RV Parks In Marathon, Florida

In Marathon itself, Curry Hammock State Park at MM 56 is the public standout, with spacious concrete-pad sites, ocean access, and water/electric hookups, one of the few state-park campgrounds in the Keys. For private full-hookup waterfront, Jolly Roger Travel Park at MM 59 has 160 gulfside sites with dockage, and Grassy Key RV Park & Resort on Grassy Key has 38 oceanfront sites, each with a tiki hut. Just south, Bahia Honda State Park (about 20 minutes) has world-famous beaches, and Sunshine Key RV Resort & Marina is a full-amenity island resort near Big Pine.

The private parks do. Jolly Roger Travel Park, Grassy Key RV Park & Resort, and Sunshine Key RV Resort all offer full hookups, with waterfront sites and amenities like dockage, heated pools, and marinas. The two Florida State Parks are the exception: Curry Hammock has water and electric with a central dump station but no sewer at the site, and Bahia Honda is water and electric (up to 50-amp on some sites) with a dump station and no individual sewer. In the Keys heat you want the full hookups, so the private parks are the move if running the AC on a 50-amp service matters.

The Keys are pricey, but it splits by ownership. The Florida State Parks (Curry Hammock and Bahia Honda) sit in the moderate band, the best value down here for water-and-electric sites on the water, which is exactly why they are so hard to book. The private waterfront resorts command premium Keys rates: Jolly Roger, Grassy Key, and Sunshine Key all run at the top of the price scale for their oceanfront and gulfside full-hookup sites with tiki huts, dockage, and marinas. Winter snowbird season pushes rates to their peak; summer and fall are cheaper. Expect Keys prices on groceries and fuel too.

As far ahead as you possibly can. The Florida State Parks (Curry Hammock and Bahia Honda) open an 11-month reservation window, and they sell out the instant it opens, especially for winter dates. Set a reminder and book the morning your dates release. The private waterfront resorts (Jolly Roger, Grassy Key, Sunshine Key) book months ahead for the winter season too. There is essentially no first-come availability in season; the Keys are reservation-driven and often sold out. Summer and fall are easier, but even then the best waterfront sites move early. This is the toughest reservation market on this list.

Winter and spring have the best weather, warm, dry, and clear, which is exactly why they are the busiest and priciest, with the state parks booking the day the window opens. If you can plan 11 months out, winter is the classic Keys camping season. Summer is hot, humid, and buggy with afternoon storms but cheaper and more open, fine if you have a 50-amp AC site. Fall is the quietest and cheapest but carries peak hurricane risk in September and October. For the best balance, target late spring or be ready to book winter very early.

Some can, but it takes care. The private resorts are the most big-rig-friendly: Jolly Roger has waterfront full-hookup sites that handle larger rigs, and Sunshine Key RV Resort has big-rig resort sites. Curry Hammock has spacious concrete pads that work for many larger rigs, though it is mixed, so confirm. Bahia Honda is the tough one: its older sites have length limits and it is hard to book at any size. Grassy Key is a small park, so check your length. US-1 itself is flat and big-rig friendly, just slow and busy, so plan your fuel and groceries since options thin between towns.

Bahia Honda State Park, about 20 minutes south of Marathon at MM 37, has some of the most famous beaches in the Florida Keys, and that combination of world-class sand, snorkeling, and a limited number of waterfront state-park sites makes it one of the hardest reservations in the entire country. The 11-month window opens and the sites are gone almost instantly. The campground's older sites also have length limits that shrink the pool of available big-rig spots further. If Bahia Honda is full, Curry Hammock in Marathon is the more available state-park alternative, and the private parks fill the gap.

Two Florida State Parks anchor the public camping. Curry Hammock State Park sits right in Marathon at MM 56 on the oceanside, with spacious concrete-pad sites, ocean access, hammock posts, and water/electric hookups, one of the only state-park campgrounds in the Middle Keys. About 20 minutes south, Bahia Honda State Park at MM 37 has world-famous Keys beaches and water/electric sites (some up to 50-amp). Both book through Florida State Parks on the 11-month window and sell out fast. There is no real first-come or dispersed camping in the Keys; it is a reservation-driven, often sold-out market.

A lot of water and wildlife. Sombrero Beach is a free, palm-lined city beach, one of the best in the Keys. Just south, the iconic Seven Mile Bridge runs to historic Pigeon Key, and Bahia Honda State Park has famous beaches and snorkeling. In town, the Turtle Hospital rehabilitates sea turtles with tours, and the Dolphin Research Center on nearby Grassy Key runs education and interaction programs. The reef offers world-class snorkeling and diving, and the flats, reef, and offshore waters make Marathon a serious fishing destination. Paddling and boating round out a trip built around the water.

Yes. Curry Hammock, Bahia Honda, Jolly Roger, Grassy Key RV Park, and Sunshine Key all operate year-round, with winter as the clear peak. What changes is demand and price: winter is snowbird peak with warm, dry weather and instant sellouts, spring stays busy with break crowds, summer is hot, humid, and buggy but cheaper and more open, and fall is the quietest and cheapest with the highest hurricane risk. Because nothing closes for a season, your planning challenge is landing a reservation and timing the weather, not finding an open gate, especially in the November-to-April peak.

Yes, plan for it. Hurricane season runs June through November, with September and October the highest-risk months in the Keys. Because US-1, the Overseas Highway, is the only road in and out, an evacuation means a slow, single-route drive north, so you cannot wait until the last minute. If you camp the Keys in late summer or fall, watch the tropical forecast closely and have a clear plan to break camp and head north well ahead of any system. Winter and spring are outside the season and the safest windows. Do not get caught down-island with a storm tracking in.

There is exactly one road: US-1, the Overseas Highway, which runs the length of the Keys with mile markers (MM) used as addresses. Marathon runs roughly MM 47 to 60. The highway is flat and big-rig friendly but slow and busy, with limited passing, so allow plenty of time. The bigger thing to plan for is resupply: fuel, groceries, and water options thin out between towns, and Keys prices are real, so stock up before you head down-island. Key West is about 50 minutes south and Miami about 2 hours north for major airports and big-box services.

Yes, that is the whole appeal. Curry Hammock State Park at MM 56 has ocean access right from the campground. On the private side, Jolly Roger Travel Park sits gulfside at MM 59 with waterfront sites and dockage, and Grassy Key RV Park & Resort has 38 oceanfront sites, each with its own tiki hut, plus a heated pool and fishing pier. Just south, Bahia Honda State Park puts you near some of the best beaches in the Keys, and Sunshine Key RV Resort is a full-amenity island resort with a marina. Waterfront is the norm here, which is part of why it commands premium rates.

In Marathon itself, Curry Hammock State Park at MM 56 is the public standout, with spacious concrete-pad sites, ocean access, and water/electric hookups, one of the few state-park campgrounds in the Keys. For private full-hookup waterfront, Jolly Roger Travel Park at MM 59 has 160 gulfside sites with dockage, and Grassy Key RV Park & Resort on Grassy Key has 38 oceanfront sites, each with a tiki hut. Just south, Bahia Honda State Park (about 20 minutes) has world-famous beaches, and Sunshine Key RV Resort & Marina is a full-amenity island resort near Big Pine.

The private parks do. Jolly Roger Travel Park, Grassy Key RV Park & Resort, and Sunshine Key RV Resort all offer full hookups, with waterfront sites and amenities like dockage, heated pools, and marinas. The two Florida State Parks are the exception: Curry Hammock has water and electric with a central dump station but no sewer at the site, and Bahia Honda is water and electric (up to 50-amp on some sites) with a dump station and no individual sewer. In the Keys heat you want the full hookups, so the private parks are the move if running the AC on a 50-amp service matters.

The Keys are pricey, but it splits by ownership. The Florida State Parks (Curry Hammock and Bahia Honda) sit in the moderate band, the best value down here for water-and-electric sites on the water, which is exactly why they are so hard to book. The private waterfront resorts command premium Keys rates: Jolly Roger, Grassy Key, and Sunshine Key all run at the top of the price scale for their oceanfront and gulfside full-hookup sites with tiki huts, dockage, and marinas. Winter snowbird season pushes rates to their peak; summer and fall are cheaper. Expect Keys prices on groceries and fuel too.

As far ahead as you possibly can. The Florida State Parks (Curry Hammock and Bahia Honda) open an 11-month reservation window, and they sell out the instant it opens, especially for winter dates. Set a reminder and book the morning your dates release. The private waterfront resorts (Jolly Roger, Grassy Key, Sunshine Key) book months ahead for the winter season too. There is essentially no first-come availability in season; the Keys are reservation-driven and often sold out. Summer and fall are easier, but even then the best waterfront sites move early. This is the toughest reservation market on this list.

Winter and spring have the best weather, warm, dry, and clear, which is exactly why they are the busiest and priciest, with the state parks booking the day the window opens. If you can plan 11 months out, winter is the classic Keys camping season. Summer is hot, humid, and buggy with afternoon storms but cheaper and more open, fine if you have a 50-amp AC site. Fall is the quietest and cheapest but carries peak hurricane risk in September and October. For the best balance, target late spring or be ready to book winter very early.

Some can, but it takes care. The private resorts are the most big-rig-friendly: Jolly Roger has waterfront full-hookup sites that handle larger rigs, and Sunshine Key RV Resort has big-rig resort sites. Curry Hammock has spacious concrete pads that work for many larger rigs, though it is mixed, so confirm. Bahia Honda is the tough one: its older sites have length limits and it is hard to book at any size. Grassy Key is a small park, so check your length. US-1 itself is flat and big-rig friendly, just slow and busy, so plan your fuel and groceries since options thin between towns.

Bahia Honda State Park, about 20 minutes south of Marathon at MM 37, has some of the most famous beaches in the Florida Keys, and that combination of world-class sand, snorkeling, and a limited number of waterfront state-park sites makes it one of the hardest reservations in the entire country. The 11-month window opens and the sites are gone almost instantly. The campground's older sites also have length limits that shrink the pool of available big-rig spots further. If Bahia Honda is full, Curry Hammock in Marathon is the more available state-park alternative, and the private parks fill the gap.

Two Florida State Parks anchor the public camping. Curry Hammock State Park sits right in Marathon at MM 56 on the oceanside, with spacious concrete-pad sites, ocean access, hammock posts, and water/electric hookups, one of the only state-park campgrounds in the Middle Keys. About 20 minutes south, Bahia Honda State Park at MM 37 has world-famous Keys beaches and water/electric sites (some up to 50-amp). Both book through Florida State Parks on the 11-month window and sell out fast. There is no real first-come or dispersed camping in the Keys; it is a reservation-driven, often sold-out market.

A lot of water and wildlife. Sombrero Beach is a free, palm-lined city beach, one of the best in the Keys. Just south, the iconic Seven Mile Bridge runs to historic Pigeon Key, and Bahia Honda State Park has famous beaches and snorkeling. In town, the Turtle Hospital rehabilitates sea turtles with tours, and the Dolphin Research Center on nearby Grassy Key runs education and interaction programs. The reef offers world-class snorkeling and diving, and the flats, reef, and offshore waters make Marathon a serious fishing destination. Paddling and boating round out a trip built around the water.

Yes. Curry Hammock, Bahia Honda, Jolly Roger, Grassy Key RV Park, and Sunshine Key all operate year-round, with winter as the clear peak. What changes is demand and price: winter is snowbird peak with warm, dry weather and instant sellouts, spring stays busy with break crowds, summer is hot, humid, and buggy but cheaper and more open, and fall is the quietest and cheapest with the highest hurricane risk. Because nothing closes for a season, your planning challenge is landing a reservation and timing the weather, not finding an open gate, especially in the November-to-April peak.

Yes, plan for it. Hurricane season runs June through November, with September and October the highest-risk months in the Keys. Because US-1, the Overseas Highway, is the only road in and out, an evacuation means a slow, single-route drive north, so you cannot wait until the last minute. If you camp the Keys in late summer or fall, watch the tropical forecast closely and have a clear plan to break camp and head north well ahead of any system. Winter and spring are outside the season and the safest windows. Do not get caught down-island with a storm tracking in.

There is exactly one road: US-1, the Overseas Highway, which runs the length of the Keys with mile markers (MM) used as addresses. Marathon runs roughly MM 47 to 60. The highway is flat and big-rig friendly but slow and busy, with limited passing, so allow plenty of time. The bigger thing to plan for is resupply: fuel, groceries, and water options thin out between towns, and Keys prices are real, so stock up before you head down-island. Key West is about 50 minutes south and Miami about 2 hours north for major airports and big-box services.

Yes, that is the whole appeal. Curry Hammock State Park at MM 56 has ocean access right from the campground. On the private side, Jolly Roger Travel Park sits gulfside at MM 59 with waterfront sites and dockage, and Grassy Key RV Park & Resort has 38 oceanfront sites, each with its own tiki hut, plus a heated pool and fishing pier. Just south, Bahia Honda State Park puts you near some of the best beaches in the Keys, and Sunshine Key RV Resort is a full-amenity island resort with a marina. Waterfront is the norm here, which is part of why it commands premium rates.

Yes — there are free RV waste disposal options available near Marathon.