May 2026: 19 New Parks Across Nevada and Florida

May 8, 2026

We split this month between two extremes: four desert outposts in Nevada where chargers are scarce and every mile counts, and fifteen Florida parks where the chargers are everywhere but the campgrounds are mostly saying no. The contrast was stark.

Total Parks Added

✅ Charging Allowed

🔌 Charging Stations

Highlights This Month

Camp Margaritaville Auburndale charges a $500 violation fee for plugging in. Tied for the steepest penalty in the directory, and a useful reminder that themed-resort policies are not always laid back ⚠️
Sanlan RV & Golf Resort in Lakeland threatens a fee that the website lists as literally "$$$$." A real CMS placeholder, never resolved, sitting in the rules page like a typo no one caught
Eagle's Landing RV Park in the Florida panhandle posts a two-tier rate: $20 per night for staying guests, $3 per hour for traveling EVs just topping off. The hourly travel rate is one of the smartest pricing ideas we have come across
Border Inn Casino & RV Park sits on the Nevada/Utah line on America's Loneliest Road. Next DC fast charger is 47 miles away in Ely. The site says EV charging is available, but call before you point a low battery at it
Topaz Lodge RV Park lists a Tesla-only charging station on-site. Great for Tesla drivers, a 22-mile detour to Minden for everyone else
Fort Pierce West KOA takes the no-charging policy and turns it into a routing tip: pedestals cannot support EV charging, here is the Wawa station up the road. Unusually generous for a refusal

Trends & Insights

→Florida is upside-down compared to most states we have covered. The chargers are everywhere, especially around Tampa, Orlando, and the Treasure Coast, but eight of the fifteen new parks this month flatly prohibit on-site charging. The infrastructure is there; the campground policies have not caught up
→The KOA "we explain why" pattern continued. Clearwater / Lake Tarpon blames not being "set up for charging capabilities yet." Both Fort Pierce KOAs cite electrical system damage. They say no, but they say it clearly and usually point you to the nearest public charger
→Nevada remains a state where every charger matters. Three of four new parks listed stations available without specifying network or speed, and the next public charger is often 50 to 100 miles away. The "EV charging available" line on a remote Nevada park's website should always be verified by phone before you commit
→The Sun Outdoors chain uses identical boilerplate at both Panama City Beach and Sarasota: "Electric vehicles are only permitted to be charged in designated locations." We have now seen the same exact line at four Sun Outdoors properties. Calling ahead is the only way to find out what that actually means at any given location