Canoeing/Kayaking

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

Roundbunch Bayou RV Resort

101 RV Sites

Roundbunch Bayou RV Resort in Bridge City, Texas, offers 101 full-hookup back-in RV sites in the Golden Triangle, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted up to 124 feet. Premium Plus, premium, and standard categories join a pond, general store, community fire pit, and dog park. One hundred one back-in sites run in standard, premium, and Premium Plus categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 124 feet. One hundred twenty-four feet is exceptional capacity and accommodates anything on the road with room to spare — a real advantage in a region that draws large rigs on long work stays. A general store, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Stop by the management office for the monthly newsletter; the resort runs two-hour fishing tournaments and wind-down Wednesdays for guests. A pond supports fishing and swimming, with canoeing, kayaking, and boating on the surrounding water. A community fire pit, playground, and dog park fill the grounds. Pets are welcome. Orange County sits in southeast Texas where the Sabine River delta, Sabine Lake, and the saltwater fishing of the Texas-Louisiana border zone create an outdoor environment defined by tidal marsh and productive waterway. Bridge City is minutes from Orange and Port Arthur, with Beaumont a short drive west and Lake Charles east across the state line. Demand runs year-round on Golden Triangle industrial and work traffic, with the mild winter drawing snowbirds along I-10. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable conditions. Reserve ahead, and ask about monthly rates.

from $20/night

Cajun Heritage RV Park

136 RV Sites, 8 Cabins

Cajun Heritage RV Park in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, offers 136 full-hookup RV sites and eight cabins at the eastern edge of the Atchafalaya Basin, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 52 feet. Back-in categories at both amperages join a pull-through tier, with an outdoor pool, mini-golf, pond, and golf cart rentals. One hundred thirty-six sites run in back-in 30-amp, back-in 50-amp, and pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 52 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Eight cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with mini-golf, a pavilion, playground, pond, and golf cart rentals filling the grounds. Canoeing and kayaking run in the basin, with live music and wine and beer tasting nearby. Pets are welcome. Breaux Bridge calls itself the Crawfish Capital of the World and has the festival, the restaurants, and the St. Martin Parish heritage to justify it. The park sits in the middle of the 1.4-million-acre Atchafalaya Basin — North America's largest river swamp, where cypress, Spanish moss, and blackwater bayou make the most distinctive natural landscape in the South. Swamp tours, Lake Martin's rookery, and the zydeco dance halls of Acadiana are all close, with Lafayette a short drive west. Spring crawfish season and the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival drive the sharpest demand, with the mild winter drawing snowbirds along the I-10 corridor. Reserve well ahead for festival weekends and for the winter Texan window.

from $40/night

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

Tiger's Trail RV Resort

131 RV Sites, 10 Cottages

Tiger's Trail RV Resort in Baton Rouge, LA, offers 131 full-hookup RV sites and 10 cottages, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 46 feet. Sites come in four categories — back-in, pull-thru, luxury pull-thru, and luxury waterfront back-in — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. The luxury waterfront back-ins are the ones to request. Laundry, a general store, a business center, on-site dining, a snack bar, and golf cart rentals cover the practical side. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. A lazy river and outdoor pool anchor the grounds, with a fitness center, a recreation center, a pavilion, kayak rentals, a pond, creek frontage, pickleball, and paddle boats, plus swimming, fishing, kayaking, and biking. The resort sits six miles from LSU's Tiger Stadium and directly across from L'Auberge Casino & Hotel on the banks of the Mississippi. Rates by site category are on the booking page. LSU home football weekends are the busiest of the year — reserve as far ahead as the resort will allow.

from $44/night

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

Blessing Trails RV Park

30 RV Sites

Blessing Trails RV Park in Broaddus, Texas, offers 30 pull-through RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet, steps from Sam Rayburn Reservoir. A single 30/50-amp pull-through category means no backing at any site, with on-site fishing guides in the Sabine County piney woods. Thirty sites are pull-through throughout, carrying sewer and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 60 feet. Confirm water service with the park when you book. One consistent category and an all-pull-through layout means no backing after a driving day and no guessing about what you reserved. One thing worth asking about: the park advertises that it pays for the electricity, which on a long stay in a Texas summer is a meaningful difference. On-site fishing guides are the standout amenity and tell you exactly who this park serves. Fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and hiking all run from the property or the lake. Pets are welcome. Sam Rayburn is the largest lake entirely within Texas — 114,000 acres of East Texas water with a bass, crappie, and catfish reputation that draws tournament anglers from across the South. A public boat ramp is six miles away and free; the private ramp at Powell Park is seven miles and charges $6 to launch. The Angelina National Forest surrounds much of the shoreline. Bass season and the fall run drive the heaviest demand, with summer bringing lake traffic. Reserve well ahead for tournament weekends, and ask about the current fall rates.

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.

Lakeside RV Resort

36 RV Sites

Lakeside RV Resort in Livingston, Louisiana, offers 36 full-hookup RV sites on a lake off Interstate 12, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted up to 95 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Lake front back-ins join standard back-ins and pull-throughs, with a water park, beach, and outdoor pool. Thirty-six sites span back-in, lake front back-in, and pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 95 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. Accessible sites are available, and the lake front category is worth requesting. Cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A water park and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a lake and beach on the property supporting swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and paddle boats. A clubhouse, game room, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, corn hole, walking trails, a playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the grounds, with food trucks visiting through the season and strong birding along the water. A state park is nearby. Pets are welcome. Livingston sits in Livingston Parish on I-12, roughly equidistant between Baton Rouge 35 miles west and New Orleans to the east. Tickfaw State Park's bottomland hardwood swamp ecology and the Tangipahoa River and Lake Maurepas watershed surround the area. Spring and fall are the most comfortable in southeast Louisiana. Reserve ahead for festival weekends in either city.

from $52/night

Galveston RV Resort and Marina

74 RV Sites

Galveston RV Resort and Marina in Texas offers 74 full-hookup RV sites on Offatts Bayou with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 92 feet. Premier waterview and waterview back-in categories join premier pull-through, full-hookup back-in and pull-through tiers, and a back-in option with a monthly rate, alongside a marina, boat ramp, pool, and hot tub. Seventy-four sites span full-hookup back-in, full-hookup back-in with monthly option, full-hookup pull-thru, premier pull-thru, waterview back-in, and premier waterview categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 92 feet. Ninety-two feet is exceptional and accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. The monthly-option category is worth asking about for extended stays. A general store, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The marina anchors the property, with boat docks, a boat ramp, kayak rentals, and bike rentals opening the bayou for boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, and swimming. An outdoor pool, hot tub and sauna, beach, and on-site dining fill the rest. Pets are welcome. Offatts Bayou is the protected inland waterway running through the center of Galveston Island — calm water in a place where the Gulf side can be anything but. Moody Gardens, the Pleasure Pier, Schlitterbahn, the Moody Mansion, and the Lone Star Flight Museum are all close, with the Strand's Victorian district beyond. Summer beach season and Mardi Gras Galveston drive the sharpest demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $65/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

The Retreat RV Resort & Camping

The Retreat RV Resort and Camping in Huffman, Texas, is a comprehensive camping destination in northeast Harris County offering extended-stay RV sites, glamping wagons, and the full range of outdoor accommodation in the Lake Houston corridor — a resort property in the Huffman community that gives guests the natural setting of the Big Thicket transition forest and the Lake Houston shoreline access within the Greater Houston metropolitan area, where the proximity to Houston's urban services and the forested, lakeside campground environment give The Retreat the specific character of a nature-immersed resort within practical reach of the metropolitan Houston area's employment, entertainment, and transportation infrastructure. Huffman's northeast Harris County position on FM-2100, 30 miles northeast of downtown Houston, gives the resort the specific suburban-to-rural transition zone that the Lake Houston watershed and the San Jacinto River's bottomland sustain at the edge of the Greater Houston suburban growth corridor. Extended-stay RV sites, glamping wagon accommodations, and the complete camping resort amenities give The Retreat the full-spectrum accommodation range that serves both the long-term resident who values the natural setting and the short-term adventure traveler who wants the glamping wagon's curated outdoor experience in the Lake Houston area — the glamping wagon format specifically gives couples and families the elevated accommodation format that the northeast Harris County forest setting sustains as an authentic outdoor escape within the Houston metropolitan area's suburban reach. Pets are welcome. Lake Houston, three miles west of The Retreat in Harris County on the West Fork of the San Jacinto River, is the primary municipal water reservoir for the City of Houston — a 12,000-acre lake with boat ramps, fishing, and the Lake Houston Wilderness Park's 4,900 acres of bottomland hardwood and riparian forest that give the Harris County park the most significant municipal wilderness area in the Houston metropolitan region. The San Jacinto River's bottomland forest corridor from Lake Houston north into Liberty County sustains the freshwater bass, catfish, and crappie fishery that the northeast Houston angling community specifically targets in the San Jacinto River and its tributaries. Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center, 20 miles southwest of Huffman on Garrett Road in east Harris County, manages the 1,200-acre Sheldon Reservoir's freshwater marsh, bottomland hardwood forest, and the native prairie restoration in the most complete wetland ecology state park in the Houston metropolitan region. The park's neo-tropical migrant bird diversity during the spring migration from late March through May and the wintering waterfowl from November through February give the urban-edge park its specific birding significance in the Houston Audubon Society's Important Bird Area network for the Harris County marsh and bottomland bird community. The Retreat RV Resort and Camping serves guests year-round in Harris County's subtropical Gulf Coast climate, where the mild winters sustain the extended-stay resident market and the spring and fall seasons provide the most comfortable conditions for the Lake Houston recreation, the Big Thicket National Preserve day trips, and the Houston metropolitan area activities that the Huffman location's northeast Harris County highway access enables. The Big Thicket National Preserve, 40 miles northeast of Huffman in Hardin and Liberty Counties, protects the unique biological crossroads where the eastern deciduous forest, the Gulf coastal prairie, and the Pineywoods overlap in one of the most botanically diverse forest ecosystems in North America. Reserve sites and glamping accommodations well ahead for the spring and fall outdoor recreation seasons.