We are planning on driving through Louisiana after staying on Galveston Island in early October. Haven't really picked a route yet, but since we've never camped in Louisiana, wanted to check it off the list.I looked into Jimmie Davis SP and Poverty Point SP. Any other suggestions? Probably a 2 or 3 night stay, thanks.

WE really liked Palmetto Island. Toured the Tabasco plant and emnoyed the entire area. Beautiful park when we were there. FWIW

It depends on which way you will be crossing Louisiana. But I will mention a couple of the parks where we have stayed. These would be just off I-12, north of New Orleans and east of Baton Rouge:Fairview/Riverside S.P.Fountainleau S. P.

Bob806 wrote:We are planning on driving through Louisiana after staying on Galveston Island in early October. Haven't really picked a route yet, but since we've never camped in Louisiana, wanted to check it off the list.I looked into Jimmie Davis SP and Poverty Point SP. Any other suggestions? Probably a 2 or 3 night stay, thanks.We didn't stay at Poverty Point, but we drove thru it. It didn't impress us. We did stay at Jimmie Davis. And that was a nice park. We enjoyed our stay there.Other nice parks would be: Lake D'Arbonne, Fountainbleau, Chicot, Palmetto Island, and Sam Houston Jones State Parks.

Poverty Point is one of Louisiana's newer state parks with full hookups. Not much shade as trees are young. It's a nice park though

Thanks folks!!! I'll look into those. I also was looking at some campgrounds in Kisatchie National Forest.

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garmp
Explorer II
Jul 22, 2019
WE really liked Palmetto Island. Toured the Tabasco plant and emnoyed the entire area. Beautiful park when we were there. FWIW
padredw
Nomad
Jul 22, 2019
It depends on which way you will be crossing Louisiana. But I will mention a couple of the parks where we have stayed. These would be just off I-12, north of New Orleans and east of Baton Rouge:

Fairview/Riverside S.P.
Fountainleau S. P.
Crodad
Explorer
Jul 22, 2019
Bob806 wrote:
We are planning on driving through Louisiana after staying on Galveston Island in early October. Haven't really picked a route yet, but since we've never camped in Louisiana, wanted to check it off the list.

I looked into Jimmie Davis SP and Poverty Point SP. Any other suggestions? Probably a 2 or 3 night stay, thanks.

We didn't stay at Poverty Point, but we drove thru it. It didn't impress us. We did stay at Jimmie Davis. And that was a nice park. We enjoyed our stay there.

Other nice parks would be: Lake D'Arbonne, Fountainbleau, Chicot, Palmetto Island, and Sam Houston Jones State Parks.
southernsky
Explorer
Jul 23, 2019
Poverty Point is one of Louisiana's newer state parks with full hookups. Not much shade as trees are young. It's a nice park though
Bob806
Explorer III
Jul 23, 2019
Thanks folks!!! I'll look into those. I also was looking at some campgrounds in Kisatchie National Forest.
wxtoad
Explorer
Jul 23, 2019
Here are links to photos/reviews of Louisiana state parks at which we have stayed:

Bogue Chitto SP
Fountainbleau SP
Grand Isle SP
Lake Bruin SP
South Toledo Bend SP
St Bernard SP
Tickfaw SP

Another nice park is Colfax RV Park, operated by the Red River Waterway Commission.

Have a great trip!
rr2254545
Explorer
Jul 23, 2019
Sam Houston Jones State Park, LA very nice park that has full hookups $25 -33 per night depending on day of week and/or season - we stayed there for a week, good spot to explore Lake Charles and the coast to the south
JKJavelin
Explorer III
Jul 23, 2019
We stayed at Grand Isle State Park in March, 2018. Nice place at the Gulf but not a whole lot else in the area. Never saw a state park with free laundry room before.
JK
Crodad
Explorer
Jul 23, 2019
Bob806 wrote:
Thanks folks!!! I'll look into those. I also was looking at some campgrounds in Kisatchie National Forest.

Lake Kinkaid is a very nice campground in Kisatchie.
Bob806
Explorer III
Jul 23, 2019
JKJavelin wrote:
We stayed at Grand Isle State Park in March, 2018. Nice place at the Gulf but not a whole lot else in the area. Never saw a state park with free laundry room before.
JK

Thanks, maybe someday we will go there, looks pretty neat.I need to angle up northeast, as I have about 8 days to get back to Cleveland from Galveston.

Appreciate all the suggestions from everybody.