Tent Camping at Daytona Bike Week
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Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Douglasville, Ga.
Your idea about moonshine is what I was interested in as well, not looking to celebrate bike week with a DUI right?. Thats also how we ended up up by Main st. In a room, the guys I'm hanging with want to do "Main st" and so we are stumbling distance ($200/nt). personally I'm over Main st, hate it....but what ever, drinking alone is no fun...anyway I'm gonna see the baggers on boardwalk show, baddest bagger show at Rossmeyers and be careful to leave Iron Horse sober to stay safe. You stay safe as well.
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Joined: Sep 2014
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From: Tampa, FL
ya know after you mentioned your issues about weather, mud, obstacles and such I would again point back at Nova, it is well kept, neat, safe and if you get one of those sheds you would certainly be better off if the weather goes south. there will be people partying there and they even sell beer at the camp store.
also if you have the time, depending on the attendance levels you can sometimes get a last minute deal at the Indian owned mom-n-pop motels along A1A. basically if the vacancy light is lit just stop in, if its family owned they sometimes will bargain.
also if you have the time, depending on the attendance levels you can sometimes get a last minute deal at the Indian owned mom-n-pop motels along A1A. basically if the vacancy light is lit just stop in, if its family owned they sometimes will bargain.
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From: Douglasville, Ga.
ya know after you mentioned your issues about weather, mud, obstacles and such I would again point back at Nova, it is well kept, neat, safe and if you get one of those sheds you would certainly be better off if the weather goes south. there will be people partying there and they even sell beer at the camp store.
also if you have the time, depending on the attendance levels you can sometimes get a last minute deal at the Indian owned mom-n-pop motels along A1A. basically if the vacancy light is lit just stop in, if its family owned they sometimes will bargain.
also if you have the time, depending on the attendance levels you can sometimes get a last minute deal at the Indian owned mom-n-pop motels along A1A. basically if the vacancy light is lit just stop in, if its family owned they sometimes will bargain.
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From: Southeast GA
We've camped at Thunder Gulch in Bunnell for several years and it's a neat place. Got a bar & restaurant and live music. Close to White Eagle, The Dog Pound, and a hop and a skip from Finn's at Flagler Beach. It's also a 20 mile straight shot to Destination Daytona on US 1.
http://thundergulch-campground.com/
http://thundergulch-campground.com/
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Joined: Apr 2014
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From: Bradenton,Florida
I also have camped at Nova but it's been a few years. They used to have a guard house you had to pass to get in and out and show the sticker on your bike. All guests had to sign in and it was pretty secure. It's a little distance from most attractions but very easy to get in and out of.
I had planned to camp this year as well but a coworker decided he wanted to hotel it instead and made some reservations, but I was considering either the moonshine campground or the cacklberry. these to me are unknowns as to your questions, I was looking for more of a party.. but...I have stayed multiple times at the Nova campground in Port Orange, its a family campground and its safe, gated, has security and clean bathrooms etc. its in a residential neighborhood and is a "family" campground so the party isn't quite as rowdy...if you check the website they have these storage sheds you can sleep in if you want to skip the tent.
http://www.novacamp.com/
http://www.novacamp.com/
)If you opt to tent camp it's $40 night for two people. Pretty reasonable since some folks want $15-20 per person to camp in a field.
I've heard of camping at Cacklebery's or at the Cabbage Patch Bar, and as far as those go I don't mind the party atmosphere as I like to do a little partying myself after I get back from riding and seeing the places I wan't to see that day, but I've heard that if it rains these places can turn into a mud-hole, and that there ain't many shaded spots at Cacklebery's. I've also heard of the Moonshine campground near the Iron Horse Saloon, and I'm thinking if that one is walking distance to the Iron Horse I'd like that since that way I wouldn't have to worry about riding back to camp if I go there and drink more than just a couple of beers, but my main concern is my little trailer and my gear being safe when I'm away from the camp since I'm going alone and I don't know anyone down there, although I've heard most of the folks you meet are very friendly.
Cackleberry's has the advantage of just walking back to your campsite after taking in the bands. This is advantageous if you drinks bit. They have two stages across from each other so there's no waiting between bands and they sign good bands. They sell beer, food and t-shirts right there. They have lots of vendors, activities and games and a bike show, plus the infamous cabbage patch wrestling as well. Cabbage Patch and Cackleberry's are both very cheap to camp solo.
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From: Grays Creek, NC
Someone told me to check or call the Encore campground at 95 & US1 in Ormond Beach next to Destination Daytona, they said that if they don't rent all their cabin sheds by mid-week sometimes you can get a deal, and that would definitely be the way I would go having the choice, since another issue I have is that even if the campground has showers, it can be hard for me to take one, unless I can get a chair in there, since I have to remove the prosthetic leg when doing so, but in a shed or a room with a bathroom that wouldn't be any problem.
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