Williston was only an hour drive from Grand Oaks Resort in Lady Lake, Florida. This is our first time staying in the area so we wanted to explore it especially because it’s so close to Gainesville.
Williston & Gainesville, Florida Winter RVing
Grand Oaks Resort, Lady Lake Florida
Grand Oaks Resort is an RV park and an equestrian center located in Lady Lake, Florida, which is just southeast of Ocala near The Villages. We stayed at this RV park before and really enjoyed it, so we returned for a week. From Ormond Beach it was only about a 1.5 hour drive to Grand Oaks.
Ormond Beach, Florida in January
Ormond Beach in located on the east coast of Florida just north of Daytona Beach. In the past we stayed in Flagler Beach, which is a little north of Ormond Beach. Unfortunately, our stay was plagued by a bitter cold, windy and wet storm. We only had a couple days of sunshine in a week. Even though we missed out on daily beach walks because of the weather, we were treated with views of a dramatic Atlantic stormy winter sea, which we didn’t get a good photo of. This was the nicest day.
Indian Mound Fish Camp, Oak Hill Florida
Indian Mound Fish Camp is an RV park and boat launch located in Oak Hill Florida. Our views were of the Indian River North, which is part of an intracoastal waterway along the east coast of Florida just north of Cape Canaveral.
Tallahassee, Florida-COE Landing RV Park
Tallahassee is located in Leon County and has been the capital city of Florida since 1824. It’s oak canopied roads and southern style homes are picturesque. Being a large city, it has a Costco, which we were looking forward to stocking up at. From Panama City Beach, Florida it was about a 2.5 hour drive to Tallahassee.
Panama City Beach, Florida
Panama City Beach is a popular spring break and vacation destination for those in the nearby southern states. It’s miles of sugar white sand beaches are rated among the top in America. Panama City Beach experienced a real estate boom in the mid 2000’s with a lot of new construction and price increases. Hurricane Michael in 2018 destroyed a large part of the county, but it was hard to tell since most structures have been rebuilt or repaired. Driving around the area, there is still evidence of downed trees from the hurricane. From Orange Beach, Alabama it was about a 3 hour drive.
