Best Tent Camping near Houma, LA
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Best Tent Sites Near Houma, LA (3)
1. Lamar Dixon Expo Center
Prairieville, Louisiana5 Reviews•15 Photos•24 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
2. Attakapas Wildlife Management Area
Franklin, Louisiana1 Review•3 Photos•41 Saves- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Group
- Picnic Table
- Drinking Water
Recent Tent Reviews in Houma
46 Reviews of 3 Houma Campgrounds
Jennifer H.
Legend
New Orleans West KOA
Great amenities and nice staff
From reservation to checking to assistance onsite the staff have been so helpful and pleasant. We swam, did laundry, shopped in the small store, got food delivered and enjoyed full hookups.
It’s a 25min ride into the heart of New Orleans (French quarter) so not the closest but the neighborhood seems fine, it’s quieter and pretty chill out here. Nice to retreat to at the end of a long touristy day. Some great swamp tours near by (Ragin Cajun) and easy to check out Oak Valley and the Whitney plantations.
Logan S.
RangerNew Orleans West KOA
Clean and Great Cozy Campground
Looking for a clean and pleasant place to park your camper new NOLA. This is it. Man we fell in love on the only night we stayed. The owners and staff are super pleasant and super helpful. The campground offers plenty of amenities for the size. We plan on returning!
James P.Legend
Lake End Park Campground & Marina
Off season gem
Stayed in the parkway loop on the water. Very few folks in the off season but nice. Sites are close and there is road noise but we were one of 5 occupied sites and were spaced out fairly well. Great thing about full timing it is you can hit these parks with very few people staying in them. Wildlife and great scenery.
- GGeorge L.
GuideNew Orleans West KOA
Great Location, good park
Sites were level concrete. Nearly all back in but skilled staff helps you back in. WiFi was good. Bathhouse clean and adequate. Great location for visiting New Orleans. Recommend Charles Seafood down the road.
Clyde B.
Traveler
Swampman RV Paradise, LLC
Quiet picturesque rv park with a great owner
Located bayou side with open grounds is this very quiet, professional rv park. Very pet friendly, an accommodating owner and very clean everything made my stay here memorable.
Great fishing on the dock, wonderful cookouts and an abundance of friendly people made this one of my favorites.
Heather C.
ScoutNew Orleans West KOA
Super convenient
My husband and I are traveling across the country for our honeymoon and have never been to New Orleans. We were pleasantly surprised to find this KOA here, which is super convenient if your trying to see the city on a budget. The staff is super friendly and accommodating with lots of recommendations for the French Quarter and what we should check out. They also run a shuttle bus back and forth during the day which is cheaper than an uber or taxi. Definitely will stay here again on our next visit!
- MMatt R.Guide
Lake End Park Campground & Marina
Very nice camping area
I think this is a very nice camping area for both RV’s and tent camping, but it does have some minor drawbacks. There is a protected area on the lake within the park that you can launch your boat and they do have two restrooms with showers as well as washers and dryer’s to clean your clothes. Bathrooms in nearly every camping area across the country I’ve been to aren’t exactly up to home standards, but it is functional. The people working at the park have always been friendly and helpful. I like to tent camp and even the tent campsites have electrical hook ups. The truly bizarre thing about that is we are located in South Louisiana where the temperatures are absolutely brutally hot and majority of the year and yet they have a rule that clearly states you cannot have an air conditioner in your tent. And luckily, I didn’t see that the first four or five times I stayed there and no one said a word. Why in the world could you not hook up a portable AC unit in your tent considering electrical hook ups are provided and AC units make nearly no noise? Speaking of noise, the park is located in just inside a 90° curve in the highway with two sets of rumble strips in each direction. Being located practically within the city limits of Morgan city, or noise from traffic and the rumble strips doesn’t quiet down until well after midnight and picks back up again in full force around 5 AM. I couple that with the majority of the people here wanting their trucks to make the most noise possible, it’s a bit distracting and makes sleep difficult. Like all camping areas, people are going to listen to all manners and types of music but that quiet down significantly after 10 PM. my last trip about a week ago I noticed that my particular campsite was covered in fire ants that would start to build colonies within all your camping equipment left on the ground outside and they also built a major ant city underneath our tent that wasn’t an issue until I was breaking down the camp and the ants decided to scatter all over the tent inside and out.  the fishing is fantastic down here and the wildlife is incredible. You will see alligators of course along with rabbits, black squirrels, osprey bald eagles as well as seagulls and pelicans given our close proximity to the gulf coast. The office has people working in it every day of the week and and there is a Coke machine at the office and they do sell 8 pound bags of ice for $2. Overall, I really like camping here and then will continue to do so as long as no one says anything about having an AC unit in my tent as I would not consider staying in a tent in South Louisiana without one. 
Josh M.GuideNew Orleans West KOA
Okay as KOA goes
It’s a pretty decent park but compared to other KOA parks is just alright
Chris L.GuideMilitary Park New Orleans Joint Reserve Base/NAS Aviation Arbor RV Park
Awesome Military Campground
Great location, clean sites and facilities, well spaced between sites. $30 a night. Quite part of base.
*There are gators in the water filled ditch along the sites.
- TTonya B.Guide
New Orleans West KOA
Urban hide away
Nice KOA. People/staff are really nice. Interesting that houses are on the right when you pull in. We liked that this was 30 min outside of New Orleans so completely away from the bustle of the city. Our spot wasn't that level but we managed. Make sure you have extra blocks for your jacks. We enjoyed our stay here. Great eats just down the road called Seifers recommended by koa.
- PPurusha A.Traveler
New Orleans West KOA
Well Maintained
Staff were all super pleasant. It’s a KOA so it’s clean and well run. The place is rather small and the RVs are pretty close together, but it’s not as bad if you get the ones that are not on the concrete pavement because the trees provide shade.
Restrooms are clean, and the laundry space is great. Didn’t use the rec room.
Public buses can be used to get into the French quarter
- JJohn L.Guide
Cypress Lake RV Resort
Best Campground Down the Bayou
Stayed here for 3 months while working a travel nurse contract in Houma, LA. A small family-owned and operated campground where the owners were found on property daily. They go out of their way to ensure those staying there have a great time, this includes live music on the weekends, bingo, crafts, fishing tournaments, pool party with DJ, scavenger hunts and on-site RV repair by the owner. In addition the regular amenities include pool, small store, 8 washers and 8 dryers, WiFi, golf cart rental, boat rental, fish cleaning station, clean bathrooms with showers and pool bar and grille.
All sites have 50/30/20 electric with water/sewer, sites are all gravel and tight with some sites more level than others. Site size is not a problem during the week, because there is hardly anyone there. But even on sold out holiday weekends it is generally a quiet area. The higher the site number, the closer to the lake. Rows 1 and 4 are pull through while 2 and 3 are back-in. Rows 1, 3 and 4 allow the passenger side of the camper to face the lake.
Beautiful sunset on the far side of the lake.
You do need to bring your own grille as there are no charcoal grilles on site. The Wifi is spotty in certain parts of the campground.
If you are in the region, this is the best RV campground to stay in!
Christine B.ScoutLake End Park Campground & Marina
Great spot
Nice and quiet. Beautiful views. Helpful staff. Cute ducks and squirrels.
- hhallieScout
Lake End Park Campground & Marina
loveeee
I’ve been here since I was a child, so maybe I’m biased, but I LOVE this campground.
Jonathan A.ScoutBonnet Carre Spillway Boat Launch
Good campsite
Reserve a site online
Laura M.LegendLake End Park Campground & Marina
Good For An Overnight
Large campground and park that has RV areas and tent camping areas as well. There are a few loops in this campground. Some are paved; the further loop where we stayed is not. Our site was right on the water where were could see pelicans diving for fish and other water birds as well.
If you are looking for privacy this is NOT your place. Sites are very close together and we had to make sure our slide did not hit the neighbor's truck side mirror! Also not very quiet. If you don't hear boats roaming around then you can hear children playing in the multiple playgrounds or the neighbor's music playing or overall road noise. It is a good place if you just need a night or if you fish or have a boat I suppose.
Bathrooms/showers are not very convenient and are not very nice. The shower was full of bugs (dead and alive) and though free you had to consistently keep pushing the "on" button to turn the water on for 30 second intervals. Also, you have no choice as far as water temperature. It wasn't too cold or too hot but if you want hotter in the winter or cooler water in the summer, you don't get that option. There was also only one hook for belongings and the door wasn't secure.
There is a laundry room but it was so far from us (in the other camping loop) that we did not go to it even though we picked this place so we could take showers and do laundry.
This campground is convenient and cheap and close to town and the highway but I don't think I would stay here again unless I was desperate. It is nice and well maintained and clean but the closeness of people and the distance to amenities is a no go.
There is trash (no recycling) as well as the aforementioned showers, bathrooms and laundry. There is also a beach area, playgrounds and boating/fishing. There is a fire pit, picnic table and full hook ups at each site for the RVs.
The website is weird because the "off" and "busy" seasons seem opposite and from other reviews they had disputes over the cost, so we weren't sure what to expect, but we paid $20 online for a Monday night and the nice office ladies didn't say anything when we were checking in.
Stephanie D.ScoutSwampman RV Paradise, LLC
Accommodating owner, low key environment
This spot is one of a handful of private campgrounds in operation after hurricane last August. Largely occupied by long-term stays, but had a few sites available when I needed something on short notice. Even though he didn’t have any sites available for more than one night, when I had some issues with my rig and needed another night so I could meet with a mobile tech, he let me plug in elsewhere on the property. Also loaned me a 30 amp to 110v adapter.
The campground itself is basic. Sites are close together. There is no shade. Full hook-ups available, but no bath house. However he does have a laundry room.
There is a dock and boat launch on the property.
It is located on a working canal with shrimp boats docked and traveling up and down the canal. There is a cannery right down the way.
Not picturesque in the traditional sense, but if you want to see what a working community is like, this is the place to be.
- Stephanie D.Scout
Lake End Park Campground & Marina
Overcharged!
I reserved online at a rate of $40 for Saturday night and $20 per night for Sunday and Monday. I was told at check-in that I owe an additional $40 because the online reservation charged the wrong rate for Monday and Tuesday. In addition to that, the lady at the office was extremely rude. She kept talking over me when I tried to have a conversation about the problem.
She adjusted my check out date so I wouldn’t owe more $, but she’s still trying to over-charge me for one night. Problem not solved.
- Lindsey G.Guide
New Orleans West KOA
Tight spaces, good location
The spaces are a bit tight, only RV spots have a fire pit. Showers are well kept but the place smells musty. The location can’t be beat and the employees are great. Very safe area and convenient shopping places nearby. Short drive to downtown. Good Wi-Fi, good laundry and dish cleaning area. Would stay again but I wish the small camper area would be more spaced out and have fire pits or grills. Nice little playground and the pool looked good as well.
- CCarol B.Guide
New Orleans West KOA
Bargain price, Not so nice area
Small Urban Park was clean. Had weird layout with houses along one perimeter. Owner/operator families lived there. Laundry room was clean.
- JJonathan L.Scout
Lamar Dixon Expo Center
Decent but pricy
Property was very large and easily accessible. Lots are split into 2 locations but lot numbers are sequential. The online map does not give any indication which lot numbers correspond to which location.
The one biggish issue I had is that the hookups are shared between 4 sites. Think the center of a rectangle made of 4 rectangles. However, the electrical at each hookup is a large electrical breaker panel with the receptacles on the sides of the panel. There were only 2 50A receptacles at my station. They were already in use when I got there. I tried to use a Y extension that plugs into a 30A and a 20A 120V plug but due to all of the 115 plugs being on the left side of the panel and all of the 30A receptacles being on the right side of the panel, only one plug or the other could be plugged in at a time. This caused some issues since the equipment in my RV is split between phases and everything could not be operated.
I visited this facility twice, the second time the 50A plug was available.
- RRiki G.Traveler
New Orleans West KOA
Great for a KOA in a city with lots of things to do.
We had a great site, excellent shower house and laundry room. Concrete pads. The people here are very interested you have a great experience in New Orleans. They will let you know the good sites to see, from the French quarter to the cemeteries. They were very helpful on us getting our camper backed into our site.
- KKevinGuide
Poche Plantation RV Resort Cottage
History
Lots of history in the area, fun quiet place to stay, about an hour drive to New Orleans, Howard and his wife are hosts and very nice people, the place needs a lot of work but the character of it all is worth the time here, the drive in makes you wonder about your decision to stay here but it is a nice change from your typical RV park many cool little things to see here. There is a small cafe/restaurant on site that is open Wednesday-Sunday and tonight (Thursday) they have live music! Anxious to check it out.
- Kara M.Guide
Lake End Park Campground & Marina
A weekend on the lake
Back in spot right up to Lake Palourde in Morgan City, La. Full hook ups, swimming a beach with canoe, kayak and jet ski rentals. Really nice area for those with or without kids.
- Randy B.Scout
Lamar Dixon Expo Center
For a quick over night errands it was fine
Called and staff was great. Arrived and guard was making rounds so I pulled in. He stopped me, confirmed via my e-mail who I was, showed me to my spot. INSISTED on hooking up my power immediately, I would have rather ensured my rig position was final, ended up having to move rig after he left. Bottom line I can hook up my own power, I am a big boy, don't need a babysitter. Also couldn't understand I didn't need water or sewer, had to repeat myself 3 times, finally left. Reparked my rig, went to bed, woke up and left. Probably won't stay again, site was fine just don't need to be micro managed. RV park was 80%, no need to manage me.
Maybe its just a matter of working with your security guard, have him ease up a bit on the guests.
- SSteve H.Traveler
New Orleans West KOA
Quiet, shady park
Although a little inconvenient, it is a nice clean park. The staff will help you back into you spot, which are all perpendicular to the street. All the roads to the area are narrow and low hanging wires. Be careful as you approach. Most of the NOLA activities are on the other side of town.
Jules H.TravelerLake End Park Campground & Marina
Love this campground!
Great fishing, swimming, playground, walking trails! We had to be in this are for work and so glad we found this lake!
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