Best Tent Camping near Columbia, LA

Great fishing with all the amenities. Family friendly, Louisiana hospitality.

Breston was an amazing host!!! DEFINITELY call or text him to reserve a site. The historic plantation is absolutely gorgeous. We got the grand tour of the land, and Breston’s impressive herb farm. The love and passion Breston has for horticulture really shines through his work here. I’m a house plant nerd, and I loved learning about the ins and outs(and scientific names!) of outdoor plants! He’s got some for sale as well. We were going to pick up a patchouli plant, but I am spacey and completely forgot to ask by the time we left. 

Breston made us drinks with mint fresh from his garden, and offered a local beer(both delicious! He makes a mean julep!) His homemade gumbo was*chef’s kiss*. We walked back to our tent in the clearing behind the house with full bellies and good spirits. 

There are lots of spots to pitch your tent on property. We chose the clearing in the back, surrounded by towering trees, next to the levee. We brought bare minimum sleeping pads(just Nemo switchbacks and bags) and it was like sleeping on a cloud. The ground was soft and cushy, perfect if you’re light car-campers like we are. Just gingerly drive over a 110 year old sidewalk to get there! Southern hospitality is abundant here. We can’t thank Breston enough for such a memorable experience!

see Stuart Lake Recreation area and campground

Perfect campground. This little campground has 8 spacious sites with picnic table, tent pad, fire ring, and lantern pole. Beautiful pine trees provide shade and a beauty like none other. There is a trail from the campground to the swimming and fishing pond at the day use area and beyond. Perfect summer weekend retreat. Beautiful forest, clean campground and quiet.

Within the Stuart Lake Recreation Complex there are lots of activities including fishing, swimming, hiking, and picnicking. Located on a 5-acre lake in a pine forest. There is camping, picnicking, canoeing, fishing, hiking, bicycling, and nature study. The day use facility includes flush toilets, a fishing pier, shore fishing, a swimming beach, picnic tables and barbeque pits. The group use facility is located up the hill from the day use area and the swimming beach. It has a covered picnic shelter, a large party barbeque pit, trash bins, restrooms, and access to day use facilities including the lake. Group use area facilities include: restrooms, gravel parking, extra large barbeque pit, trash bins, large covered picnic shelter, and access to the day use facilities and lake. The Stuart Nature Trail and the Glenn Emery hiking and biking trail both be accessed here.

Brad is kind and wonderful. It is in a beautiful woods. We planned to stay 3 nights. Stayed a full month. Would DEFINITELY come back!

I had planned on staying here, but opted for Ouachita RV park down the road because I did not feel safe. It accommodates RVs and has full hookups and a dump station, but the atmosphere isn’t worth the cheaper price. It is mainly a house trailer park.

On our trip across the country, we discovered Landry Vineyards through Harvest Hosts. But it does appear, according to Jeff & Libby Landry, this large winery and event venue allows others to camp their RV / Trailer overnight. 

We arrived during a winter storm with heavy rainfall. Usually, they have you park in a field next to the vineyards, which has awesome views. But due to rain, the mud was so bad there was a chance of us getting stuck, so they had us park for the night on a concrete parking area next to the tasting room.

This is dry camping. So there is no water, electric or sewage available. There are restrooms you can use while the winery is open 11am - 5:30pm Monday through Saturday. But they do allow campers overnight on Sundays, too, even if the winery is closed.

I would suggest hitting it when it's open. They have 24 different wines ranging from dry to sweet, reds, ports, whites, fizzies and some hybrids made with blueberries and blackberries. Tasting is free with the purchase of one bottle of wine per person. The petite syrah, red zin and chocolate raspberry port are worth the trip on their own. Rare to have such good wines coming from a small southern winery.

The setting is peaceful, quiet and safe. The owners even turned on the lights and allowed us to use the covered outdoor patio next to the tasting room since the weather was so bad.  They can accommodate any size rig and have 6 spots available. Call at least 1 day in advance. And, since it's free...be sure to thank them by making a purchase in the tasting room.

The drive from the highway is only about 6 miles, but the roads in are tight and windy with 30mph curves, narrow and bumpy roads. Not too bad, but be slow and careful through here.

We were staying one night at Landry’s as a Harvest Host member and needed another night so we booked at the RV site. We ended up canceling ourRV site and staying where we were at the Vineyard. However, we did walk over to the RV site and Cabins and check the area. It’s a beautiful location with 3 generous sized gravel lots. We would definitely stay if we needed shore power. We are set up for boondocking and prefer it when we are on the move. If you need E/W…. This is a lovely location and we can say Landry’s in one of the nicest HH we have ever visited! True southern hospitality!

Great place.  The only problem we had was that the road to the camp site is a litter tight for our 45ft Motorhome.

This cute family owned winery has 3 gravel pads and 2 cabins across the street from the tasting room. They are located on a hill that overlooks the grape fields. All 3 sites are full hook up. Cell service is good but no Wi-Fi. Only a few miles off the interstate but be careful of the hilly winding roads getting there. Bigger rigs might have a harder time getting there. The only advice I can give is to better mark the campground entrance. Other then that, sit on the hill with a glass of wine and enjoy the view.

The locations is great no loud noises, small park but nicely laid out, great view of the vineyards. You drive through the vineyards to get to your spot. Went and did the wine tour which was great to see the work this family has done and invested into the wine production.

Best part was the wine many different choices but the best shout out goes to the staff all nice hard working individuals. Great sense if humor having to deal with my dry cense of humor.

We picked a good weekend as the music was free but heard they have some great concerts as well.

We will return as our grand children live close to the area.

Our stay at Landry’s Vineyard was very relaxing and peaceful. We went to the concert they were having that Saturday, it was pleasant despite the on and off rain. When we got back to our RV  we could still hear the band, that was pretty neat. There is no shade at the campground, we used a canopy which did help, so that would not prevent us from staying again. We did not go to the wine tasting or tour the Vineyard, so next time we will for sure do that. Our kids visited us that Saturday, they went to the wine tasting for a little while before the concert and said it was cool and would like to go back to be able to stay longer. All in all it’s a great place if you just need some relaxation and chill looking over the Vineyards.

Nice with lots of room, bought wine and relaxed.

This place was beautiful, quiet, and pleasant. We walked to the tasting room and enjoyed the delicious wine. We were there on a Saturday and also got to enjoy the live music... lots of people there that day. These spots are not pull through, but they aren't back in either...... they are pull in, but back out to get out. I suppose you could back in and run your hook ups under your RV, but we didn't do it that way. Anyway, it was a really nice overnight stay for us.

Only complaint was the access for 5th wheels at their full hookup sites.   Not much room to maneuver while baking in.  They are in the process of creating 4 pull through sites for future patrons.

This place was beautiful, quiet, and pleasant. We went for the Stomping of the Grapes and enjoyed the delicious wines. We were there on Friday night and Saturday and also got to enjoy the live music... lots of people there that day. Had a wonderful time on this cousin's weekend getaway trip!! we will return in the future, Thanks for having a convenient place for us to stay.

We booked just to get out of the house and use the camper, the site is quiet and well maintained. The owners are super nice!

Great sites with water, electric. Walking distance to tasting room. They also have full hookups, but they weren't available for the 2 nights we wanted to stay!! Amazing wine and great service. Jen Lee was amazing. 2 visit. We will be back.

The site is nice, and the hosts very helpful. Do arrive before dark, and in time for wine tasting. No lighting to find your way after dark.

Beautiful location. Wine was great. Try to be there on a weekend when they have music.

We absolutely loved the GrapeEscape at Landry Vinyards.  The spots are level and nice, the whole property is absolutely gorgeous.  We were lucky enough the be in a spot that is right across the road from the Winery and they had live music the day we came in.  We visited the winery for a tasting, bought some wine and things to make a meat / cheese tray and took it back to our RV to enjoy the music and do a little dancing!  It was an amazing experience that we will definitely enjoy again!