Bay Aire RV Park, Palm Harbor, Florida
- Small, older RV park with tight spots – fine for a short stay
- Close to Gulf Coast Beaches, Honeymoon Island, Dunedin, Fort De Soto Park
- Dog friendly
- Mostly long-term rentals with spacious transient sites
- Friendliest RV park to date
- Visit Fort De Soto Park for dog friendly beaches and dog parks
Our Stay
Bay Aire RV Park is located on the Gulf Coast, northwest of Tampa. We picked this location to visit friends in the area and as a stopover on our travels down the west coast of Florida. We found many of the parks in this area to be booked months ahead but this park was a nice find. The park is small (170 sites) and older with only a handful of transient sites. We were greeted by friendly managers and escorted to site 50. I wasn’t sure how we were going to fit into the tight space, but it worked out with help from the manager. Aside from the tight fit, the resort is well maintained and very dog friendly. We walked a short distance to a gate that led to a sidewalk for dog walking. Everyone we met in this park was incredibly friendly! We felt very welcome in this park.
What to do:
The best part about this park was the proximity to restaurants in Palm Harbor, Dunedin and our most exciting find to date – Fort De Soto Park. We traveled about 30 mins to this beautiful Gulf Coast park to find a designated dog beach and huge gated dog park! The girls were so excited to romp on the beach and play in the waves. They met several new friends and had a great time. The weather was cooler that day and very windy which kept the people crowds away. We also checked out the campground at the park and will definitely book a stay for future travels in this area. Local friends told us to book this park 6 months in advance.
Another dog friendly beach is located on Honeymoon Island, a short drive from Palm Harbor. We opted to avoid the Spring Break crowds and did not visit this island but will add it to our list next time.
Red Dog Review:
5 PAWS: We will stay anywhere in this area if we can go to our own dog beach! The RV park was small but we had nice walks each day outside the park and all the people and dogs in the park were very nice. We had our best day ever at the Fort De Soto Park. They had a beach for only dogs (we let mom and dad come too). This is the first time we swam and played in the surf and ran in the sand. We met lots of other dogs at the beach – best time ever! We give it 5PAWS because we were treated so well and did we tell you about the dog beach!