Now called Mexico Beach "Rv Resort" We stayed here for the whole month of May and I tried to take notes as our stay progressed to help others that want to stay. Please keep in mind that we left the weekend of Memorial and they were busting their butts to get everything back together for the busy weekend. So a lot of things that we did not have (yet paid for) in May, they now offer or said they would be offering soon. There are no fenced specified dog areas, so if you're not a dog person or want to go for a walk...watch where you step (we didn't have an issue, but this was an observation).  We did not have laundry (until memorial weekend), and even though we booked months in advance, we were not told about this until it was 2 weeks ahead and time to pay our deposit. We were already on the road and did not want to have to change our plans. So we dealt with going to Port St Joe (the nearest place to do laundry and its expensive). No hot tub, which is kind of a bummer. No wifi (which we should have had for the price and since it's a "resort). We ended up using up the data on 3 different devices in 2 weeks. TV would only work some of the time. Dumpsters are in the front of the park only, not dispersed . The pool was gross and unkempt until right before memorial weekend, so not sure if they'll keep it up again after that or not. They finally added a few umbrellas and nicer lounge chairs too. However there are only 4 tables, which does not seat very many guests. The concrete around the pool got SUPER dusty and gross the Friday before Memorial weekend, you couldn't even sit on the edge of the pool without sitting in dirt. I finally hosed an area off to sit since there were no tables available. One of the employees or their adult kids (whom I'm not sold lives in the park has their whole family with like 6 kids splashing and playing in the pool for hours).The pool seems decent size until you have 13 kids in it and there's no room for adults. They do not have a kids pool. They only set up laundry, bar and food services in time for memorial weekend so regular guests and long time residents didn't have these services for 5-6 months. Seems kind of crappy. We left the Saturday of Memorial weekend and they hadn't gotten the permit to sell booze for the bar, not sure if that's been done as of now. The roads and parking for the spots is kind of consfusing because they arent really marked. It's set up wonky and so it's so confusing that the employees even get it wrong. We pulled in what seemed like would be the correct way and were told to turn around. Then when guests arrived a month later, they did the same thing and said that that's how the employees told them to park. Which was incorrect and left 1 site without hookups this way.  The good: cell service is great with a cell tower the next property over. The regular residents and employees are very nice. Now that they finally put in new washers and dryers, that should be nice for those that get to use them. Having the bar and restaurant back up will be great (but will also make everything super crowded, so I hope they figure out the site pull thru and pool situation). Its only about 1/2 mile from the beach. The employees busted their butts for a few weeks trying to make the place nice and get the bar/restaurant up and running for Memorial weekend. This should have been started way in advance, but it is what it is. We just feel jipped and I'm sure the full time residents do as well. For $1420/month and since it is called a rv "resort" I would expect wifi, hot tub, laundry and hopefully an additional pool. I hope the new owners get that figured out. We all pay the same money and want the same benefits. I don't mind kids and they deserve to have fun too. But it would be nice to enjoy the pool without crazy chaos... not sure what the owners could do about this short of putting in a kids pool. For $1420 a month and them being a "resort" there should be a better pool situation, hot tub, laundry and wifi. But that's just my opinion. We would stay here again, but would expect the amenities we should have gotten before. read more

If I could leave no stars I would. Terrible. I unfortunately gave them the benefit of the doubt without seeing pictures of their "cabins" listed on the website. It was dusgusting. White handprints on the futon, dirt all over the floor, cigarette burn holes on the bed and the futon. They didn't even have curtains on the windows. Just posterboard NAILED TO THE WALL. Smelled like an old ashtray and they don't even have the decency to call us to maybe even give a partial refund! We have called multiple times and all the lady says is "I'll let the owners know you've called again but I can't do anything" and still have not received a called and it's been two weeks. For all I know, she is the owner and doesn't want to admit her RV park is trash. Basically just stealing people's money because they have zero REAL pictures of what this place looks like so it's a catfish and then they don't care that you refuse to stay there because of the disgustingness. read more

We stayed here for 5 nights the second week in April, it's now called Mexico Beach RV Resort. We are giving two stars because it is a two star "resort". The Wi-Fi was almost non existent we got connected one day but the rest of the days it didn't even show up. The park is mostly long term residents who are working construction in the area. We felt the high in season price was a bit much for the shape the park is in. To be fair we didn't use the pool, restrooms and didn't notice if there was a laundry facility. We weren't as upset as some of the reviewers that we felt like forfeiting the entire cost for 5 nights. You pay when you make the reservation and it has a no refund policy. If passing through again we will look for another park. Rustic Sands is a more fitting name and it should be called a campground not a resort. We did have 50 amp, a pull through site and it's not far to the beach. But I expected a little more for what we paid. I read more

They don't clean the pool and the dog poop outside and didn't clean it up. The grass need to be cut. we stayed here for one day bc it was so bad. Wasted 600 dollars.. the staff was really nice read more

Currently called the Mexico Beach RV Resort. Place is a dump. WiFi barely works. My phone works better as a hot spot. Dumpy long term residents working on cars. Tiki bar is run down, blasting loud music all hours of the day and night. Over priced for what it is. Likely to twist the frame on the travel trailer at the entrance due to large sharp hump. Do not attempt to come here! read more

It's ok, we just needed a place for a night on our way to Orange beach. I swam in the pool and everything was clean. The bathroom/shower was clean. The only thing is it's not really a resort, not sure how they came up with that word. It's dusty with dirt/sand lots. Way overpriced but they all are now. read more

We stayed for 12 days in December then signed up for a month this February. It's a nice park with lots of social events. Great little bar and grill on site. The calzones are crazy huge! Our side had a nice wood deck. Sites are all sand but pretty level. Very shaded on all sites. Passport America is accepted but monthly rates are even cheaper than half price. 6 blocks from the beach. 1 mile from downtown pier. read more

I hate doing reviews like this and I totally understand this area was devastated by hurricane Michael and it takes time to rebuild. But, there are better places to stay than this place. The pictures are not a very good description of the place. I don't understand how you can call this a RV Resort when there are NO RV RESORT Amenities on the property! Our site was a mud hole with no stone. The Tiki bar looks like it hasn't been used in years. Wifi was weak, no cable, sewer connections covered up with dirt, no lighting, run down mobile homes and permanent residences working on their cars. We left before our time was up and went somewhere else. Didn't even ask for a refund. Maybe they can use that money to buy some stone at least. read more

A lot of pictures for this park are old. I apologize 4 the sign that was posted at the dumpsters. Unfortunately that was out of my control at the time I have to agree was very ignorant that's not how you get your point across to people who do violate the rules. The person who made that sign and let the park get behind on upgrades is no longer there. I am constantly improving the Park such as lady showers both work now. The park is getting new showers installed in the men's room everything's been painted the restaurant has been renovated the bar is getting renovated with new stools the pool has gotten new chairs and umbrellas cabins remodeled with satellite TV included a new change machine in the laundry room and much much more and continuing to progress. More updated pictures to come ....... read more

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Rustic Sands provided the best value for the money of any of the 87 RV parks we've visited so far. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Everything on our full service site worked perfectly. The site was easy to access and very scenic. The highlight, however, was the Tiki Bar with incredibly talented live entertainment. The singer took requests for 3 hrs, never playing the same song twice and channeling the likes of every country singer I've ever heard of in addition to Dylan, The Beatles and even The Bee Gees! Beer was $2.00 a bottle and we got a medium pizza for $6.00. This place is definitely on our "Return To" list. We camped at Rustic Sands RV Resort Campground in a Travel Trailer. read more

While I understand that a hirrican came through here....this place was horrible. We only stayed one night and couldn't wait to get out. The spaces were cramped. I wasn't sure we were going to be able to put our slides out. The bugs from the stagnant water were overwhelming. There were dog feces right next to the place we had to hook up to and it had been there a while. Trash everywhere. Got there late and left early. Couldn't get out of there fast enough. The place looked like a junk yard/dump site. read more

My family stayed here for 5 nights starting the day after Christmas. This campground was not the nicest campground we have ever stayed in but surely was not the worst. Basically it's an older campground. The staff were very nice and accommodating. The lots were average size. The Park was clean. I didn't use the bathhouse but noticed several people were. The laundry was very clean. There were 4 washers and dryers. The washers all looked new. The washers and dryers I used worked well. There was a change machine however I brought my own quarters. I didn't really go in the clubhouse area but my husband and son played cards in there one night and I noticed book and other games available to use. There was a Grill on site but was under renovation. There was live music two nights that we really enjoyed. The location was excellent. We rode bikes to the beach several times. Really the only things that didn't suit our needs was the playground and fire pit. There really wasn't much of a playground. There was a basketball hoop, (no court) horseshoes, a playhouse and a monkey bar thing. No swings or slide, which my kids love. But there was a public park very close by. The sites didn't have fire pits and it was cold. There was a community fire pit but they only built a fire two nights. I love a fire when camping. I would definitely stay here again and would Recommend it to friends. read more

HORRIBLE!! IT is the pits, literally. Rock, Gravel, Dirt, etc. I know this area has had bad times in the last few years, however, the 1st space assigned to us had a huge load of dirt/gravel in the spot. The 2nd was not level, low & if it rained (which it did that night) we would have been parked in water. The park looks like a gravel quarry. Plus it is a hike down the streets to the beach. They are trying but should not put campers in the midst of construction. When my husband called for a reservation for 1 night, the 1st words were "$77 per night, no refunds!" BEWARE, there is a reason of no refunds, when people pull in, they will keep going. Some campers are long term renters (again I understand they are doing the construction, maybe even had their homes destroyed in the hurricane). I am sympathetic, because I loved Mexico Beach of old. We just gave them the $77 and went on down to El Governor RV park, across the street from the beach, had level gravel spot to park & the same price. Give them a couple of years to finish, long term campers can go back home, but never ever make a reservation when 1st words are "NO REFUNDS". There is a reason & this campground is one. Perhaps keep a small section open for just one night campers & not mixed in with long term campers. This just happened night of 6/25/2021. read more

Advertised cable, does not work. Advertised wifi, does not work. Advertised swimming pool, closed needs repairing. Nice people but for the price they need to fix things. read more

What an absolute dump. "Rustic"?? Yeah, if you don't mind everything being filthy, non-functional hookups, etc. Overpriced food,rude, and poor customer service. Never again. read more

Went to camp ground with friends from Panama City to hear some entertainment have some food and few cold ones. When arriving I thought it would be a nice place to bring the RV for a lazy week, but soon realize the young bar girl will rip you off for your change. First best she hit me for $5. Well in the big picture that $5 has cost them hundreds. So if you go watch your money and give only exact change. You have been warned. read more

We stay at Rustic Sands every May and enjoy our stay. Friendly people, tiki bar with great calzones and pizza. Live music every Tuesday and Saturday with Randy and Art, and other events through out the month. Great pool to relax after a fun day at the beach fishing. read more

Do yourself a favor and skip this place. There are better places with better prices where you won't have to deal with hostile people making inappropriate comments in front of young children. read more

When reserving cabin/campsite make sure to call for reservations and do not reserve online. I reserved a cabin for 4-1-17 thru 4-4-17 online. When I got there I was told there was a mix-up and that my cabin was double booked. I had confirmation and had paid in full for the cabin. I then cancelled that reservation and re-reserved the cabin for the following night. It was spring break and all motels/ hotels were booked and we could not find a place to stay. I called back to the campground and reserved a campsite for one night, then went and bought a tent. When I checked my credit card account I was not given my full refund. It has now been a month since this took place and after several emails I still haven't received my refund. They tried to add the campsite reservation to the total bill which was paid separately from the cabin bill-only to decrease total refund. They are practicing very bad business. read more