What is not to love about dining a historic park that offers 2,800 acres and beautiful views of…read moreLake Pontchartrain. This place did not disappoint and what a lovely day to explore. Established in 1942, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, the most-visited park in Louisiana has nature trails, a sandy beach, a new, all-inclusive playground, a splash pad, and the ruins of an 1829 sugar mill situated among towering oaks. Love there is An all-terrain track wheelchair is available for use by visitors with limited mobility. Win win for everyone.

Huge beautiful park! A real treasure find for this Alaskan!…read more Took the Sugar Mill trail which is a nice, wide gravel trail. Very easy to traverse for just about anyone. Some walked while some biked. Sugar Mill is a looping trail about a mile long. The alligator boardwalk trail was closed, likely due to damage from Ida and hasn't been repaired yet. There was another trail, but we did not take it. The massive cypress are just awesome! The Spanish moss slowly wavering in the air as you walk underneath these giants is just captivating to me! We did not encounter any creatures except squirrels and a male Orchard Orbweaver and his impressive web. Sooo much space and things to do here we didn't even do all of it. There's big open fields for playing, a playground, tons of parking available. I did see the pier and water of Lake Pontchartrain in the distance, but we were too hungry to keep exploring lol $3 per person to enter the park - 100% worth it

Mrs. Rita is a great host and our month stay was very pleasant. Super accommodating and gave us a…read morespot for an oversize coach and trailer combo. There is no wifi but AT&T had decent coverage. Hookups are well laid out.

My family and I have had such a wonderful time spending our 4th of July holiday here. Everyone has…read morebeen so incredibly kind, making us feel like family. The activities are perfectly thought out and the kids, as well as the adults, had a great time. We were 4 families traveling together (separate rvs), and we have collectively decided that this is our favorite site!! We will definitely return, and plan to spend the word.

Ah, so this is what they mean by a cool, crisp morning. Temp around 30F and very dry - the sun was…read morebright and the sky was beautiful. There were a few other people on the trail today, though no bikes. We even saw a tri-color Corgi-mix with beautiful blue eyes! The trail is very well marked, although I typically get lost around the washout, but that's me being stubborn. Sorry for the dead end footprints, y'all! Found my way quickly along the trail past the Day Use area this weekend - I didn't ask for directions, of course - and had a great workout. He's short and I'm old, so we make a great hiking team. Just sharing here - I picked up a set of bone conduction headphones and listened the book of Psalms while hiking through creation - it was a deeply spiritual day and I'm very grateful for the opportunity to share that moment here. Definitely check out the hiking trail, it's about 5 miles with only a couple mild - moderate climbs and makes for a nice Saturday adventure. Check out the little shops and stores in Folsom when you're done!

They've done some improvements and now the Gorge trail is great! I love this park because it's well…read moremaintained with lots of trees for shade. Just a little hilly during some parts of the trail to get a bit of a workout. When the weather is nice it's really pleasant. It's a great place to go with the dogs. I'd like to go horeseback riding there one day too!

This is a small very quiet RV park 45 minutes from Gulfport, 20 minutes from Slidell and 10 minutes…read morefrom the space center. It is the perfect location for a park, right off the road, quiet, close to the bayous, space center and other towns. The owners will come out and meet you, they are so sweet and friendly. Don't be surprised if you talk for a while. They were helpful and knowledgeable. If we could give them more stars we would. We will definitely be back! The sites are decent size gravel back in with a cement pad and picnic table. There is a laundry mat and bathroom. Jeff (owner) is working on adding amenities as we speak. The people who stay here seem to be nice, everyone waves and smiles when you pass. There is plenty of grass and shade trees and pets are welcome on leash.

I have been here twice now. Once for a fish fry put on for a local Veterans group and once for a…read moreWinter Lantern Festival. The last event I went to here was interrupted by the amount of mosquitoes wanting to suck my blood. You have to pay for admission to get in, at $5 which is inexpensive, but if you rent a picnic area, you also have to pay for that. It is nice though.

Beautiful location, had an issue with the electrical box, but amazing Quick service and response to…read morethat issue.... (but only during office hours...) we will stay again, and may rent a couple cabins for our children and our grandchildren!

I play volleyball at Coquille and it's always fun! The park itself is awesome and there's a lot to…read moredo! It's awesome they are expanding and it will only make it better and better!

I came to this playground with my family and the kids loved it. It's a beautiful playground with…read moreducks to feed, a lake to fish in, splash pad, slides, swings, and plenty of play equipment for kids of all ages. My 11 month old had plenty to do! The ground is very very soft too. I highly recommend this Park! Check their website for info on sports teams for kids and adults, as well as movie nights. I saw information on football, baseball, soccer, cheer, and rugby. Also kids camps and adults sports leagues. We need more places like this in Louisiana!

During our cross country road trip in the summer of 2022, we traveled with the truck and trailer…read morefrom Los Angeles to Key West and back. My wife booked a few nights in Tickfaw state park, sight unseen, to be more or less in the vicinity of New Orleans, a plantation tour, and a swamp boat tour that we had booked months in advance. As it turned out, we actually enjoyed this state park stay more than our visit to New Orleans! The state park entrance is actually at the back of a neighborhood of sorts, on a narrow two-lane road that cuts away from the highway at a weird angle. Once inside the park proper, visitors are treated to beautiful swamps, complete with cypress trees, Spanish moss, and all the critters you would expect to find here. The campground we enjoyed had full hook ups, a small wooden deck, and a long back-in pad for our trailer. There was also a resident raccoon who kept us honest about locking things up at night, and securing coolers and food. Tickfaw state park features long boardwalks with railings, that afford visitors beautiful hikes in different parts of the park through different kinds of trees and plants. Unfortunately, many of these were still damaged in the summer of 2022 from the previous year's Hurricane Ida that blew through southern Louisiana and surrounding areas. The only trail that was not affected by this was the one without a boardwalk, so we enjoyed a hike through beautiful pines that went down to the river. Despite most of the trails being closed and damaged, we still enjoyed ourselves here, and had a good time. In the evening, I enjoyed casting topwater lures in on the cypress knees and trees, and caught & released several big bowfin... A fish that is sort of a cross between a catfish a bass, and a pit bull I suppose. I'm not sure when we will be back through this part of the world, but Tickfaw State Park is definitely a place that I would stay again: off the beaten path but close enough to where you want to be, peaceful and quiet, and the kind of southern serene that helps a SoCal guy like me to slow down and enjoy life a little bit.

$3 per person at the gate gets you in. The park has a lot of trails, camp sites, kayaking and…read moreplenty of things to do. The nature center has a lot to read about the area and the things you will see in the area. The guy working was friendly, very informative. Everything seemed well organized.

I discovered this Pearl River WMA (Wildlife Management Area) Campground through the trusty App on…read moremy phone called Campendium. In fact, if ever you need to find a spot to camp out for the evening while traveling spontaneously, I highly recommend Campendium. It's extremely easy to use and follow and it covers almost all campgrounds, sites, parks, RV parks, trailer parks and public venues that you can think of. Now...I will say that this Pearl River Campground may also have another name to it as well...so I apologize for that...it may be called Crawford Landing WMA too. Either way...both of these names are the same. They're both the same campground and they're located on Crawford Landing Road here in Slidell, Louisiana. What I liked about this campsite is that it's conveniently located right off Interstate 10 heading east to west and vice versa. While driving along my cross country road trip from Louisiana heading towards Mississippi, it was late in the day and I needed a campground to pitch my tent for the evening. Now...upon using Campendium, it said in order to sleep here for the evening it cost $0. Perfect! How convenient! But here's the catch and which threw me for a loop. It's only free to stay here if you possess a Hunting License or a Wild Louisiana Stamp. What??? Now...being during sunset late in the day...where in the world was I supposed to find a Louisiana Stamp??? According to a review someone posted on Campendium, the local Walmart sells Stamps. But for me...it was just too late in the day to backtrack about 5 miles to Walmart, buy the stamp and then return here to the campground. No way! By then it would have been pitch black dark outside and I never would have been able to set up my tent and get situated for the evening. So...I just had to gamble. I spent the night here without having the pass/stamp. My goal was obviously to wake up early and leave right around sunlight which is what I did. Fortunately I got lucky without having my pass/stamp. Btw...according to other reviews on Campendium, it cost about $20 for this Louisiana Wildlife Stamp Pass at Walmart. So, whatever...I survived my way through Louisiana while trekking towards Biloxi, Mississippi. Some extra notes I'd like to add about this Pearl River/Crawford Landing Campground... The entire camping area is very very spacious with loads of soft grass to put my tent down on. This was a terrific aspect as I had a great evenings sleep unlike most places where I set up camp on hard dirt ground. Also here were a bunch of trees with beautiful Spanish Moss hanging off of them. It was pretty scenery. I am always a fan of Spanish Moss, lol. There was only one other family camping beside me. I was surprised by that, being that it was summer time and so quiet. You'd figure for $0, to be able to camp in a nice little section right outside downtown Slidell would be busier with more campers. But I guess this review is from when I visited last year during the heart of the pandemic. Also, I parked my car right on the grass when I found my little section to set up my tent. There was no need to park in a lot and have to carry my belongings onto the grass. Cool! There was a little signage board posted with instructions on setting up your campsite and the rules about hunting because this section of Slidell accommodates hunters and you must display a permit for that. The board also states you must possess that Wild Louisiana Stamp. So...my recommendation would be that if you arrive here early enough in the day...head over to Walmart and get the stamp/pass just to be safe. Because if an authority figure does walk around and you're caught empty handed, the fine could be much more than the cost of the actual stamp/pass. Play it safe folks, lol. Finally, the family that was camping next to me had a fire started so it looks like you can use open flames and charcoal grills rather than just being held exclusively to a gas grill. That was nice to know for future visits. Right next to this campground was a landing dock where you can get your boat out onto the water. This wasn't bothersome at all during my stay. I just appreciated the unique campground location being relatively off the beaten path. One last thing...cell phone reception worked wonderfully here. I had full access to my phone which I was able to use inside my tent before going to sleep. Overall, this Pearl River/Crawford Landing WMA Campground is a really accessible outdoors area right off I-10 outside Slidell. The grass and open wilderness setting/surroundings was great for spending the night outdoors. I highly recommend staying here and for all you adventurers out there, definitely download Campendium.

This is one of the best Campground we've ever stayed at. Very clean and large sites. Bathroom's and…read moreshower's are very clean. The pools and lazy river are Beautiful. They also have a swim up bar. And every Sunday morning they deliver donut holes to your site free.. stop in and say hi to Scott and Logan.

We just left today. Lots of construction going on which is a sign of progress. They had to turn the…read morewater off one day during our stay for about 15-30 minutes. We didn't have any advance notice so we weren't expecting it. The WiFi was down during our entire stay so we had to use the hotspot on our phone for our TV. This was caused by something construction related was what I was told when I called the office. We weren't told this, either, upon check in. The pool and lazy river were ok but the water wasn't the cleanest. LOTS of grass/yard debris. They have a small playground and volleyball net. Otherwise, not a lot for kids to do. Mine were hoping for a basketball court/goal or pickleball court. They had neither. There are a couple much better camping resorts in the area. We were disappointed. Had high hopes for this one. Reunion Lake, a couple miles up the road is much better.