We took a nearly 2-year hiatus from camping for a plethora of reasons. However, on 16 JUL 2023, we…read moreleft the Big Easy (aka New Orleans) and headed to Sun Outdoors in Panama City Beach, FL. This is only our 5th camping trip in our travel trailer, but we have stayed at a few other RV parks when we camped with my in-laws. Formerly called Emerald Coast RV Resort, Sun Outdoors Panama City Beach had great online reviews, which were supported by numerous pictures. Our "style" of camping may be a little different than most. We are not ones to just sit under our awning and relax. We like to be on the go and see everything a city has to offer when we camp. Therefore, we use our travel trailer as a relocatable hotel room that serves as our base of operations as we explore the surrounding areas. However, even though we may not use them, we prefer RV resorts with lots of amenities. Sun Outdoors Panama City Beach is a beautiful resort, and he front office staff were all delightful. It is meticulously landscaped, and they pick up the trash twice daily (10:30 AM & 6:30 PM). There are 2 heated pools with adjacent shower facilities, multiple key coded laundry rooms, a fitness center, a clubhouse, a sand volleyball court, shuffleboard "courts", pickleball courts and a covered basketball "pavilion". The sites are decently spaced and easy to access. The resort is in close proximity to highway 98 and Front Beach Road. You are near the beach, Zoo World (no smells or loud animal noises), Wonder Works, Ripley's Believe It or Not, Pier Park, and a plethora of other activities and restaurants. The only negative I experienced is that while at the back pool, there were numerous kids under 14 years old at the pool and they were unattended by any adults. They were rough housing in the pool so much that we decided to walk to the other pool. I should have advised the staff but opted not too and chalked it up to being an isolated incident. I can definitely recommend this resort with a good heart and would definitely go back.

Return trip summer '22. Appears that new ownership has added more spaces to the southwest corner…read more We had site #49 next to trash collection. Was concerned with noise/odor but wasn't an issue. A bit of a hike to bathroom/showers though. Looks to be space for one in the fenced area trash collection for future expansion (hint hint). Enjoyed our time here.

Why does the lady in the office put a 'Be back in 15 min' sign up; 15 mins before 7pm? This happens…read morealmost nightly. So there is no way to get off work at 6pm to make it back to get quarters or my packages. So I have to wait til the following day. Can you all fix this problem with her. Please and Thank You.

I am Always looking for RV sites in the Florida Panhandle. The area offers more fun per square inch…read morethan most tourist spots in the USA. The Campground offers two nice pools, playground, store with -ice, snacks, lending library, lending games & puzzles, camping & food items plus a location that is right in the center of all the main attractions in Panama City Beach. But the proximity to the beach is the main plus. You can walk, bike, to the end of the property and there is a public access to the Gulf of Mexico. Wonderful access with parking and 3 ways to get onto the beach and even a pier. The camping spots are average but well kept up. Some of the park buildings are a tad outdated BUT are Very clean. We are in an amazing site #92. Our site is Very big, long, but some sites are narrow and short. They do a good job of putting bigger rigs in bigger sites. There is a water park next door for the kids. The price is very reasonable for the beach and about average for camp sites in general.

Staff is super friendly. Park is well taken care of and has a nice pool, dog park and dog washing…read morestation.

We stayed in site #93. Perfect location. Not too loud & close to the pool & store. The space is a…read morelittle tight for a 32' but it worked! Felt very cozy. All the staff we encountered were so friendly & helpful. They even allowed for us to do an early check in! Can't beat the location for the price. Will be back! They redid the pool & we ended up spending a lot of time out there. Loved the store! Very convenient!

We had a tent sight for a night then upgraded to a cabin due to an inbound hurricane, the staff…read morewere super friendly and helpful. I would say my only complaint would be the pool hours. Being in a tent sight the first night was pretty hot, we would've love to swam before going to bed but the pool closed at 9pm. Having it open later would be something I'd love to see as there is no lifeguard anyway. Anywho, cabin was clean but expect frogs inside. This was also the nicest KOA we stayed at on our trip, the bathrooms were lovely!

The spots are big, easy to park, plenty of room to relax inside or outside your rig. I like that I…read moredidn't feel on top of our neighbors. The staff was super friendly!

Amazing sunrises and sunsets! If you go down to the dock early enough, theres dolphins that pass…read morethrough. Even if you're not an early bird if you go down there at night there are tiny squid that like the lights on the dock that are so cool to see. You're also allowed to fish off the docks! They are set up 20 minutes from Mexico beach which is less crowded then Panama City Beach and has so many cool shells to see! There's coffee within walking distance and there's plenty different places to eat within biking distance; doughnuts, Thai food, a steakhouse, etc. This is the spot to be! Can't thank them enough for also being fully willing to help when I had some camper problems when I was about to leave!

Stayed here for 6 months, small cute campground. Amazing sunset views and outdoor recreational…read morearea. The campground pays for a fishing license so everyone is welcome to fish off of the private dock. The owners are extremely friendly and accommodating. We were always kept in the loop of things going on in the park. Short distance from many parks, Mexico Beach, amazing food, and a coffee shop in walking distance. We had RV trouble when we pulled out and Margie was ready to help and took so much stress off of our plates. Reasonable pricing and laundry on site as well. Would definitely recommend!

This is our 2nd time staying here. 2 years ago we stayed 3…read moredays and said I wish we could stay a week. This time we stayed 4 days we wanted to stay longer but we had obligations elsewhere. This place is first class. If you get a chance stay here. It is half way between all the panhandle great beaches. Stay here if you can.

We stayed here two years ago and loved it, we stay for months at a time. This year we came back and…read moreit has definitely changed, it felt more like a moble home park as so many unpleasant permanent residents now live there. They have stuff everywhere, one even had his food truck parked in his lot! The pool was not clean, they had old crappy furniture around the pool, the screen on the door to the pool had a huge hole, there was no need to know the code to get into the pool area, so any kid could get in there without a parent . I guess the lights in the trees don't work anymore so they just cut the electrical cords to the lights and they just dangle and blow in the breeze. The boat they advertise to use, I wouldn't step foot on, overall it has definitely gone downhill. The one good thing it does have a huge dog park. It was so bad we left a month early!

We had a great weekend. The campground is super clean. The family that own it are so very nice…read more We had my sisters 60th surprise birthday plus my niece and nephew birthday celebration. We will be back. 1 picture of the rv at the campground. I didn't have time to do there walking trails

This place is great ! The staff are incredibly nice and helpful the park is well kept and clean and…read morethe guests in the park are quiet and friendly. They have laundry , a rec area , kayak rental and launch a bass stocked pond and a new pool coming soon I can't wait to come back and visit when it's all up and running . Great RV park !

A nice place to stay in Santa Rosa beach. Friendly staff (we only interacted with them once, when…read morechecking in), clean general area, community fire pit, two bbq spots, and a small playground for kids. It's tucked away down a not-so-busy road, so not too much traffic zooming past. All the sites, whether pull through or back in, were long and fit RVs and a car comfortably. The only downfall is that their water supply didn't seem too clean. Our faucet filter caught a lot of unwanted sediments or debris. That's probably all of Florida/pan handle and not unique to them, but also not too sure.

Great rv park clean private big pull thru spots nice common bq area fire pit chairs kids…read moreplayground ! Building a pool restaurants beach groceries very close