Oscar Scherer State Park Our stay at Oscar Scherer State Park was very nice. The camping spots are plentiful with over 100 sites. The only bad part is the narrow bridge you have to cross in and out of the campground area. We hit our retractable steps on those little rubber posts and they were knocked clean off. That will cost a little bit of money to get them welded back into place. It is a little hard to judge with our Class A RV and those steps have been hit by traffic cones before so it was probably my fault. Just be very careful going in and know your width of your vehicles before proceeding. The campsites have vegetation between in each for a little privacy but share water faucets between pairs of them. There are no sewers on site but a dump station located in the camping area. The roadway in the camping area is paved while the sites are mostly dirt and gravel. There are 5 bathhouses with good water pressure and lots of hot water and two of those have one washer and one dryer each for $1.50 a load. There is a creek that runs along the campground for canoeing and kayaking. They have a small lake in the picnic area next to the Nature Center for swimming, a playground, nature trails, a large bathhouse and FREE wireless available there and in the screened in porch attached to the building. They have drink machines as well. Best of all you get three to four bars on your cell phone throughout most of the park! We didn’t get any on-air TV Reception but there are lots of places to shop and eat just outside the park entrance along U.S. Highway 41 (a.k.a. S. Tamiami Trail) including a Super Walmart just two miles north of the park. This park also holds quite a few events throughout the year. We participated in one of their first Folk Festivals while we were campground hosts at Myakka River State Park as crafts vendors. There were lots of people, music, food and fellow crafters selling their wares. The park volunteers were all over the place making sure everything was set up, picking up trash and helping the vendors when they needed it. If we ever do get down to southwest Florida again either as workampers or just regular campers we hope to visit this park again. We will probably not be workampers here however as they do not have sewers on-site for the campground hosts and only one or two in the volunteer village. I know they were working on putting in more and we wish them luck with that in the near future. Oscar Scherer State Park 1843 S. Tamiami Trail Osprey, Florida 34229 (941) 483-5956 https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Oscar-Scherer Admission Fee: $5.00 per vehicle. Limit 2-8 people per vehicle. $4.00 Single occupant Vehicle. $2.00 Pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass. $4.00 Sunset Entrance. Picnic Pavilion Rental Fees: $30.00 per day, plus tax: small pavilion. $60.00 per day, plus tax: large pavilion. Camping Fee: $26.00 per night, plus tax. Includes water and electricity. Florida residents who are 65 years of age or older or who hold a social security disability award certificate or a 100 percent disability award certificate from the Federal Government are permitted to receive a 50 percent discount on current base campsite fees. Proof of eligibility Youth Camping: $1.00 per youth/per night and $5.00 per adult/per night. (Youth is anyone under the age of 18) Other Fees: $10.00 Dump Station, non-registered campers. Does not include park entrance fee. Overnight Parking/Overflow: $15.00, plus tax – only when the campground is full. $10.00 per hour or $40.00 per day Canoe Rental 94 Campsites (Laundry in campground area – $1.50 for each washer and dryer loads) 15Ft Back-In/30Amp – 3 18Ft Back-In/30Amp – 8 20Ft Back-In/30Amp – 6 24Ft Back-In/30Amp – 1 25Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 26Ft Back-In/30Amp – 27 26Ft Back-In/50Amp – 2 35Ft Back-In/30Amp – 1 36Ft Back-In/30Amp – 25 36Ft Back-In/50Amp – 14 36Ft Pull-through/50Amp – 6 ***Sites 1 to 20, 68 to 72 and 74 to 98 are listed as next to the water but there is a lot of vegetation along the creek and most of the sites you only get a peek at the water. WHERE TO GET WHAT YOU NEED GROCERIES Walmart Supercenter 13140 S Tamiami Trail Osprey, FL 34229 (941) 918-1247 OPEN 24HRS Publix Supermarket at Plaza Venezia 2438 Laurel Rd E North Venice, FL 34275 (941) 484-8426 Winn-Dixie 1325 S Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34239 (941) 366-9698 GAS Shell Gas Station 1166 S Tamiami Trail Osprey, FL 34229 (941) 966-3354 Murphy USA Gas Station 3901 Holy Spirit Ln Osprey, FL 34229 (941) 966-4595 OPEN 24HRS Mobil Gas/Convenience Store 8445 S Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34238 (941) 926-4479 OPEN 6AM to 11PM RESTAURANTS Brasserie 41 (Located in Bentley’s Boutique Hotel) 1660 S Tamiami Trail Osprey, FL 34229 (941) 966-2121 http://www.bentleyssarasota.com/dine/dining-restaurants.htm Rosebuds Steak & Seafood House 2215 S Tamiami Trail Osprey, FL 34229 (941) 918-8771 http://rosebudssarasota.com/ Waterfrontoo Grill & Steakhouse 2205 N Tamiami Trail Nokomis, FL 34275 (941) 918-4591 http://www.waterfrontoo.com/ Norma Jean’s Sports Bar & Grill Shops at Casey Key 1272 S. Tamiami Trail Ospry, FL 34229 (941) 786-1834 http://www.normajeanssportsgrill.com/ Frankie’s Pizza and Italian Ristorante 1072 S Tamiami Trail Osprey, FL 34229 (941) 966-4453 http://www.frankiespizzasarasota.com/ Scrambles 1080 S Tamiami Trail Osprey, FL 34229 (941) 966-6347 OPEN 7:30am to 2:00pm Downunder Bar & Seafood House 576 Blackburn Point Rd Osprey, FL 34229 (941) 966-4816 http://www.downundergroup.com/#home-section Casey Key Fish House 801 Blackburn Point Rd Osprey, FL 34229 (941) 966-1901 http://www.caseykeyfishhouse.com/ SUPPLIES Survive Anything 2153 Siesta Dr Sarasota, FL 34239 (941) 981-0182 http://www.surviveanythingfl.com/ Quest Outfitters 4919 Hubner Circle Sarasota, FL 34241 (941) 923-5006 http://www.questoutfitters.com/index.html RV World Inc of Nokomis 2110 N. Tamiami Trail Nokomis, Fl 34275 TOLL FREE: 800-262-2182 http://www.rvworldinc.com/ RV PROPANE U-Haul Moving & Storage of South Sarasota 4861 S Tamiami Trl Sarasota, FL 34231 (941) 921-6605 https://www.uhaul.com/Locations/Propane-near-Sarasota-FL-34231/830063/ RV World Inc of Nokomis 2110 N. Tamiami Trail Nokomis, Fl 34275 TOLL FREE: 800-262-2182 http://www.rvworldinc.com/ LAUNDROMAT Supermatt Coin Laundry 5608 Swift Rd Sarasota, FL 34231 (941) 312-5557 OPEN 24HRS MEDICAL CARE Sarasota Memorial Hospital 1700 S Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34239 (941) 917-9000 http://smh.com SMH Urgent Care Center at Stickney Point Rd 6331 S Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34231 (941) 917-5678 http://smh.com Venice Regional Bayfront Health 540 The Rialto Venice, FL 34285 (941) 485-7711 http://veniceregional.com Doctors Hospital of Sarasota 5731 Bee Ridge Rd Sarasota, FL 34233 (941) 342-1100 http://doctorsofsarasota.com MAP OF THE AREA Osprey, Florida Area Map Our YouTube video from the pictures we took while we were there: