Where can I go camping in Louisiana?
by admin on Thursday, May 6th, 2010 | 4 Comments
I just want to go camping. WIth tents, and a fire pit to cook, and sleep on the ground. I don’t want RV spots, or wi-fi internet, but that’s all I seem to be able to find. I just want to go camping in the wilderness! Please any help, even just a web site to search on!
THe site below is great. Put in your zip and it gives weather NO SPAM also has links on the side. weather for camping-fishing-hotels-etc. great starter site. Go to a state park as a starter at the entrance they have info on all state forest camping and many are primitive-no electric. http://www.stateparks.com/la.htmlluck
Well…
I do know there’s a ton of parks.
Try Follosum (spelling off) Park.
It’s a great nice park.
Ah, the great outdoors! Louisiana does have lots of ‘wilderness’ areas, but unfortunately most wilderness that’s not developed is either private or state property. According to your profile, I see you live in or near New Orleans. There are a few good places near you, that might suit you.
Fairview Riverside State Park in Madisonville, LA. Just drive north across the Causeway and follow the signs. Fairview has RV spots, but they *also* have primitive campsites, too. The primitives are a bit away from the RV sites. Fairview also has nice bath house facilities. It is located on bank of the Tchefuncte River, with great river access. There are also miles of hiking trails here, including a boardwalk path near the river.
You may also want to check out Fountainbleu State Park, which is a few miles east of Fairview SP. Fountainbleu is officially in Mandeville. It’s a bigger park than Fairview, and it’s situated on Lake Pontchartrain. I believe they also offer primitive campsites. And they have miles of hiking trails as well. Fountainbleu used to have a swimming pool, but i’m not sure if it’s still there, or maintained.
Both places may suit your purposes.
Info on federal rec areas by state: http://www.recreation.gov/
Kisatchie Wilderness in Kisatchie National Foresthttp://www.fs.fed.us/r8/kisatchie/kisatchie-rd/other/kisatchie-wilderness.htm
Kisatchie NF recreation page. NOTE: you have to click the links to each district to get info on campgrounds in the forest. http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/kisatchie/recreation/index.htm