Campground recommendations around New Orleans
Heading to NO for spring break (first week of April) at our youngest son's request, he wants to check out the area as he is joining the Marines in August & would like to be stationed there after boot ...
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All of LA's state parks in the area are very nice. Clean, very nice shower houses, wifi, electric and water hook ups, safe. Fairview Riverside and Fountainbleu on the north side of the lake are both nice. We prefer Fairview Riverside but can't go wrong with either. For a state park closer in there's Bayou Signette SP in Westwego, LA. Also St Bernard SP altho we find getting to Bayou Signette SP a bit easier for us coming off of I-55.
For a soon to be Marine be sure you go to Mothers on Pydras. It's an easy walk from the French Quarter. Mothers restaurant was the hangout for Marines during WWII. It has been designated by the USMC as the TUN Tavern New Orleans. If he doesn't know the history of the Marine Corps yet the TUN Tavern was where the Marines was officially started. The original owners had 7 children who were all Marines.
Also be sure to visit the WWII Museum. Very nice.
You might as well drive by the New Orleans Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chase. That will probably be the only time he'll get to see it during his stay in the Marines.
For a soon to be Marine be sure you go to Mothers on Pydras. It's an easy walk from the French Quarter. Mothers restaurant was the hangout for Marines during WWII. It has been designated by the USMC as the TUN Tavern New Orleans. If he doesn't know the history of the Marine Corps yet the TUN Tavern was where the Marines was officially started. The original owners had 7 children who were all Marines.
Also be sure to visit the WWII Museum. Very nice.
You might as well drive by the New Orleans Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chase. That will probably be the only time he'll get to see it during his stay in the Marines.
