RV arrival guide · Florida

RV rental in Miami, Florida

Arriving in Miami with a rented RVArriving in Miami in an RV means navigating one of the strictest oversized-vehicle environments in Florida.

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What should an RV traveler know about Miami?

Miami publishes a campground with hook-ups for RV travelers, each quoted from the city, park or campground that sources it, with the date we last checked. The exact wording and source links are below; the Florida guide has what is live to rent nearby.

A campground with hook-ups, sourced and dated

Miami for RV travelers, from the sources

Campground with hook-ups
Larry and Penny Thompson Park and Campground
240 separate campsites for recreational vehicles, each with electrical, sewer and water hookups. Amenities include four large bathhouse facilities with laundry, restrooms and showers.
miamidade.gov · checked Sep 24, 2026

Coming to Miami? Tell us the nights.

Owners in Florida can submit listings for review. Give us the window you want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.

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Around Miami

More for Florida: Florida RV laws · Events in Florida

Road trips from Miami: Florida Keys Overseas Highway

Frequently asked about Miami

Can I rent an RV in Miami now?

No RV is available to book here yet. Owners in Florida can submit listings for review. Tell us your dates on this page and you get one email the day a rig covers them.

Where can I stay with hook-ups near Miami?

Larry and Penny Thompson Park and Campground: "240 separate campsites for recreational vehicles, each with electrical, sewer and water hookups. Amenities include four large bathhouse facilities with laundry, restrooms and showers."

When is the best time to bring an RV to Miami?

Best: December through March. Skip: August through October.

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The long reads

The Miami guide

Miami sits at the southern edge of Florida's mainland, where the city's bay-front avenues meet the Everglades less than an hour west. Visitors typically split their time between coastal neighborhoods and day-trips into the National Park preserves that ring the metro.

miamiandbeaches.com · retrieved 2026-06-05

Miami Beach prohibits parking any vehicle taller than 7 feet or longer than 21 feet on its public streets between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Chapter 106 of the city code, and unincorporated Miami-Dade restricts residential RV storage under Sec. 33-20(f) to a single unit not exceeding 30 feet in length and 10 feet in height. That kills any thought of overnighting your Class A on Collins Avenue or in a Brickell residential street.

Three things shape every Miami RV plan: the Atlantic hurricane window (June 1 to November 30), the February Miami International Boat Show that fills every campground south of Fort Lauderdale, and the Everglades dry-season camping calendar where Long Pine Key inside the national park only operates November through May. Boat-ramp access for Bahamas-bound crossings clusters at Crandon, Black Point, and Haulover, all of which expect trailered arrivals before sunrise.

Choose your campground first, your propane stop second, and your dump-station route last because Miami has roughly four legitimate public dumps inside a 30-mile radius. Everything below is sourced to municipal codes, NPS, and operator pages.

When to come

Best: December through March.

Skip: August through October. Peak Atlantic hurricane window, daily 90 F + thunderstorms, Everglades campgrounds closed, Saharan dust events, and evacuation-zone risk for any coastal site.

Your first hour in Miami

Before you leave the lot

Confirm your campground reservation is on a written confirmation, not a phone hold. Larry & Penny Thompson takes phone bookings at (305) 232-1049 but only honors written confirmations.
Top off propane at U-Haul at 3500 NW 36th St before 6 p.m. - the only refill station inside city limits with reliable RV-onboard service.
If arriving June-November, identify your evacuation route (I-75 west to Naples or I-95 north past Stuart) and screenshot the Miami-Dade storm surge zone map.
If planning Bahamas crossing from Crandon or Black Point, file your float plan before launch and confirm trailer-parking overnight rates with the marina office.

Within the first hour

Locate the closest dump station to your route exit: Larry & Penny Thompson free for guests, Miami Everglades $25 for non-guests.

Before you park overnight

Off-load any oversized vehicle from Miami Beach by 1:30 a.m. to comply with Chapter 106 overnight rules. Use Larry & Penny Thompson or Miami Everglades RV Resort as your overnight base.

Also worth doing

Confirm Everglades NP entry stickers; the 7-day pass is $35 per vehicle and the America the Beautiful pass is accepted at Long Pine Key.

Public-land hubs near Miami

Sourced from miamiandbeaches.com · Retrieved 2026-06-05

Closest established RV-camping anchor

Larry & Penny Thompson Memorial Campground (Miami-Dade County)

Public-land reference only — verify current site availability with the operating agency before booking.

Nearest National Park units

Everglades National Park
Biscayne National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve

Local owners list their own rigs in this corridor. Listings appear here once verified rigs are on the platform.

The mistake renters make

Parking a Class A or any rig over 21 feet on Miami Beach public streets overnight, assuming a meter receipt covers you. Chapter 106 overrides the meter and applies 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. citywide. Tow and impound fees run $250-$500 plus a citation typically $115 and up. The tow yard is in West Miami-Dade so retrieval eats most of a day. Miami Beach parking enforcement issues tens of thousands of citations annually.

The guide's field notesParking, campgrounds, propane and events, each matched to its own page

From this guide's research, compiled Jun 4, 2026. On Sep 24, 2026 we opened each linked page and kept only the entries it names and the figures it prints; a quoted line is the page's own words. Confirm hours and fees there before you drive.

Parking rules

Miami-Dade County Code Sec. 33-20(f)
Only one RV or camping unit may be parked on a residential lot, not exceeding 30 ft length or 10 ft height, and may not be occupied or hooked to utilities. Boondocking in a friend's driveway in unincorporated Miami-Dade is enforceable by code compliance. Citations are issued under Chapter 8CC and escalate per repeat violation.
miamidade.gov · page opened Sep 24, 2026
Miami Beach Code Chapter 106, Article II, Division 2
Miami Beach metered-parking restrictions apply to all vehicles regardless of class; no overnight stays in metered spaces.
library.municode.com · page opened Sep 24, 2026

Campgrounds that take rigs

Long Pine Key Campground
Run by Everglades National Park / Flamingo Adventures concession
No hookups (dry camping); dump station on site.
recreation.gov · page opened Sep 24, 2026
Flamingo Campground (Everglades NP)
Run by Flamingo Adventures concession / NPS
Partial hookups available on select sites; dump station on site.
nps.gov · page opened Sep 24, 2026

Propane and diesel

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Dadeland
Propane refill, 3 lb to 100 lb tanks, RV onboard tanks.
uhaul.com · page opened Sep 24, 2026
U-Haul Moving & Storage at 36th St
Propane refill all sizes including RV onboard, certified attendants.
uhaul.com · page opened Sep 24, 2026
U-Haul of North Miami Beach
Propane refill, empty tank sales.
uhaul.com · page opened Sep 24, 2026
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Miami Gardens
NW 27th Ave corridor, Miami Gardens, FL 33056
Propane refill; closest reliable Sunday propane on the north side. Wide commercial lot, pull-through-friendly for Class A.
uhaul.com · page opened Sep 24, 2026

Events that fill campgrounds

Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show
February 2027 (expected; exact dates unconfirmed)
Reserve by early November 2026.
miamiboatshow.com · page opened Sep 24, 2026
Atlantic Hurricane Season
Miami-Dade evacuation orders override campground stays. Mandatory evacuation zones extend inland for major hurricanes.
miamidade.gov · page opened Sep 24, 2026
Everglades National Park dry-season camping window
Long Pine Key is closed outside this window.
nps.gov · page opened Sep 24, 2026

Road trips from Miami

Florida Keys Overseas Highway: 7 Days Miami to Key West
Miami is the natural northern gateway to US-1 south through the Keys; refuel and dump at Larry & Penny Thompson before crossing Card Sound Road.
Florida Keys Overseas Highway
Pair a Miami arrival with the full Overseas Highway corridor; most rigs base in Miami one night before staging the Keys leg.

Sources behind this guideCompiled 2026-06-04

Florida rental rules

Florida rules · last verified 2026-05-10

State rental tax: 7% · not collected by PickRV
Min driver age: 21+ std · 25+ Class A
Gravel roads: Allowed — disclosure required
Generator quiet: 22:00-07:00

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