Wickham Park Campground

In the weeks leading up to our stay here, we saw some news articles and reports about homeless guests and rowdy neighbors that gave us pause for concern about our choice to stay here. We are glad we discounted those and elected to evaluate this place on our own.

Recent rule changes and security measures seem to have alleviated any issues. We walked extensively in all three campground loops and saw zero areas of concern. Saw many snowbirds, lots of well-behaved dogs, and generally friendly folks.

Restroom and laundry rooms are well maintained and completely adequate for us.

Our site was wide and open and because there is no specific required orientation for your unit, many options are available regarding your set up.

Wickham Park sits in the middle of Melbourne, Florida. But you’d never know it from inside the park or the campground. It’s a county park with an archery range, equestrian events, a light show during the holidays and wildlife wandering around the rest of the time. It’s not a pristine rule enshrouded RV resort, but it’s green, mostly shady and the park rangers don’t bother you unless there’s a problem. The sites are mostly spacious but there can be lots of water around in the rainy season and if a hurricane blows through you will have to evacuate and it can be a couple of weeks before power and cleanup is complete.

This County Park was strictly OK for us. We needed to find a place on the Space Coast for a few days to watch a rocket launch. It was tough to find a reservation. We chanced upon an opening here. Turns out, we were lucky...getting space in here during the winter is difficult due to the large number of snow birds.

Check-in was not smooth. Apparently there was an event in the park just prior to our arrival, and someone verbally told the camping participants they could stay an extra night without telling the park office. As a result, someone was on our initially assigned site AND on the "emergeny" site used for situations like ours. We ended up on a third site for the first night and then had to move to our initial site for the last two nights. All in all, staff was apologetic and tried to do right by us. I would recommend they instituate a procedure to make sure all those who are supposed to be gone are.

The sites vary in size, but were able to handle our tall 40' rig. All hookups worked well. Over the air TV was not a problem. Verizon was excellent.

The snow birds were very friendly. Upon arrival, we immediately got invited to a pancake breakfast and bingo.

This place is not an RV resort. But the price is right.

This is a top spot for staying in the Melbourne area when we want a nature feeling around us, while still having access to shopping, dining and errands.

The campground is a bit of a hodgepodge setup - over 100 sites around a few ponds. Some sites are super huge, others are super tiny. All have full hook-ups with 50A power, and there's no designated right way in which to park. You can back in, pull in or find your perfect view.

Overall, a great park with a lot to offer right around - walking, hiking, biking, archery, disc golf, farmer's market, etc. The park itself can be quite hustling with activity, but the campground is somewhat secluded.

On weekends, it can get a bit crowded with locals on vacation, and since the park allows long term stays you'll find a mix of folks using the campground as temporary tent housing, seasonal snowbirds and RVers working locally. All and all, everyone seems to get along just fine.

One ding is the brand new sewer hookups are a bit awkwardly placed and aligned - making it difficult to fit most sewer hose connections.