Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-10-07
1 of Florida's 67 counties — 1% — allow living in an RV on private land. That is the 24th-largest count of any state. The strongest of them on the Bolthole Index is Alachua County (62/100). Every entry below cites the county’s own official source.
Rules change, and cities inside these counties set their own — treat this as a verified starting point, not legal advice. All 456 counties nationwide → Florida: no zoning → Florida: owner-builder → Florida: tiny homes → Florida: no minimum home size → Full Florida profile →
From the Florida guide
Florida RV answers cover 36 counties: 1 allowed, 6 temporary-only, 20 limited and 9 prohibited; another 31 have no confirmed county-level answer.6 The allowed entry, Alachua County, concerns an RV park and campground district or designated areas under an approved management plan, rather than unrestricted occupancy of any private parcel.6 Compare the Florida RV-living guide, then ask the planning office about your intended address and duration.6
Tiny-home answers cover 14 counties: 5 allowed, 7 limited and 2 prohibited, leaving 53 unanswered.7 The allowed entries are Jackson, Holmes, Manatee, Martin and Brevard counties, with different conditions: Martin’s entry concerns eligible affordable rental developments, and Brevard’s concerns residential tiny houses on wheels.7 Read the Florida tiny-home guide for those distinctions.7 Florida’s regulated RV-park law does not establish private-land zoning permission outside parks or camps.22
From the Florida guide, written from the cited official sources and re-checked by an independent reviewer. This is research, not legal advice: confirm with the office before you buy or build.
1 of 67 Florida counties · sorted by Index score
Recreational vehicle living, sleeping, or housekeeping use in an RM-1 travel recreational vehicle park and campground district or in designated areas covered by an approved mana…
Unified Land Development Code ↗Every county here has a full profile — water, land prices, hazard safety, seclusion, and the rest of its building rules. See the Florida state page for all 67 counties ranked, or go back to the national list.
Off-grid gear
Building on land in one of these Florida counties? The kit we'd start with:
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General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.
