Boating

The Joshua on HWY 61

20 RV Sites

The Joshua on HWY 61 in Woodville, MS, offers 20 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Every site is a back-in carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. This is a 55+ park, quiet by design, with laundry on site. Pets are welcome. The full-hookup-plus-cable setup and the age qualification make it a natural fit for seasonal and extended stays rather than overnight traffic. There's no recreation program on the grounds, but the surrounding country delivers: Lake Mary and Wilkinson County Park Lake are close by for boating, fishing, and paddling, with hiking, biking, and genuinely dark skies for stargazing. Woodville sits on U.S. Highway 61 in Wilkinson County, in the historic Natchez Trace country of southwestern Mississippi. Rates for monthly and extended stays are on the booking page. Confirm the 55+ requirement before reserving.

from $40/night

Bundick Lake RV Park

19 RV Sites, 36 Cabins, 10 Tent Sites

Bundick Lake RV Park in DeRidder, LA, offers 19 full-hookup RV sites and 36 cabins, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites are standard gravel back-ins sorted by service — 30-amp, 30/50-amp, and 20/30/50-amp — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. Pull-thru layouts are available. With 36 cabins against 19 RV sites, this is a lakeside retreat that also takes RVs, and there's a bunk house sleeping 25 for larger groups. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, on-site dining, and a recreation center cover the essentials. The park is open 24/7 with office hours 9am to 5pm daily. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, mini-golf, a pavilion, walking trails, pickleball, and direct lake access fill 15 scenic acres, with swimming, boating, and fishing on Bundick Lake. DeRidder is the parish seat of Beauregard Parish in the Pineywoods of southwest Louisiana. Rates for sites, cabins, and the bunk house are on the booking page. Nineteen RV sites at a lakeside retreat means summer weekends go early.

from $20/night

Pecan Acres RV Park

58 RV Sites

Pecan Acres RV Park in Leesville, LA, offers 58 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 60 feet. Sites come in two categories, full-hookup back-ins with 30 and 50-amp plus a 110-volt option, and full-hookup 30/50-amp pull-throughs. All carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, and ADA-accessible sites are available. The park is rated big rig friendly, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, and a dump station. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The forest setting is the amenity, with a state park nearby and boating, a lake, a river, and golf all within reach. Leesville sits in Louisiana's Piney Woods in the state's west-central region — tall longleaf and loblolly pine, red dirt roads, and a character entirely different from the bayou country most people picture. Kisatchie National Forest, Toledo Bend Reservoir, Hodges Gardens State Park, and the Fort Johnson Military Museum are all close. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Ask about extended-stay rates if you're posted in the area.

from $52/night

Shady Lake RV Park

46 RV Sites, 2 Apartments

Shady Lake RV Park in Leesville, LA, offers 46 full-hookup RV sites and 2 apartments, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 75 feet. Sites are organized into a useful range of categories — standard back-ins, premium back-ins, premium back-ins with a shed, premium back-ins with a swing, premium covered back-ins, and pull-thrus — all carrying water, sewer, and electric. The covered and shed sites are the ones that make a difference during a Louisiana summer. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, and boat storage are on the property, and the two apartments give long-term guests or visiting family a place to stay. Pets are welcome. The park is anchored by a stocked fishing lake, where bass, crappie, and catfish are the draw and a line in the water is the main event. Golf is nearby. Leesville sits in Vernon Parish in west-central Louisiana, in the Kisatchie forest country near the Texas border. Rates for sites and apartments and current availability are on the booking page. The premium covered and shed sites are limited, so ask about them when you call or book.

from $21/night

Lake Charles RV Resort

107 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites

Lake Charles RV Resort in Iowa, LA, offers 107 full-hookup RV sites and 4 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 82 feet. Sites come in three categories — standard back-in, premium back-in, and premium pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a picnic table. The resort is rated big rig friendly, and at 82 feet the premium pull-thrus take the longest coaches without unhitching. Every space rental includes four people, with additional guests charged separately. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, propane fills, a dump station, on-site dining, a clubhouse, and personal mailboxes cover the practical side. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. A lake on the property gives guests water access, with boating nearby. Iowa sits just off Interstate 10 in Calcasieu Parish in the southwest Louisiana coastal plain, minutes from Lake Charles itself. Rates by site category are on the booking page. Confirm your party size when you book — four people are included and extras cost more.

from $16/night

Myers Landing

48 RV Sites, 5 Cabins

Myers Landing in Lake Arthur, LA, offers 48 full-hookup RV sites and 4 cabins, with 30 and 50-amp service and space for rigs up to 55 feet. Sites come as back-ins and pull-ins, all carrying water, sewer, and electric. The property is rated big rig friendly and includes a dump station, laundry, bathhouse with showers, and a general store for the supplies you forgot. Cabins give non-RV travelers and overflow guests a place to land. Pets are welcome. What sets the place apart is the water access: a boat ramp, a fishing pier, and frontage on both a lake and the river, with the property built around the fishing and hunting traffic of southwest Louisiana. There's also mini-golf, a playground, a pavilion, walking trails, and on-site dining, and propane fills are available without leaving the grounds. Guests come for the boating, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, birding, and stargazing. Lake Arthur sits in the coastal prairie of Jefferson Davis Parish, along the Mermentau River — a working landing that has served outdoor travelers since 1983. Rates for sites and cabins and current availability are on the booking page. Reserve ahead during fishing and waterfowl seasons, when the ramp stays busy.

from $40/night

Jellystone Park™ Lake Charles

184 RV Sites, 14 Cabins

Jellystone Park Lake Charles in Louisiana offers 184 full-hookup RV sites and 14 cabins with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 98 feet. Premium pull-through, standard pull-through, and back-in categories join a water park, splash pad, mini-golf, boat docks, and jumping pillow in Calcasieu Parish. One hundred eighty-four sites run in back-in, pull-thru, and premium pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 98 feet, with picnic tables. Ninety-eight feet is exceptional capacity and accommodates the longest coaches with a tow — rare at a family camp-resort. Fourteen cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A water park and splash pad anchor the summer, with an outdoor pool alongside. A lake and boat docks support boating and fishing, with mini-golf, a jumping pillow, gem mining, golf cart rentals, hiking, a pond, playground, pavilion, and picnicking filling the grounds. Live music runs through the season. Pets are welcome. Lake Charles sits on the Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Houston, where bayou country, casino culture, and the Sabine Pass industrial corridor produce a southwest Louisiana character distinct from the rest of the state's tourism geography. Contraband Days, the Creole Nature Trail, and the region's Cajun and Creole food scene are all close. Summer is the season for a family water resort, with mild winters drawing snowbirds crossing the I-10 corridor. Reserve well ahead for June through August and for festival weekends.

from $45/night

Grand Ecore RV Park

59 RV Sites

Grand Ecore RV Park just north of Natchitoches, Louisiana, offers 59 full-hookup RV sites above the Red River bluffs, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 70 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Back-in and pull-through 30/50-amp categories join a splash pad, outdoor pool, boat ramp, and recreation center minutes from Interstate 49. Fifty-nine sites run in back-in 30/50-amp and pull-thru 30/50-amp categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits. Seventy feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. A laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A splash pad and outdoor pool anchor the warm months — a genuinely useful pairing for families through a Louisiana summer. A boat ramp gives river access, with a recreation center, pavilion, walking trails, community fire pit, and dog park filling the grounds. Pets are welcome. The riverside setting above the bluffs is the property's defining feature, and the position is unusually convenient — minutes from I-49 without the noise and asphalt of an interstate park. Natchitoches is the oldest permanently settled community in the Louisiana Purchase territory, with a National Historic Landmark district along Cane River Lake, the Creole plantation corridor south of town, and one of the most layered cultural landscapes in the state. The Christmas Festival of Lights draws visitors from across the South. Spring and fall deliver the most comfortable conditions in northwest Louisiana. Reserve well ahead for the Christmas Festival season and for Northwestern State event weekends.

from $40/night

Natalbany Creek Campground

19 RV Sites

Natalbany Creek Campground in Amite City, Louisiana, offers 19 full-hookup RV sites on Natalbany Creek, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Lakeside back-in and pull-through categories sit alongside an outdoor pool, splash pad, mini-golf, and a game room, 50 miles north of New Orleans. Nineteen sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp in lakeside back-in and pull-through configurations, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Cabins round out the accommodations. Laundry, a dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and site WiFi handle the practical side. If you arrive after hours, a map with your check-in details will be in the mailbox just outside the office to the right. Recreation is unusually deep for 19 sites. An outdoor pool and splash pad anchor the summer, with mini-golf, a game room, arcade, billiards, and a clubhouse for other hours. Sports courts, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, and a playground fill the grounds, and a lake and pond support fishing, boating, canoeing, and kayaking. Walking trails, hiking, biking, a dog park, pavilion, and on-site dining round it out. Pets are welcome. The creek is the setting — slow-moving, moss-draped blackwater running through cypress, tupelo, and bottomland hardwood forest in Tangipahoa Parish. That is the Florida Parishes interior at its most characteristic, and few campgrounds deliver it this directly. A state park is nearby. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons in southeastern Louisiana. Reserve ahead.

from $38/night

Wildwood Resort

Toledo Bend Reservoir straddles the Louisiana-Texas border for 185,000 acres of water that consistently ranks among the top bass fisheries in the United States, producing largemouth bass of a size and frequency that keeps professional anglers and recreational fishers returning season after season. Wildwood Resort occupies 40 acres of waterfront on the Louisiana side, offering lodging from full-hookup RV sites to cabins and multi-room lodges positioned to take full advantage of the reservoir's remarkable fishery and the dramatic piney-woods setting of Sabine County. The resort accommodates guests in two main configurations: 16 full-hookup RV sites with 30- and 50-amp electric service on back-in, 40-foot-friendly pads with security lighting, and 31 cabins and lodges ranging from intimate two-person retreats to large group units sleeping up to 24. The lodge options run from simple cabin accommodations to resort-style suites with full kitchens, making Wildwood a practical destination for fishing groups of any size. Three swimming pools serve guests during the warmer months, and a gift and tackle shop on the property handles last-minute gear and bait without requiring a drive to town. The fishing infrastructure at Wildwood is among the property's strongest attributes. A 300-foot fishing pier, lighted for night fishing and partially covered, extends from the shoreline into Toledo Bend's productive near-shore waters — an excellent option for guests who want consistent access without launching a boat. A private boat launch gives those with their own craft direct reservoir access, while three separate stocked ponds on the property provide catch-and-release fishing that doesn't require a Louisiana fishing license. Paddle boards, kayaks, and paddle bikes are available to all resort guests at no additional charge, making casual water exploration accessible regardless of whether guests brought a boat. Toledo Bend Family Adventure Park, directly across the road from the resort, adds a land-based entertainment component to the trip that extends the property's appeal well beyond fishing. The park includes water attractions, zip lines, and family activities that serve as natural afternoon programming after a morning on the water. Zwolle, the nearest town, is best known for the Tamale Fiesta, an annual October celebration of the area's Spanish and Adaes Indian heritage that has grown into one of the most distinctive local festivals in Louisiana, with tamale preparation competitions, music, and cultural programming. Bald eagles work the reservoir's edge in winter months, and the surrounding Sabine River country offers additional wildlife viewing throughout the year. Toledo Bend's bass fishing season never truly closes, but peak periods run February through May for pre-spawn and spawn activity and October through November in the fall feeding period. Summer fishing is productive in the early morning hours before heat sets in, and the resort's pools provide afternoon relief during the hottest weeks of July and August. The Tamale Fiesta weekend in October fills area lodging well in advance — book early if that event is on the itinerary. Winter is the season for bald eagle watching and quieter reservoir conditions, with cabin rates at their most accessible and fewer boats competing for the best water.

Lake End Park Campground & Marina

124 RV Sites, 20 Tent Sites

Lake End Park Campground and Marina in Morgan City, Louisiana, offers 124 full-hookup RV sites and 20 tent sites on Lake Palourde, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet. Lake End Park and Parkway back-in categories join a pull-through tier, alongside a marina, boat ramp, beach, and kayak rentals. One hundred twenty-four sites run in Lake End Park back-in, Parkway back-in, and Lake End Park pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 60 feet. Twenty tent sites and cabins round out the lodging. Laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The marina is the anchor. A boat ramp, boat rentals, kayak rentals, and bike rentals give direct access to Lake Palourde for boating, fishing, and paddling, with a beach on the property. Walking trails, a playground, pavilion, dog park, and golf cart rentals fill the grounds, with volleyball and productive birding along the cypress shoreline. Pets are welcome. The city-operated park sits on the Atchafalaya Basin's southern margin in St. Mary Parish, where cypress trees shade the water's edge and the fishing, kayaking, and outdoor recreation of the largest swamp in North America begin at the campground boundary rather than an hour's drive away. Spring and fall deliver the most comfortable conditions on the Louisiana Gulf Coast, with fishing strong year-round. Reserve ahead for festival weekends and the warm-weather boating season.

from $20/night

Lighthouse Bend

36 RV Sites

Lighthouse Bend in Cameron, Louisiana, offers 36 full-hookup RV sites on the Calcasieu Lake and Gulf shore, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet, open all year. Back-in and pull-through categories join a marina, boat ramp, water park, EV charging, on-site dining, and a bar. Thirty-six sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 40 feet. Note the 40-foot cap before booking a larger rig. A general store, dump station, restrooms, showers, and EV charging handle the practical side — charging is still uncommon at RV parks and worth knowing about if you tow with an electric vehicle. One scheduling note: if you are coming for the Cameron Fishing Festival in early August, arrive by Thursday afternoon, as no RVs are admitted after that. A 14-slide water park is the standout amenity, with a marina and boat ramp opening the water for boating and fishing, plus a pavilion, playground, on-site dining, and a bar. Pets are welcome. Cameron Parish is the southwestern corner of Louisiana where Calcasieu Lake meets the Gulf — genuinely remote marsh and coastal country, with some of the best redfish and speckled trout fishing in the state, the Creole Nature Trail's byway running through, and Sabine National Wildlife Refuge nearby for exceptional birding. Fishing season and the August festival drive demand. Reserve well ahead for festival week and the fall run.

from $25/night