Camping | Meals | Pet Boarding

Camping at Adventures Unlimited

RV Camping

You must register with AU before Paddle School.  Spots are limited and go fast.  Other RV campgrounds are in the area so check your favorite camping app to find one. (Parksville State Park,  Ocoee River Experience (formerly River Rats), Whitewater RV Park, Ocoee RV Park, etc.)

Check in with AU at their Office (barn!) at far end of property where their paddle trips gather.  AU will issue you a Pass and post sticker that goes on a clip at your site.

Tent or Car/Van Camping through TVCC's Discounted Rates

You must register with us online (via Paddle School registration) or with AU through their online site or by walking in their office. Registering through TVCC as a Student, Instructor, or Support Boater provides FREE camping for Friday and Saturday nights.  Paddle School Guests can register through our website and receive 50% discount on primitive camping.

If you registered with TVCC you will receive a wristband in your swag bag when you check in.  You must wear this while in the campground.   An AU Safety &  Security Team member  will be checking daily and if not registered with us, they will charge you.  This is an AU security requirement.

TVCC camping covers Friday and Saturday nights. You can purchase additional nights with AU at $12 per person per night.  Go to their office to make arrangements.

If you registered with AU – Check In with them at their service desk. 

It’s open camping, no assigned spots, so first come – first choice!

 

Meals

Friday Night – Dinner

A free TVCC-hosted BBQ cookout will be available on the front porch of the bathhouse. We ask that you sign up for this when registering so we know how many to expect.  Entrée options include hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers and veggie hot dogs.

We ask our members to bring side dishes, salads, and desserts.  

TVCC will provide water, soft drinks, and tea. You are welcome to BYOB!

Saturday Night – Dinner

A catered meal is offered for $20 when registering for Paddle School.  You can choose a Herbivore (vegan) or a Carnivore (meat) meal option.  Sides are the same for both.  For 2025,  the meal will be provided by AU's Bus Bar Grill, recently recognized as Polk County's Business of the Year award recipient.   The dinner will be a Chicken Teriyaki with vegetables served over rice with egg roll.  The vegan option will be the same, without the chicken.  The meal will be served from inside the Bus Bar Grill itself.  Enter through the parking lot side front door, flow through the meal line and exit the grill to the dining area in the Bus Bar main area.

Carnivore entree: Chicken Teriyaki with vegetables
Herbivore/Vegan entree: Vegetable Teriyaki
Sides for both:  Rice and Egg Roll

TVCC will be providing water and soft drinks.  You can purchase beer, wine, cocktails at the Bus Bar or Grill.  However, no personal alcohol can be brought into the Grill or Bus Bar areas.

Saturday and Sunday – Breakfast

TVCC does not offer any planned options for breakfast Saturday or Sunday so you’re on your own!

We recommend AU’s Bus Bar Grille located inside the Bus Bar area. The Bus Bar will be offering a full breakfast buffet menu with a variety of traditional breakfast options along with coffee.  It is highly recommended!  Cost is $10 per person (unless eggs become astronomically too expensive!)

Friendly reminder:  Don’t wander too far off and miss the mandatory safety briefing in the Bus Bar at 8:45 AM Saturday! Good reason to just enjoy breakfast at the Bus Bar Grill!

Saturday and Sunday – Lunch

If you’re a student, safety boater, or instructor at Paddle School you will be eating lunch on the river and will need to provide your own lunches for the weekend. Please bring something portable.  Bring lots of snacks and plenty of water for the day as well.  You need to stay hydrated!  Cardinal rule of paddling!  You will want a dry bag (or multiple ziploc bags) to keep your food from getting soggy!

Hanging around AU for the day?  Go to their Bus Bar Grille!  Awesome food!  

Nearby Restaurants

Near AU are a couple of fairly good restaurants. Most are located near the intersection of Hwy 64 and Hwy 411.  Here are a few:

  • Los Poblanos Mexican
  • Cajun Lady
  • Gondolier
  • Ocoee Dam Deli
  • Ocoee
  • Blue Hole Cafe (at Ocoee River Experience)
  • Blue Hole BBQ (near McD's/Exxon gas station on Hwy 64)
  • McD’s and Subway are nearby as well

Pet Boarding and Policies

 

Dogs (or anything furry/scaly, as well as small children) MUST NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED in the campground while you are out on river for the day!  

If you need to board your dog while at Paddle School we recommend the nearby Ocoee River Dog Daycare (opens in a new tab).  Call early!  Available spots fill up quickly.