JoAnn B

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

Recent Reviews


3

Sitting in the dunes

This campground is nestled in the dunes and has a number of trails leading to the intrscoastal waterway. The bathhouses are new, very nicely appointed. Campsites are relatively private. Each has a fire ring and picnic table.

Date of Stay:
 February, 2013
Rate Paid:
 $22.30

4

Beautiful sand beach

We were in site 16 in the old campground. The sites in this section are for shorter RVs; if you have a big rig, you need to be in the new campground. We like the old cg because the sites are more private and closer to the beach. No road noise at all. Site 16 is right on the lagoon. The bathhouse in the old cg is being torn down and replaced, but when we were there it was closed. There is a bike/walking path that runs right next to Hwy 30A, so it's easy to walk or ride into Grayton Beach. Given my druthers, I would rather stay at Henderson Beach, 20 miles to the east.

Date of Stay:
 February, 2013
Rate Paid:
 $30.00

4

Right on Mobile Bay

Wow! This park sits on the bay and there are a line of sites directly on the bay. Even if you aren't on the bay itself you are only 2 or 3 rows away from it and can see it clearly. The roads and pads are all paved. The bathrooms are clean and modern.
Loved it here. Not much exciting, but the park is huge (1,300 square feet) and most of it is across a very busy street.

Date of Stay:
 February, 2013
Rate Paid:
 $34.00

3

On the Bayou

The sites are large and private. Our site, #12, was right on the bayou. The park has the usual Mississippi frisbee golf course. Space was reasonably level; the bathrooms are worn but okay.
The staff was very helpful. They went and put our park pass at our site when we were going to arrive after closing time. A staff person also came to the RV to tell us that the power was going to go off for an hour. Good people.

Date of Stay:
 February, 2013
Rate Paid:
 $18.00

4

On the shores of Pontchartrain

This lovely state park was once part of a plantation. In fact, the remains of the old sugar mill still stand. We camped in the 'old campground'; lovely wide sites, all paved. The new bathhouse has beautiful tiled showers. The only problem is that they don't have a shelf to put your soap and shampoo or your bottom to get dressed.
It's a 5 minute walk to the shore. All the roads are paved as well. Each site has a table, barbecue, and fire ring. Heavy rain last night and sites 99 to 103 are under water. We are in 140 and all around us is high and dry. Sites 25 to 48 are unimproved (no electric and water).

Date of Stay:
 February, 2013
Rate Paid:
 $18.00

1

Kept on going

We were planning to stay here but when we pulled into the park and saw the sites, we just kept on going. There are random pads; most of the parking is on the grass. The electric boxes are pretty rusty.
I think the only reason to stay here is either because you can't afford anything else (the rate is only $10 a night) or you are dead tired and can't go on to Lafayette!

Date of Stay:
 February, 2013
Rate Paid:
 $10.00

4

New roads and pads

The roads and pads seem really new. They are mostly flat. Lots of nice spots right on the lake, an oxbow lake close to the Mississippi. Nice dock for sitting and looking and fishing. Lots of cypress trees ringing the shore.
Site has table, fire ring, water and electric, although the water connection is on the side opposite the electric and near the front of the campsite.
Bathhouse is great! Showers are very nice and very clean. Water is hot; in fact, there is a warning that the water is hot and to be careful. We'll definitely stay here again!
The rate is $18 a night, but there is a $6 transaction fee. Explain that one to me!

Date of Stay:
 January, 2013
Rate Paid:
 $24.00

3

Sitting in a pecan grove

We were the only ones here in late January, so we pretty much had our choice of sites. They put us in a lovely, flat site right on the lake. The lake is one of the Mississippi oxbows and has lots of cypress trees sitting in it. Lovely dock right next to us. I call this area (sites 113 to 127)the 'elder place' because there are no sites across the road. If you want company, go to areas A through E.
Bathhouse is acceptable but a little worn around the edges. There is a swimming pool, open in the summer. Softball field and basketball court in Area A.

Date of Stay:
 January, 2013
Rate Paid:
 $22.49

1

Parking Lot

If you don't mind parking in a parking lot, this will do fine. They have sectioned off the far point in the parking lot, enclosed it with cables, and that's it. I bet it is REALLY hot in the summer!
After you check in at the hotel front desk, you are assigned a site (good luck) and someone comes to unlock the electrical box for you. We stayed there because a serious storm was coming through and we didn't want to be around any trees and flying branches, but I can't think of another reason to stay. If there are showers, I don't know where they are. We were told that we could use the laundry in the hotel building, so maybe there are showers in there. It's a way to go to take a shower, let me tell you.

Date of Stay:
 January, 2013
Rate Paid:
 $16.30

2

Not for Us

The campground has seen better days. I am surprised it is still a KOA campground. While there are lots of trees, we had to be careful to skirt them, and we are only 10'6" tall! The sites are not very flat and are sort of gravel and grass; the gravel is very thin. The sites are also quite narrow. We decided not to stay.

Date of Stay:
 October, 2012

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