Dog-Friendly Camping near Mandeville, LA

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    Fontainebleau State Park Campground accommodates pets throughout its well-maintained sites, with multiple tent and RV camping options that welcome dogs. Picnic tables and fire rings are available at most pet-friendly sites, which feature either pull-through or back-in access with water and electric hookups. Clean, air-conditioned shower houses provide comfort after exploring the park with four-legged companions. The campground often has deer wandering through the sites that may approach campers, creating a unique wildlife experience for both pets and their owners. The raccoons around the campground are smart and not afraid of humans, so securing all pet food in vehicles is essential. Abita Springs RV Resort and Land-O-Pines Family Campground also welcome pets, with cabins available for those seeking more sheltered accommodations with their animals.

    The Tammany Trace bike trail runs directly through Fontainebleau State Park, offering pet owners approximately 4 miles of paved pathway connecting the campground to Mandeville, where pets on leashes can join their owners for exercise. The park's beach area provides water access for cooling off during hot Louisiana summers, though pets should be monitored closely due to wildlife presence. Campsites flood easily after heavy rain, so positioning tents on asphalt pads rather than surrounding grass may be necessary during wet seasons. The park enforces a gate closure at 9 PM for added security while camping with pets. Fairview-Riverside State Park, located in nearby Madisonville, offers an alternative pet-friendly option with laundry facilities for those needing to clean pet bedding or supplies during longer stays.

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      1. Fontainebleau State Park Campground

      4.6(82)4mi from MandevilleRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "There is a decent breeze because of Lake Ponchatrain. We brought bikes and rode to the beach and also did part of the Tammany Trace, which runs through the park."

      "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. "

      2. Fairview-Riverside State Park

      4.1(34)4mi from MandevilleRVs, Tents

      "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."

      from $18 - $33 / night

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      3. Sun Outdoors New Orleans North Shore

      4.5(20)17mi from MandevilleRVs

      "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."

      "I enjoyed walking and sitting along the lake in the mornings. The noise from the interstate was a small detraction. Bathrooms could have used a little more attention."

      from $45 - $130 / night

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      4. Abita Springs RV Resort

      4.7(6)9mi from MandevilleRVs, Cabins

      "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."

      5. Bogue Chitto State Park Campground

      4.6(39)28mi from MandevilleRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "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."

      "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."

      from $25 / night

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      6. Land-O-Pines Family Campground

      4.2(5)14mi from MandevilleRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Land-O-Pines is a nice private RV park near Folsom and Covington. We stayed two nights because my daughter was in a horse competition at a nearby horse farm. The sites are mostly shady."

      7. Adventures RV Resort

      3.5(8)19mi from MandevilleRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "The store on site gives easy access to any items you may have forgotten. Live music happens on special weekends, as well as holiday related activities for kids."

      "I'll be honest, the campground is old and run down and I probably wouldn't visit here outside of Halloween but highly recommended for some great family Halloween fun!"

      from $40 - $75 / night

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      8. Hidden Oaks Family Campground

      4.4(7)19mi from MandevilleRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "this campground has been around for a long time.  It has great festive activities for the seasonal holidays and a general laid back mind set year round.  Halloween decorations were in full effect. "

      "Great place to camp or stop if you want to visit New Orleans or surrounding areas."

      from $50 / night

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      9. New Orleans RV Resort & Marina

      4.1(16)25mi from MandevilleRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "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."

      from $75 - $170 / night

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      10. Pearl River WMA - Crawford Landing

      4.3(12)23mi from MandevilleTents

      "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."

      from $7 / night

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    546 Reviews of 68 Mandeville Campgrounds


    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • c
      Jul. 17, 2022

      Fontainebleau State Park Campground

      Great campground

      There is a decent breeze because of Lake Ponchatrain. We brought bikes and rode to the beach and also did part of the Tammany Trace, which runs through the park. If you take a left onto the Tammany Trace, it goes through Mandeville about 4 miles total from camping spot area. We stopped for lunch at a restaurant a couple blocks away from the trail in Mandeville, was really fun.

      We saw deer in the campground! Pull through spots are really nice and easy to manage. Make sure you get rid of any trash in the designated dumpsters or trash cans before nightfall. Bathrooms were clean. Had great cell service and decent wifi. Will be visiting again.

    • Meandering Life
      Feb. 17, 2019

      Fontainebleau State Park Campground

      Lovely state park

      We stayed here a little over two weeks in mid-February 2019. We really enjoyed this park. It does get very busy on the weekend, but the area we were in was still quiet and peaceful. We were in an area that is deemed long-term and some people around us were staying several months. There is only water and electricity hookups, but there are two dump stations throughout the park. We used our tote to dump grey water while there. 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. There are a few walking trails and you can walk along the road as well. There is a long bike trail that takes you into town, but we didn’t do that. There is a cute little beach and pier at Lake Pontchartrain. Would have loved to have a beach day, but the weather did not cooperate. We walked around the park most days and enjoyed the birds and the wonderful trees with Spanish moss. As with most things in Louisiana, the park is low-lying so with rain there are puddles and mud. The campground did not get bad even though it rained several times while we were there. Internet access was good. Strong signal with AT&T and Verizon. The park is close to Mandeville and Covington if you need any essentials. Access to New Orleans is about an hour. We went twice while there. This was our second time staying here and we enjoyed it more this time because we had extra time to explore the park. We saw numerous deer and several wild boars which was fun. We were there during the off-season, so rates were $20/night on the weeknights and $28/night on weekends. We will definitely be back when in the area again.

    • 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 Mandeville

    If you're looking for pet-friendly camping options near Mandeville, Louisiana, there are several great spots where you and your furry friends can enjoy the great outdoors together.

    Pet-friendly campgrounds include Fontainebleau State Park Campground

    • At Fontainebleau State Park Campground, pets are welcome, allowing you to explore the beautiful surroundings with your dog by your side.
    • This campground features spacious sites with amenities like electric hookups and drinking water, making it convenient for pet owners.
    • With access to hiking trails and picnic areas, you and your pet can enjoy a day filled with adventure and relaxation.

    Dog-friendly activities while camping near Mandeville

    • While staying at Fairview-Riverside State Park, you can take your dog for a scenic walk along the picturesque river and enjoy the natural beauty of the area.
    • The park offers plenty of open space for your pet to roam and play, ensuring they have a great time while you relax.
    • With nearby fishing spots and nature trails, there are numerous opportunities for outdoor fun that you can share with your furry companion.

    Dog owners appreciate the amenities at Sun Outdoors New Orleans North Shore

    • Sun Outdoors New Orleans North Shore is a well-reviewed resort that provides a fenced dog park, allowing your pet to socialize and play safely.
    • The campground features clean facilities, including showers and laundry, making it a comfortable stay for both you and your pet.
    • With a variety of activities like paddle boarding and swimming, you can enjoy a fun-filled vacation while your dog enjoys the great outdoors.

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    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dog-friendly campground near Mandeville, LA is Fontainebleau State Park Campground with a 4.6-star rating from 82 reviews.

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