Jolly Roger RV Resort

This spot was really beautiful, with nice man-made beaches to sit and observe the water. There were kids fishing, and a boat area. The staff were friendly, my only complaint is that the roads and sites are small. Backing in we had to ask someone to move their car because the roads are too narrow to back in comfortably. Highly recommend visiting the Dolphin Research Center next door!

We stayed at the Jolly Roger RV Resort in November, 2022. We loved it. The staff was friendly and helpful. I called to tell them I might arrive just a little after their office closing time. They called later in the afternoon to check on our arrival time. I told them we would be later than expected and they left my check-in information in their late arrival box.

The park has a little island-like beach area with palm trees, chairs, and straw umbrellas. We spent almost every late afternoon sitting there watching the beautiful sunsets.

The park is a short drive (6-7 miles) from shopping in Marathon. Very convenient. We will definitely be returning.

Friends planned a spur-of-the-moment two-day get-together in Marathon for Feb. 28 through March 1 (3 nights). We were all snowbirds a few years ago, living on boats in Boot Key Harbor for four winters. This year, my husband, two small dogs and I were in our RV. We'd contacted several RV parks. Everything was full -- or very expensive. We were extremely lucky to get a site at Jolly Roger just two weeks before the reunion. It was a new park to us. We were familiar with other RV parks near Marathon with crowded sites which were just a place to park. We thought that was what we were getting until we actually saw it.

Jolly Roger was a great surprise -- clean, neat, well maintained, well organized, attractive, with lots of activities there or nearby (Dolphin Research Center, for one). It is a destination itself. There is a large Tiki hut area near the beach and a tiny marina for fishing boats, a pool, a Bark Park, nice restrooms/showers, a pool and a laundry with new machines we didn't use. They seem to have planned gatherings weekly, like a wine and cheese social.

Site size is relative. We were in an Interior site (#61). It seemed a reasonable size to us in a hugely popular area. Our dogs chose this trip not to be friendly with other pups, so we mainly walked them on the grass near the entrance.

Cost is relative, too. This is a higher daily rate than we ever paid, but this IS the Keys in the high season. We were looking at paying twice as much at other parks (if they'd had an opening) for not as nice of a place.

We realized how lucky we were that they fit us in when our neighbor told us he'd called 700 times in order to book his site. He said to persevere.

We wish we'd been able to spend more time there, but left each morning to be with our friends. If life takes us back to the Keys, Jolly Roger is where we will try to stay.

We stayed twice. Once for a week in December and then back for three weeks in January. We totally fell in love with this place. We stayed in Interior Plus sites, and, the Seawall and Interior Plus sites are the ones we’d choose when staying again. This is a big snowbird destination and we met the sweetest people that have been coming to this park every winter for many years.

The office will accept mail/packages and the campground has a laundromat available. Laundry is a bit pricey, but everything is in the keys, so it was expected. There is a wonderful swim area along the seawall. We saw lots of birds, fish, stingrays, jellies, and even a few dolphins and nurse sharks.

Cell service was great for remote work and we had no issues staying connected with AT&T and Verizon.

This place is amazing! This was our first time to any of the Florida Keys. The location of this park was why we picked it. We watched the sunset every night and this place beats Mallory Square in Key West any day!! Having the gulf water right outside our site we never once went to the pool. The beach area is great for laying out during the day and taking in the sunset at night. I never wanted to leave!

WiFi was strong, phone service was great. We had no issues with bugs due to the constant breeze. We saw looks of sea life snorkeling but bring your water shoes because it is rocky.

We stayed here for 6 nights along the sea wall. We can’t recommend this place enough. Staff was great and location, location, location. Being in the middle of the keys was great. It wasn’t too far either direction to go explore. The campground has great ocean access and we fished and kayaked.

Sea life along the wall was great. Dolphins, manatees, Rays and tons of fish. I could ramble on and on about this place.

The WiFi was strong too.

My husband and I decided last minute to take a trip to the Keys in February.
We couldn’t find any campgrounds that could give us any amount of time other than 5 days in a row.
Jolly Rogers worked with us and found 11 days at there site. We loved it so much there that they were able to keep us for anther 11 days by moving our site a couple times. It was a little inconvenient but well worth moving to the next site. Each time our view was better.
Jolly Rogers was clean, filled with activities and a very friendly place.
It’s our new gem to revisit.
I would definitely recommend this campground. Call way ahead for accommodations .