Louisiana Campground Reviews

Here you will find reviews of campgrounds in which we have stayed in the state of Louisiana.

For details on how we choose a campground and our review criteria, go to our Main Campground Reviews page.

The reviews you find here will be from most recent to oldest since the older the review, the less relevant it may be. The "Overall Rating" is on a scale of 1 - 10 with 10 being the best.

Also, you will notice that each listing shows a corresponding "Journal Site" number. This refers to when our stay occurred in our journey and the number on the Map Of Our Travels on our daily Journal. By going to our Journal for the dates indicated in the review, you may be able to find out more about the campground and the area - but no promises. :)

Journal Site 85: Private Residence, Lake Charles, LA - Overall Rating: N/A

Dates: November 29, 2007
Location: That's a secret. :)
GPS Coordinates: Can't disclose. :)
Our Site Number: N/A
Reason Selected: We were invited to stop by RV-Dreams readers as we passed through Lake Charles on our way our volunteer stint at Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
Setting: A residential subdivision.
Guidebooks: None used
Big Rig Friendly: Yep.
Hook-ups: Water & 50/30 amp electric.
Laundry: Did not partake. :)
Price & Discounts: N/A
Other Factors: Great hosts!
OVERALL RATING: N/A (out of ten)
It's always nice staying with folks that have a fifth wheel and have installed hook-ups for guests. :)

Journal Site 84: Tickfaw State Park Campground - Overall Rating: 8.5

Dates: November 27, 2007 - November 28, 2007
Location: About 10 miles south of I-12 in southeastern Louisiana. Sort of between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Not real easy to get to.
GPS Coordinates: 30.38412N, 90.63505W
Our Site Number: 19
Reason Selected: We were looking for natural settings in Louisiana as we were making our way to Texas for a volunteer job. It was RVParkReviews.com that made us take a look at this state park.
Setting: Nice wooded campground sites on a loop. Sites are not really private, but there is great spacing in between. Roads and pads are paved.
Guidebooks: None used, but did use RVParkReviews.com
Big Rig Friendly: All back-in sites, but plenty of room for big rigs. All RV pads are over 65 feet long.
Hook-ups: 50/30 amp electric with water. Nice dump station.
Laundry: There is a laundry but I forgot to check it out.
Price & Discounts: All RV sites are $16. America The Beautiful Senior & Access 50% discounts apply - the only state park we have visited so far that takes those federal discount cards.
Other Factors: Park personnel were very friendly. Website is pretty good. But Louisiana State Parks now also use Reserve America for reservations which, as I have said often, I hate. But we rarely make reservations, so they didn't get my extra $8 or whatever ripoff fee they charge on top of the camping fee. We had a few choices for our rooftop satellite, even with the wooded campground. Trails, boardwalks, and a canoe trail are also in the park. Bathhouses and laundry are located in an elevated building just outside the campground loop - very clean when we were there.
OVERALL RATING: 8.5 (out of ten)
We really like this campground. Unfortunately, because our time was limited, we didn't get a chance to check out the rest of the park. So I have to admit that this rating is sort of based on what we thought the overall experience might have been. If we are ever passing through that part of Louisiana again, you can be sure we will make another stop for a longer period. :)