Bryn Mawr Ocean Resort

Concrete pads help keep the sand out of the camper as compared to other near beach camping in the Saint Augustine area. The park itself is clean and well kept. The roads through the park are sand and they were using a tractor to take out some of the potholes on the day we arrived. There were a few good depressions on our ride in - jarring the trailer a touch. There are some turns to make in this tight-packed park, with a few of the turns showing evidence of some folks taking them too tight. The sites are close and there are not an abundance of trees or grass, but the park is overall pet friendly. Dogs are permitted on the beach, provided they remain leashed. All lots are "owned," with a fraction of them leased out. Some of the structures appear semi-permanent... likely changing hands with the owners. Sites appear to all have full hookup capacity. As for location, it is about a 10-minute ride north to get into Saint Augustine. Watch traffic apps to determine whether to take the 312/US 1 route into town, or to ride up A1A to the Bridge of Lions, as the draw-bridge can incur significant delays via the latter.

We did not use either the pool or the heated pool during our stay, nor did we avail ourselves of the recreation amenities. The bath house we used nearest the beach was clean, tiled, and adequate. The sinks are equipped with auto-off faucets which can be annoying when shaving, etc. if you choose one that short-strokes. Cell phone coverage was not awesome with AT&T, nor was the wi-fi during peak times.

Overall, I'd stay here again if in the area and a site was available. I feel like we got lucky in booking our stay on less than 48 hours notice, as the owner had just pulled out the day of our arrival, allowing us to secure the site for the night on a Daytona 500 weekend. That is the driver on the high price for a nightly stay, although this park is not cheap anyhow.

After 10 days of constant travelling and visiting whatever worth seeing we needed a pauze. Bryn Marw offert everything, great back-in spot at the Ocean site on concrete, personal deck with roof, quiet and friendly people, direct access to the beach. We njoyed a dat listening to the noise of the waves and watched the sunrise from our bed.