JoAnn B

Type of RV: 
'07 Navion J
305 Reviews
43 States Visited

Recent Reviews


1

Should be a zero rating

I wanted so much to like this park. There aren't very many options in the Baton Rouge area and this is just across the Mississippi from BR. But there is no way we would ever go back here. The electric and water were installed improperly; the electric box was not an outdoor box and could not be closed in a way that kept the rain outside the box; the water was about 4" above the ground and the spigot pointed down, requiring a very tight turn of the hose. We didn't hook up!

The park might have seemed nicer if so much of it were not so water logged. The sites are grass with some gravel; some may be level. The men's shower and bathroom was probably cleaned during Reconstruction. It appears to be occupied mainly by long-termers. Given the age of many of the RVs there, I can't imagine why they turned away a '72 VW camper!

Date of Stay:
 February, 2014
Rate Paid:
 $35.00

4

In the swamps

This is a very large state park with separate areas for RVs and tents. The roads are well paved as are the sites. Each site has a fire ring and a table set on a wooden platform. Sites are very large; some are surrounded by woods, others are more open. They all sit in the midst of a swamp; wonderful in February but I imagine it is a mosquito heaven in the summer and fall. That's the only reason I wouldn't rate it a 5.

There are nice showers and a laundry room with 3 washer and 3 dryers. There is a water park for the kids, but you need to be a good walker or a car to get to it. It is about half a mile away. There are a number of boardwalk trails through the swamps, so you get a good view of them. Very peaceful; very off the highway.

We'd come back!

Note: The LA state parks impose a $6 fee in addition to the campsite cost, so if you are planning to stay more than 1 night it is best to pay for it when you arrive. Otherwise, if you come up the next day to reup, you'll have to pay the $6 fee again.

Date of Stay:
 February, 2014
Rate Paid:
 $24.00

4

On the Bayou Teche

We are here in late February, it's 75 degrees outside, and the park is truly lovely. Not only are the roads great (blacktop), the sites wonderful (blacktop and mostly level), but there is a nice table at each campsite and a fire ring. Each of the campsites along the bayou has a sitting 'porch' where you can while your time away watching the bayou from built-in benches.
There are 3 showers in the center of the campground as well as a laundry. We got here too late to check out the trails, but the maps indicate that there are 3 trails through the park as well as canoe/kayak trails.
The sites are ample, lots of trees, and you really feel you are in a bayou. The park is quite a way off the beaten track so there is NO road noise.

Date of Stay:
 February, 2014
Rate Paid:
 $19.00

2

Grass and dirt campsites

The campground has gravel roads and the campsites are grass and/or dirt. The sites are long and most are pullthrus, but they are VERY not level. Lots of trees and a small lake. But the park has a down-at-the-heels feel to it. There is lots of abandoned and rusting vehicles on the grounds. There is a partly completed building that is supposed to become a dance hall. We have been told that it is very popular on weekends and that there is lots of loud music then. If you like a quiet campground, come during the week.
There is an occasional table; about 1 for every 10 campsites. Our campsite did not have a fire ring and an earlier camper had just made a fire on the ground.
The best thing about it is its proximity to Eunice, LA (3 miles).

Date of Stay:
 February, 2014
Rate Paid:
 $30.00

4

Close to New Madrid

The RV park is right on the Mississippi, but it's real attraction to us is its proximity to New Madrid, MO, the site of the strongest earthquake in US history. The museum in New Madrid is excellent and well worth a stop. Take a walk along the levee.
Another city worth your time is Ste Genevieve, MO. It's over 250 years old and has lots of interesting buildings. Stop at the Visitor's Center and the museum, check out Ste Genevieve Catholic Church, explore the town.

Date of Stay:
 February, 2014

4

Nice park; loud road noise

We have stayed here 4 times, sometimes for as long as a week, so we obviously like the park. But the park starts several yards from the eastbound lanes of I10. That means that there is lots of highway noise all the time. If you keep your windows shut at night, it's okay, but if you like to keep them open, you have to think of it as white noise.
We like the lake, we like the location, we like the park. We just don't like the highway noise.
Each time we stay here the price has gone up.

Date of Stay:
 February, 2014
Rate Paid:
 $41.00

3

Lots of trees

Rolling hills with lots of trees. Trees are great; rolling not so much. It means that the sites are frequently at an angle, too. However, most of them have a flat area that will work for short wheelbased RVs.
Showers are old cement block but each shower has an adjacent dry compartment to stash your dry clothes and get undressed and dressed. The water was very hot. We parked on what seemed to be the only pull thru space (#19).
Close to I55 (about a mile) but no highway noise.

Date of Stay:
 February, 2014
Rate Paid:
 $13.00

4

Amid the Dunes

We are now in dune country and if you want to climb dunes and do it safely (for the dunes, that is) this is the place. The Gilette Museum has a lot of information about the dunes at all times of the year, inhabitants and adaptations etc.

Sites are very large. The road is paved but the sites are dirt/gravel. It was a 1/4 mile hike to the beach from our site, #24, which is at the end of the loop closest to the beach. The sites are very open so don't go here looking for privacy. Each has a fire ring and table.

Usual wonderful Michigan State Park individual shower rooms.

We went into Muskegon. Good local museum and 1936 depression house museum.

Date of Stay:
 September, 2013
Rate Paid:
 $27.00

3

Very private sites

Each of these campsites has a wooded area on 3 sides, so you really have a lot of privacy. The road is paved and the sites are paved.

The small lake was created because this is the lake-less part of Michigan and the DNR decided they needed one! There also aren't many campgrounds in the middle of the state; most are located on the lakes on either side.

Can't figure out why it's called Sleepy Hollow, but it was very pleasant. Wonderful Michigan State Park shower rooms.

Date of Stay:
 September, 2013
Rate Paid:
 $19.00

4

Very interesting area

In addition to the state park, there is a wonderful museum here, a marsh with a couple of hiking trails in it, Lake Huron, a spash park for kids (not open in September tho'), and a lagoon that just begs to be walked around.

The campground is huge. Sites are level and open. It was moving on to cool so we chose a campsite in the sun! Table and fire ring, wonderful bathrooms, lovely park. Go there.

Date of Stay:
 September, 2013
Rate Paid:
 $21.00

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