Possible southern Louisana this Feb

Grand Isle is great for fishing but is very remote. Good seafood can be had if you talk to the locals. Be aware GI is populated largely by oil workers, camp owners, and those involved with the fishing industry.

If your not into fishing, no reason to go to grand isle really. Flooding shouldn’t be a problem in February at tickfaw or river view. Those issues will be more common in March/April. Bogue chitto sp, fountain blue, and south Toledo bend are my favorite la sp’s. Flooding can be an issue on the lower loop at bogue chitto at anytime. The upper cg has full hookups and we generally prefer it especially during winter.

garmp wrote:
Thanks for all the input. Really giving some serious thought to Grand Isle, but it seems so isolated. Anything other than fishing to do around there, like good restaurants, sights, history, etc?
WX you never cease to amaze me. Thank you so much!!!

I have to say it's a pretty quiet place - that's why we liked it so much. Good for bicycling and walking the beach. One small grocery store about a mile from the park. There are a few little restaurants in town - some were closed for the winter.

Ted H.

wxtoad wrote:

garmp wrote:
Thanks for all the input. Really giving some serious thought to Grand Isle, but it seems so isolated. Anything other than fishing to do around there, like good restaurants, sights, history, etc?
WX you never cease to amaze me. Thank you so much!!!

I have to say it's a pretty quiet place - that's why we liked it so much. Good for bicycling and walking the beach. One small grocery store about a mile from the park. There are a few little restaurants in town - some were closed for the winter.

Ted H.

It’s been awhile since I was there but there was also a nearby marina with laundry.

wxtoad wrote:
Two years ago we spent a fair amount of time in southern Louisiana. Here are some posts we made regarding the parks we visited:

Grand Isle SP
St Bernard SP
Foutainbleu SP
Tickfaw SP
Farr Park
Bogue Chitto SP

Some other LA parks we have visited in prior years are:

Colfax Park - RRWC
Indian Creek Recreation Area
Lake Bruin SP
South Toledo Bend SP
Abbeville City RV Park

Have a great trip!

Ted H.

. Colfax RV Park is one of our favorites. The trees have grown and now provide much shade. We love to go there and just do nothing but relax and unwind. Site 16 is our favorite.

Thanks for all the great replies and after reading other posts, especially about Texas parks closed due to hurricane Harvey, did this storm have much effect on Grand Isle SP and/or other LA SP's?

garmp wrote:
Thanks for all the great replies and after reading other posts, especially about Texas parks closed due to hurricane Harvey, did this storm have much effect on Grand Isle SP and/or other LA SP's?

Harvey had no effect on Louisiana State Parks or any RV park.

Also a tip about Grand Isle SP for everyone. If you want Morning shade and afternoon sun stay at sites 1-25. and if you want morning sun and afternoon shade stay at sites 26-49. I prefer the afternoon shade.

ljr wrote:

wxtoad wrote:

garmp wrote:
Thanks for all the input. Really giving some serious thought to Grand Isle, but it seems so isolated. Anything other than fishing to do around there, like good restaurants, sights, history, etc?
WX you never cease to amaze me. Thank you so much!!!

I have to say it's a pretty quiet place - that's why we liked it so much. Good for bicycling and walking the beach. One small grocery store about a mile from the park. There are a few little restaurants in town - some were closed for the winter.

Ted H.

It’s been awhile since I was there but there was also a nearby marina with laundry.

We found free laundry facilities at one of the two bathhouses - if my memory is correct, that was in the bathhouse at the east end of the campground near the observation tower.

Ted H.

garmp, On your way to or from, consider the St. Francisville, La. area (north of Baton Rouge. Port Hudson is just south of St. Francisville and was the last Confederate fortification to fall on The Mississippi River ( surrendered after Vicksburg). The states done a pretty nice job with the battleground. As a Boy Scout, I camped and hiked the area several times, and ran “trout-lines” for catfish when the river was at flood stage during the spring., The St. Francisville area is beautiful and has many homes/plantations on the National Registry, some of which you can tour. There’s also a pretty nice campground (Legacy RV Park) in St. Francisville. It’s not fancy, but will cover all the necessities.

We’ll be down there in April... a few days at Indian Creek (family reunion), and a week or so at Legacy RV Park. Kids, grandkids, and great grandkids in the Zachary area.

After reading all the posts, I thought it would be a great place to visit the end of March. From you that have been there about how many days should I give to the area? I plan at staying at Bettys.