Gracious Tiny House Park
FAQ
Where can I park my tiny house in Florida?
Lake Okeechobee has a wonderful lakefront Tiny House Community in South-Central Florida.
Gracious Tiny House Park loves tiny homes !
Do you have any rental lots available for tiny homes?
Are there Tiny Houses for sale or Tiny Houses for rent at the park?
Long Term Tiny House Rental
Is there a maximum or minimum
stay allowance to park my THOW?
For example, do you allow residents to live full-time in a tiny house? Can we park our tiny house there year-round, but only live in it a few times a year?
Tiny House Lot Rental Rates
What are your monthly rates to rent a lot for my tiny house?
Standard Monthly: $350* plus electric
Waterfront Monthly: $400* plus electric
Weekly / Daily rates are not available.
*Rates based on longer than 6 month term which reflect a $50 per month discount. If site is vacated prior to the long term agreement, discount does not apply.
What hook-ups are included
at each tiny home rental site?
Do you have 50 amp service available for my tiny home hook-up?
What amenities are there for
the tiny house park guests to use?
As a residential park, we have no outbuildings, but amenities include:
Okeechobee waterway "Rim Canal" surrounding Lake Okeechobee
Waterfront Gazebos with picnic tables
Fish cleaning station
Boat Docks
Nature Trail along the border of Lake O
Fully Fenced
Access to Lake Okeechobee nearby lock
What are the park's demographics?
What age group are most guests?
Most are mid-life adults: from their mid-40s to retirees.
At the time of this writing, there are some adult singles as well. We have residents who work full time, fish part time & love life here full time!
What improvements are going on?
Can I bring my dog to live
in my tiny home?
Are there pet restrictions at
your tiny house village?
How can I tour your park before I arrive?
What size are the lots
to park a tiny house?
What types of units do you have at Gracious Tiny House Community Park ?
We've had campers, C-class, A-class (bus style), 5th wheels, and mobile home trailers and Tiny Houses. Going forward we are growing our number of Tiny Houses on Wheels (THOWs). Depending on the site, we can accommodate up to a 35-40 ft rig!
Do you allow composting toilets?
Do you upkeep the lawn?
What's it like living full time
in Florida in an RV or Tiny House
at Gracious Community?
We encourage each resident to maintain and improve their yard and rig. We have newer large rigs in the park as well as some older mobile homes.
You can always find someone out & about to talk to, making a few casts to see what's biting, or you can keep to yourself, sit on the swing, or enjoy the sunset over the water. It's not a busy park by any means. It's not tourist-y, it's not crowded, it's not loud, we don't have loud music & late night parties, but a few of us do enjoy sitting around the fire pit and sipping an adult beverage and looking up at an amazingly brilliant sky full of stars (There's no lights over the 750 sq mile Lake O). The park is not too small, not too big. Like Goldilocks would say, "it's just right."
What's the vision for
Gracious Tiny House Park
in the coming years?
We are growing our Tiny House population and as the community develops we can decide if we want to all live in one section with landscaping around it or if we'll each choose our site location anywhere in the park (as we do now). We're also open to other ideas and input from the Tiny Community. What's your suggestion?
We'd like to see many "tiny housers" living comfortably, economically in our country casual setting ... some Victorian, some Modern, some Traditional and some ol' Classic Cottage ... each with their own little pathway to their porch with a variety of tropical plantings to add a personal touch. The garden area could be a place where you reenergize by physically connecting with nature. How great would it be to share the fruits of the harvest with one another. We could have a picnic gathering at the gazebo for a weekend afternoon. How about a little story telling around a campfire on a nice cool "winter" evening? We could exchange tips on herbal remedies, organic growing techniques, building methods, recipes, childhood memories, creative storage solutions, old world crafts ...
As of Autumn 2021 we have five full time Tiny Housers on premises in addition to the little Cottage Camper which takes our Leasing Manager around to the Tiny House Festivals in Florida. One of them is shared through facebook.com/TakeMeHomeTinyHouse
Feel free to check out the build process.
How close are you to the nearest city?
We are within one mile of a convenience store/gas station and Dollar General. The "city" of Okeechobee is more like a town. It's only 6 miles away, and has everything you could need:
Restaurants/Grilles
Hotels
Home Depot
WW Lumber
Walmart
Tractor Supply
Harbor Freight
Food stores (Publix / Winn Dixie / Aldi's)
RV parts stores
RV dealer
CVS/Walgreens/local drug stores
City Hall/Registrar/Tag Office
Banks
Fast food (all the common ones)
Dollar stores
Flea markets
Whole food markets
What are your rules for the tiny house community members?
We do have some rules to keep our community clean, comfortable and safe. The complete list of rules will be posted here soon, but generally speaking, they are very common rules as you would find at most RV parks accepting tiny houses.
What is the registration procedure and how much advance notice do you require?
If you are seeking to place your tiny house on our land for long-term or live in it full time, it is advisable to make your reservation request a month or more ahead of season.
Being such a small park, we are often full and have a small waiting list for Tiny Houses.
We can send you a pre-registration form via email. Please contact us for more information.