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Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Lacombe, LA

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Fontainebleau State Park Campground accommodates pets at its spacious sites with paved pull-throughs and back-in options near Lake Pontchartrain. Dogs must remain on leashes throughout the 2,800-acre property, including when accessing the park's hiking trails and beach areas. The campground features full hookups with electric and water at most sites, though limited sewer connections are available. Indian Hills Nudist Park and Abita Springs RV Resort also welcome pets with designated pet areas. Both tent and RV campers find suitable accommodations across these options, while cabins at Fontainebleau may have specific pet policies. Wildlife encounters are common at these campgrounds, with guests reporting frequent deer sightings throughout the camping areas. The raccoons at Fontainebleau are particularly bold and will unzip tents to access food if not properly secured.

The Tammany Trace bike path connects directly to Fontainebleau State Park, providing pet owners with 31 miles of paved trail for dog walking. The trail extends into nearby Mandeville, approximately 4 miles from the campground, where pet-friendly dining options can be found. Pearl River WMA - Crawford Landing offers more primitive camping options for those seeking a more natural experience with pets. During summer months, the heat and humidity require extra consideration for pets, with shaded sites providing necessary relief. Lake Pontchartrain provides swimming opportunities, though pet access may be restricted at designated beach areas. Clean bathhouses and shower facilities are maintained daily at Fontainebleau, with most campgrounds providing trash receptacles for pet waste disposal. The park remains busy on weekends year-round, with significantly fewer campers present during weekdays.

Best Dog-Friendly Sites Near Lacombe, Louisiana (74)

    1. Fontainebleau State Park Campground

    81 Reviews
    Mandeville, LA
    6 miles
    Website
    +1 (985) 624-4443

    "We were on spot #138 and were close to the dump and the camp host. Very convenient for using the tote.  This is a bit older park, but we liked it. "

    "This is a beautiful state park located on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain ( 30 min north of New Orleans)."

    2. Fairview-Riverside State Park

    34 Reviews
    Madisonville, LA
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 677-3247

    $18 - $33 / night

    "Had a playground for the kids next to campsite. Walking distance to a picturesque river with lily’s and mangrove trees."

    "We always enjoy our stopover night here on the drive to Alabama. It is our go-to place. The Otis House tour and other artifacts are interesting and worth the time."

    3. Pearl River WMA - Crawford Landing

    12 Reviews
    Slidell, LA
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (985) 543-4777

    $7 / night

    "You must have a (free) permit on Louisiana’s app LDWF WMA & sign in & out. I def recommend & I’ll be coming back if I need to camp out near NOLA!!"

    "Nice little stop outside of New Orleans for the night. Arrived late at night and there was one other person here. It was raining so I just decided to sleep in the car."

    4. Pinecrest RV Park

    5 Reviews
    Slidell, LA
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (985) 649-3181

    "Not too many mosquitoes flying around, but if you plan on going to new orleans that uber will cost you about sixty bucks one way ;). There's a laundromat 2$ for wash and 2 for dry."

    5. Indian Hills Nudist Park

    2 Reviews
    Slidell, LA
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (985) 641-9998

    $15 - $140 / night

    6. Abita Springs RV Resort

    6 Reviews
    Abita Springs, LA
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (985) 590-3926

    "Nice RV pads next to the fishing pond. Scenic nature trails and wildlife. This is out in the woods but only a short drive to shopping and dining."

    "They could have a better threshold to enter and exit the building. The ladies rest room did have a handicapped ♿ stall with a grab bar and plenty of room for my chair."

    7. New Orleans RV Resort & Marina

    16 Reviews
    Metairie, LA
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (504) 286-8157

    $75 - $170 / night

    "They pick up your trash by noon, LP pickup/refill, shower hot, store, pool, hot tub, sitting areas with rockers, laundry, dog area and great restaurant/sport bar. Had excellent crab cake and bisque."

    "This is a great park tucked away from everything yet only 15 minutes to bourbon street and 10 minutes to Frenchmen. Great place to stay on the water."

    8. Buccaneer State Park Campground

    49 Reviews
    Bay St. Louis, MS
    31 miles
    Website

    $25 / night

    "About a half-dozen freight trains pass close by the campground; noisy, especially where we camped in the Treaure Cove loop. There is also some vehicle noise on a nearby road as well."

    "Train noises in the distance. 6:30 AM shots woke us up. Don’t know if there is a shooting range close by or where they were coming from"

    9. Bayou Segnette State Park Campground

    45 Reviews
    Westwego, LA
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (504) 736-7140

    "Quiet, pet friendly. Clean bathrooms and showers. Playgrounds at each of the restroom buildings. Laundry is also available $1.75 each for wash and dry. Very humid- but it is New Orleans, after all."

    "There were a few playground areas that seemed to be enjoyed by families and walking the dog on the pathways and road was pleasant. I would recommend this park to friends."

    10. Jude Travel Park of New Orleans

    10 Reviews
    New Orleans, LA
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (504) 400-8732

    $45 - $90 / night

    "Yes, you can pay 300 a night and get a 5 star, or you can get a place close to every thing, be a well kept space for your place, add a pool and a hot tub and some friendly cats and still get a 5 star!"

    "Close to New Orleans after reading other reviews about the noise and how some felt unsafe we decided to take the risk and book here, glad that we did."

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  • RThe Dyrt PRO User
    Mar. 29, 2024

    Sun Outdoors New Orleans North Shore

    Very nice camping resort

    Beautifully kept resort with nice full hook up camspots, fences in dog park, pools for adults and kids, camp store, bar, grill, lake and hot tub. Also have nice facilities for showers and laundry that takes credit cards ( yay, no need for quarters). The only downside for me is they played music so loud at the outdoor bar that my ears hurt and could carry on a conversation. Our site next to dog park which was cute but a lot of excited dog barking from sun up to sun down.

  • D
    May. 18, 2021

    Bay Hide Away RV Park And Campground

    Roomy sites and great service

    We were arriving a day early and stuck in bad storms. Thank goodness they had space! The sites were very roomy and level. Utilities were near each other for easy set up. The park had a good sized dog park and lots of green space to play frisbee golf or walk.

  • Anthony C.
    Mar. 5, 2020

    Shields RV Park

    2 parks 2 different feels

    Lived in the front park for 6 months. Busy with outside traffic and trains. Park in the back of base is newer and nicer. 20x40 level concrete pads. Secluded from the rest of base. Little fishing pods and trails from old golf course. Bath house with 4 separate rooms with toilets and showers. Washer and dryer. Near giant voice speaker so you won’t sleep in past 8am any day and you’ll hear any emergency. Only way out is tricky during pt hours in the morning with all the runners. Large dog park a short walk away.

  • Kerrie M.
    Sep. 15, 2022

    Punkin Park Campground

    Nasty place

    There are derelict travel trailers laying around.  It smells of sewer.  When it rains it is very muddy,  with ankle deep water.  One of the managers drives around on a golf cart,  harassing the tenets.  Knocking on doors in the middle of the night.  There is a dirty old man,  who lives there, he preys on women. The managers outside dog has heartworm,  keep your pet safe.  You have to pay $10 per person a day to use the pool.  They charge $10 per person per day to fish in the lake,  no fish.

  • C
    Apr. 27, 2020

    Bay Hide Away RV Park And Campground

    Boutique B&B experience in a small RV park

    With less than 50 spaces, this beautiful little park, just 4 miles from beautiful white sand beaches, is tucked away from the roads and surrounded by a wonderful mixed forest of hardwood and pines. Walking trails are meticulously maintained and provide a wide variety of walking choices throughout this park. There is a pond surrounded by the trails filled with lily pads that was starting to bloom as we left a week ago. There is even a“contemplation bench” on the edge of the pond perfect for sitting and just taking in the beauty of the surroundings. 

    The RV spaces are of different sizes to accommodate different sized rigs but all are well spaced, extremely level, and very well maintained. Each space has their own fire ring and picnic table. All of the full hookup utilities are in an excellent state of repair and maintenance. Roads are well maintained and ruts or pot holes are quickly filled with gravel and graded when they appear. 

    Aesthetics are important to this park. From the moment you drive in, you are greeted by the very attractive office facility which has a small store of RV essentials and a good selection of shirts and hats sporting the parks’ logo. 

    Amenities: Where to start- as I said with regards to the facilities, all of the amenities are meticulously maintained. The park has well priced onsite propane refills. You simply drop off your tank and it is returned to you at your site filled promptly. The laundry and bath facilities are spotless and a pleasure to use. The clubhouse with both indoor and outdoor facilities is amazing! The covered outdoor seating area has a great welcoming fireplace and wonderful ambiance that just feels like home to all who enter. The pool is very nice with wonderful deck seating, lots of shade umbrellas and very nicely landscaped. The enclosed dog park is a great place to give your pups their off-leash time as well. It’s well grassed and maintained and provides a safe and secure place to spend time with your dog(s) any time of day. The WiFi is adequate and is constantly being evaluated for improvements. Just this last year, fiber optic internet was brought into the park and the owners plan to upgrade the service even more this next year. I forgot to mention, you can have your mail forwarded here and they deliver it to your site daily! We just can’t say enough about our experience here. 

    Experience: Bay Hide Away has the look and feel of a boutique B&B only for RVs. Randy and Lea, the park owners and seasoned RVrs, go above and beyond to make a stay there a true experience. A wide range of activities for nearly all interests are provided from game nights, periodic“steak dinners”, pot lucks, craft sessions, weekly Happy Hours, holiday parties and dinners, and frequent tours of the local area for nearly every taste and interest. 

    Signature experiences such as“We meet to eat” at select local restaurants, weekly men’s breakfasts and women’s lunches provide a great way to get to know your neighbors. It’s a rare night that you don’t see several folks gathered around fire pits enjoying this place and sharing with others. Randy and Lea go above and beyond to help guests with any maintenance activities that may be required as well. Randy and Lea are seen daily in their golf cart in the late afternoon and evenings making the rounds to nearly every site sharing news and laughter with the guests that they all know by name. It just doesn’t get any more personal than this. Randy and Lea have made our stay here the standard to which our stay at other RV parks will be held. 

    Afterthought: COVID-19 was a sobering experience to all of us. Randy and Lea acted quickly and responsibly to shut down activities, manage access to the shower/laundry facilities and to set a standard for social distancing within the park. All the while still checking up on their guests on a daily basis. They quickly managed reservation changes to accommodate“sheltering in place” for those that needed that support. Thank you again Randy and Lea for this most wonderful experience.

  • E
    Mar. 26, 2020

    Gulf Haven Campground

    Good location

    We had a good stay here in the summer of 2019. The pool was small, but we preferred to just walk across the road to the beach. Occasionally, we drove to spend the day on the beach. We were close to town, but out enough that it was relatively quiet. The bathrooms were wonderful and the laundry room was great for our week stay. It is pet friendly, and my only complaint is that no one monitored the owners to make sure they cleaned up after their pets. Also, the sites are all close and gravel. Over all we were satisfied and would stay here again in the future.

  • M
    Dec. 2, 2024

    Jude Travel Park

    Decent

    Has all amenities. Pool very cold. And hot tub is boiling. Once you check in it’s really hard to get ahold of anyone in the office. They were very kinda and accommodating for checking in. No change for laundry and clothes lines are not allowed. Cats everywhere and a ton of dog poop in the front area next to the pool. The owners dog was running around and scared the life out of ours.

    Nothing really near by other than the bus stuff for down town.

    The do have a shuttle but Uber is usually cheaper and fast and much more flexible.

  • Will J.
    Jan. 23, 2021

    Pearl River WMA - Crawford Landing

    No dogs here.

    We planned on hanging out here for around a week but ended up leaving after a couple of hours. There were a bunch of signs posted saying no pets and some other campers told us that they are pretty strict about it. That was enough for us to find somewhere else cause we can’t relax looking over our shoulder worrying about having our dog out. I don’t want to talk down on this place because we didn’t stay there but I will say I wasn’t a huge fan of the vibe in general either. It didn’t feel like a place I could relax but I will say I could have seen myself staying a night or two if I had to.

Guide to Lacombe

Fontainebleau State Park sits along Lake Pontchartrain, approximately 3 miles west of Lacombe on Highway 190. The 2,800-acre park features mixed pine and hardwood forests with an elevation ranging from sea level to 16 feet above. Summer camping temperatures regularly exceed 90°F with high humidity, while winter nights can dip into the 40s.

What to do

Explore local trails: The Fairview-Riverside State Park offers short walking paths along the Tchefuncte River. "There is a beautiful boardwalk on the Tchefuncte River with great fishing," notes Brandon R., who visited the park despite its limited hiking options.

Visit Abita Springs: Only 15 minutes from Abita Springs RV Resort, this small town offers local attractions. "Visit the nearby abita springs cafe for great breakfasts and of course the brewery for good beer. Cute little town area and farmers market very close," recommends Alanna R., who stayed at the resort multiple times.

Take a swamp tour: Near Pearl River WMA - Crawford Landing, visitors can access swamp tour operators. "Swamp tour company very close by," notes Doug D., while Mitchell M. adds that the camping area is "just pass that and it'll open up into a field before a swamp tour business."

What campers like

Wildlife viewing: The Fontainebleau State Park Campground offers frequent animal sightings. "We love this campground cause has lots of wildlife," mentions Danny in his review. Megin F. agrees: "Tons of wildlife to be seen. The raccoons are smart, and not scared of humans, lol."

Water recreation: Visitors to Buccaneer State Park Campground appreciate the water features. "Located off Beach Rd. Several campsites across from beach... The water pk has a water slide and wave pool. A separate swimming pool also accessible with water pk pass," explains Naomi F.

Convenience to New Orleans: Camping provides access to urban attractions. "Great location for the New Orleans area," writes John R. about Bayou Segnette. Caitlin R. notes it's "20 minutes from NOLA," and also recommends to "stop at Joe's Donuts for beignets."

What you should know

Seasonal crowds: Campgrounds experience fluctuating occupancy patterns. According to Gregg G., Fontainebleau was "packed" during Easter weekend. Weekend crowds are common at many area campgrounds, with significantly fewer visitors during weekdays.

Site conditions: Weather affects the camping experience. At Bayou Segnette State Park Campground, "The campground had a very swampy feel, water pooled everywhere and I kept an eye out for alligators though I didn't see anything other than cute little tiny frogs in the laundry room and our power pedestal," reports Laura M.

Permit requirements: Some locations require additional documentation. For Pearl River WMA, "You must have a (free) permit on Louisiana's app LDWF WMA & sign in & out," advises Emely. Mitchell M. adds, "It is Louisiana WMA. No pay required, but got LDWF WMA app to check in to this spot, really easy to do."

Tips for camping with families

Choose developed facilities: Sites with amenities make family stays easier. "Bathhouse facilities at the campground were well maintained and cleaned," notes Gregg G. about Fontainebleau State Park. For more recreational options, Buccaneer State Park offers "lots of trees and shade, paved roads for kids to ride bikes, large playground area, some short hiking trails," according to Nicole R.

Consider site spacing: At some campgrounds, noise can be an issue. "The sites across the road are smaller and closer to each other," notes MickandKarla W. regarding Fontainebleau State Park. Taylor C. adds that it's "definitely way more an RV park than for tent camping. All of the tent spots were either not very maintained or close together."

Manage expectations for pet-friendly camping near Lacombe, Louisiana: While many campgrounds allow pets, policies vary. At Pearl River WMA, Will J. cautions: "There were a bunch of signs posted saying no pets and some other campers told us that they are pretty strict about it."

Tips from RVers

Consider pad dimensions: RV sites vary significantly across campgrounds. "Our RV GPS and Waze took us from I-12 through town to the campground. The road to the site was a bit narrow for our 40' 5th wheel and F450," reports MickandKarla W. about Fontainebleau, adding "We do not recommend this site for any pull trailers over 35'."

Site selection tips: At Fairview-Riverside State Park, Dean and Dodie B. warn, "They have a water problem. It doesn't take much rain to have standing water in many sites. Lots of the pads are old and narrow. You find yourself stepping out your coach into sloppy mud. The grade on some sites are too much for class A coaches."

Book strategically: At Fontainebleau, Martha S. advises: "Be careful booking a pull thru site if your unit is over 25', they're horseshoe shaped. We could not fit on a pull thru site, and Betty at the entrance was awesome and found us the perfect back-in site that made our stay amazing!"

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