You’ve decided to go glamping! You pick your dates, go to the website to reserve, and find out quickly, it is all booked up from now until eternity! We are lucky to live in a state where you can vacation year around. The only problem about that is that the snowbirds and other states know that too! I’ve been lucky enough to book some of the best places in Florida without much of a hassle. Here are some of my tips for snagging a campsite in some of the most popular parks in Florida.
Be a keyboard warrior and plan ahead
State parks have availability up to 11 months in advance. Ft. De Soto (popular Pinellas County park) has availability 7 months in advance for Pinellas County residents and 6 months for all others. Ft. Wilderness has availability 599 days in advance. Be ready on the keyboard when the window opens at 8:00am. For example, if you want to book a site at Rainbow Springs State Park on December 21, 2021, you should be on your computer, on the Reserve America website, ready to book at 8:00am on January 21, 2021.
https://floridastateparks.reserveamerica.com/ (State Park reservations)
http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/camping.htm (Ft DeSoto reservations)
Use Wandering Labs
Wandering labs is a website that checks availability at different parks based on cancellations. You will need to enter the park in which you wish you stay, your arrival date window and how many nights you would like to book. For a $15 donation, they will send you emails and text messages when a site meeting your needs becomes available. For example, if you wanted to book a site at Ft. DeSoto, you would go onto their website, enter the date window in which you could arrive, and how many nights you would want to stay. Your request will be checked every 3-5 minutes, and if something becomes available, you will get a text message. When you get that message, you need to be ready to book quickly. That site also becomes available on the park website.
https://reserve.wanderinglabs.com/
Use a Travel Agent
This mainly applies to the Campsites at Ft. Wilderness. The Fort is glamping at its finest! Concrete pads, heated pool, shopping, food, fireworks! It’s the perks of Disney without visiting the parks. If you would like to look at booking Ft. Wilderness, we work exclusively with Adventure Somewhere travel agency. Pri is a mom of two and Orlando native. Not only can she snag you a site, but she can help you plan your Orlando vacation without any additional cost.
Once you get a site, then you are ready to reserve The OG! Use this link to reserve our camper for your next getaway!
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