Gracious Tiny House Park: Waterfront Tiny House Living on Lake Okeechobee

Reset A− A+ Gracious Tiny House Park is a small, family-owned RV park on the Rim Canal at the northern tip of Lake Okeechobee in Okeechobee, Florida, where tiny houses on wheels can park legally for the long term. It has 21 full-hookup sites on about 1.5 acres, and around 10 of them sit right on the water. Residents fish from the boat docks, gather at the waterfront gazebos, and watch the sun set over the canal.

That legal, long-term part is the real draw. Finding a place to live full-time in a tiny house on wheels is one of the hardest parts of going tiny in Florida, where many counties treat a THOW like an RV and limit how long you can stay in one. A park that welcomes tiny houses as permanent neighbors, rather than tolerating them as campers, is rare.

Waterfront Sites for Tiny Houses on Wheels

The park accepts tiny houses on wheels up to about 35 to 40 feet long on select grassy sites. Lots are roughly the size of a standard RV site, about 30 to 35 feet wide by 30 to 40 feet long, and waterfront sites add a 10-foot easement along the seawall. About half the sites have a concrete pad or patio, and each lot has room for one extra vehicle. Because the park grew into its current shape over the years, the sites aren’t all identical, so it’s worth asking which ones fit your house before you tow it down.

Water and sewer are at each lot. Most sites have 30 and 50 amp service, and some have 100 amp. Electricity is metered and billed separately by FPL, while trash pickup and lawn care are included. Composting toilets are allowed if they’re properly maintained, and fresh, gray, and black water hookups are available at every site, so you can run a conventional bathroom too.

Boat Docks, Gazebos, and Fishing

Boat slips line 300 feet of seawall along the Rim Canal, right behind the tiny house sites. Residents can fish from the docks or head down to the nearby lock and out onto the open water of Lake Okeechobee, one of Florida’s best-known fishing lakes. The park also has waterfront gazebos with picnic tables, a fish cleaning station, a nature trail along the levee, and full fencing.

The levee that rings the lake has a trail along the top, and it also protects the view. Nothing can be built between the park and the water, so the open sky over the canal isn’t going anywhere. The park notes that there are no lights over the 750-square-mile lake, which makes for some impressive stargazing around the fire pit.

Who Lives Here

The park is mostly full-time residents, about one third tiny homes, one third RVs, and one third mobile homes. As of spring 2024 the park counted seven full-time tiny housers, and it is actively trying to grow that number. Most residents are in their mid-40s to retirement age, and the park considers itself adults-oriented because there are no amenities aimed at children. Leashed pets are welcome, with smaller breeds preferred. A Tiny House Coordinator is on site most weekdays.

It’s a quiet place by design: no loud music, no late-night parties, and no tourist traffic. There’s a community garden area for residents who want to grow food, and a convenience store, gas station, and Dollar General are within a mile. The town of Okeechobee is about 6 miles away for groceries, hardware, and RV parts. Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie are about 40 minutes, Palm Beach about an hour, and Orlando about two hours.

What It Costs

The park’s FAQ lists its lot rent as of spring 2024 at about $425 a month for a standard site and $500 a month for a waterfront site, plus electricity, on leases longer than six months. Those rates include a $50 monthly long-term discount that doesn’t apply if you leave before the lease ends. A washer and dryer hookup is another $30 a month. There are no weekly or daily rates. The homepage quotes rent “starting at $450,” so treat these as a ballpark and confirm current pricing with the leasing manager.

Compared with renting or buying land in South Florida, that’s a low monthly cost for a waterfront address. The trade-off is that you lease the lot rather than own it, so your housing security depends on the park’s rules and ownership. That’s worth weighing in any land-lease community.

Before You Move In

• Plan for the heat. Summers here reach into the 90s. The park says “air conditioners are your friends,” so make sure your house has the cooling and the electrical service to match.
• Think about storms. South-central Florida is in hurricane country. Ask the park about its storm plan and how residents secure or move their houses before a storm.
• Get on the list early. Turnover is slow and the park is often full, so contact them a few months before you want to move in.
• Visit by appointment. This is people’s home, so the park asks you to call for a tour rather than driving through unannounced.

Community Details

• Location: 6542 US Highway 441 SE, Okeechobee, Florida
• Sites: 21 full-hookup sites on about 1.5 acres, around 10 on the waterfront
• Tiny houses: up to about 35 to 40 feet on select sites
• Lot size: about 30 to 35 feet wide by 30 to 40 feet long, plus a 10-foot seawall easement on waterfront sites
• Utilities: water and sewer at each lot; 30/50 amp at most sites, some 100 amp; electric billed separately by FPL
• Included: trash pickup and lawn care
• Rent (spring 2024 FAQ): about $425/month standard, $500/month waterfront, plus electric; washer/dryer +$30/month
• Amenities: boat slips, waterfront gazebos, fish cleaning station, levee nature trail, community garden area, fencing
• Minimum stay: six months; no weekly or daily rates
• Availability: often full, with a short waiting list

What Makes This Community Special

• Legal, long-term parking for tiny houses on wheels in Florida, which is hard to find.
• Waterfront sites where you can fish from your doorstep.
• Low monthly lot rent for a waterfront address.
• A quiet, adult-oriented community with friendly neighbors.

Tiny House Talk first covered this park at its earlier location in our post about a tiny house friendly RV park on Lake Okeechobee. The park moved to its current, smaller site in 2019. You can also see one resident’s home in Her Florida Micro Cottage.

Video Tour

The park recommends this walkthrough by the YouTube channel If I Had It My Way for a look at the current location.

Learn More

Gracious Tiny House Park
Website: gracioustinyhousepark.com · FAQ
info@GraciousTinyHousePark.com · 561-866-2804 (leasing manager, weekdays)
6542 US Highway 441 SE, Okeechobee, FL 34974
Photos: Gracious Tiny House Park.

Highlights

• Family-owned tiny house and RV park on Lake Okeechobee’s Rim Canal
• 21 full-hookup sites, about 10 on the waterfront
• Tiny houses on wheels up to about 35 to 40 feet
• Boat slips, gazebos, and fishing right out back
• Long-term leases, six-month minimum

Explore More

• The Ultimate Guide to Tiny House Living in Florida
• Tiny House Resources in Florida
• The Best Tiny House Communities in the US
• The Cottages at Pine Lake
• Tiny House Communities

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