Very Friendly!

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My wife and I have stayed at the Floridays RV Park for the past 5 winters now and have found this park very friendly. It has only about 70 sites most of them with a cemented pad that is next to your RV and a large one in front that can accommodate two vehicles. The owner had a new bathroom with an attached laundry room built.

Although this park has no swimming pool, it is located only 2 miles from Jupiter Island Beach where runners, cyclists, boaters and sport fishermen can all enjoy. George, the park manager, will make everything so that your stay will be everything you hoped for. Shopping is only 20 minutes to Stuart or Jupiter.

I would highly recommend that you give this park a try.

—Bruno and Claudette Arseneau

We Love This Park!

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My wife and I have been coming to Floridays for eight seasons. We love this Park. It is in the small town of Hobe Sound snuggled comfortably between Jupiter and Stuart on the east coast of south Florida.

Each RV site is quite large with a cement patio and driveway with 50/30 amp service. The Park has a beautiful brand new handicap-friendly bathhouse and laundry facilities. The manager George is very friendly and helpful. He also has a BYOB Tiki Bar at the back of his house/office and most afternoons Happy Hour is enjoyed there and on special event days there is usually a potluck-style dinner.

The world-famous Jupiter Island and its beach is just two miles away. There are excellent and safe trails and roads for running and biking enthusiasts. The local stores include grocery, banks, gas, hardware, many fine resturants and of course thrift stores. All the major shopping facilities are within twenty minutes. We would recommend Floridays RV Park to anyone that likes enjoyable camping without the hassle of big city life and traffic.

—Harold & Julia Post,
Beresford, New Brunswick, Canada

The Florida Manatee

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During South Florida’s mild winter months a grayish brown lump with thick wrinkled algae-stained skin gets a ton of attention. The Florida manatees return from their summer homes along the rivers of the Carolinas, Louisiana, and sometimes even from as far north as Massachusetts. Some with calf in tow, others on their own, gather in shallow warm waters to graze on seagrass.

manateeIt’s estimated that about 6,000 manatees live in the shallow rivers, bays, estuaries and coastal waters in the U.S.—and they all come to Florida for the winter. They are gentle beasts, slow-moving, and often playful. When stressed or excited, they squeak at one another. But usually, they simply eat and rest.

Places to see manatees in and around Martin County include the Manatee Lagoon. Owned by Florida Power & Light, the wild manatees gather, sometimes by the hundreds, near the warm-water outflows of FPL’s Riviera Beach Next Generation Clean Energy Center.

Manatees can be spotted along the Treasure Coast in most of Martin County’s inland waterways, near docs, waterside restaurants, bridges, and rivers during the winter. A short drive to north to Ft. Pierce is a great way to learn about these fascinating winter visitors. The Manatee Observation and Education Center in Fort Pierce is a waterfront environmental education and wildlife viewing center. Closer to Floridays, the Hobe Sound Nature Center leads walks along the intracoastal waterway to look for manatees gathering between the Center and Jupiter Island, and Jonathan Dickinson State Park (JDSP) [https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Jonathan-Dickinson ] offers canoes, kayaks, and guided tours in comfortable, dry pontoon boats—all great ways to spot manatees in their natural environment.manatee

Beyond the Treasure Coast, in central Florida, the manatees gather in shallow clear waters in Crystal River. Thousands visit Crystal River in January to celebrate the manatees’s return. By now, the crowds have thinned and vendors shuttered and gone…the perfect time to rent a kayak or go on a snorkel tour at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. Whether you do it up fancy at the Plantation at Crystal River, or go local at JDSP, the manatees are waiting.

GoRVing Does it Right

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GoRVing is the public face of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association representing almost all RV manufactures and parts suppliers. You probably have a black and gold RVIA sticker on your motorhome, or a silver and black seal if you have a Fifth-Wheel.

These guys keep a good eye on the industry as a whole, help us find answers to even the most complex questions about the RV lifestyle, and even help us decide where to roam.

Their website offers a plethora of information and a little entertainment too. Check out a few of our recent favorites:

Weekend Wanderers

A couple that loves adventure and gets it with their travel trailer.

Campskunk’s Story

A legend in the RV community for his creative modifications on a small RV.

Christmas Dinner for RVers

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By now, you probably know where you will be for Christmas dinner, what you’ll be having, and who will join you around the table. Cooking the classic Christmas dinner in an RV may be a piece of cake (pardon the pun) for the veteran RVer, but for the seasonal traveler or RV newbie, figuring out how to fit a huge turkey into a small finicky oven can be a challenge.

The solution is to keep it simple or better yet, get together with your neighbors for a potluck dinner where every RV is responsible for just one dish.

How To GrillPlan the menu so that you can prepare some dishes ahead. Casseroles, mashed potatoes, squash dishes actually taste better when made in advance. So do many pies! Save the ham or turkey for Christmas day roasting, preferably on an outside grill. And because counter space is lacking, remember the mantra: less is more and simple is better.

You may not even need an oven for much more than warming if you cook most of it on the grill or in an outdoor dutch oven. Think “roasted veggies and grilled stuffing.” Yum! Crock-pots take up relatively little space and do a great job of making cranberry sauce and keeping those made-in-advance mashed potatoes warm until dinner time.

If having Christmas dinner in your RV or RV park is too much to handle, there are some nationally owned restaurants that are open Christmas Day. The owners of our locally-owned and famous Hobe Sound restaurants like Taste, Scooters, Catfish House, Harry and the Natives, Courtyard Grille or Prime will be shuttered, so head out for a no-mess no-fuss meal at Denny’s, Waffle House, McDonalds, and possibly Golden Corral. Here’s the list.

For instructions on how to prepare your Christmas turkey on the grill, check out Butterball.