Larry & Penny Thompson Park Campground
County Park
Write a Review 12451 SW 184 St. Miami, FL 33177 305-232-1049 Official WebsiteGPS: 25.6014, -80.3945
Overview of Larry & Penny Thompson Park Campground
Last Price Paid: $40
Reported by camper-809243 on 3/13/2024
Longest RV Reported: 36 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by slbvolleygirl on 12/10/2023
Weekly Rate Yes
Monthly Rate Yes
Number of Sites 240
Pad Type asphalt
Elevation 0 ft / 0 m
Max Length 45 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Barb asked on 12/29/2021
We have a 45 ft toy hauler 5th wheel. Is the campground at Larry & Penny Thompson Park big rig friendly? Thanks!
Reviews of Larry & Penny Thompson Park Campground 26 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 3/20/2021
“No campervans?!”
Reviewed 5/20/2021
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I called to make a reservation, and was told they do not accept camper-vans. I explained we have a full bathroom, water tanks, and only need electric to power our AC. She said they do not allow campervans at all. I’ve never heard this before, and ended up scheduling our night elsewhere.
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“Best affordable campground in Miami”
Reviewed 4/7/2021
| Nightly rate: | $33 |
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| Days stayed: | 12 |
| Site Number: | Pod 2 26 |
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We stayed at Larry and Penny Thompson park for nearly two weeks in March 2021. We used our hotspot for work and got a good signal through Verizon. The bathrooms, pool, beach, and pavilions were closed due to Covid, but they look very nice to use when they open up. There were a lot of snowbirds, friendly folks. On site laundry a... more
We stayed at Larry and Penny Thompson park for nearly two weeks in March 2021.
We used our hotspot for work and got a good signal through Verizon.
The bathrooms, pool, beach, and pavilions were closed due to Covid, but they look very nice to use when they open up. There were a lot of snowbirds, friendly folks. On site laundry and plenty of places to walk and jog. Lots of dogs and most people picked up after them. Laundry facilities were open. This park is very convenient to major roads and the turnpike. Easy off and on in our motorhome.
Sites are kind of close together, but not on top of each other. Our site was a pull through, fairly level, FHU.
There is construction going on to revamp the park, so it may be difficult to obtain a site as they have sections of the campground closed off. This campground does accept mail and packages.
We camped in a 40’ motorhome and had plenty of room for our truck as well.
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TSierra would stay here again
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“BIKE STOLEN”
Reviewed 3/20/2021
| Days stayed: | 7 |
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| Site Number: | Pod 5 Site 12 |
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This would have been a somewhat enjoyable stay with a lake, playground, and walking path - EXCEPT that one of our bikes got stolen from right in front of our fifth wheel while we were inside. Whoever stole our bike threw another clearly stolen bike (cut lock still attached to it) on our site and knocked over our kid’s bike. This area i... more
This would have been a somewhat enjoyable stay with a lake, playground, and walking path - EXCEPT that one of our bikes got stolen from right in front of our fifth wheel while we were inside. Whoever stole our bike threw another clearly stolen bike (cut lock still attached to it) on our site and knocked over our kid’s bike. This area is not the safest and there is currently a lot of construction going on in the campground. ALSO, a groundskeeper yelled at me and my kids and told us we couldn’t play by the lake, then another family was playing by the lake and they didn’t say a word to them.
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“Great state park in the center of Miami ”
Reviewed 3/9/2021
| Nightly rate: | $37 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | Pod 7 Site 18 |
| RV Length: | 19' (Travel Trailer) |
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This relatively inexpensive state park (paid $37/night) is a great place for those who want to visit the Miami area. It’s conveniently located between Miami and the Upper Keys. A big plus for us was that it offers full hookups and spacious and relatively leveled spots. Due to COVID restrictions, they only accept self-contained RVs bec... more
This relatively inexpensive state park (paid $37/night) is a great place for those who want to visit the Miami area. It’s conveniently located between Miami and the Upper Keys. A big plus for us was that it offers full hookups and spacious and relatively leveled spots. Due to COVID restrictions, they only accept self-contained RVs because bathrooms and showers facilities were close. If you like nature, they have a lake with a renovated beach area, trails for walking/running (all flat) and bike paths. The RV park area is under renovation. Apparently, they are making electric and sewer improvements, removing tree roots, and repaving the roads and spots. Highly recommended!
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SrPlusSun would stay here again
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“Good spot for staging Everglades or Key West”
Reviewed 10/10/2020
| Nightly rate: | $32 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | Pod 2 #10 |
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Big park, sites are relatively well spread out, reasonable number of trees, but not overly shady. Tonnes of construction (will be going on for a while) but park is big so not noisy in many places. Closes at 8 pm. Gates locked. Nearly all amenities closed due to COVID. No WiFi due to construction whilst we where there. Verizon ... more
Big park, sites are relatively well spread out, reasonable number of trees, but not overly shady.
Tonnes of construction (will be going on for a while) but park is big so not noisy in many places.
Closes at 8 pm. Gates locked. Nearly all amenities closed due to COVID. No WiFi due to construction whilst we where there.
Verizon data was slow. Even with a booster.
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Dr Paul would stay here again
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“Pretty decent. Only county park on the south area. ”
Reviewed 10/7/2020
| Nightly rate: | $30 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | pod1 lot 29. |
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Larry and Penny was the best choice on Miami Dade area. Even though is on reconstruction to upgrade the pods plumbing and electric. Old pod where clay and metal plumbing. Good 50 and 30 amps hooks ups as well as water and sewer. Nice shade lots asphalt paved. Pool. Baths and recreational were restricted due to covid-19 but park... more
Larry and Penny was the best choice on Miami Dade area. Even though is on reconstruction to upgrade the pods plumbing and electric. Old pod where clay and metal plumbing. Good 50 and 30 amps hooks ups as well as water and sewer. Nice shade lots asphalt paved. Pool. Baths and recreational were restricted due to covid-19 but park lake and all the other amenities where available. Nice staff. Nightly security on place as well as police presence trough the day. Mostly full time campers there. They allow up to 180 days yearly, you will have to wait another 180 days to be able to return. Close to the Miami Dade Zoo if you have kids. Closet to Florida turnpike and US1 and reasonable distance to the Florida Keys. Overall I will stay again good for the price. You have some avocados trees on your lots if you go during season nice to have florida avocados. County should work on add on some kind of wifi and update the cellphone repeaters
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seynel8228 would stay here again
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“NOT SAFE”
Reviewed 8/6/2019
| Nightly rate: | $30 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 6 |
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Our Ford F-250 King Ranch 4x4 diesel got stolen in the middle of the day from right in front of our RV at this park. This state park is NOT secure! We just purchased this vehicle and we did not drive it. Whomever stole our truck was an insider that cased the place. It is very scary to know that guests cannot feel secure here. Talking t... more
Our Ford F-250 King Ranch 4x4 diesel got stolen in the middle of the day from right in front of our RV at this park. This state park is NOT secure! We just purchased this vehicle and we did not drive it. Whomever stole our truck was an insider that cased the place. It is very scary to know that guests cannot feel secure here. Talking to neighbors today we found that theft of different items as bicycles, etc. is common in this place, we wish we would have known earlier.
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“Convenient to Miami, Everglades N.P. And Biscayne N.P.”
Reviewed 5/22/2019
| Nightly rate: | $33 |
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| Days stayed: | 6 |
| Site Number: | Pod 4 site 18 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Truck Camper) |
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Most of the pods/sites have trees around them. There is a fenced trash area in every pod and most have a building with a/showers/laundry a short walk away. There is a small section for tents but majority of park is filled with rv’s. There is a nice pool open only limited hours. Would have been great to have it open later than 5pm, espe... more
Most of the pods/sites have trees around them. There is a fenced trash area in every pod and most have a building with a/showers/laundry a short walk away. There is a small section for tents but majority of park is filled with rv’s. There is a nice pool open only limited hours. Would have been great to have it open later than 5pm, especially when it is hot here.
Spots are paved with additional room for another vehicle and the sites had picnic tables. Full hook-ups at most sites. It was nice to have showers and multiple laundry rooms around the park.
A lot of squirrels in the park as well as birds. Staff at the front was friendly.
cgood would stay here again
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“Least expensive place in the area, Good access to the keys”
Reviewed 4/13/2019
| Nightly rate: | $33 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
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They don't care about the age of your RV, but if you have, say, a converted Blue Bird Bus instead of a mass manufactured RV you will not be allowed to camp. Anything not originally manufactured to be an RV is under the 'No Bunkhouses Allowed' rule. I know it is a popular thing to do these days so I figured I'd put out that warning. ... more
They don't care about the age of your RV, but if you have, say, a converted Blue Bird Bus instead of a mass manufactured RV you will not be allowed to camp. Anything not originally manufactured to be an RV is under the 'No Bunkhouses Allowed' rule. I know it is a popular thing to do these days so I figured I'd put out that warning. They have had some seriously questionable 'rigs' try to come through.
Other than that, this place is pretty awesome, especially for the price and being full hook-ups. Miami and the Keys can make for very expensive stays.
It is well set up with pods off the main drive. Sites are back in only. They have a vast pool that is 5' deep at its deepest. Laundry is $1.50 per wash and $1.50-$1.75 to dry. The sites are paved and most are level and shady. We had a rather large step-down, but you can avoid that by picking out a better site. They are completely full up in January and February and most of March, you can only get on a waiting list. But when we checked in on a Friday in mid-April it was plenty open and we were encouraged to just come and pick out a site and reserve then. We did, and it worked out fine.
The people are friendly and the place is well-kept.
A word on the WiFi. It is technically available, but it is terrible. You have to be right there in the office to pick it up initially and then you can take it just barely outside. It is wretchedly slow. It is on the county to fix it and they don't have it in the budget, I've been told. They don't advertise WiFi and provide no guarantees. We got a bar and sometimes two of Cricket (AT&T) at our site in Pod 9.
Great place to bike and sightsee with the whole family!
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“We really enjoyed it!”
Reviewed 2/26/2019
| Nightly rate: | $32 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| RV Length: | 36' (Class A) |
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We needed to be in Miami for a week and so we wanted a place centrally located to Downtown and the Keys but yet affordable! This place fit the bill. If you stay 7 nights you get a better nightly rate. Loftis Party of Six would stay here again!
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LoftisPartyofSix - weROAM would stay here again
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“The worst experience I’ve ever had”
Reviewed 12/28/2020
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The worst customer service I have ever received/ experienced. I called ahead of time to see if there was any availability, which they said there was plenty for the amount of days I wanted. Once we got there the two girls in the front office very rudely told me I needed a mask. I don’t wear masks because of a medical condition and I tol... more
The worst customer service I have ever received/ experienced. I called ahead of time to see if there was any availability, which they said there was plenty for the amount of days I wanted. Once we got there the two girls in the front office very rudely told me I needed a mask. I don’t wear masks because of a medical condition and I told them I didn’t have one but I was quickly willing to wear one if they had it. They said no they didn’t have any. Well they refused me any service. My Husband then goes in and again very rudely was told he needed a mask. When he kept asking them questions about the campsite they bring out a big black guy to try and kick him out. My husband said they couldn’t do that and the guy agreed and said “you’re right no we can’t but we are refusing service.” So my husband stays in there a little while longer asking them questions and they said they were going to call the cops!! Geez, so my husband said ok that’s fine call the cops. They may or may not have called because they were hesitantly telling someone on the phone that someone refuses to leave. We’re very easy going. This behavior was totally uncalled for. They had plexi glass up, they were wearing masks (if that was their actual concern), the state does not have a mask mandate and this is how they treat people coming into their state and their place of business. No thank you!!
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- sewer
- Full Hookups
Connectivity
- wifi: yes
Recreation
- picnic area
- playground
- recreation trail
- swimming beach
- swimming pool: onsite
- water access
Site Amenities
- picnic table
- pull thru
Facilities
- dump station
- general store
- ADA Accessible
- laundry
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- swimming pool: onsite
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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