Rules and Guidelines

Rules and Guidelines

Last updated: 10/31/2024
SFPRV reserves the right to change or update rule at anytime in writing.


  • The management and team of Santa Fe Palms RV Resort appreciate that you have chosen to spend your time with us and wish for ALL our guests to enjoy their visit. Please abide by the following rules and guidelines. Should you have any questions or concerns, please let a team member know.
  • Only one RV and one vehicle per site. Parking for additional vehicles must be arranged with the office. Do not park on empty sites without permission.
  • Check-In 1:00 pm
  • Check-Out 11:00 am
  • Late check-outs must be arranged with the office ahead of time. Additional charges may apply.
  • We can accept your mail and small to midsize packages. All mail show be addressed to 3013 NE 53rd Ave, Gainesville, Fl 32609 with your site number on it. We will text you just as soon as we get them.
  • Speed limit 5 MPH
  • Quiet hours are 11 PM – 7 AM
  • Use of generators is prohibited.
  • Loud music and excessive noise are prohibited.
  • Trash cans have been placed around the park at all light poles and 4 behind the bathhouse in the center of the park. No trash bags or trash should be outside of your site.
    RV Guidelines
  • All vehicles must be operable and in good condition.
  • If the RV is older than 10 years, we may request pictures before making a reservation.
  • No tents or tent trailers are permitted.
  • You must have an RV to rent a site – NO car camping is permitted.
    Site Guidelines
  • Campsites should be kept clean and neat.
  • Only outdoor furniture is permitted. Canopies are only allowed to be set up temporarily.
  • No outside storage is allowed.
  • No clotheslines or draping laundry on the outside of RV.
  • We do rent firepits as well as sell firewood. All firewood needs to be purchased from resort by adding to your reservation or purchasing in our convenient store. Do not leave your grill or firepit unattended.
  • No alterations to the electric, water or sewer connections are permitted. All sewer hoses must have a threaded adapter or gasket per FL law and be off the ground.
  • Washing of RV’s and vehicles is prohibited. A wash service that provides the water is permitted.
  • No oil changes or other maintenance is permitted.
    Pets
  • We are pet friendly and welcome your furry friends! Please observe the following:
  • A maximum of two (2) pets are allowed per site unless approved by resort management. No pure breeds or crossbreeds of Akitas, Chows, Wolfs, Rottweilers, Pit Bulls, Dobermans or any undomesticated or vicious animals allowed in the resort. Dogs over 50 pounds must be approved by resort management.
  • All pets must be on a leash and cleaned up after.
  • Pets shall not be left unattended outside.
    Pool Rules
  • Pool Hours are 8 am to dusk.
  • No Lifeguard on Duty, swim at your own risk.
  • Children under the age of 14 must always be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
  • Children who aren’t potty trained MUST wear swim diapers.
  • No diving, running or aggressive play allowed.
  • NO Smoking permitted.
  • No glass or pets permitted in the pool area.
  • Please put all trash in trash bins located in and outside of the pool area.
  • If pool rules are not followed, you will be asked to leave or banned from use.

Cancellation Policy

Daily and Weekly Reservations
Cancellations up to 72 hours (3 days) prior to your arrival will be charged a $50 cancellation fee. Cancellations within 72 hours or less of your arrival date will result in a fee equal to a 1-night stay, based on the type of site reserved.

Extended Stays (1 month or longer)
All extended stay sites require a $200 deposit at the time the reservation is made. Cancellations up to 2 weeks prior to arrival will be charged a $50 cancellation fee. Cancellations within 14 days of the arrival date will result in forfeiting the entire $200 deposit.

If cancelled reservations are applied to “User Credit,” the cancellation fee will be waived.

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 8/22/2022

Santa Fe Palms RV Resort (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates http://www.santafepalmsrvresort.com (the Site). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Site.

We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Site. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information Collection and Use

While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include but is not limited to your name (“Personal Information”).

Log Data

Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site (“Log Data”).

This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

In addition, we may use third party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor, and analyze.

Communications

We may use your Personal Information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information.

Cookies

Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive.

Like many sites, we use “cookies” to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 8/22/2022 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.

Chapter 513, Fla. Stat.

Section 513.114, Fla. Stat., Liability for property of guests.
(1) The operator of a recreational vehicle park is not under any obligation to accept for safekeeping any moneys, securities, jewelry, or precious stones of any kind belonging to any guest; and, if such properties are accepted for safekeeping, the operator is not liable for the loss of any of the properties unless such loss was the proximate result of fault or negligence of the operator. However, if the recreational vehicle park gave a receipt for the property, which receipt had a statement of the property value on a form which stated, in type large enough to be clearly noticeable, that such park was not liable for a greater amount than $1,000 for any loss exceeding $1,000 and was only liable for an amount up to $1,000 if the loss was the proximate result of fault or negligence of the operator, the liability of the operator is limited to $1,000 for such loss.

(2) The operator of a recreational vehicle park is not liable or responsible to any guest for the loss of wearing apparel, goods, or other property, except as provided in subsection (1), unless such loss occurred as the proximate result of fault or negligence of such operator; and, in case of fault or negligence, the operator is not liable for a greater sum than $500, unless the guest, prior to the loss or damage, filed with the operator an inventory of the guest’s effects and their value and the operator was given an opportunity to inspect such effects and check them against such inventory. The operator of a recreational vehicle park is not liable or responsible to any guest for a greater amount than $1,000 for the loss of effects listed in such inventory as having a value of a total amount exceeding $1,000.

Section 513.121, Fla. Stat., Obtaining accommodations in a recreational vehicle park with intent to defraud; penalty: rules of evidence.
(1) Any person who obtains accommodations in a recreational vehicle park which have a value of less than $300 on a transient basis, with intent to defraud the operator of the park, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; if such accommodations have a value of $300 or more, such person is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) In a prosecution under subsection (1), proof that the accommodations were obtained by false pretense; by false or fictious show of property; by absconding without paying, or offering to pay, for such accommodations; or by surreptitiously removing, or attempting to remove, a recreational vehicle, park trailer, or tent constitutes prima facie evidence of fraudulent intent. If the operator of the park has probable cause to believe, and does believe, that any person has obtained accommodations at the park with intent to defraud the operator of the park, the failure to make payment upon demand for payment, there being no dispute as to the amount owed, constitutes prima facie evidence of fraudulent intent.

Section 513.13, Fla. Stat., Recreational vehicle parks; ejection; grounds; proceedings.

(1) The operator of any recreational vehicle park may remove or cause to be removed from such park, in the manner provided in this section, any transient guest of the park who, while on the premises of the park, illegally possesses or deals in a controlled substance as defined in chapter 893; who disturbs the peace, quiet enjoyment, and comfort of other persons; who causes harm to the physical park; who violates the posted park rules and regulations; or who fails to make payment of rent at the rental rate agreed upon and by the time agreed upon. The admission of a person to, or the removal of a person from, any recreational vehicle park may not be based upon race, color, national origin, sex, physical disability, or creed.

(2) The operator of any recreational vehicle park shall notify such guest that the park no longer desires to entertain the guest and shall request that such guest immediately depart from the park. Such notice shall be given in writing, as follows: “You are hereby notified that this recreational vehicle park no longer desires to entertain you as its guest, and you are requested to leave at once. To remain after receipt of this notice is a misdemeanor under the laws of this state.” If such guest has paid in advance, the park shall, at the time such notice is given, tender to the guest the unused portion of the advance payment. Any guest who remains or attempts to remain in such park after being requested to leave commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3) If a guest has accumulated an outstanding account in excess of an amount equivalent to 3 nights’ rent at a recreational vehicle park, the operator may disconnect all utilities of the recreational vehicle and notify the guest that the action is for the purpose of requiring the guest to confront the operator or permittee and arrange for the payment of the guest’s account. Such arrangement must be in writing, and a copy shall be furnished to the guest. Upon entering into such agreement, the operator shall reconnect the utilities of the recreational vehicle.

(4) If any person is illegally on the premises of any recreational vehicle park, the operator of such park may call upon any law enforcement officer of this state for assistance. It is the duty of such law enforcement officer, upon the request of such operator, to remove from the premises or place under arrest any guest who, according to the park operator, violated subsection (1) or subsection (2). If a warrant has been issued by the proper judicial officer for the arrest of any guest who violates subsection (1) or subsection (2), the officer shall serve the warrant, arrest the guest, and take the guest into custody. Upon removal or arrest, with or without warrant, the guest is deemed to have abandoned or given up any right to occupancy of the premises of the recreational vehicle park; and the operator of the park shall employ all reasonable and proper means to care for any personal property left on the premises by such guest and shall refund any unused portion of moneys paid by such guest for the occupancy of such premises. If conditions do not allow for immediate removal of the guest’s property, he or she may arrange a reasonable time, not to exceed 48 hours, with the operator to come remove the property, accompanied by a law enforcement officer.

(5) In addition to the grounds for ejection established by law, grounds for ejection may be established in a written lease agreement between a recreational vehicle park operator or permittee and a recreational vehicle park guest.

A current copy of Chapter 513, Fla. Stat., is available in the park office for public inspection, in the registration area.

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