Sunset Isle RV Resort, Cedar Key FL

You're home away from home and develop a relationship with your neighbors and the staff, sad when you leave. We will be back!

You come to Cedar Key for the beautiful views and Sunset Isle RV resort lives up to the expectations. It is a small location so it is quiet. The WiFi has been fantastic at the end of March 2023. We got a spot right on the water near the launch ramp and loved the sunsets and just watching the tides go in/out.
We did a lot of biking and kayaking from this location to explore, the whole island is fun to poke around; a few small shops, dolphin sightings from downtown docks, fresh seafood.
The group regularly had campfires in the evening that were open to all.
Only one thing we found that the four washrooms could be cleaned more - but with our RV facilities it didn't matter.
It is also worth noting that their layout means no of the sites are sitting on the side of the highway (as others in the area do) - this was huge to ensure a good stay.
Loved just sitting outside and watching the fish jump.

We stayed here a few years ago, under different management/ownership and were so impressed w/the previous people who ran the campground. Sadly we can’t say the same thing, three years later. The location is great for camping, your on the water however the amenities are clearly not well kept anymore. We stayed for six days and the bathrooms were never cleaned. The trash was piled high, bathrooms dirty, and the staff was found constantly smoking. Sad to see a rare gem go down hill.

Great place very friendly staff clean park an restrooms. Awesome club house loved there live music

If you have a dog you cherish don't bring them there. My dog was attacked by another dog from the park. 12,000.00 hospital bill. As far as I know the corporation has done nothing not even tell Douglas or his dog to leave the park. My boy was 12 lbs happy and healthy. Now I am taking him home in an urn. There is no animal control in Cedar Key. The couple that work there are real nice. The manager is very corporate. Because both dogs were leashed I was told it was a dog fight and mine got the worst. My husband never saw it coming and had nightmares for days. They let all breeds stay there. Rules say no aggressive behavior and owner must have control at all times. He had to fight his dog and it grabbed mine again. Should've been grounds to make him and his dog leave. But we are the ones who left after 2 weeks of nothing being done.

We were scheduled for a 3 night stay in Jan, however the site was undesirable and a tight fit for our camper. Turns out the site we agreed on and what we were given was changed without my knowledge. Overall far from resort living as advertised. We were willing to work with them, but in the end the manger clearly stated "you can either have the site or we can reimburse you". We chose the reimbursement option, however was charged for the 3 nights anyways. Their policy states no cancelation within 30 days, but when the manager gives you THEIR WORD you expect to treated fairly & accordingly. I called to clear up what I assumed was a misunderstanding and was treated rudely. I was calm, voiced my understanding of what we'd discussed previously and the manager got loud and disrespectful. Really disappointing overall. I've never been treated like that, very unnecessary.

I've been coming here since 2017, except during covid years. I'm so glad to be back again for a few months once again. I personally love this place. Ya it's tight, because it was built in the 50s when campers were typically smaller, but there is a great sense of community here, which makes the tightness more tolerable. The location is wonderful, so close to a town, Cedar Key, a town that time has forgotten. The resort is on the Gulf but not on open water, it's in a protected bay with humicky islands scattered about. The sunsets over the water here are spectacular. During low tide the water is almost all gone leaving a less attractive view of the mucky bottom. But that also forms part of the character of the place. If you like order and those subdivision like rv parks where you have paved roads and everything is neat and tidy and with a pool, then you may not enjoy here like I do. It's worth checking out and if you aren't into it then move on. Because it's an older resort, it needs work and capital investment that hasn't been done in a while. Hoping the new owners have a business plan to do that, but that will likely also cause the fees to increase, which unless the place upgrades a lot, then it may cause people to seek nicer looking parks for the same money. The community events of the pre covid era are coming back here, but it's not all back, there use to be an event coordinator that stayed in the resort and maybe that's something for them to consider once again as it really made this place even more special.
The place however, now has quite a few full timers, which I get as they bring income during the off peak season so they are attractive to the owners. But with living in a trailer full time comes stuff, and more stuff then you can contain in your trailer, so it gets stored outside. And it's near the point here where it's starting to distract from the rustic charm of the place. I think the owners should create rules about the cleanliness of sites and not permit outside storage or fencing of sites (my neighbour fenced two feet into my site, which no one has told him to move back to his site only). His sense of entitlement as a result is that he thinks I'm invading his privacy and created friction immediately upon my arrival. This kind of control is needed here and with absentee owners and only staff running the place, this tends to be over looked.
Overall, I give it a 3.5 stars but with just some effort it can easily be a 4 star And with a decade of some annual capital investment, itould become a 5 in my opinion. A diamond in the rough so to speak. But I will say it won't satisfy everyone's taste.

We had a great spot right on the water, everyone was super helpful and friendly, we will be booking here again!

This was a bunch of nice people and a really nice campground willing to pretty much do anything to help you out we were stuck in a campground down the street and they were willing to let us come in and stay there for the rest of our stay really nice people nice campClean lots of room recommends stand hereIf you're in the area stay away from From the tiki bar campground resort it is nothing like they say it is stay here instead

Love this RV campground. Quiet, friendly people, well maintained. Great views of the water all day long. Always changing. Convenient location to town

We stayed here for a month and absolutely loved it! Our veiw was amazing! Staff are friendly and helpful.

Have stayed there For a week each of the last 4 wintersNice campground friendly staff. Ride our bikes into downtown, Great seafood and chowder downtown, Nice fishing downtown and at the pier close to the campground caught some nice blue crab Looking forward to returning this Winter and see the improvements

Very disappointing. They advertise cable tv. There was no cable tv. The Wi-Fi was spotty at best. There are no laundry facilities. There are permanent residents there with dogs. The dogs are not leashed. The permanent residents also do not pickup after their dogs. They are allowed to go where ever they want. There is a permanent resident that has a vehicle that has been parked for a long time. The grass is a foot high around the vehicle. It is not a quaint little campground, it is a poorly run trailer park. Will not recommend to friends or family. The permanent residents are not friendly or welcoming to campers.

Cute little RV park with everything you need to hook up your RV. It's located right on the water, and it has everything you need. Customer service is great! Really nice employees. If, I ever come back to Cedar Key, FL I will definitely stay here again! Thank You!

Sunset Isle is a quaint, quiet RV park. The sunsets are amazing! The managers of the park are super friendly and very helpful, and they are doing a great job of restoring the park. Bathrooms are clean and well stocked. This is a perfect place to relax and recharge. We will definitely be back.

My husband and I stayed at Sunset Isle for 3 nights June 17th. We have always enjoyed staying there. We had problems with our slide out. We were very fortunate to have Bill Rutledge working the desk the day we were leaving. He was so very helpful. He jumped our house battery and we were on our way. Sunset Isle is very Lucy to have such a wonderful employee.

Long story here. There are a lot of rumors flying around. Treehouse Properties now has possession back after the tiny home people failed to make lease payments. The tiny house people gave away all the picnic tables when they had it. They did little maintenance. Treehouse Properties has already begun remodeling the rooms and have ripped out everything. They plan on hauling in what I was told was $1 million worth of dirt. The town of Cedar Key will not let them pour concrete or lay asphalt without extensive studies and permits. They plan on reducing the number of sites to give more space to the remaining ones. An interesting side note is the electric meters on every site which are used to bill the monthly renters. Interesting to see how much electricity an RV pulls when you plug in.

My stay was quite pleasant as there were few guests in early June. The site "B" was level gravel with good voltage, water pressure and capped sewer. There is a dock for launching kayaks, a fairly nice party room and laundry. It is NOT a resort, there is no pool and the area is not a a manicured lawn. Still it is MUCH closer in than the other RV resort way out of town. It is MUCH cheaper than the roadside Tiki Bar joint with no traffic sounds.

I have stayed at the other place way out of town many times and decided to stay here one night as a trial. I will probably stay here in the future because it is so much closer in.

I can't wait to see the improvement they make between now (June 2022) and the future.

Just added a couple sunset pictures taken from one of the waterfront lots.

Clean, friendly, well kept park. Sites are gravel, and fairly level. It's an older facility, so some of the sites are tight. We had good power, and ample water pressure. It's convenient to downtown Cedar Key. Be sure to hit the tiki bar down the street at the Lo Key Hideaway. Also Annie's for home style meals.

I hate to leave a glowing review because it may make returning more difficult. Sunset Isle is enigmatic, charming and just plain FUN. Cedar Key is famous for fabulous sunsets, and they're most beautiful from the pier of this park. We also made new friends and wonderful memories around the communal firepit. The park does need attention to maintenance. The waste system is poorly designed (too little slope for fast flow), and plugs up, the shower rooms are old and seldom clean, and the cable works on under a quarter of the sites. I hope the Treehouse company who recently took over operations starts reinvesting some profit back into this little gem. The hippie vibe of the park deserves to be polished and properly maintained. Even as is, we will return if if we have an opportunity.