RV full hookup
- Hookups
- Full hookups
- Power
- Not listed
- Pull-through
- Not listed
- Max length
- Not listed
- Pad
- Not listed
- Number of sites
- 240
- Nightly
- $80
Larry & Penny Thompson Park and Campground
RV park in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida Also known as Larry & Penny Thompson Mem. Prk
USDA NAIP via USGS RV park with 255 sites
Full hookups, On the water
From the park's website, Oct 2026
Not yet confirmed by phone. Details can change, so check with the park before you go.
255 sites
Open year-round
Open year-round; winter rates Nov 1 - Mar 31, summer rates Apr 1 - Oct 31. Office 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.
Miami-Dade County park campground next to Zoo Miami with 240 full-hookup RV sites and a tent area on 270 wooded acres. Open to the public year-round with daily, weekly and monthly rates (higher Nov-Mar); bookings are by phone with the park office.
What stands out
- County-run campground next to Zoo Miami
- 240 full-hookup RV sites plus tent sites
- Freshwater lake with summer beach and waterslide
- Fruit groves with mango, avocado and lychee trees in the campground
- Monthly rates offered: $1,350 winter, $1,000 summer plus tax
Sites
Tent site
- Hookups
- Not listed
- Power
- Not listed
- Pull-through
- Not listed
- Max length
- Not listed
- Pad
- Not listed
- Nightly
- $25
What this place offers
- Bathhouse
- Showers
- Laundry
- Pool
- Lake
- Beach
- Boat ramp
- Playground
- Hiking trails
Things to know
Rig rules
- No RV age limit listed
Pets
- Not listed
Arrival
- Open year-round; winter rates Nov 1 - Mar 31, summer rates Apr 1 - Oct 31. Office 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.
Other fees: Winter (Nov 1-Mar 31): $80/day, $470/week, $1,350/month + tax. Summer (Apr 1-Oct 31): $60/day, $350/week, $1,000/month + tax. Tent $25/day + tax. Beach/waterslide: adults $6, ages 3-17 $4, seniors over 62 $4. Picnic shelters $337.25-$449.60.
Good to know
From the park's own website and other official pages. Policies change, so confirm with the park.
Location and directions
- Park covers 270 acres of woodland and rock pineland, once part of the Richmond Naval Station.
Sites
- Tent check-in only during office hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Rates and fees
- Winter rates (Nov 1-Mar 31): $80/day, $470/week, $1,350/month plus tax.
- Summer rates (Apr 1-Oct 31): $60/day, $350/week, $1,000/month plus tax.
Amenities and services
- Campground pool open 7 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, registered guests only.
- Nine picnic shelters for up to 100 people, $337.25-$449.60, with grill and water but no electricity.
Activities and nearby
- Lake beach and waterslide open weekends and holidays only, June 6-August 9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; riders must be 48 inches tall.
- Beach and waterslide fees: adults $6, children 3-17 $4, seniors over 62 $4.
- Next door to Zoo Miami.
Ownership
- Run by Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces.
Also worth knowing
- Old University of Miami fruit groves in the campground: avocado, mango and lychee trees.
- Office lends Larry Thompson's Miami Herald humor columns and books to campers.
On Google
Rating, reviews and photos from the park's Google listing.
Where you'll be
12401 SW 184 Street, Miami, FL, 33177
DirectionsWhere this info comes from
- miamidade.gov Description, site count, hookups, amenities, rates, tent, pool, beach, history, contact
- Florida Department of Health mobile home and RV park license list
- OpenStreetMap
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