, a visitor’s center, museum, kayak launch, and more. Watch as bald eagles, great blue heron, and white ibis soar in the skies, or just paddle out on the water with a cold drink and a good book.

Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve is a large wildlife reserve in Ponte Vedra Beach. The reserve has several parks for hiking, picnicking, and other outdoor opportunities. Covering 74,000 acres from Ponte Vedra Beach to Palm Coast, the reserve focuses on research, education, and stewardship. You can learn more about the reserve by walking through the 21,000-square-foot visitor center. Inside, you’ll find aquariums, interpretive exhibits, working laboratories, an auditorium, and an outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Guana River Aquatic Preserve.

Perhaps you’re seeking a way to maintain your youthful appearance. If so, be sure to check out Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park when you book a campervan rental in Saint Augustine. The 15-acre waterfront park is an open-air Spanish settlement museum and home to the area first explored by Juan Ponce de Leon in 1513. In fact, Saint Augustine was settled 55 years before Plymouth Rock and 42 years before Jamestown. When you visit, there is tons to see and explore. Take a sip from Ponce de Leon’s Spring of Eternal Hope, explore the Timucuan Burials, or get a glimpse into the past at the blacksmith exhibit. A fun place for the entire family, be sure to check out the archaeological park when motorhome camping in town.

History lovers shouldn’t pass up the opportunity to check out Castillo de San Marcos when you camp in an RV near Saint Augustine. This historic Spanish Colonial fort in Saint Augustine, Florida is the oldest and largest masonry fort in the continental United States. Explore over 340 years of history when you visit. Check out live demonstrations, or take a self-guided walking tour on the grounds, and see what you uncover.

Another piece of history in the heart of the city is the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum. The black and white striped light tower was constructed around 1875 and stands at the northern end of Anastasia Island. To this day, the lighthouse is an active, working lighthouse. Visitors can climb the lighthouse and be rewarded with stunning views of the water. Children can enjoy the shipyard play area, and people of all ages can engage in both indoor and outdoor hands-on activities. There are also nature trails, shipwreck artifacts, and wooden boat-building demonstrations.

An icon to check out when you camp at Anastasia Campground is St. Augustine Alligator Zoological Park. It has been in operation for over 100 years and is one of Florida’s oldest continuously running attractions. The park has many attractions and exhibits and offers something for people of all ages. Besides being one of the few places on the planet where you can see all living species of crocodiles, the park hosts a wide range of other animals, reptiles, birds, fossils, and more. When you visit, you can zip line over the zoo, tackle the climbing wall, or let the kids burn off some energy in the Kids Zone.