State Parks near Bonita Springs, FL

Located in central Florida, at the south prong of the Alafia River, is the small community of Lithia, Florida. Less than an hour from Sarasota, Zephyrhills, and Tampa, Lithia is home to Alafia River State Park.

This park used to be a phosphate mine back in the day. Once abandoned, nature took hold and reclaimed the area. Due to the mining practices, the park’s terrain is unlike any other. Alafia has steep cliffs, man-made lakes, and thick forested areas.

Whether you like to hike, swim, or mountain bike, Alafia River State Park has you covered. Get your RV rental all hooked up at one of their many beautiful sites and you're good to go. Rent an RV …

Who wouldn’t want to spend some time camping at Bahia Honda State Park in the lower Florida Keys? This state park is an island that sits between Spanish Harbor Key and Ohio Key and encompasses 524 acres of mostly uninhabited land. Book an RV in Monroe County and head over to explore Bahia Honda State Park.

Key West is just over 36 miles south of Bahia Honda State Park and is a must-see when visiting the Florida Keys. Out-of-state visitors can fly into Miami and then find a rental RV for the three-hour drive south to the Keys. While RV camping at Bahia Honda State Park, you can enjoy myriad activities, such as snorkeling, kayaking, hiking, swimming, and fishing.

Just under an hour away from the small town of Immokalee and 45 minutes away from the coastal Bonita Springs, sunny Naples makes for a popular vacation destination. The area that's now Collier-Seminole State Park was originally purchased by Barron Collier in 1929 to preserve the region's royal palm trees and was later donated to the state in 1947. The park still provides a flourishing habitat for the palms, which display their beauty for nature lovers around the world to visit and enjoy.

Nestled within a section of one of the largest mangrove swamps in the world, the park offers fishing, boating, birding, and more along the Blackwater River. Dotted with vibrant flora and fauna, the park is home …

Way down south... no, further south, you’ll find tropical white sandy beaches and some of the clearest water to touch American shores. If your RV camping trip takes you all the way to the Florida Keys, you’ll be at one of the southernmost points in the entire United States. Halfway between Key West and Key Largo and only an hour and a half away from the Everglade National Park, at mile marker 56.2, you’ll find the Caribbean style town of Marathon, Florida. The scenery is like something from a storybook. The tropical hardwood hammocks make up a majority of the landscape, and the backdrop is palm trees, calm waters, the Gulf of Mexico to the east and the …

Everglades National Park may be just an hour’s drive from Miami, but visiting the Everglades feels like stepping onto another planet. Covering more than one million acres of pristine natural habitat, the park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States.

This World Heritage Site is a landscape of unforgiving swampland, rare and unique wildlife, and many memorable outdoor experiences. This biodiverse ecosystem attracts over a million visitors per year and is an essential stop for anyone exploring southern Florida.

However, with so much to see in the park and significant distances separating its four main visitors’ centers, one of the best ways to explore Everglades National Park is in a rental RV. So search for an RV …

With a diverse range of native flora and fauna, excellent hiking trails, and more wildlife watching opportunities than you can poke a stick at, Highlands Hammock State Park is one of the treasures of Florida's state parks system.

Located less than five miles west of Sebring, this 9,251-acre park was created in 1931 to protect a unique and fragile ecosystem. It's home to more rare species than any other park in the state, and it's also well-known as the perfect destination for an RV camping getaway.

Keep reading to find out what there is to do in Highlands Hammock State Park and how to plan the perfect camping trip.

Florida is a great place to spend some time basking in the sun and watching magical sunsets. State park RV camping is a wonderful and economical way to enjoy a vacation near Hobe Sound at Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Be sure to book an RV in Martin County so you can spend several days exploring the park and surrounding area.

Take a 15-minute drive to the south and check out Jupiter. Baseball fans from across the country flock to Florida cities such as Jupiter to watch Major League Baseball teams training in the spring. The town of Stuart also has many activities for tourists to enjoy while camping at Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

Okeechobee County is in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie metropolitan area. The county has a humid subtropical climate, but it is at the warmest extreme of humid subtropical climates. The summers are very hot, and the winters are very mild. The average temperature in January is just barely low enough that the county is not classified as a rainforest or tropical monsoon climate.

From Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, Okeechobee campers can drive to Port St. Lucie in about an hour. West Palm Beach is under two hours away, and Sarasota is about two hours. The closest big city, Tampa, is a little over two hours to the northwest. Outdoor enthusiasts who book an RV in Okeechobee County can reach …

If you want to experience a unique and fascinating slice of Florida history, not to mention enjoy plenty of outdoor recreational activities as well, you'll love camping in Koreshan State Park.

Located in Estero on Florida's Gulf Coast, the park was once the site of a religious colony known as the Koreshan Unity. Eleven nationally registered historic buildings dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries remain in the park to this day, while campers are also drawn to the park for its excellent fishing, kayaking, and wildlife watching opportunities.

And with a 60-site campground that boasts all the creature comforts, Koreshan State Park is a great place to camp in an RV rental.

Unlike what many believe, you don’t have to go west in search of some good old cowboy heritage. Located deep in the heart of Florida, Lake Kissimmee State Park is an off the beaten path gem that provides some of the best motorhome camping experiences near Lakeland. Despite being near a lot of parks including the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park and the St Sebastian River State Park, Lake Kissimmee State Park is very popular among the camper community mainly because of the pristine lake and lots of activities to engage in. To have a look for yourself, search for an RV in Polk County and uncover Florida’s hidden secrets at your own pace.

Sitting almost halfway between Tampa …

Picturesque Lake Manatee State Park is located in the sunny state of Florida, and home to its namesake, Lake Manatee. Located 15 miles east of Bradenton, off Highway 64, the park extends along the south shore of Lake Manatee. Making the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg easily accessible dhttps://www.outdoorsy.com/rv-rental/florida/nokomisuring your motorhome camping.

While the terrain of the park is made up of flatwoods, sand pine scrub, marshes, and hardwood forests and offers great recreational activities, the lake is the main attraction of this state park, and when you book an RV in Manatee County, the options to explore this park and its surrounding areas are endless.

The area was once used for farming, cattle grazing, and timbering. …

Florida sure is an exciting place that can’t seem to stay out of the spotlight, whether for all kinds of reasons. This popular getaway location is riddled with a warm climate oasis, making it perfect for some state park RV camping. One such park lies along the 40-mile long Little Manatee River that runs from Fort Lonesome to Tampa Bay. Set within 2416 acres of Wimauma, Little Manatee River State Park offers pristine camping when you rent an RV in Hillsborough County.

This area of Florida has seen eras-worth of people, from Native Americans and cowboys to the pioneers who built up the area to the modern-day entrepreneurs. At the heart of the success flows the Little Manatee …

For many years, Long Key has been known as a pristine haven for swimming, fishing, wildlife watching, and good old-fashioned relaxing. Located roughly 40 minutes southwest of Key Largo, Long Key's idyllic location has been drawing leisure seekers from far and wide since the early 1900s.

Today, it's also home to Long Key State Park, a 965-acre oceanfront preserve in beautiful natural surroundings. Fishing, paddling, snorkeling, and swimming are just some of the recreational activities on offer here, and with 60 beachfront campsites available, it's a great spot to spend a few days (or more) in a rental RV.