The Disney World Resort boasts its own campground, featuring back-to-nature lodging plus a variety of on-site amenities and activities. Located near the Magic Kingdom theme park, Fort Wilderness offers four types of campsites from the basic tent site to premium sites with all the bells and whistles. For those who like to camp but would rather have four walls, this resort offers guest cabins that can sleep up to six people.
Besides being so close to the Disney theme parks, Fort Wilderness features plenty of outdoor action, including horseback riding, boat, bike or golf cart rentals, fishing, a petting zoo, a beach and two outdoor heated pools. The surrounding area is woodsy and welcoming and feels nothing like the rest of the Walt Disney World Resort.
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort
4510 Fort Wilderness Trail
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(407) 824-2900
disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/campsites-at-fort-wilderness-resort
Kissimmee sits just south of the major theme parks and offers a taste of Florida's true nature. Lake Kissimmee State Park is nestled along the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, including Lake Kissimmee, Florida's third largest lake. The park features 60 full facility campsites with electric and water hookups located in the oak hammock, offering shaded privacy. Two primitive campsites are also available along hiking trails in the park. All supplies must by hiked into the primitive sites, including water.
Activities at Lake Kissimmee State Park include boating, canoeing, kayaking and fishing on Lake Kissimmee, Lake Rosalie and Lake Tiger. There are also six miles of equestrian trails, 13 miles of nature trails, picnic areas, a playground and a historic 1800s "cow camp," which is open on weekends only.
Lake Kissimmee State Park
14248 Camp Mack Road
Lake Wales, FL 33853
(863) 696-1112
floridastateparks.org/lakekissimmee/default.cfm
Lake Louisa State Park features some of the newest campgrounds in Central Florida and offers camping sites nestled between two lakes and along the rare hills of this region. Located in Clermont, the park is in southwest Central Florida and features some of the highest peaks in the state. Fishing, boating, canoeing and kayaking are popular activities along the park's six lakes, the largest of which is Lake Louisa, and there are more than 20 miles of hiking and equestrian trails.
This park offers 60 full facility campsites, each with electric and water hookups, and it also offers equestrian sites that feature a four-horse paddock. Reservations are recommended when using the equestrian campsites. The park also has two primitive campsites tucked along the nature trails. Supplies must be carried into these sites, no vehicles are permitted and there is no electricity or water available in the primitive area.
Lake Louisa State Park
7305 U.S. Highway 27
Clermont, FL 34714
(800) 326-3521
stateparks.com/lake_louisa.html
