{"id":2570,"date":"2023-11-08T15:17:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/?p=2570"},"modified":"2023-11-08T15:17:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:17:22","slug":"dream-outdoor-resort-luxury-rv-resort-to-open-in-2025-at-callahan-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/dream-outdoor-resort-luxury-rv-resort-to-open-in-2025-at-callahan-fl\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Outdoor Resort Luxury RV Resort to Open in 2025 at Callahan, FL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.yourobserver.com\/img\/photos\/2023\/11\/02\/Dream_Outdoor_Resort_Callahan-Master_Plan_t850.jpg?94beabde1e982a4eee8f83697e93b1d92468de7c\" width=\"554\" height=\"373\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Dream Outdoor Resort Callahan is on 265 acres with 397 RV pads including back-in and pull-through sites.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Callahan is the site of a proposed luxury RV resort with a golf course and splash park.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">DLP Capital, a St. Augustine-based investments and financial services firm, is developing Dream Outdoor Resort Callahan at 54002 Deerfield Country Club Road, according to a Nov. 1 news release. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">It did not release construction costs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The company owns Ocala North RV Resort in Reddick and Island Oaks RV Resort in Glen St. Mary.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Phase 1 is expected to open in the summer of 2025 with 150 RV pads plus public amenities such as the splash park and clubhouse.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Dream Outdoor Resort Callahan is on 265 acres with 397 RV pads including back-in and pull-through sites.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">There will also be 53 tiny home cottages for rent.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The golf course will have synthetic grass greens and tee boxes to save on irrigation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The splash park will include a lazy river and be open to the public.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The RV resort will have a restaurant, tiki bar, pool, retail, miniature golf, pickleball, an arcade and dog park.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Under previous ownership, the property was being developed as the Callahan Country RV Resort.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">DLP Capital sees incredible untapped potential in the luxury RV resort sector,\u201d said Don Wenner, founder and CEO of DLP Capital, in the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">According to the North Ocala RV Resort website, its daily rates are seasonal and range from $65 to $80 for pull-through parking and from $55 to $85 for back-in spots.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">With more than 11.2 million households owning RVs, it has become a $48 billion industry, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaxdailyrecord.com\/news\/2023\/nov\/07\/dream-outdoor-resort-callahan-set-to-open-in-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Source<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dream Outdoor Resort Callahan is on 265 acres with 397 RV pads including back-in and pull-through sites.&#8221; Callahan is the site of a proposed luxury RV resort with a golf course and splash park. DLP Capital, a St. Augustine-based investments and financial services firm, is developing Dream Outdoor Resort Callahan at 54002 Deerfield Country Club Road, according to a Nov. 1 news release. It did not release construction costs. The company owns Ocala North RV Resort in Reddick and Island Oaks RV Resort in Glen St. Mary. 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