We headed north toward Auburndale, Florida, for our next destination: Camp Margaritaville RV Resort. Owned by Jimmy Buffett through Margaritaville Holdings, LLC (a subsidiary of Cheeseburger Holding Company, LLC), Camp Margaritaville RV Resort in Auburndale, Florida, is one of four current Margaritaville RV Resorts, with two more opening soon (including one in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana). As the sign says at the resort, it is always 5:00 somewhere; so, we wasted no time after setting up at our campsite before heading to the Tiki Bar for a drink. We even bought special cups for the occasion. Then we walked around the campground scoping out all of the facilities.
Our camping site was a cement site with full hookups. It also had a picnic table and charcoal grill. It was very large and spacious, with enough distance from our neighbors to feel like we had some privacy. We were located not too far from the Tiki Bar, pool, laundry, and café.
We had two full days at Camp Margaritaville and made a visit to the Tiki Bar each day. It was hot and sunny on both days, so we took advantage of one of the pools on one day (there are three pools). On our other full day at the resort, we sadly had to take time out to do A LOT of laundry since we had not washed clothes since before the cruise and were running out of things to wear.
The hot weather really warmed up the RV in the afternoons since we didn’t have any shade on our site. It’s difficult to keep the RV below about 83 degrees or so when the sun is hot and there is no shade, but we made the best of it by going to the pool or Tiki Bar during that time.
We also ate at the resort’s café (Pat on two different days and Tim on one) and took our daily walks around the resort to get our steps in! On one of our walks, we saw the phenomenon that many people posted about on social media: Jupiter clearly visible next to the moon, with Venus aligned under Jupiter further down.
Review of Camp Margaritaville RV Resort in Auburndale, Florida
Camp Margaritaville is a true resort, offering most of what you need onsite so you don’t ever have to leave. Margaritaville RV Resorts are well known among RVers as a very upscale and fun place to stay. Camp Margaritaville in Auburndale, Florida, has approximately 275 RV sites, some with private tiki bars. The campground also has approximately 80 cabin sites available. The campground is approximately an hour drive from Orlando.
Camp Margaritaville has three pools (one is an advertised as a kid’s pool, but the kids seemed to be more with their parents in the main pool that has a waterslide); restrooms/showers; two laundry rooms; mini golf; fitness room; two bars; two basketball courts; a café (where you can get a cheeseburger, in paradise); and a store. You can also rent golf carts to get around the campground. The campground has some street noise since it is located near Florida Highway 570. The campground is advertised as being family and dog friendly (there is a dog park) and there were certainly a lot of children and dogs around the campground. The clientele was not as friendly as we have become accustomed to at campgrounds where we have stayed thus far. Usually, everyone waves and says hello as you pass by them or as they pass by you; however, at this campground many people did not (sometimes not even when you said hello first). The RV across from our site also had a “Let’s Go Brandon” flag and political flags are usually frowned upon at RV campgrounds. Nonetheless, we did chat with a few people at the Tiki Bar, and we generally had a great time on our own. We would definitely stay at Camp Margaritaville again and recommend it as a nice place to stay, although a bit pricier than most RV campgrounds.
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