This campground/trailer park isn't exactly everything you see in the pictures. The website shows…read moresome amenities and features that have blown away over a few hurricane seasons. But we had fun here anyways. Camping. Fishing. Boating. Watching the Kennedy Space Center launches. Very friendly hosts and considerate neighbors. Nice to try a change from big KOA and FL/GA state parks. We'll be back!

I have stayed at Mosquito Lagoon several times, at different times of the year, short weekend…read moregetaway and longer vacations, and always enjoyed the stay! Linda and Del are great, very friendly and reasonably priced. The location is fantastic, right on the water with great views. The sunrises are spectacular! And the dolphin are almost always playing around in the channel. They have full hook ups, including 50 AMP service, WI-FI, cable hook ups, showers and on site laundry facilities if you need them. So, whether your stay is for RV camping, fishing or renting one of their on site cabins, I recommend trying Mosquito Lagoon! It will be a fun stay.

Life is going along as usual and then this pandemic hits. As a travel nurse, I was asked to leave…read moremy home in the port orange area to go out and help a hospital I had previously worked with in California for 6 weeks and so off I went. The problem.... what do I do when I return to help protect my high risk family members from a potentially life threatening illness? One that I have been exposed to in caring for these patients. An illness that sometimes has no symptoms for weeks at a time. My troubles were laid to rest after an inquiry and short conversation with Micheline Fortier, the resort manager, at Daytona Beach RV Resort regarding the possibility of a short term rental to quarantine. Micheline and the staff at the resort were incredibly generous and informed me that they would have a cabin set up and ready for me upon my return and that they were refusing to take payment for my 2 week stay as a thank you. I was blown away! Thee staff at the resort were extremely helpful and accomadating as my travel schedule changed several times due to fluctuations in the caseload out west. I was expecting a small cabin with bare necessities upon my arrival but was again blown away with the accommodations! It was one of about 20 in a group of beautiful, brand new, modular home type cabins. The unit was stocked with all essential linens, plate ware, furniture, and appliances. I spent most evenings relaxing on the fan cooled, furnished front porch. The park was quiet. Clean and the other guests were all friendly and fun. What I thought was going to be a drudging 2 week quarantine turned out to be a peaceful staycation retreat and I was really sorry to let the cabin go at the end of my stay. I will definitely be recommending the accommodations here to friends, family, and other traveling professionals in the future. And I wouldnt at all be surprised if I stay here for a few days in the future to hideout from life and just unwind. Thank you so much for this wonderful gift and retreat by the

Management, flooding issues,clubhouse locked, minimal crew, low water pressure, paved pads breaking…read moreup & wifi sucks. We are long term residents and loved it when we first got here. Now it seems that more and more "long timers" are leaving partly because of some the above complaints. It's sad.

This 17-acre historic site was once a thriving sugar plantation built in the 1830's out of coquina…read more Coquina is a unique sedimentary rock made almost completely of shells from invertebrates. The walls of the historic Florida fort Castillo de San Marcos in Saint Augustine are made entirely of coquina. It is also widely used to pave roads in the Caribbean and as a base for concrete in Florida homes. This natural product is soft when first quarried and usually left to dry several years to allow it to harden for building purposes. In truth, this place is a victory for the Seminole Indians. They raided it and chased off the overseer of the business just 5 years after its builders Henry Cruger & William dePeyster acquired the land and began sugar production. According to the on-site information plaque, the sugar mill slaves were responsible for helping the Indians stage their raid. I can't imagine the consequences those slaves faced for their rebellion once the United States army waged war against the Indians. The slaves work was dangerous. Aside from clearing land and attending to the sugar cane itself, they were also involved in the production. The Engine House consisted of a boiler, steam engine and cane crusher that extracted the juice of the sugar cane. The liquid was then heated in a series of large kettle bowls until it was thick, cooled to crystallize and then stored. The largest area of the ruins still visible, forming a foundation (but missing most walls) is the sugar storage facility. You can see remnants of the cane crushers gears as well as the various sizes of the metal kettle bowls, also known as a train. URBAN LEGEND has it that people in the late 1800's came across this land after many years had passed and believed it was a chapel or convent built by Christopher Columbus. The information plaques also seem to suggest the owner of the ruins at the time, Jeanette Connor, promoted the theory. Perhaps for tourism and financial gain or status. Also visible are remnants of the crusher and saw mill once located here. FINAL THOUGHTS Ruins are poetic to old history lovers like me who often get caught up imagining what life must have been like when the mill was in full use. Can you imagine being able to go back in time and observe places like this in operation? Of course being African-American I'd also need a cloak of invisibility or I might get put to work! But I'd like to observe just how they managed to keep their joy and faith in the midst of horrific conditions. No one knows what they will say to the Almighty Creator when they finally come face to face with him. Some don't even believe he exists. But I like to think I would request to be placed before an EPIC cosmic-sized big screen and watch just how He created the heavens, the earth and all its creatures, both known and extinct. I'd also like to see a complete recall of historic events and why man has done the things he's done, both great and atrocious. While to some this place was just an old sugar mill, to me it's a place where humans fought injustice, however successful or unsuccessful they may have been. 2016/54

My experience ultimately ended with me being kicked out of the campground approximately eight…read moremonths ago following an incident with a maintenance employee. He came to my camper, appeared intoxicated, and was beating on my door while angrily confronting me about a deck that I had no choice to build because the whole place floods and the owners refuse to address it. I told him to get away from me and specifically asked that management come speak with me so the issue could be handled through them instead. Rather than management addressing my concerns about his behavior, I was the one removed from the campground because I told the employee to "get the fuck away from me." I don't deny saying it. I absolutely did. But I said it while telling an employee who appeared drunk and was angrily beating on my door to leave me alone and get management. That's what bothers me most about the entire situation. Management had an opportunity to come speak with me, hear both sides, and address the behavior of their own employee. Instead, I was removed. I later learned that I was not the only camper who had experienced serious problems involving this employee. Since then, I have researched the situation further and found publicly available records that raised additional concerns for me. I'm not going to speculate about anyone's motives or claim that an arrest or charge is a conviction, but I strongly encourage prospective campers--especially families and long-term residents--to do their own research and make their own judgment. Eight months later, I'm writing this because I think future campers deserve to know what my experience was. If an employee can show up at a camper's door apparently intoxicated, beat on the door, initiate a confrontation, and management's response is to remove the camper for telling that employee to get away from them, that's a campground I cannot recommend.

What a clean well kept smaller camp ground! Very close to beach by car 8mins! Clean washrooms !…read more Carla the owner is very helpful! I hope to come back next year for couple months! Good place I would recommend and do!

Office is always close. No one answers the phone, or calls you back. Carla is a simple lazy ass…read more And has no experience on how to run a business. Very unprofessional. You'll have a better experience parking in the parking lot of Walmart.

Ben was very good, enjoyable personable informative. Titus around the lagoon and we saw a lot. Ben…read morepointed out wildlife and other things to be seen. Would highly recommend A Day Away and Ben

Did the bioluminescence tour with Zoey and Megan, these ladies were AMAZING. They both had tons of…read moregreat information and made sure we had a safe and exciting tour. Not only would I recommend A Day Away (booking was easy and we didn't have to worry about any of the logistics) but I would 10/10 recommend a tour with Zoey and Megan!

We had a great weekend stay at the fish camp! We stayed in the efficiency unit (2 people). The…read moreaccommodations were clean, cozy, and comfortable. You can't find a better location on the water with the amenities here. There was toiletries and towels in the bathroom, the kitchen has dishes, cooking ware, knives, and a coffee pot. The AC was nice and cold. The boat dockage was prime, with a small boat ramp to put in. There is a hose and fish cleaning station. We met our unit neighbors who were very nice and fun to get to know. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND.

I've been fishing with Brian once a year average for many years and have always had a great time,…read morecaught trout, redfish, recently pompano and have truly enjoyed the success and then going to Clancy's Cantina to get my catch blackened, baked and fried for the ultimate experience. Brian is a professionals professional and mentor and a legend in the Lagoon. Adding the fish camp a few years ago is just a great benefit. The areas of the Lagoon he fishes is the most pristine and aside from the fishing a true paradise and picturesque experience hardly witnessed anywhere in the world. Brian's knowledge and caring for the Lagoon, personalty and character adds to the overall experience. I highly recommend Brian and look forward to my next trip this fall.

Went to a wedding reception this past weekend and it was absolutely beautiful! The view outside was…read morestunning, the staff worked efficiently to make sure things ran smoothly. Would definitely recommend.

Beautiful little vineyard that just opened up! They will also soon have a winery! I had fun…read moreexploring the vineyard, trying some grapes and sampling their original batch of sangria! Wholesome family run vineyard.

This place has new owners and has made a ton of upgrades. They have an outside deck now which I…read morehugely prefer to the inside. They have food now, cooked outside in a food trailer. Plus business has picked up and they draw a bit of a crowd now. Very biker friendly as well. We chatted with the owner who is also the head chef. He was very cool and we hope the business will continue to build for him.