Locals know how Anastasia State Park has a great mix of camping and beach access, but the park recently got recognized nationally by being named among a list of top beaches in the country by RVT.com.
RVT.com is North America’s leading source of classifieds for those looking to buy or sell any type of RV.
The study and list were completed as part of the website’s RV Insight blog for travelers looking to camp along the coast this summer.
Anastasia State Park and its more than 1,600 acres made the list of the top eight beaches with RV access at No. 8, which according to Jennifer Armentrout, customer satisfaction manager with RVT.com, the park was chosen among various coastal sites throughout North America.
“It was not only about a park’s stunning views but also the different amenities and RV access that it offers to campers,” Armentrout said.
These amenities include having proper handicap access points so that no members of a family feel left out and can enjoy all the vacation activities planned.
“When you’re RVing you can’t necessarily always take all your bikes and kayaks along with you, so you need the opportunity to rent those onsite and Anastasia presents that option,” Armentrout said.
Another one of the factors that stood out when doing the research, according to Armentrout, is the array of opportunities to interact with nature and how the park does an excellent job of catering to that.
“Not only do you have four miles of sandy dunes but also offers various wildlife photography to choose from with wild horses and birds,” Armentrout said. “If you like spending time in nature, then Anastasia is the place for you from paddleboarding to bike trails, there’s something for the whole family to find and enjoy.”
The park has 139 camp sites available, and each site has between 30-to-50-amp hookups provided to offer electricity for those camping and fire pits at each site for those looking to sit under the stars at night.
According to Armentrout, there are some parks that do not cater to certain larger RVs as well as they do the smaller ones, and sometimes this is simply due to the available natural space they must work with.
However, Anastasia does not have that issue, and they can accommodate RVs up to 38 feet long.
“There is plenty of space available, which is so important because you want all campers to be able to enjoy themselves and not have to worry about having enough room,” Armentrout said.
Some of the other more advanced amenities the park offers are an amphitheater associated with it as well as a restaurant bar and grill on location, which are just two more examples of the array of options offered.
“They pretty much thought of everything,” Armentrout said.
Camping and RVing in general is something that Armentrout has seen increasing in interest for years, but she believes the COVID-19 pandemic was what gave it the push it needed and now it has just exploded in popularity the past couple of years.
“It really gives the chance for a family to spend that quality time together that you don’t necessarily get if you were to stay in a hotel,” Armentrout said.
Camping is not the only way to enjoy Anastasia State Park, as they are also open for single-day trips, as they are open from 8 a.m. until sundown each day of the year.
Admission is $8 per vehicle for the day, while camping is $28 per night plus tax, along with a nonrefundable $6.70 reservation fee and $7 nightly utility fee for RV, cabin, bungalow, boat and yurt units.
Anastasia State Park is located at 300 Anastasia Park Road in St. Augustine.
