At Bogue Chitto State Park, visitors will experience a diversity of natural habitats on one of the most dynamic and scenic river systems in Louisiana. The 1,786-acre site includes small streams, cypress-tupelo swamps, a hardwood forest, upland forests and a rolling landscape.

5 Upland cabins overlooking a 90 foot Bluff, RV camping, Conference Center, Group Camp, Picnic Pavilions, Canoe Launch, Amphitheater, Water Playground, Over 6 Miles of Hiking Trails, Access to the Bogue Chitto River, Interpretive area, Fishing Lakes. Water Playground - Louisiana State Parks' water playgrounds operate Tuesdays through Sundays, April 1 through October 31, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; the facilities will be closed on Mondays for cleaning and maintenance. Please contact the park directly, to confirm that the playground is open or for additional information.

Overnight visitors will find accommodations from tent camping (complete with glamping sites) to RV camping to cabins overlooking the bluffs. For larger groups and family reunions, the park offers a group camp and a conference room.

Bring your mountain bike and explore the newly opened 14-miles of single track trails for bikers of all skill levels.

Fricke's Cave, which – despite its name – resembles more of a gorge, possesses delicate sandstone spires created when water erodes the surface underneath pebbles. The pebbles remain perched atop the spires, while over time water splashes on the sandstone surface, forming the two-foot-tall fingers of sandstone that shoot up from the now-lowered surface. Boardwalks have been built so that visitors can admire the sandstone creations from afar, as the formations are too delicate to allow visitors to walk among them.

Fourteen miles of equestrian trails wind through some of the most interesting topography of southern Louisiana, with the trailhead located near Fricke's Cave. A day trip to Bogue Chitto State Park will be a full one, with a river perfect for canoeing or kayaking, 11 lakes stocked with a variety of freshwater fish, a water playground, numerous picnic pavilions and an outdoor classroom.

Bogue Chitto State Park Campground

We visited Bogue Chitto after torrential rains pummeled Louisiana and Mississippi causing the park to cancel our site we had reserved with a water view in the Bottomland Loop. This really ended up being a blessing in disguise. We were forced to just pick a site when we arrived at the park (not so great for this OCD-Teacher-Planner-Mom), but after only one drive around the Upland Loop, we decided on site 2 and were not disappointed! The site backed up to a trail, and the driver side of the trailer faced a wooded area (instead of a neighboring site) which afforded us much more privacy than any of the other sites would have. Sites 9, 14, and 46 also looked nice with their awnings facing trees instead of other campsites. All sites in this loop had sewer hook ups, so that was nice. There was a concrete pad underneath the fire ring with a lifting grill, a separate grill by the wooden picnic table, and a lantern post. There was a big tent pad close to the fire ring as well.

We thoroughly enjoyed all of the hiking and biking opportunities this campground afforded us. Although the Bottomland area was closed for camping, we still checked things out for future visits. Given the choice between the two loops in the future, I think I’d choose site 2 again. Camp hosts were visible and kept the campground very clean. During our visit, there was a Dutch Oven competition, so the campground was packed. 

We only were able to stay here for two nights and left wishing we could have stayed much longer! We will definitely visit Bogue Chitto State Park again. 

‘Bout That Bogue Chitto

The cabins were great with terrific views. Canoe launch and docks were very accessible. Signage to get where you needed to be was lacking. Plenty of hiking and biking opportunities there. All around enjoyable. 

Great locale

We stopped through Bogue Chitto during early February to look for endemic turtle species. We were successful in spotting several ringed map turtles and pearl river map turtles, and we even briefly saw a salamander from the boardwalk while down in the gorge. This park contains river areas, swampy areas, drier hardwood bottoms, piney areas, and some pretty oxbow ponds. It also contains numerous, clean bathrooms, several campsites, RV sites, and a canoe put-in and let-out area on opposite ends of the park. The river has a nice beach area that I can imagine would be fun when it's warmer, though probably too crowded at those times to look for turtles lol. I highly recommend visiting in the cooler months like we did (since it's rarely COLD cold). 

Day trip made me want to come back to camp

site 126 relaxing stream front site nice wooden patio firepit and bbq
park has ponds, lakes, stream, river, beaches, hicking trails, river tubing, horse back riding. 
full hookup in uperlanls                                 just water and electric in bottomland 

stream front site

This park is BIG!  HUGE!  Out main focus was on the river.  With temp in the upper 90's, we didn't want to leave.  The Bogue Chitto River runs through the park.  There are tube and kayak rentals inside the park but ran by a 3rd party.  We chose to hang out at the beach and just swim and soak in the river.  The current was strong enough to swim in place but not too strong to carry you unwillingly down river. 

There are lots of trails (7 I think).  We did not do any real hiking, just a little exploring.  The trails are well marked and intersect throughout the park.  We will be back in the winter to hike all the trails.

the campsites are well spaced.  some with shade, some without.  Electric and water.  there are 2 loops.  Upper and Bottom as well as primitive and group sites.  

Hot days and a Cool River

beautiful place. great bike riding, good family park. river tubing available. 

wonderful park

This is a huge campground and well maintained!

Peaceful

Beautiful scenery, horse trails, walking trails. Kid friendly. We absolutely loved it there, and would go again

Wonderful!

We were pleasantly surprised by the nice views, great tent campsites, cold river access, and access to restaurants even though camp feels remote. At night there was a lake nearby you could see the alligator’s eyes glowing - kids thought that was cool. Great swimming- but river had very strong current so kids wore Life jackets. This area is hilly and has a different appearance than most state parks I’ve been to in LA. The restrooms/shower access are a short walk and kept very clean.

Refreshing  Rushing River

We really enjoyed our stay here last June. It was VERY hot so the access to the Boguechitto River was so great! The beach was clean and taken care of. The bath houses were also clean and well lit. The only downfall we came across was the playground area in the uplands was extremely too hot to even touch. They should think about adding some type of covering for that and a place for parents to sit to watch their kids. The splash park and waterslide is amazing! My kids, ages 7 and 12, always had something to do. It wasn’t a splash park for just the little ones to enjoy like most we go to. 

Nice State Park

I haven’t stayed in the campground in our own camper yet, but have previously stayed with family in theirs. The campground is nice. It’s not cemented or anything like that. I think you have the basics, water, electricity, and I believe sewer hookups. We’ve stayed in a cabin more recently. The cabin was really nice and taken care of. It was a short walk down a trail to the Boguechitto River. We enjoyed this campground and hopeful to revisit in our own RV.

Old but nice campground

Literally,  don't feed the gators. There were signs everywhere. Apparently many people don't heed the signs. When my hubby rustled a bag, several alligators swam right up to our site! Our campsite  #101 was right on one of the many lakes in the park. Not much room, but nice enough for looking at the alligators and fishing. No sewer hookup,  but electric and water. Dump station was a short drive away. We were in the lower area campsites,  which were prone to flash flooding. We actually left a day early due to  prediction of rain.  The bath house was a short walk away and very clean. Camp hosts actually drove around and checked on guests. There are wonderful hiking, biking, and horse trails. Canoeing and kayaking was a short drive away. Did I  mention that there are free mini libraries??

DON'T FEED THE GATORS 

Love this park! Lots of room, great hiking. Horse back riding. Clean.

Love this park!

This place is crawling with gators in the lower portion on the lakes. Hey this is south Louisiana. Tubing down the River is a big attraction. Nice park. 

Choot’m

Nice camp ground, top side rv sites have sewage connections lower sites near river do not have sewage connections. No rv sites are on the river but lower sites are on small lakes. These were gravel pits at one time. Nice trails for hiking with large beach access on river. 

Short history about area. The movie Deadman walking with Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon  is loosely based on this area. State of LA vs Robert Lee Willie

Clean and quite

When we arrived the bottom land loops were closed due to recent floods. The upper loop has paved roads, pads were decent size with huge gravel rocks. Well spaced sites  mostly level. Not a lot of shade, but still nice. signs of work being done every where, from parking areas to hiking trails. Very clean &amp; well maintained. Plently of distance between sites. Use caution in using gps or even google maps they try to turn you onto an almost non existing gravel road off the main hiway. Follow the signs.

Cell  wes good for both ATT &amp; Verizon. Did not try OTA TV nor the showerhouse.

Up & coming park Not there yet, but coming.

The park is very well maintained! We visited three weeks after Hurricane Ida and there were virtually no signs of damage left outside of down trees in the tree lines. Beautiful trees, the park is huge, everyone was kind! Dogs are allowed. They do have wifi, but we could not connect. However, cell service was great in the park so we used our hotspot. Will be back!

Beautiful state park 

Went on a day pass and there was definitely alot to do. Long hiking trail, fishing, horse trails, frisbee golf, playground, canoe launch. Went on the hiking trail and it was good but somewhat crowded. Didn’t see any animals but had beautiful views. 

Alot to do

Bogue Chitto State Park is wonderful, well maintained, and peaceful. We had a great weekend stay, and the weather was perfect. Take the time to explore the beach on the river. We really enjoyed hiking(it has many trails) and the beach. I enjoyed sitting along the lake in the mornings. My son really enjoyed the splash pad. Bathrooms were clean. Park has a great disc golf course, mountain bike trails, and horse trails.  Campground has Trick or Treating every Saturday in October at 6pm.  Many campers decorate their sites (we did).

  

Stayed in Bottomlands campsite Bottomlands, site 104. No shade. Evening sun shines under awning. Site 103 has better water view and awning faces East, but no shade. Site 105 has shade in the afternoon but cant see water from awning side. Back-in site with asphalt parking, picnic table, BBQ pit, and fire ring. 15A/30A (dont remember if it had 50A) and water; no sewer hookups. Not much shade in the campsite. The site is located on the lake, but the woods block most of the view. Nearest neighbor was at least 20-30 ft. Away. Roads in the park were asphalt. AT&amp;T had poor service, but Verizon was good. No WiFi. We camped in a Travel Trailer. 

  

Would definitely stay here again (but not in site 104) and bring kayaks next time. The park has a put in and take out landings on the river. We camped at Bogue Chitto State park in a Travel Trailer.

Beautiful Park.  Enjoyed the stay.

We stayed at site 124 in “Bottomland” and we loved it. New “deck” with room for a rug, fire pit, and chairs. The deck also has a picnic table with a fire pit just off the edge. There’s a creek that ran behind the spot that kept my husband busy. The only downside is that the water and electricity plug are pretty far from your camper- you may need to pack your extender. 

Spot 124 is great!

We are state park fans and Bogu Chitto did not disappoint!!  Great for hiking, biking, kayaking, tubing, relaxing, wildlife viewing, river beach, and mountain biking trails.  The camping is split into two sections...uplands and bottomlands.  Some of the uplands are full hookup, and bottomlands are just water and electric.  They have two dump stations on the way to the bottomlands.  The sites in bottomlands seem to be bigger and more private.  Love the park and felt  like we had it to ourselves (midweek).  There are some night biting bugs, but the daytime was fabulous and the staff was great!!

Another awesome state park!!

Bogue Chitto State Park is wonderful, well maintained, and peaceful. We had a great weekend stay, and the weather was perfect, except for one eventing of rain. Take the time to explore the beach on the river. 

  

We really enjoyed hiking (it has many trails) and kayaking the lake at the Day Use Area. My son really enjoyed the splash pad. Bathrooms were clean. Park has a great disc golf course, mountain bike trails, and horse trails. 

  

Stayed in Uplands campsite 21. Site was pretty level side-to-side and sloped to the back. Had lots of space, but is sunny during the day. Late afternoon sun shines under awning because door side faces west. Back-in site with asphalt parking, picnic table, BBQ pit, and fire ring. 15A/30A/50A, water and sewer hookups. Not much shade in the campsite. Nearest neighbor was 20 ft. Away. Roads in the park were asphalt. Campground road is in need of some repair. Recommend sites(in order): site 31, 23, 28, 24, 30. 30-31 are near extra parking. AT&amp;T had poor service, but Verizon was good. 

  

Would definitely stay here again. The park has put in and take out landings on the river. We camped at Bogue Chitto State park in a Travel Trailer. We camped at Bogue Chitto State park in a Travel Trailer.

One of my favorite La. State Parks

I enjoyed my stay at Bogue Chitto. There is plenty to do, between biking, hiking, fishing, and play grounds. I didn’t like my spot though. I booked on the water, but the vegetation was over grown so I didn’t have a view of it.  Nor could I fish in there because of the over growth. I definitely saw better spots and will book there next time. 

Great park tent spot so so 

Beautiful camp grounds. River, creek, and lakes. Some of lakes stock for your fun! Bike trails-Easy to Zephyr! Lots of wildlife!

May 2023

We stayed in the Uplands RV area and it was great. Spots were gravel and big so it was pretty easy to back into, with nice patios and not too close together. Some spots had motorhomes on a lift on the front to be level, but most were fine. The bathrooms near us were clean but the showers did have some mold (did not use). The trails are really nice! You can tell a lot of work goes into continual improvement and upkeep. 

Bring or rent bikes and canoes! Would visit again , for sure. 

Big campground with lots of activities

I went camping for New Years. My campsite was right next to the bathrooms which was super convenient and surprisingly not noticeably busy. Thought I would have access to the water but didn’t. The hiking trail connects just across the road so easy access but kind of hard to find the trailhead. Enjoyed hiking the trail and had plenty of spots with water along the way for my dog. We hiked on the beach as well and it was quite peaceful we were basically the only ones. 