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To Riverside Lodge Resort

Pet Friendly Florida Cabins Rentals & RV Sites

Our Florida Cabin Rentals in Central Florida are the perfect weekend getaway and winter residence, unlike most Campgrounds and RV Resorts we offer free canoes and kayaks with your cabin rental, luxurious log cabins, economical cottages, and select waterfront RV sites. As pet-friendly, airboat enthusiasts, canoe clubs, bicycle, or motorcycle fans you are all welcome. Spend your Florida vacation in your own RV at our campground or rent a cabin at our RV resort. To learn more about the Riverside Lodge Resort waterfront RV and campground please look at some pictures of our pet-friendly Florida Cabin Rentals, before you plan your trip to Florida or Inverness in Citrus County. Waterfront camping, canoes, and bass fishing on the river is our specialty since 1956. Our vacation rentals are a hit for snowbirds during the winter season and great weekend getaways for visitors from surrounding metropolitan areas, like Tampa and St. Petersburg. All of our Florida Cabin Rentals have a Bathroom, a fully equipped Kitchen, all the dishes and utensils, sheets, towels, cleaning products and paper towels. They are Air-conditioned which is a real must in Florida, and you're welcome to use our Free canoes & kayaks for your fishing trip. Our Cabins are pet friendly, have WIFI and ROKU TV, which long term guests can upgrade. The Riverside Lodge Resort is a Waterfront RV Park and campground with all the RV Parks games, a fishing pier and all other camping facilities. We welcome canoe, bicycle and motorcycle clubs, airboats can be docked in front of your cabin.   

Pet-Friendly Cabins

If you are planning to visit Florida, and are looking for pet-friendly Florida cabin rental, you’ve come to the right place. Having a pet and taking a family vacation can sometimes be a bittersweet experience. For most, a pet is just as much a part of the family as any other member; however, traveling with them can be a pretty tricky task, yet leaving them at home is heartbreaking. There are very few pet-friendly hotels or dog-friendly resorts around the country, and usually even fewer around beach destinations.

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Why Choose Us

In the heart of Florida surrounded by lakes, rivers, beautiful birds & flowering plant life, you find the Riverside Lodge waterfront resort & cabin rentals. Our campground is close to everything and still far enough from tourist attractions to relax. Enjoy Florida's nature coast at it's very best, take a boat ride on the Withlacoochee River and catch a Fish, while you stay at our RV Resort. Watch some rare and beautiful wildlife like gators, turtles, large birds, deer and more or simply relax in the shade of majestic ancient oak and cypress trees in our Waterfront RV Park and have a little picnic with the squirrels in this Harmonious, Scenic atmosphere. Watch the most magnificent birds like egret, sand-hill, blue heron & crane, while staying at the resort. You may also get a glimpse at some very impressive Birds of prey, like 'Hawkey', the biggest enemy of all the campgrounds squirrels..

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About Us

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Who are we

We are Karen & Hardy van Niersen, your hosts at the Riverside Lodge Resort, a Florida Waterfront RV park with Florida cabin rentals in central Florida. And we would like to welcome you to our little paradise. We where born and raised in Germany, but didn't like the cold weather too much, so in 1978 we took a trip to Florida, needless to say we loved it and returned one year later to stay and live in the beautiful Sunshine State. So we ended up in Miami, had a son in 1980, and started with our own plumbing business in 1985. Everything went well, our new business was a success, and our son managed South Dade Plumbing until August 2005.In 2000 we started our new lifestyle by buying our RV and by traveling through the many beautiful states of this country. During this time we had the idea to own an RV Resort one day and ultimately ended up over here. Since march of 2003 my wife Karen and my self, Hardy are working on the idea of turning the prior fish camp which is in a beautiful location, into a Resort where other people from big cities can return to nature and relax. In 2020 we semi retire and our Son Mark and his wife Jessica mostly manage the resort since then.

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    So we decided to move to Florida  

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    2003 We fall in love with this place

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What Our Guests Say About Us

Camp right along the Withlacoochee River. Kayak by day. Listen to the gators sing by night. There’s plenty to do here, with a chain of lakes 18 miles long, air boat rides across the highway, a club house on the property with billiards & ping pong, and a campfire pit.

Geri Fairbanks, Google Reviews

Great Vacation! Can’t wait for two weeks until we come back again!!! Great housekeeping, Wendy, our Housekeeper was FANTASTIC, and JESSICA in the office is FANTASTIC! This is truly my “home away from home!” Can’t wait to come back in two weeks!!!!

Grant Hendrix, Google Reviews

We took a last minute trip to Inverness and stayed here. The cottage was very clean, and it was nice having a short nature trail to walk and look for wildlife. We would definitely stay again on a future trip.


Chris, Google Reviews

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What Makes Our Area Special

At Riverside Lodge Resort, there's no shortage of activities to keep you entertained. Spend your days fishing, tubing, or kayaking on the river, or take a hike through the beautiful surrounding trails. If you're feeling competitive, challenge your friends to a game of volleyball or horseshoes. And when the sun sets, gather around the campfire for s'mores and stories. With so much to do, you'll never want to leave!

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